Ever see a B King on the road ?

[RacingJake]

I was wondering how many Busa riders have actually seen a B King in person or had a chance to ride one ?

The first time I saw one was at the dealership when they first came out, then in 2015 I bought one in San Antonio but since 2008 I've never seen another one on the road.

 

[Dustin02]

Besides mine, I have only ever seen one on the road.

 

[Bumblebee]

I've seen a couple over the years....I was searching for one when I found my current bike, had I found one first, I would have had it instead...

 

[hayabuser]

I've owned two, so I've seen those. I knew of one other when I lived in a different province, owned by a drag racer who used to ride it to bike night.

Not a common bike, to be sure.

 

[RacingJake]

Rare indeed, but every time I've bought a car or truck I see thousands of them LOL.

 

[dadofthree]

From memory I’ve never seen one in person

 

[pashnit]

I still haven't seen a 2022 Gen3 in the wild, and I rode 15,000 miles last year.

I've seen a B-King once in the last 10 years, very unusual bike & very rare.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I still haven't seen a 2022 Gen3 in the wild, and I rode 15,000 miles last year.

I've seen a B-King once in the last 10 years, very unusual bike & very rare.

And ugly!

 

[Bumblebee]

And ugly!

I like them.....there are lots out there that say the same thing about the Hayabusa....

But that don't make them right....

 

[hayabuser]

Ugly is relative... park the B-King next to something truly hideous and it becomes downright beautiful.

 

[Bumblebee]

Ugly is relative... park the B-King next to something truly hideous and it becomes downright beautiful.

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And I think the BKing started the whole look that many nakeds have today....

Other than the hideous exhaust that Suzuki put on them, they are pretty cool...

 

[Slowstang305]

Never....

Do I want one....

YES!

 

[mabupa]

Have never seen one in person but would love to have one in the garage.

 

[sixpack577]

I had this one for about a year and a half.
It came with Puig sliders, 2bros pos mufflers(hate em), I bought bafflles for them, then I did the ram-air mod and filter, ecu flashed as unrestricted Busa bin file, removed the mid-pipe buttefly, 17t front sprocket, custom tag mount, bar-end mirrors, grips, Kontour seat, swapped chrome clutch cover for black, and a few other mods.
It was one of the most comfortable bikes I ever owned or rode.
I almost bought another last year, but it sold first.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I suppose if you could ‘naked’ them up some more like removing those faux tank pieces that surround it along with the same junk surrounding the headlight, it might look ok. It goes w/o saying that getting rid of the those huge OEM cans is a must do mod as well. But, I agree, there’s no accounting for taste.

 

[Bumblebee]

I had this one for about a year and a half.
It came with Puig sliders, 2bros pos mufflers(hate em), I bought bafflles for them, then I did the ram-air mod and filter, ecu flashed as unrestricted Busa bin file, removed the mid-pipe buttefly, 17t front sprocket, custom tag mount, bar-end mirrors, grips, Kontour seat, swapped chrome clutch cover for black, and a few other mods.
It was one of the most comfortable bikes I ever owned or rode.
I almost bought another last year, but it sold first.

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Why would you ever get rid of such a great looking and comfortable bike like that?

 

[IBKing]

I was wondering how many Busa riders have actually seen a B King in person or had a chance to ride one ?



The first time I saw one was at the dealership when they first came out, then in 2015 I bought one in San Antonio but since 2008 I've never seen another one on the road.

I'm putting an RCC turbo on mine right now in South Bend, Indiana.

 

[Cantab]

Ugly is relative... park the B-King next to something truly hideous and it becomes downright beautiful.

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Those Beemers ride well , the headlight assembly being that more far forward sat you in a nice smooth air pocket that really cut the buffeting out.

 

[Cantab]

Why would you ever get rid of such a great looking and comfortable bike like that?

The 700-1000km wind blast weekend rides wore me out eventually....should have kept it and parked it up for shorter rides , i still see it around.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

The 700-1000km wind blast weekend rides wore me out eventually....should have kept it and parked it up for shorter rides , i still see it around.

Hold up, 400+ mph to 600+ (miles per hour) wind blasts?