Topics related to the ownership, maintenance, equipping, operation, and riding of the R1150R.
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garylspolar
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by garylspolar Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:13 pm
Absence of evidence is evidence of absence.
solitario11
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by solitario11 Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:22 pm
they should stick to building sport bikes,,,,,,,,they make some fast bikes
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cricman
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by cricman Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:37 pm
I've seen worse. Actually, for a Suzuki cruiser, it might be my favorite (on a very short list!) I guess it's their answer to the Yamaha Roadstar Warrior. Two things that strike me; The nacelle that houses the headlamp makes it look like it might be difficult to manufacture a functional windscreen that doesn't look lumpy and bulbous. And, I'm confused about the published dry weight; is it 315 kilograms (693 pounds) or 395 pounds (179.5 kilograms). Something tells me that it's the latter and not the former!
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by DJ Downunder Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:47 pm
They have to keep up with all the other ugly's....ugly must be 'in'...
Actually the silver's not that bad.
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by darthrider Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:11 pm
Lose that headlight and it might not be too bad...for a cruiser!
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by Pat Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:30 pm
If at the push of a button,
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marko
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by marko Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:37 pm
Actually, i like it....i like it a lot.....As a piece of sculpture........ i wouldn't ride it.
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big papa
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by big papa Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:02 am
I like it, for what it is...
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by malcolmm Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:25 am
marko wrote: Actually, i like it....i like it a lot.....As a piece of sculpture........ i wouldn't ride it.
I'll second that...
Marko, have you got your bike back yet, you poor old sausage. That was certainly a bit of bad luck. Now if you'd been riding your brake wouldn't the disk have itself have overheated... or did it?
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by soggybottom Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:56 am
I like it also, I just got the cruizer bug again and couldn't resist a bargain on a Kaw VN2000, it is a great ride. Beemer stays as bike #1. Maybe the zuk will be my next in a few years when there are leftovers and they lower the price by 4K!!
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by BlueBeak Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:46 am
Ugh. Blatent rip-off of the Honda VTX. :^P
Not that the VTX is any beauty-pageant winner in my book, either.
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by BobFV1 Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:03 am
Hey - don't pick on Suzuki! Here's an ugly bike only the designer could love...
By the way - if I had room in the garage I would have one in there right now!
Bob
JohnR
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by JohnR Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:11 am
Bob,
yjleesvrr
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by yjleesvrr Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:36 am
That Sozook isn't any uglier than the R1200CL.
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by darthrider Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:26 pm
That Sozook isn't any uglier than the R1200CL.
Nothing is uglier than that!
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by BobFV1 Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:41 pm
darthrider wrote: That Sozook isn't any uglier than the R1200CL.
Nothing is uglier than that!
The crew at my dealer had a used R1200CL on the floor which they referred to as their "alien baby".
Poor aliens!
Bob
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by marko Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:08 am
Marko, have you got your bike back yet, you poor old sausage
..got it back today, spick and span and with a new front tyre and full 40000 service....4000 earlier than expected.
Now i think of it, my rear has been locking up rather easy, so i think the pads have been getting stuck on the disk. Have a look at how close the disk is to the plastic boot and it does not take much to set it off.
something to watch.
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roxrider
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by roxrider Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:30 am
thats nothing compared to that thing arlen MESS has in cycle world
DJ Downunder
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by DJ Downunder Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:14 pm
Speaking of ugly bikes...sheesh!...check out this beaut at the Paris show..
DJ
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by roxrider Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:32 am
Man arlen MESS has that one beat by a mile.
