by Green289 » Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:34 pm
At the time of putting the deposit down, there were no demonstrators available to ride. Riding the bike home, even though the bike may be the most powerful, fastest production bike on the planet, I found the whole experience a little boring. It was an impulse buy and i guess I got caught up in the hype, forgetting that the bike is a hyper sports tourer.
In terms of touring, the bike does what it was built for extremely well, effortless rip your arms off acceleration when you want it, also quiet and tame when you dont, absorbs all the bumps in the road very well which makes for a comfortable ride and still tackles corners with ease. It's just not the bike for me, Im after something a little more raw, firmer ride, noisier etc. It was never going to be a commuter or long distance tourer for me, just a toy to have fun from time to time and unfortunately it doesnt do that for me. Lesson learnt, take your time and dont buy without test ride.
2012 ZX14R