Not sure so need some input please :)

[Zed]

Dover i am like 70kgs and i road on back of k4 for like 20 mins and that was enough.

Yeah but how do the K4 & K6 pillion seats compare, aren't they are totally new revamp? I've been told 1st hand that the K6 pillion seat is quite comfy too.

Anyway, he doesn't want a sprotsbike!

[roogazza]

Hey Beyond ! Since you like the 1400 why not do the suspension so it doesn't dig in the ground ? Did that to my bandit , just GSXR shock and some front springs and its a different bike . I'm sure you could get aftermarket shocks, say, 25mm longer ? Gaz.

[beyond]

Hey Beyond ! Since you like the 1400 why not do the suspension so it doesn't dig in the ground ? Did that to my bandit , just GSXR shock and some front springs and its a different bike . I'm sure you could get aftermarket shocks, say, 25mm longer ? Gaz.

Yeah, I've looked at that and may be a good option. On the UK forums for the 1400 they reckon the Hagon Nitro Express is a very good rear shock for this bike and you can get them in varying lengths. Then some good progressive springs in the front would top it off nicely.

Then again, I've got 40,000kms on my bike (just run in) so if I went down that track, probably pay to get the latest GSX1400, ditch the single swiss horn off the side (hideous) for a Yoshi and then do the suspenders. This year is the last year for the GSX1400

[Big Dave]

I personally rate the Sprint ST above the others mentioned.

I gave the ST my bike of the year gong in Kiwi Rider last year for it's all round capability. (so did 2 other testers) - Even ahead of the motorcycle I ultimately purchased.

The ST does everything well. Sports, tours, commutes, track day - whatever - it's capable.
For my type of riding i favour the engine characteristics of the Triple above those of a 4 cyl - and it's a way sharp looking piece of kit.

Co-pilot rates the passenger comfort very highly. I would have purrchased one myself - but it's just a bit too small for me.

The RAT and social aspects of owning a Triumph are good value too.

[Biff]

An FJR1300 sounds like the bike for you.

You're bi-arsed.

[Hitcher]

You're bi-arsed.

Indeed. I have always believed two buttocks to be superior to just one.

[Big Dave]

Eric Idle: And now for something completely different. A man with three
buttocks!

Host (John Cleese): I have with me Mr Arthur Frampton who... (pause)
Mr. Frampton, I understand that you - um - as it were...
(pause) Well let me put it another way. Erm, I believe
that whereas most people have - er - two... Two.
Frampton (Michael Palin): Oh, sure.
Host: Ah well, er, Mr Frampton. Erm, is that chair comfortable?
Frampton: Fine, yeah, fine.
Host: Mr Frampton, er, vis a vis your... (pause) rump.
Frampton: I beg your pardon?
Host: Your rump.
Frampton: What?
Host: Er, your derriere. (Whispers) Posterior. Sit-upon.
Frampton: What's that?
Host (whispers): Your buttocks.
Frampton: Oh, me bum!
Host (hurriedly): Sshhh! Well now, I understand that you, Mr Frampton, have
a... (pause) 50% bonus in the region of what you say.
Frampton: I got three cheeks.
Host: Yes, yes, excellent, excellent. Well we were wondering, Mr Frampton,
if you could see your way clear to giving us a quick... (pause) a
quick visual... (long pause). Mr Frampton, would you take your
trousers down.
Frampton: What? (to cameramen) 'Ere, get that away! I'm not taking me
trousers down on television. What do you think I am?
Host: Please take them down.
Frampton: No!
Host: No, er look, er Mr Frampton. It's quite easy for somebody just to
come along here claiming... that they have a bit to spare in the
botty department. The point is, our viewers need proof.
Frampton: I been on Persian Radio, and the Forces' Network!