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The B King clearly doesn't feel like a 600 cc race replica would on a track flicking through turns. In real world driving conditions the bike is awesome. It is as fast as any motorcycles out there stop light to stop light. If you have the balls the B King can take any stock bike on the street. It handles very well - similar to race replicas in turns - but its riding position takes some time to master and the bars are very wide and for me seemed to need more input. I finally realized to get the most out of the bike in turns to lean into the tank "getting your chin down and on to the tank" and then I pulled my elbow opposite of the "turn side" in to my chest and almost released the the handle bar to get the bike low and steady in curves. In other words, the wide handle bars and my upright position grabbing them created an almost perfect triangle in which in found my counter steering inputs were being naturally offset by my opposite straight armed weight being applied via the triangle arm stance. This doesn't happen to me on sports bike because the agressive riding position puts your arms into a more neutral and bent arm position. Once I realized that I was unconsciously fighting my own steering inputs the bike blossomed for me. This relavation didn't take long but I did need to work out the best way to ride the bike (its neither sport nor standard). I think the bike suspension is a little soft but this makes it a more comfortable and even handling every day bike. The power of this bike needs to be respected - if you jack the throttle before coming back to near vertical this the bike will shudder and the back tire will let go. However, the B King contrary to some of the talk is a cream puff to ride if ridden with some restraint. I love the bike and the engine is very well known, I would recommend that you read all the comments posted here. You will find hardly any negative comments on the B King. It is not a beginners bike but it is not chaulk full of gremlins and idiosyncrasies either. Up shot - If you want a motorcycle with all the power, torque and handling of top end race replicas but not sports bike ergonomics this is the bike for you.