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Started by GSXKING, Monday, 19 May 2025, 05:28 PM

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GSXKING

Dropped my BMW to Rising Sun in Capalaba for new tyres this afternoon. Stu says "you're a longtime Suzuki man" so your loan bike today is "THIS" 😵�💫😵�💫😵�💫😵�💫 faaarrrkkk it felt like a suppository. Absolutely no torque and with me onboard about 25 HP.

Notice how massive the GSX1400 look's looming behind it 🙀

I'm not riding it to work, just back to the shop tomorrow afternoon to collect my BMW.

I don't think I could ever bend over far enough to ride a sportsbike again either lol 😆
GSXKING 3:^)
Chris
Best allrounder I've ever owned 👍

Hooli

I remember riding with a mate years ago who had one of those with 33bhp restrictors in, as was required by her licence at the time. It did about 92mph.

Eric GSX1400K3

First and last time I went to the local (i.e. only) bmw dealer here in Perth I was promised a loaner when I booked the service. Eyeing off an R1250GS in the parking area, hopes of that were dashed as they pointed me to a rat rod looking F800 or whatsitcalled. Absolute POS to ride. Would rather gave taken the bus.
I try to take one day at a time, however sometimes several days catch up with me at once.

Dwain Dibley

To Infirmity and Beyond.. :-)

grog

Eric, i actually thought those F800 would be ok. Obviously not

Hooli

I rode one of those Rotax FS650GS things once. Slower than continental drift (87mph utterly flat out) but so easy to ride & chuckable.

Andre

Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 20 May  2025, 06:35 PMI rode one of those Rotax FS650GS things once. Slower than continental drift (87mph utterly flat out) but so easy to ride & chuckable.

Maybe there is a market for single-use bikes. :happy1:

Hooli

Quote from: Andre on Tuesday, 20 May  2025, 10:35 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Tuesday, 20 May  2025, 06:35 PMI rode one of those Rotax FS650GS things once. Slower than continental drift (87mph utterly flat out) but so easy to ride & chuckable.

Maybe there is a market for single-use bikes. :happy1:
To be honest as a smallish Dualsport thing for people who want to pretend to ride around the world it wasn't bad. I took it a up muddy track having never ridden off-road in my life & did ok even with the lass who owned it pillion (she hadn't got her licence at the time, dunno if she has yet).

Irish in Oz

Lazy bastard you should taken the wheels up to them.

VladTepes

Yeah I am really disappointed with Suzukis recent smaller offerings.

Best ever small bike I've ridden 'recently' was the Honda CB400 (aka Super 4)

Farkin' epic!

Was happy two-up, highways speeds etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CB400SF

Ottomans: 'Hippity hoppity, Vienna's our property"
...and then the Winged Hussars arrived.

Vlad's K7 "Back in Black"
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