My son has done his 12months on a 500 suzuki and wants a real bike. He's 22 and already has a football injury to the knee which is limiting his choices due to riding positions. We went looking late last week and the new 2013 kwaka Z800 seems to have a riding position that suits.
He's buggered off to Thailand with his mates for a couple of weeks since then but I've now found that the 2013 Z1000 is lighter and physically smaller for only about $2000 more. The Z800 is 85Kwankles the Z1000 is 110 plus it's about 30Kgs lighter, but ride position is basically the same. This is supposed to be a commuter.
I'm not sure if I should tell him or not, I'd like to outlive him.
I've lined one up for $12,099 drive away. The bike must be under 18months old for finance.
Besides, he told me a bmw is an old persons bike
I have a BMW R1150R that makes a kick in the arse under 100HP at the rear wheel, pulls 0-100 klms in about 3 seconds, will leave black lines on the road and is still comfortable enough to ride all day. It is an old man's bike and even has a clock in the cockpit.
Greg.
The only mods are breathing in and out and a mild flash of the ECU to make things happen at touring speeds and bring it all into the 3000 RPM range BTW it does paw the air from 1st to 5th but rear tyres are just too expensive.
Sure is good advice , I have a Kawasaki z750R and its 116hp and its a monster when she comes on song , still scares me and I have been riding for 30 odd years ..
Its more the other traffic on the road you have to be aware of and I think a young 22 year old just starting out the z1000 is way to much bike .
Brian.
I like this thread .... now your talking Motorbikes.
If I may ....BMW ... an old man's bike ...OK... then I must be considered old .... smooth as they are...shaft drive ( what more could you want )...a set of panniers on the back ....a great tourer.
I'd have blokes coming in buying ' O Ring ' chains all the time...........give me shaft drive any day.
I have a favourite ...the MotoGuzzi 500 Monza ..90' degree Twin Cylinder...shaft driven .....haven't seen 1 of these in a long time.
At one time decades ago ...( for 2 years ) ...I was Spare Parts Manager for a Kawasaki Motorcycle Dealership ...BMW/Harley Davidson Dealership was across the road.
We both did quite well selling our brand .
We were selling the GPZ900R's...GPZ1000's ....GPZ750R Turbos and the pocket rocket known as the KR250.... also road/trail bikes.
Kawasaki was known as the ' Green Machine ' at Bathurst.
But of all the bikes we sold in those days....where are they now....BUT....look around and you can see some day's ... an early BMW still going on the road .
Flash....the old man
Last edited by FlashDrive; 01-05-2013 at 09:25 AM.
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