B-king back on sale in the uk !!

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/bike/gsx1340bl1/

[Chadatious 0]

that the only colour??

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

think so , but its the fastest

[haveugot1 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

think so , but its the fastest

Thats a good price for a lot of bike

But black is faster

[Stue11 0]

[dick65 0]

what about pink oh thats a B Queen only kidding mate are they making them again?

[fr499y 0]

@dick65 wrote:

what about pink oh thats a B Queen only kidding mate are they making them again?

Left overs from a few years ago. no one wanted the blue so they got a few left to sell

[dick65 0]

@fr499y wrote:

@dick65 wrote:

what about pink oh thats a B Queen only kidding mate are they making them again?

Left overs from a few years ago. no one wanted the blue so they got a few left to sell

ah right surplus stock matt

[Macie_UK 0]

Shame, thought they might do a Lancia and bugger off to climates where their bikes don't rust so badly

[stantheman 0]

might be open to offers cos dave didnt pay that much for his ; bloody nice bikes though

[stantheman 0]

if theylll take me bandit and me busa in px i might have one cos i love the b king ; ill fone them tomorrow

[Tony nitrous 0]

Would be interesting to see a VIN number.

I'd guess that they were 2009 / 2010 built as they were on sale
very early in 2010.

Maybe Suzuki have got fed up with seeing them sat in
their warehouse, although at that price they may be there a while.

I like the Blue / White colours, but what put me off is just like
the later Gen1 Hayabusa's they didnt use all paint, they used a
single coloured panel with a thick cheap looking sticker to get the 2nd colour.
Really doesnt look like a quality product.

[madsod 0]

Time to get Mel a bike then Dave

[Macie_UK 0]

@madsod wrote:

Time to get Mel a bike then Dave

But not a lardy old man's bike

[BanditMike 0]

Tried a sit on one in the showroom. For such a big bike, there's not much room from footpeg to tank. My legs felt cramped!?!!!

[lee1 1]

I wouldnt say no to one

wouldnt have a caravan though

[Tony nitrous 0]

@BanditMike wrote:

Tried a sit on one in the showroom. For such a big bike, there's not much room from footpeg to tank. My legs felt cramped!?!!!

A few folk have had that issue.
Im borderline, top of leg just fits under
the tank, not an issue, I got used to it.
Dont give it a 2nd thought now.

Common "fix" is to lower the pegs with
something like a Buell peg conversion, but
loseing ground clearance with lower pegs is
a big "no-no" for me.

[stantheman 0]

@Tony nitrous wrote:

@BanditMike wrote:

Tried a sit on one in the showroom. For such a big bike, there's not much room from footpeg to tank. My legs felt cramped!?!!!

A few folk have had that issue.
Im borderline, top of leg just fits under
the tank, not an issue, I got used to it.
Dont give it a 2nd thought now.

Common "fix" is to lower the pegs with
something like a Buell peg conversion, but
loseing ground clearance with lower pegs is
a big "no-no" for me.

ive put buell pegs on me busa (£76 off ebay ) and theyve made a huge difference ;i could still do with higher bars though mine are lifted 20 mm

[BanditMike 0]

@stantheman wrote:

@Tony nitrous wrote:

@BanditMike wrote:

Tried a sit on one in the showroom. For such a big bike, there's not much room from footpeg to tank. My legs felt cramped!?!!!

A few folk have had that issue.
Im borderline, top of leg just fits under
the tank, not an issue, I got used to it.
Dont give it a 2nd thought now.

Common "fix" is to lower the pegs with
something like a Buell peg conversion, but
loseing ground clearance with lower pegs is
a big "no-no" for me.

ive put buell pegs on me busa (£76 off ebay ) and theyve made a huge difference ;i could still do with higher bars though mine are lifted 20 mm

Could be a fix, but I don't think the bike is one for me. I had expected it to be a nice comfortable bike to ride, but apparently not. Think I'll stick with the ZX12r. Nice 200mph, none of this limiting

[airlock 0]

thats not a bad price but i'm still not keen on a busa engine in a naked. would feel a bit to much like trying to hump a rhino, just hang on and hope it all comes off ok. didnt know they had stopped selling them.

[Tony nitrous 0]

@airlock wrote:

thats not a bad price but i'm still not keen on a busa engine in a naked

Busa engine is THE engine to have in a Naked bike.
I have a naked Busa and a B-King,
mates have naked Busa's, a turbo naked Busa,
A turbo Busa in a 750 frame and a Spondon
framed Hayabusa.

Smaller naked are a bit more nimble,
but they lack the grunt and punch of the Big Suzuki's
and can never find the big numbers when tuned.

B-King is THE monster factory naked,
a Busa makes THE monster of Streetfighters.

[Tony nitrous 0]

@airlock wrote:

would feel a bit to much like trying to hump a rhino

Personaly, I dont have a huge amount of experience
of "humping rhino's" so i'll take your word on that.

B-Kings will go where you point them
if you have any level of ability.....

[Macie_UK 0]

@stantheman wrote:

ive put buell pegs on me busa (£76 off ebay ) and they've made a huge difference ;i could still do with higher bars though mine are lifted 20 mm

Those Buell pegs get around a bit, put 'em on the TT

[ptolemyx 0]

The "new" B-Kings are old ones with the naff blue colour scheme. Not all paint even and with those pig ugly orange wheels. Still if you bolt a wardrobe on the back with panniers and tank bag you can hide some of it Now gold wheels on a faster black B-King is a different matter


Seiously though, IMHO the B-King will soon become a collectable classic irrespective of the colour scheme. Those of us with the good taste to be blessed with B-King ownership are all likely to keep so get one while you can

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[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@ptolemyx wrote:

The "new" B-Kings are old ones with the naff blue colour scheme. Not all paint even and with those pig ugly orange wheels. Still if you bolt a wardrobe on the back with panniers and tank bag you can hide some of it Now gold wheels on a faster black B-King is a different matter



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[Stue11 0]

@ptolemyx wrote:

The "new" B-Kings are old ones with the naff blue colour scheme. Not all paint even and with those pig ugly orange wheels. Still if you bolt a wardrobe on the back with panniers and tank bag you can hide some of it Now gold wheels on a faster black B-King is a different matter

Seiously though, IMHO the B-King will soon become a collectable classic irrespective of the colour scheme. Those of us with the good taste to be blessed with B-King ownership are all likely to keep so get one while you can

Old and Disgraceful