On the other side of the coin, the one bike I could not wait to get rid of was my GSX1100EFG which I purchased new in about 88.
I made the mistake of buying new from Motorcycle City. When I went to collect it, they were reving the nuts off it on a brand new cold engine because they had not put enough fuel in to fill all 4 carbs.
I did about 30,000 on that bike in a year and I never really enjoyed it. Poor ground clearance, engine that vibrated a lot. I always liked the look of the bike but I guess I was expecting a bigger version of my old CB900 which I loved.
Anyway, in 89 it got sold so I could get my first CBR1000FK which was a revelation for its time, and of course was the forerunner to the Bird.
Did 130,000 on that bike and apparently it is still going to this day with over 400K on the clock.
But the big Suzuki? That was a big mistake
I made the mistake of buying new from Motorcycle City. When I went to collect it, they were reving the nuts off it on a brand new cold engine because they had not put enough fuel in to fill all 4 carbs.
I did about 30,000 on that bike in a year and I never really enjoyed it. Poor ground clearance, engine that vibrated a lot. I always liked the look of the bike but I guess I was expecting a bigger version of my old CB900 which I loved.
Anyway, in 89 it got sold so I could get my first CBR1000FK which was a revelation for its time, and of course was the forerunner to the Bird.
Did 130,000 on that bike and apparently it is still going to this day with over 400K on the clock.
But the big Suzuki? That was a big mistake