Darn - these modern bikes can be confusing...
G'Day, Everyone! Day 3 of C14 ownership and I've already
dropped lowered her gently to the ground once
And I thought the CBX was a handful at walking pace!
As you can see from my sig, I've been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the twenty-first century
My darling wife - who rides the CB550K locally and the back of the CBX for longer distances, finally put her pretty little foot down and insisted we get something that wouldn't rattle her teeth going over the ever-present cracks and pot-holes we have here on PEI roads. I didn't need any more incentive than that so a week later, a 2008 C14 was in the garage.
The thirty-odd year difference in technology is just stunning! I've ridden my son's GPZ900 and Honda Interceptor ('86 and '84) but neither of them prepared me for the Connie. Driving her home from the P.O's house, we piddled through town then when we got to the highway, I dropped down to 3rd and squirted the throttle to get up to speed. Looking down at the speedometer after shifting up, I couldn't believe what I was seeing! 150 kph!! (93 mph) in a 100 kph zone and as smooth and quiet as I've ever felt on a motorcycle. Just fantastic - I'll definitely have to watch that speed, though!
So she's out in the garage right now making friends with the rest of the gang. I've had a go at attaching a couple of pics - one of them is of the three Kawasakis and the other is the remainder of the group. I'm sure they'll all get along very well
Regards,