New Bike Day - B-King Finally Arrives

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Grey Thumper · #31 Post by **Grey Thumper** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:02 pm

Holy "crumb", you actually bought a B-King? I thought you were just kidding in your signature. Awesome deal, awesome bike, congrats!

RhadamYgg · #32 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:26 pm

Ninja Geoff wrote:Fix your sig! Here, I'll ride it for you while you do that

OK - fixed it! Sorry you didn't get a chance to ride the bike. !

RhadamYgg

RhadamYgg · #33 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:29 pm

JC Viper wrote:Congrats on the new ride. Just looking at the bike makes me wonder when will you start riding with a Katana strapped to your back? The bike looks something out of an Anime.

It's good to B-King...

That's to funny - I just mentioned something similar to my wife. We were watching house and he had his Repsol painted Honda Fireblad and he's got a little rack for his cane.

I told her I need to get something just like that for a katana.

RhadamYgg

RhadamYgg · #34 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:30 pm

Tennif Shoe wrote:'bout time you got it, congrats and

Thanks!!! I know - it always seems to take me a long time to actually get a bike.

RhadamYgg

JC Viper · #35 Post by **JC Viper** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:22 pm

RhadamYgg wrote:
JC Viper wrote:Congrats on the new ride. Just looking at the bike makes me wonder when will you start riding with a Katana strapped to your back? The bike looks something out of an Anime.

It's good to B-King...
That's to funny - I just mentioned something similar to my wife. We were watching house and he had his Repsol painted Honda Fireblad and he's got a little rack for his cane.

I told her I need to get something just like that for a katana.

RhadamYgg

Nah, don't put it on the bike wear it like the ninjas or assassins and with your long hair it'll look bad a$$.

#36 Post by **Wrider** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:54 am

Very cool bud, congrats again, and beautiful bike! (I'm one of the few others who really like it lol)

Dragon on Wheels · Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:47 pm

Congratulations!

It doesn't look as ugly as I thought it would from what some others were saying.

Seriously though, nice bike!

Timmy S · #38 Post by **Timmy S** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:46 pm

Yea, The B king does look better in person (I saw it at xtreme machines in milltown on rt 33) but obviously a bit avant guarde for most people seeing how long the model life ran. Especially in the US. All of us here know UJM Standards just do not sell here. I just hope that if you need any parts for that it does not become a PITA to obtain them.

Even my bike (919) which had a 5 year run in the US and paltry sales here it is tough for people to find the OEM bikini fairing and center-stand without delays. Thankfully Japanese bikes are pretty reliable.

#39 Post by **MZ33** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:58 am

I sat on a B-king yesterday at a local dealership. It didn't look all that big until I sat on it--what a moose!! That gas tank, combined with those air-thingies, looked like the neck of an elephant. I could almost get the balls of my feet to the ground.

It wouldn't balance for me as easily as the V Strom 650 or the BMW F 650, which I also have to tippy-toe, but for anyone that at least makes 5'6", I'm sure that isn't an issue.

I've given up on ugly vs. sexy bikes. I have no clue what people are talking about, what makes one vs. the other.

MotoEdge · #40 Post by **MotoEdge** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:05 am

Wow...what's crazy is I've seen plenty of custom bikes but honestly never run into any B-kings which is weird because I can see the potential of really doing some crazy mods on it

The front end is badass and those pipes seem crazy! How does it sound? Can't wait till you break it in and really stretch it's legs!

Congrats on the bike!

Hopefully it gets warmer soon...you guys are all hard core that ride with snow on the ground

That's why i live in Florida

although we have been having frost alot lately....