Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:59 pm
It's a 2006 K6 1000, standard apart from screen, brake hoses and hugger.
Fuel tank is 18 litres and it will do around 200 miles to empty. It's very comfy for a sportsbike, and will take soft luggage. I just use a tail pack and keep down to one spare sock.
Pillions must be certified first, as it's really grim on the back. I've not taken a pillion on this one, but I had a K2, and 2-up it was wheelying on the power at 120 in third - great fun, kind of make-believe MotoGP!!
It's a big pussycat really, and holds few surprises, although you need to be careful in the first 2 (or 3) gears. Fuelling is spot on, it'll pull top strongly from 40mph, and will indicate 174 with 2 gears to go.
It's basically all they rave about in the mags, but it's nigh on impossible to do it justice on the road.
I really recommend that everyone should try riding one (not necessarily mine) as it's quite an eye-opener.
Fuel tank is 18 litres and it will do around 200 miles to empty. It's very comfy for a sportsbike, and will take soft luggage. I just use a tail pack and keep down to one spare sock.
Pillions must be certified first, as it's really grim on the back. I've not taken a pillion on this one, but I had a K2, and 2-up it was wheelying on the power at 120 in third - great fun, kind of make-believe MotoGP!!
It's a big pussycat really, and holds few surprises, although you need to be careful in the first 2 (or 3) gears. Fuelling is spot on, it'll pull top strongly from 40mph, and will indicate 174 with 2 gears to go.
It's basically all they rave about in the mags, but it's nigh on impossible to do it justice on the road.
I really recommend that everyone should try riding one (not necessarily mine) as it's quite an eye-opener.
