Can you say...overkill?

[madmanmaigret]

Suzuki does it again...B-King
2008 B-King MSRP: $12,899.00
Engine: 1340cc, 4-stroke, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valve, TSCC*
Bore Stroke: 81.0 x 65.0mm*
Compression Ratio: 12.5:1*
Fuel System: Fuel Injection
Lubrication: Wet sump
Ignition: Digital/Transistorized
Transmission: 6-speed, constant mesh
Final Drive: #530 chain
Overall Length: 2220mm (87.4 in.)*
Overall Width: 800mm (31.5 in.)*
Overall Height: 1085mm (42.7 in.)*
Seat Height: 805mm (31.7 in.)*
Ground Clearance: 120mm (4.7 in.)*
Wheelbase: 1525mm (60.0 in.)*
Dry Weight: 235 kg (518 lbs.)* CA Model: 236 kg (520 lbs.)*
Suspension Front: Inverted telescopic, coil spring, fully adjustable spring preload, adjustable rebound damping and adjustable compression damping
Suspension Rear: Link-type, gas/oil damped, fully adjustable spring preload, adjustable compression & rebound damping
Brakes Front: Dual hydraulic disc
Brakes Rear: Single hydraulic disc
Tires Front: 120/70-ZR-17*
Tires Rear: 200/50-ZR-17*
Fuel Tank Capacity: 16.5 liter (4.2 gal)* CA Model: 16.0 liter*
Color: Gray/Silver, Black/Matte Black
SUZUKI - B-King -
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/GSX1300BKK8

it also comes with ABS

And its butt ugly.
just thought i would share.


edit: It isnt really clear but those are two different links up there ^

 

[4fun]

Looks like something Batman would ride.

 

[madmanmaigret]

Looks like something Batman would ride.

maybe the motor but batman's ride would look cooler than that.

 

[4fun]

maybe the motor but batman's ride would look cooler than that.

True! Maybe Robin.

 

[Hellgate]

It really is ugly, isn't it? Too bad because the motor is way killer! I'd love to see that engine in a Bandit.

One of the guys at work bought a new Hayabusa, it is really weird looking. It is really long, and way too much plastic for me.

Its kind of strange because Suzuki really make some nice motorcycles, the SVs, the GSXRs, Bandit, etc. The Haya and B-Thing just don't fit in to me.

 

[PlasticPig]

It really is ugly, isn't it? Too bad because the motor is way killer! I'd love to see that engine in a Bandit.

One of the guys at work bought a new Hayabusa, it is really weird looking. It is really long, and way too much plastic for me.

Its kind of strange because Suzuki really make some nice motorcycles, the SVs, the GSXRs, Bandit, etc. The Haya and B-Thing just don't fit in to me.

Looks very disjointed to me, it is almost as if they have just bolted bits on that they think look aggressive.

 

[Hellgate]

^ I agree PlasticPig, its like the parts warehouse was spun in a tornado and then a giant magnet was passed through the tornado. And whatever stuck is what you get. The new KZ1000 is like that, and the Truimph naked bike, very disjointed. Not to open a can of worms with HavBlue, but many Harley's feel disjointed to me too.

 

[madmanmaigret]

I dont care for the '08 Hayabusa but some of the older ones didn't look so bad. But that B-king thing is utterly rediculous.

no matter how ugly they are, have you ever ridden a 'busa? If you dont come off smiling or dead you dont like bikes.

 

[madmanmaigret]

True! Maybe Robin.

I think you may be on to something........

 

[Hellgate]

I dont care for the '08 Hayabusa but some of the older ones didn't look so bad. But that B-king thing is utterly rediculous.

no matter how ugly they are, have you ever ridden a 'busa? If you dont come off smiling or dead you dont like bikes.

No I never had. The guy at work who bought one said he got on it and the tire just spun! Good thing he didn't have much traction because that plastic would be all over the street!

 

[black-on-black]

the fastest production motorcycle ever can't look normal or have the dimensions of a 600, etc. the '08 has double the power the fz6 has!!!
TRULY INSANE

 

[Hellgate]

the fastest production motorcycle ever can't look normal or have the dimensions of a 600, etc. the '08 has double the power the fz6 has!!!
TRULY INSANE

Well yes and no, over time the fastest bike at that point in time looked good. The KZ900 looked nice, the FJ1100 looked good, the Ninja 1100 looked okay, the new Kawi 1400 thing looks good. The B-Thing is really ugly. The Busa, to each their own I suppose.

 

[madmanmaigret]

No I never had. The guy at work who bought one said he got on it and the tire just spun! Good thing he didn't have much traction because that plastic would be all over the street!

my buddy at work has an '06 limited and i took it for a spin during lunch (I have some of the best lunches ever!) on a deserted stretch of road I opened her up (not even shifting near redline) when I looked down the speedo said 140mph! It wasn't even 300 yards down the road! I knew I could never own one and I drove back to work at like 25mph.

 

[HavBlue]

Well yes and no, over time the fastest bike at that point in time looked good. The KZ900 looked nice, the FJ1100 looked good, the Ninja 1100 looked okay, the new Kawi 1400 thing looks good. The B-Thing is really ugly. The Busa, to each their own I suppose.

I'll take the Camel back every time. Truly a beautiful piece of work. I liked the XX too.

 

[madmanmaigret]

Well yes and no, over time the fastest bike at that point in time looked good. The KZ900 looked nice, the FJ1100 looked good, the Ninja 1100 looked okay, the new Kawi 1400 thing looks good. The B-Thing is really ugly. The Busa, to each their own I suppose.

The new kawi 1400 thing...looks good? Beauty truely is in the eye of the beholder.......time for some glasses Top!

 

[MrTurner]

I quite like the look of the B-king, I don't thinks its as good looking as the Z1000 though. The busa, I think the majority of the way it is styled, and it's length, are down to the aerodynamics. The acceleration is amazing (I've tried an early one), but the point of it was to get the highest top end speed and eat the blackbird..

 

[madmanmaigret]

It is def. made to perform its job ( go fast) but the length was probobly put in to keep (help keep) the front tire on the ground!

 

[Hellgate]

To me, this is what a fast motorcycle is supposed to look like, clean. No fan-dangled crap hanging off of it.

This is a 1982 and 1987 TZ250, the 1993ish YZR500.

Yes the 'busa is brutal fast but it just looks like a glob of plastic to me.

 

[madmanmaigret]

^ the tz250 gets my vote

 

[steveindenmark]

When you see it in the flesh, it is nice but looks really long because of those pipes.

It is a nice bike.

Steve