So I've got nearly 400 miles on my new King in the last week and a half and here's my observations so far. I'm 6'3" 215 and I've been riding for 15yrs on road bikes. My last two bikes were a Kawi Z1000 and an 07 Yami Fz1000. The BK is much smoother than the Fz which was really "surgy" when on the gas, it was more like a toggle switch. The Fz was fairly comfortable but was a little buzzy in the footpegs on long rides. The Z was a great looking bike IMO but seemed to really blast me with wind. On the Z I was constantly fighting to keep my knees together from the wind, and on long hauls it was very uncomfortable. The handlebars on the Z really buzzed and I ended up filling them with lead shot which helped a lot. I was happy with the power of both previous bikes.
So I got the BK and really expected it to seem heavy but I was really surprised! Except for in parking lots and under 25mph it really handles very light when driving. I was super happy with how well it deflected the wind and on the expressway large wind blasts nearly moved the bike where the other two would blow around like crazy. Other than the pegs being too high and my knees hitting the intake wings I have no complaints about the ergo's. With my feet on the pegs there was absolutely zero buzz, although if my heels touched the sides of the bike I could feel a little. The handlebars were comfortable, after an hour and 40 min on the expressway I did finally start to feel my fingers getting numb from hanging on for that long. The power on the bike is amazing, it feels slower up to triple digits over my other bikes but it's really not! The power is so smooth and the gears seem much more stretched out so it seems like your going much slower than you really are. I haven't opened it up too far yet, but my buddy took it for a ride, he also has an Fz1000 and he said it was a ton faster on top end. I'm shocked how nice this bike is, I am blown away!
I was given a rear facing backup camera for a car as a gift and it's been sitting in my garage. I decided to ditch my mirrors and hooked it up, hiding all the wires so now I have a small screen on the handlebars which acts as my mirrors. I know it's kind of pointless but it was fun to hook up and it looks cool with no mirrors. I still need to fab up the mount for the screen right now it's zip tied on. I heard all about the buell peg mod and decided to do that too. Take my advice, buy the pre-made kit on here, finding the right bushing has been a nightmare and the pegs I got had to be ground down slightly before they would even fit. I have them on but I'm still working on finding a better bushing for it, I should have spent the extra $30 and got the kit, oh well live and learn. I must say though lowering the pegs that small amount is a HUGE difference! My knees have tons of room now, and completely fit under the scoops with room to spare.
I must say I've always loved yamaha stuff and this is my first suzuki. I am seriously blown away at how great this bike is! I could live without the huge exhaust coming out the back and a better name than "B King" would be nice, but man I can't believe they are discontinuing this bike! It must be the love/hate looks thing because everyone of my buds who have ridden this now want one!
So I got the BK and really expected it to seem heavy but I was really surprised! Except for in parking lots and under 25mph it really handles very light when driving. I was super happy with how well it deflected the wind and on the expressway large wind blasts nearly moved the bike where the other two would blow around like crazy. Other than the pegs being too high and my knees hitting the intake wings I have no complaints about the ergo's. With my feet on the pegs there was absolutely zero buzz, although if my heels touched the sides of the bike I could feel a little. The handlebars were comfortable, after an hour and 40 min on the expressway I did finally start to feel my fingers getting numb from hanging on for that long. The power on the bike is amazing, it feels slower up to triple digits over my other bikes but it's really not! The power is so smooth and the gears seem much more stretched out so it seems like your going much slower than you really are. I haven't opened it up too far yet, but my buddy took it for a ride, he also has an Fz1000 and he said it was a ton faster on top end. I'm shocked how nice this bike is, I am blown away!
I was given a rear facing backup camera for a car as a gift and it's been sitting in my garage. I decided to ditch my mirrors and hooked it up, hiding all the wires so now I have a small screen on the handlebars which acts as my mirrors. I know it's kind of pointless but it was fun to hook up and it looks cool with no mirrors. I still need to fab up the mount for the screen right now it's zip tied on. I heard all about the buell peg mod and decided to do that too. Take my advice, buy the pre-made kit on here, finding the right bushing has been a nightmare and the pegs I got had to be ground down slightly before they would even fit. I have them on but I'm still working on finding a better bushing for it, I should have spent the extra $30 and got the kit, oh well live and learn. I must say though lowering the pegs that small amount is a HUGE difference! My knees have tons of room now, and completely fit under the scoops with room to spare.
I must say I've always loved yamaha stuff and this is my first suzuki. I am seriously blown away at how great this bike is! I could live without the huge exhaust coming out the back and a better name than "B King" would be nice, but man I can't believe they are discontinuing this bike! It must be the love/hate looks thing because everyone of my buds who have ridden this now want one!
