Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King 1340

Just an amazing bike! Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King 1340 was my dream, i purchased it and absolutely no regrets!

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I picked up a six-month old Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King 1340 nine days ago. Genuinely awesome machine which I bought after a 45-minute test ride during a press day in Bedfordshire.After a Goldwing, then Harley Street Glide and a Suzuki M1800, the B-King felt like a middleweight ... with enormous controllable power.When you wound open the throttle, it really did feel as though you spun the world on its axis. It was the second in a series of big grins that day (the M1800 was immense and the V Max, see below, is also incredible)And in the words of Captain Steven Hiller: (Will Smith) in Independence Day as he tried the alien ship for the first time, I wound open the BK's throttle and thought to myself "I have got to get me one of these."I tried the V Max on the same day. Different, similar straight line performance (though the Yam felt heavier and somehow even more substantial) but the B-King's tyres are sports tyres and that was the clincher (OK and the fact that there is no way I can find the 16 grand).Within a fortnight I was an owner of this B-King, for about three grand less than the original list price when the bike was launched months ago.And now a week later after around 400 miles, I can honestly say that initial impression was a little misguided " this is a big bike, it weighs getting on for 600lbs BUT it is an incredible machine, brilliantly balanced and it's a hoot to ride.I really don't care about the divided opinions on the looks, it has a mountain of attitude and is a true future classic, it's a great bike, more power than you could ever need. I've been riding 30 years and have NEVER ridden a bike like it.Brilliant poise, phenomenal grip, instant acceleration in any gear, fantastic brakes....OK, you can see I like it and it has completely restored my love of motorcycling. What surprises me is how few people have had a go.Sports bikes are cool, no argument but the B-King will be the bike that people will hanker for in future, when the petrol's running out and we have a 100bhp limit (like our French cousins suffer already), maybe less.My advice is get one, while we still have unleaded fuel at a price we can all afford, get one while it is still legal to have 181bhp on two wheels (well something like that, most people agree it's 170 at the rear wheel anyway), while you can still buy a machine that will reach 170mph, do 0-60 in 2.8 secs... You get the idea, you know it makes sense.AND if they've got one in stock, dealers will do you a deal. Brand new £7,400 OTR at Robinson's in Canterbury.My only tip so far, up the standard spring pre-load on the front forks from 4 to 3 and maybe a quarter of a turn more rebound damping on the rear... and that's it... well it is if you weigh 13 stone (no idea what that is in kilos, work it out yourself)Brilliant machine 'nothing like it. Everyone should ride one once