More on the K7 Suzuki's

Just checked out the Suzuki NZ site and you'll find a little bit more on a few of the 2007 models:
http://www.suzuki.co.nz/motorcycles/motorcycles.html

Looks like April 2007 for the new Bandit. 650 gets a new motor too.

B-King looks pretty radical - wonder if it's still got a supercharged version of the 'Busa motor like the concept bike had...

More here on both B-King and Bandit:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3763&Page=1

and:

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2007models/2007models-Suzuki-Bandit1250S.htm

and:

http://www.mcnews.com.au/2007_bikes/nakeds/suzuki_bandit1250s/intro.htm

2006 Coast to Coast

Just found out Woodville Lions Club Coast to Coast is on the 9th of December. This is a fun fund raiser for the rescue helicopter. It leaves from Himatangi Beach has a lunch stop in Woodville then heads out to Akitio for a prize giving and a knees up.

A good chance to ride with about 500 other bikers and raise some money for a good cause.

See ya there.

Website Update

Added a page with up and coming rides I plan to do. Will update with more (eg Xmas toy runs etc) when I get more information.

See it here

Sunday Arvo

After reading about the new K7 Bandit on the web this morning, I thought that maybe I should put some more k's on my K6 before I talked too much about changing it. Excellant conditions: warm with a bit of cloud cover, no wind, not too hot or cold.

I decided to head up over the Saddle Road to Woodville and then on through to Pahiatua before coming back to Palmy over the Pahiatua track.

The Saddle road is a real mess! On the Ashurst side there is shingle and stones all over the road. No signposts to warn you either - look out if you are heading over there. Woodville side not too bad.

The picture (taken on another day from Whariti) shows the Te Apiti wind farm and the Saddle road passes this where you can see the second, smaller clump of trees and a few buildings. Always impressed by the big windmills turning over making power from nothing - not a lot of wind today though.

The ride back over the Pahiatua track was pretty uneventful - some huge potholes at the bottom of the hill but this is pretty normal - the trucks give the road death. Only saw one other guy out on a bike - a GSX-R600/750/1000 flashed past going the other way as I dropped back down the other side of the hill.

A nice quite little sunday afternoon ride - back to work tomorrow :-(

New K7 Bandit 1250

Damnation! I bought my new K6 in April and now there's a new model already.

As you can see from the picture, the styling has not changed but the big change is the heart - a brand new 1250cc liquid-cooled and finally fuel-injected 4 cylinder lump. Sounds good - has to mean even more ergs...

And I was planning to keep my one for a few years yet. What am I gonna do? At least my luggage system and seat cover should fit on easily.

More info on the new one below:

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=26975