Nice bike...but won't take a top box or a centre stand
The lack of a centre stand isn’t going to be too important if the swinging arm is drilled/tapped for a paddock stand or you just put it on the side stand and jack it up with a scissor jack from the right hand side of the swinging arm for wheel removal and chain lube is resolved with a Scottoiler.
As for the top box, I don’t carry a handbag so don’t need one
I only mentioned handbags because my wife insisted on having a top box on her last 4 or 5 bikes so she could put her handbag in it when using the bike for anything other than touring.
I shit you not, it took years to persuade her that a Kriega backpack was a perfectly viable and comfortable way to carry her clutter ��
I do have a top box for my GS but it only goes on the bike if I’m stopping away and want to take an inner bag for use on a ferry or an overnight stop in a hotel.
It appears to be the bike I was looking for when I bought my Superduke GT, although it would depend on the seat, pegs, bars triangle. Neither the R1250RS or the Z1000SX worked for me in that respect, which is why I chose the KTM. Fortunately there isn't a local Suzuki dealer.
I’ll tell you how they compare to the GT when I’ve had a test ride ��
That's very kind of you. I'll probably have a ride up to Fowler's and try their demonstrator next year.
I’m not really sure what to expect because the K5 GSXR 1000 was a monster and if they’ve strangled the GT it’ll annoy the fuck out of me when I ride it but I’ve never ridden an in-line 4 with any kind of so called rider aids like traction control or even ABS and it’s got to be worth a test ride.
I think the big difference will be the 60kg extra mass - 166kg for the K5, 226 for the new bike. Most of these new fangled superbikes allow you to turn off, or at least dial down, the gadgets.
We shall see. I remembered after my last post that I had an extensive test ride on an S1000R which had toys but it was a bit shit so I left it alone.
I’m genuinely hopeful that it’ll be a laugh to ride and I can act the twat on it without limitations but only a test ride will confirm that ��
MCN’s vid
as outlined in the Youtube comments, there is more than one competitor. Yes, the R1250RS is dearer but it is certainly a sports tourer. I will try the Suzuki but I doubt it will persuade me to change bikes.