Kzin Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Shoulda slipped you're lighter wheels on too for a more fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 7 hours ago, Kzin said: Shoulda slipped you're lighter wheels on too for a more fair You would have thought they would have lightened the stock ones as they are a new spoke arrangement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Presenter said.... k8 was more taught like a GXSR should be Gen3 more lazy like it’s been to university and now is a little smarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzin Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, mark3evo said: Gen3 more lazy like it’s been to university and now is a little smarter And won't get out of bed for less than £35k despite having no experience.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Kzin said: And won't get out of bed for less than £35k despite having no experience.... par for the course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, mark3evo said: par for the course the video presenter spent half his time moaning about the 'shorty' brake/clutch levers on Gen2 i gave a better more "Honest Mark" review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 According to York Suzuki ( i had to get my driving licence back) they say already Sold 2 bikes and another 3 probables which 2 Beemer GS and Madmattt's busa he say's when this 100 are sold no more this year, when they've gone their gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark3evo Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Enfa can improve his japanese, skip the 0-16 min its a bore at 16:00 he rides for mile hands free with cruise control he could have bought a [email protected]#%a Goldwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptolemyx Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Had my test ride at Bridge in Exeter yesterday. All the electronic nonsense minimised I gave it a damn good thrashing for an hour. It definitely is still a Hayabusa with that immense grunt from low down the rev' range unlike the "all at the top end" litre bikes. Has more low/mid range than the Gen2 but not by a huge amount. Still need to ping the clutch for 3rd gear wheelies. Riding the twisties of the old A30 (not the dual cabbageway) to Okehampton it went round the bends just fine. I did feel the turn in a bit quicker than my Gen2 but that could be simply down to new tyres. Suspension is a lot softer with loads of sag but coped well with rough and smooth roads, plush and efficient. You Gen 1 owners are right that the Gen2 was sanitised and lost some of the rawness of the original, well this is more so. Stupidly fast but stupidly civilised with it. I've said before, and the test ride confirms it; IF I had the money the changes would not persuade me to buy one. Whether Suzuki did right after all in being "practical" and broadly keeping to the established Hayabusa ethos or they should have given us what we dreamed of is debatable. Me, I'm keeping my old Gen2 and scraping the funds for an engine and chassis upgrade. Plan £5k for a much better bike than a trade in and another £10k for a new 'un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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