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chazzyb
05-07-07, 11:50 AM
Is it just me or is the B-King a gross styling mistake by Suzuki? Yamaha seemed to have made the same c0ck-up with their MT01 and the sales reflect it. They both look like something out of a Japanese cartoon!

All in my very humble opinion, of course. :p

eviltwin
05-07-07, 11:55 AM
Must say I don't like the back end.

As for the MT, I find myself strangely drawn to it just because it look different. As well as it being slightly excessive in the engine department, I'm guessing the book price of nearly 10k when they came out had something to do with the sales problem. Dealers seem a bit stuffed and I've seen some discounting new ones by up to 4k...almost tempting!

DanDare
05-07-07, 11:58 AM
This concept looks brilliant I think!
http://users.skynet.be/hayabusa/images/bking2.jpg

Whereas the finished product looks naff.
http://www.ridingsun.com/files/ridingsun-B-King_380.JPG

Skip
05-07-07, 12:06 PM
Agreed there DanDare - how can they make it and muck it up so badly??! :???:

markmoto
05-07-07, 12:24 PM
I think it looks ok apart from the hiddious exhausts out the back i mean whats that all about!! if they had trimmed the exhausts into the seat unit nice it would have looked alot better. Have to admit i like the idea of the yam but as already said the price is abit out there in la la land

krhall
05-07-07, 12:45 PM
There's not a great deal of diferences between the 2 really - but the differences that there are do definately detract from the production model.I still think it looks ok but agree with the comments about the exhaust.

fizzwheel
05-07-07, 01:00 PM
Urgh its orrible.

Now the MT-01 I really like.

STRAMASHER
05-07-07, 01:55 PM
:rolleyes: This concept looks brilliant I think!
http://users.skynet.be/hayabusa/images/bking2.jpg

Whereas the finished product looks naff.
http://www.ridingsun.com/files/ridingsun-B-King_380.JPG


Who ate all the pies!? Fantastic concept....horrendous proddie version.

Seems Suzuki are going to try and do a Yamaha and charge punters some extaordinary price (near 10k), just like the £9grand+ MT01 wet fart (needs thousands spent to make it go) and the original £8500 Fader sorry fazer.

SV650S wheels and tyres?:p Looks like it eh!:rolleyes:

SV650Racer
05-07-07, 02:50 PM
With 175bhp at the rear wheel i wouldnt care if it looked like a pink pig:D ..only thing is id need a mortgage to replace all the burnt out rear tyres:smt045


BTW - on Wednesday we will have one in the showroom between 4pm and 9pm for a pre launch...launch!!!:smt066

454697819
05-07-07, 02:56 PM
The problem is the tyre rear tyre isnt wide enough in the production model...

look... it narrows the back end of the bike knocking the massing out of proportion....

Ceri JC
05-07-07, 03:33 PM
Tie me to a stake and set me on fire, but I actually quite like the aesthetics of the finished one (still not seen one in the flesh, mind), especially the 'controversial' stock 'zorsts...

hovis
05-07-07, 03:44 PM
i though he played a guitar?

fizzwheel
05-07-07, 03:49 PM
i though he played a guitar?

:D

hovis
05-07-07, 03:52 PM
im serious.......... its like that other post we had what do you think of the shiver? so off i go to do a search for shiver, no bikes, so then i try suzuki shiver & then find out its an aprila:rolleyes:

fizzwheel
05-07-07, 03:56 PM
Its B. B. King thats the guitar player Hovis

kwak zzr
05-07-07, 03:57 PM
i liked the b king on the artist impression in MCN but the finished article is abit disappointing.

northwind
05-07-07, 04:29 PM
Mmm, burger king.

I think it looks like a sack of **** tbh, but, what do I know? It also looks a bit like Magneto.

edit- what's the point of a boost king without any boost? If the power was too much they should have gone smaller and supercharged, that'd be a bit more interesting.

PaulSV650S
25-07-07, 12:15 AM
http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/colorVariations/500/GSX1300BKK8_aSilverGray_a8a7b1.jpg

Stu
25-07-07, 12:18 AM
Not a naked Hayabusa
Completely different bikes that happen to have different versions of an engine

RhythmJunkie
25-07-07, 07:19 AM
Looks very wide to me dude...whats screen resolution you using?? ;)

Dan...The top image is a studio pic and probably photo shopped to look better than good, marketing innit?
The bottom one just looks like a crap photo! Dull & lifeless!

I admit the B-king does look like something out of a manga cartoon! :)
..but I do like these street, muscle, aggressive, burn rubber type machines of late! Makes a refreshing change to move on from the jelly mould era!

175 at back wheel and no fairing?? Do you have to shackle your wrists to the bars or summat?? :pale:

RhythmJunkie
25-07-07, 07:20 AM
Sorry that screen res joke was aimed at 4758693464735 ;)

muffles
25-07-07, 08:18 AM
On the production model they seem to have made the exhaust bigger and the rear wheel smaller but that's really the only difference - the other ones are minor, e.g. the bellypan and the headlight.

Stu
25-07-07, 10:12 AM
Please do tell me, but the concept bike looks like it's got at least a 250 section rear tyre & the front wheel looks at least 19 inches (so maybe back as well). Is it not obviously much easier to draw a pretty fantasy bike that's almost impossible to build practically for everyday use?