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Thread: 60,000km on the GSX1400s

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    60,000km on the GSX1400s

    Ok, I think it's time for an update. I'm now riding
    a K6 GSX1400 I bought in December 06 after trading
    my K2 model.

    The K2 saw 43,000kms after I put 30,000kms on it after
    buying it second hand. I'm now nudging 30,000kms on
    my black beauty and I cannot fault these bikes after
    all this time.

    What can I say? This particular model of bike has
    got under my skin like no other bike ever has. I never
    want to be without a GSX1400!

    I work harder than ever before so I rarely get on my
    bike during the week and it sits in my garage patiently
    waiting for me to take it for a run on the odd weekend.

    It's a thing of presence. It's latent power awaits me.
    I now know it inside and out and know what it can and
    cannot do. I've tested it's mettle and it's tested mine.
    I've taken it to the edge and it's taken me to the edge
    and back again on many occasions.

    I've pushed it hard on corners that it was never
    designed for and I know when it's had enough and my
    hand has lightened up on the throttle to keep the
    whole relationship intact.

    I've said it before in many reviews, this bike is so
    under rated and so many people are missing out on it's
    attributes. In many parts of the world it is reaching
    cult status as the last of the street fighter, air cooled,
    sports tourers.

    I have a hankering to take it to the track. I know
    it won't go over 260kmh without a tail wind and I
    know it protests a little on plus 220kmh sweepers,
    but it's always been settled and always felt safe
    until the boundaries are pushed way "beyond" it's limits.

    I've tried super sports and other street fighters and
    on some I've felt instantly at home like the the latest
    Speed Triple and yet...there has always been something missing.
    That comfort, the boot up the arse from all the low
    down torque where it's actually needed on the road. It's
    presence, the way it looks and suprisingly it's handling
    considering the bulk and weight.

    Don't be fooled into thinking this machine is for the nandy
    old school wombles who need roid cream and cereals
    to make it through the day. This bike needs a strong hand,
    a rare steak munching hooligan, that knows how to ride and
    knows how to get the best out of it.

    In the twisties it will keep up with hard riding sports riders,
    it will corner with accuracy and will change direction so
    fast with the push of a bar that it turns a ride into
    a moment of man melding with bike awesomeness.

    I cannot praise an inanimate object enough, because once
    the starter is thumbed and you are under way, the excitement
    builds with every minute of riding. This bike begs to be
    ridden. It cannot be ridden like a super sports. It cannot
    be ridden like a motard or any other street fighter. It has
    limitations but once you know how to ride them and get the
    best out of them, there is simply no going back.

    This 60,000km review is not all about how much power
    it puts out, how fast it will go, how many km's a litre
    it will do, how well it pillions and how great it looks.
    This review is about how much this bike has touched my life
    and how thrilling it is to ride. I have not found better for
    comfort, handling and excitement.

    This bike epitomises what motorbikes are all about. It has
    to be ridden. Sure you can pootle about as slow as you
    want but twisting the throttle awakens the raw thrill of
    motorcycling and what it embodies.When ridden hard, your
    full concentration is required, your lines have to be spot
    on, your body movements have to compliment it's every turn.
    You know you are riding, you know how alive you can be and
    for it's bulk it loves the tight twisties more than anything
    else and as a result so do I.

    Suzuki knew exactly what they were doing when they produced
    this bike. It will be a very sad day when you no longer
    front up to a dealer and take one of these off the floor.

    And, at the end of the day, there is no other bike you can
    actually buy for less than $10.00 a CC
    If the destination is more important than the journey you aint a biker.

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    I know where your coming from mate. I could pretty much say all the same things about my time on my CB1300 (although not aircolled). I've had gsxr's fireblades, Aprilia Tuono and motards. Think I learned more about how to ride a bike on the 1300 than all the others put together. You have to be smooth with your inputs, and they have their limitations, but they are very rewarding to ride. Nothing is more fun than cleaning up a few sportsbikes at a track day on one of these big nakeds. Of all the bikes I have ridden, the 1300 is the one I am considering buying again.

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    yep, good comfortable touring bike

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