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Re: This Week's Bike: 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa - Vote & Discuss
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:39 pm
by HYPERR
jstark47 wrote:totalmotorcycle wrote:Wrider wrote:And I keep wishing Suzuki would come out with an actual sport tourer along the lines of the Concours, KxxxxGT, FJR, or ST.
.......and the idea of a actual sport tourer like the other's have. Although they are trying with the 2012 Suzuki GSX1250FA ST/SEA Touring
IMO the GSX1250FA is a lot closer to the idea of a sport-tourer than a ST1300. And if something happened to my Trophy, I would much sooner buy a GSX1250FA than a Concours 14. The GSX1250FA comes at a reasonable price, it's not larded up with electronic gizmos, and the Concours has no answer to its 130 lb weight advantage. No, it doesn't have the top end performance of the Concours, but ........ seriously.... where the heck am I gonna use that? The Bandit motor is famous for its fat torque band. I sat on a GSX1250FA at the NY show last month, it felt light and comfy.
Out of the sports tourers on the market, I really like the BMW K1600GT.
The only bad thing about it is the sticker....
Re: This Week's Bike: 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa - Vote & Discuss
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:17 pm
by jstark47
HYPERR wrote:Out of the sports tourers on the market, I really like the BMW K1600GT.
The only bad thing about it is the sticker....
....... and its obese, porky weight!
For years I've been wondering how the 700+ lb ST1300 can be considered a
sport-anything. Now I can wonder the same about the K1600GT, too!
Re: This Week's Bike: 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa - Vote & Discuss
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:13 pm
by Wrider
jstark47 wrote:HYPERR wrote:Out of the sports tourers on the market, I really like the BMW K1600GT.
The only bad thing about it is the sticker....
....... and its obese, porky weight!
For years I've been wondering how the 700+ lb ST1300 can be considered a
sport-anything. Now I can wonder the same about the K1600GT, too!
Oh trust me, the cops around here have ST1300s and they're remarkably maneuverable and quick for their size...
Up in Denver they have the K1200RTPs.
Fort Collins has ST1300s.
Phoenix, AZ, still uses KZ1000s, but some of the smaller outlying cities use the K1200RTPs.
Re: 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa - Voted: Awesome
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:06 am
by totalmotorcycle
And the 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa will go down in our Total Motorcycle Cool Guide as:
Drum roll please....
Your Coolness Factor of the 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa is...
Awesome 38%
Cool 29%
Uncool 29%
Fail 5%
Please see this week's Cool Wall Bike for voting and discussion. The 2012 Suzuki Hayabusa vote and topic will remain open so please feel free to keep posting/discussing/voting.