I have a habit of getting carried away with introductions on forums so i will make this quick :)...
I haven't been on bikes for too long but my crave for speed, freedom, and to overcome overgrowing traffic (filtering is allowed where I'm from :), i have gotten aboard. I found myself enjoying Adventure type bikes the most and my daily rider, a 2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure has recently been traded in for a 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure... The reason i traded the BMW in was because i realised i wasn't prepared to do the amount of off-roading i initially had in mind and quite frankly, the big GS is not the offroader its advertised to be.. I'm sure in the right hands it could take a beating but any bike of any category would perform well respectively, doesn't mean it would be the best at what it does. On the contrary, the GS was a little slower than i would've liked, the handling wasn't anything to write home about and as manageable as it is for the size, physics always comes out on top and it IS a bike motorcycle and could be a handful in tight situations. The KTM is truly a Jack of all trades and a master of none. Having said that, it is damn good at everything it does and suits my daily requirements very well. I initially wanted to pick up a 2015 Ducati Multistrada S but i felt it was way too over priced, and a little small, nevertheless; a truly superb and very capable motorcycle. I am 6'3, 32 inseam, and 300lbs so a bigger bike would always suit me better.
Going onto the 14, i've always had a soft spot for the Hayabusa especially when they updated it in 2012 with ABS, i did feel it was a little cramped and uncomfortable plus the lack of factory traction control drove me away, like many newbies on here, i too felt it was asking too much for old technology. The ZX-14 was the runner up on my list as a high speed, comfort tourer and it just fit me a lot better. The dealer had a promotion going for overstocked 2014 models and they had one with the color combination i'd liked, Flat black w/red accents. We reached a deal and i put a downpayment right away.
I did not manage to finalise before traveling for a 2 week long business trip but once i'm back on June 1st, i will bring it to its new home :)...
Great to be on here and i am looking forward to interacting more on the forum.
Enjoy the pics :)
PDI:-
In the showroom :D
The KTM (Black SuperDuke 1290R is my brothers.. Intoxicatingly fast bike and one true Hooligan):-
And finally my X-Bimmer - Will always have a special place in my heart:-
I'm not sure how to post these pics as thumbnails, although inconvenient, if you copy and past each link in a new tab it will work fine.. Feel free to let me know how i could re-adjust. My apologies. - FIXED THANKS TO 'ROOK' :)
Mo
* Last updated by: Blown3UR on 5/17/2015 @ 8:28 PM *