The B-King as smooth a ride as it was, seemed to be more of a disappointment. The disappointment seemed to be more in the styling rather than the performance. With a Hayabusa engine, this bike by no means is slow, however, it seemed a little strange looking from a third person view. Yes, the bike itself was comfortable and is well designed for long distance rides, but perhaps my style leans more into super sport rather than sport touring.

Also another problem we had was figuring how to open the trunk seat. Myself as well as the three other people I was riding with could NOT figure it out for the life of us. Finally when we returned to the dealership, it took the dealer about five minutes to figure it out himself. In the end, it made no sense because the entire driver seat had to come off in order for the passenger seat to be opened, which seemed to be more of a hassle rather than a quick access like some of Suzuki’s other bikes.

Other than that, the shifting was completely smooth, and though I did shift up to third and fourth gear, I never really needed to. All in all, if you’re into sport touring, this bike is definitely made for you, I’d highly suggest it. However, if you like to drag your knee on Moto GP tracks, you probably won’t like this Suzuki as much.

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