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The Suzuki B King.......Power and Purpose,
May 30, 2009
By EPadelford
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"As a rider who bought his first street bike back in 1971, I find the the B King a refreshing return to the basics. You may find this statement to be hard to fathom since the B King provides such awsome all out performance, but I find the B King to be truly an all around great bike for commuting, touring, crusing, and attention getting!
It is a naked bike in today's teminology, but it is in reality it is very similar in purpose to the first Super Bikes introduced by the Metric manufacturers over 30 years ago.
While it will literally blow the doors off of all but a few sport bikes, its neutral riding position and easy going manners, allow it to be ridden all day at a moderate pace.
I have my bike set up for sport touring and find that the bike can be used for both daily commutes and 500 mile two day weekend tours without any sacrafice in creature comfort.
Enough about the user friendly nature of the bike. When you demand performance from this monster, it simply does not let you down. Between 1,000 amd 5,000 RPMs, the King is nifty and mild mannered. From 5K to the 10.5 K redline.....hang on for dear life. This quiet, smooth and refined machine literally transforms itself into a monster. The straight line performance is awsome and its ability to stick with supersport bikes in the twisties is truly amazing.
Hard to believe, but for this 30+ year experienced rider, I find the B King to be the best of all worlds. It is a competent daily ride as well as a terryfic "balls to the wall" performance machine. If you only have the bucks and/or room for one bike, the B King is a great choice."
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