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I'll tell you the absolute truth -- I have no idea exactly how fast Suzuki's new B-King is. Massaging the new B-King's throttle with any sort of vigour would have run so afoul of Toronto police chief Julian Fantino's new 150-km/h dictum that my children's children would be old enough to ride by the time the big Suzuki was released from the Ontario Provincial Police's impound.
I can tell you this, however. The B-King's spiritual descendent, a bone-stock original Hayabusa (the B-King is based on the second-generation Hayabusa) would almost touch 320 km/h. So, despite its lack of an aerodynamic fairing, the B-King's top speed will almost assuredly be regulated by the rider's ability to hang on to the handlebars as the wind rushes by. It's also surprisingly comfortable. The seat, though not overly padded, is quite wide and supportive. The handlebar-seat-footpegs relationship is generous enough for we sufferers of old man's spine disease. And the suspension, though set up for the B-King's potential turn of speed, is actually compliant. Toronto's incredibly potholed roads (another plot to keep us all cruising at 70 clicks an hour or am I just being paranoid?) usually bounce me around like a dinghy in a nor'wester, but the B-King proved surprisingly comfortable.See the full content of this document
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One Fast Bike
Suzuki B-King proves running naked a thrill
By David BoothTORONTO -- I'll tell you the absolute truth -- I have no idea exactly how fast Suzuki's new B-King is. Massaging the new B-King's throttle with any sort of vigour would have run s...See the full content of this document
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