B-King

Tmall · 05-01-2009, 12:27 PM

A thread on SBN got me thinking.

Do you have one? Know anybody who has one?

I've never even seen one on the road.

Rider · 05-01-2009, 12:33 PM

There is a reason Suzuki discontinued them...

tommymac · 05-01-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rider

There is a reason Suzuki discontinued them...

And this time its not becasue I owned one

they d/c 2 of the last 3 suzukis I have owned.

RF900
TL1000S

CasterTroy · 05-01-2009, 12:57 PM

I had my butt handed to me by a 300lb 50+ yr old guy riding one a few weeks ago....and he hadn't had the suspension reworked for his weight yet

I can make excuses all day long about how the sun was in my eyes...there was gravel....it's public roads.....but DUDE...this guy just flat spanked my butt!!!...he had SHINKO tires too

I was on the R1 on FAIRLY familiar roads (tuggles gap...which is a mini-deals gap where there aren't any really LONG sweaper, just several 100 ft of elevation change and tight corners back to back) but not so comfortible I'd want to ramp it up past 75% to hang with him...thats just never wise on public roads...umm YEAH...that sounds like a good excuse...

What was the killer was...and this was a BIG guy (5'-10" +/- and maybe a 50" waist)....he didn't lean, throw a knee out, or nothin....just pinned it and WENT.

We were in a group and he had been in about the 4th spot all day...and we were coming BACK thru tuggles for a last pass when 3 of us took off.....we were doing quite well and had a decent clip going...when he blasted past us scaring me to DEATH with those two brothers pipes

so I gave chase....thinking theres no way this dude's gonna shake me

Hugh Jazz B-King (naked busa..which I've owned and hated trying to turn that pig)
Hugh Jazz rider
Old rider
it's a B-king

Good lord was I surprised

I was hanging OK, but he was just faster...and kept creaping away

I was amazed

Bike didn't look so big with him on it....but looking down at it from the saddle reminded me of riding a Boss Hoss

Antwanny · 05-01-2009, 01:46 PM

dude comes by every weekend on one when he goes to play soccer across the street, he has transformer stickers all over it

neebelung · 05-01-2009, 01:50 PM

I hate to say it but I've always liked the damn thing (except it's so friggin HUGE!)... With aftermarket exhaust, they're pretty sweet lookin, IMO.

Don't know anyone who has one, but saw a really fucked up one at teh dealership this morning when I dropped my bike off. It'd been down pretty badly on the right side, but the short, fat, dual Scorpion exhaust it had was nice lookin!

z06boy · 05-04-2009, 10:21 AM

The only ones I've seen were sitting in the show room with the awful stock exhaust cans. YUK !!

Well come to think of it...almost all stock exhaust looks terrible these days.

05-01-2009, 12:27 PM	#1
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	B-King A thread on SBN got me thinking. Do you have one? Know anybody who has one? I've never even seen one on the road.

05-01-2009, 12:57 PM	#4
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	I had my butt handed to me by a 300lb 50+ yr old guy riding one a few weeks ago....and he hadn't had the suspension reworked for his weight yet I can make excuses all day long about how the sun was in my eyes...there was gravel....it's public roads.....but DUDE...this guy just flat spanked my butt!!!...he had SHINKO tires too I was on the R1 on FAIRLY familiar roads (tuggles gap...which is a mini-deals gap where there aren't any really LONG sweaper, just several 100 ft of elevation change and tight corners back to back) but not so comfortible I'd want to ramp it up past 75% to hang with him...thats just never wise on public roads...umm YEAH...that sounds like a good excuse... What was the killer was...and this was a BIG guy (5'-10" +/- and maybe a 50" waist)....he didn't lean, throw a knee out, or nothin....just pinned it and WENT. We were in a group and he had been in about the 4th spot all day...and we were coming BACK thru tuggles for a last pass when 3 of us took off.....we were doing quite well and had a decent clip going...when he blasted past us scaring me to DEATH with those two brothers pipes so I gave chase....thinking theres no way this dude's gonna shake me Hugh Jazz B-King (naked busa..which I've owned and hated trying to turn that pig) Hugh Jazz rider Old rider it's a B-king Good lord was I surprised I was hanging OK, but he was just faster...and kept creaping away I was amazed Bike didn't look so big with him on it....but looking down at it from the saddle reminded me of riding a Boss Hoss

05-01-2009, 12:33 PM	#2
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	There is a reason Suzuki discontinued them...

05-01-2009, 01:46 PM	#5
Antwanny WERA White Plate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,047	dude comes by every weekend on one when he goes to play soccer across the street, he has transformer stickers all over it

05-01-2009, 01:50 PM	#6
neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962	I hate to say it but I've always liked the damn thing (except it's so friggin HUGE!)... With aftermarket exhaust, they're pretty sweet lookin, IMO. Don't know anyone who has one, but saw a really fucked up one at teh dealership this morning when I dropped my bike off. It'd been down pretty badly on the right side, but the short, fat, dual Scorpion exhaust it had was nice lookin!

05-04-2009, 10:21 AM	#7
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	The only ones I've seen were sitting in the show room with the awful stock exhaust cans. YUK !! Well come to think of it...almost all stock exhaust looks terrible these days.