Looks like Suzuki is pulling the plug on the B-King. No '09s in the U.S., and the rumor is they're killing it in Europe after '09.
Hell, it might mean the value of the thing will stay relatively high for my '08, but the reality is that what few aftermarket products for it that exist now will dry up, and I don't know what getting parts for the thing in future years will be like. Crap.
Great bike, can't be any happier riding it (wish it was a little lower), but what a disappointment. Took it for a ride this morning, and I'm still grinning.
Now what? Keep it? Trade it for a new Max, don't really want to spend that much money? Trade it for a new 'Busa? Grr...I think I many be too damned old for that. The Max is about as close as I want to come to a cruiser, and it's hard to pick another bike and back up in performance.
Hell, it might mean the value of the thing will stay relatively high for my '08, but the reality is that what few aftermarket products for it that exist now will dry up, and I don't know what getting parts for the thing in future years will be like. Crap.
Great bike, can't be any happier riding it (wish it was a little lower), but what a disappointment. Took it for a ride this morning, and I'm still grinning.
Now what? Keep it? Trade it for a new Max, don't really want to spend that much money? Trade it for a new 'Busa? Grr...I think I many be too damned old for that. The Max is about as close as I want to come to a cruiser, and it's hard to pick another bike and back up in performance.