I bought my 14 N1K on 9/28, and have put over 1000 miles on it since. My commute is all of 1 mile, so that should give you an idea of how much riding I have been doing.
I only have two gripes: Headlights and wind protection at freeway speed.
The headlights have been talked about a lot in a thread on this forum. I have ordered a set of HID's I plan on installing once they come in, and I will be taking side-by pictures of them before and after install to compare. I'll let you know how that turns out, and the thread is this one:
http://www.kawasakininja1000.com/fo...difications/3210-adding-lightes-see-seen.html
Regarding the wind protection... A PUIG sport windshield fixed the issue for me. It is larger in the places it matters, doesn't detract from the sporty look of the bike, and I have not experienced the issues I have seen other mention (hitting the levers, plastic, etc)
Neither of these issues were enough for me to write the bike off. Some people complain about the seat, but I have not had an issue with it. I have a rather... firm *** from pedal biking, so...
I don't know about running heated gear, but about the rear seat... I have ridden a couple passengers already. None have complained about the seat room. Though one was really happy to have the side handles to use.
Hope you find what fits your bill, even if it isn't a N1K. As you can imagine, I am a bit biased though.
I only have two gripes: Headlights and wind protection at freeway speed.
The headlights have been talked about a lot in a thread on this forum. I have ordered a set of HID's I plan on installing once they come in, and I will be taking side-by pictures of them before and after install to compare. I'll let you know how that turns out, and the thread is this one:
http://www.kawasakininja1000.com/fo...difications/3210-adding-lightes-see-seen.html
Regarding the wind protection... A PUIG sport windshield fixed the issue for me. It is larger in the places it matters, doesn't detract from the sporty look of the bike, and I have not experienced the issues I have seen other mention (hitting the levers, plastic, etc)
Neither of these issues were enough for me to write the bike off. Some people complain about the seat, but I have not had an issue with it. I have a rather... firm *** from pedal biking, so...
I don't know about running heated gear, but about the rear seat... I have ridden a couple passengers already. None have complained about the seat room. Though one was really happy to have the side handles to use.
Hope you find what fits your bill, even if it isn't a N1K. As you can imagine, I am a bit biased though.