Welcome sugarbear and congrats on your new steed. You're gonna love the power!
Welcome, Sugarbear!Thanks to everybody for the warm welcome!
Well, I will admit that it wasn't exactly a straight line leap from the 250 to the N1K...
I had a BMW 1150RT sport touring bike for 9 years. Then I got the Ninja 250 for the spirited local rides, then a BMW F800GS was added last year. I sold the 1150RT last summer, but the 800GS just doesn't put a big stupid grin on my face, so I was back to looking at sport touring bikes! After riding the N1K 3 years ago, I was hooked.
Nothing else seemed to compare, so I finally pulled the trigger and got one.
It's a beauty, too.It's dark gray and black metallic, a.k.a. "The Bat Bike".
Oh yes, I am loving the smooth power and acceleration! Since I am in the break-in period, I'm running at low power and keeping the rpms around 4k. But I can see the future potential!The BMW 1150RT was a nice touring bike, looked sporty, but was a heavy, slow bike compared to the Ninja 1000. And the N1K really leans well into the curves. The Ninja is definitely more of a SPORT (touring) bike!
I am hoping to learn more about doing my own maintenance here, so that after the warranty period I can only visit the dealership for major stuff - and more farkles!
Carol
BMW = The Dark Side. LOLWelcome, Sugarbear!
I also came from the dark side, BMW.
Lol
Traded-in my 2011 BMW F800R and like you she just did not satisfy me, she great in the city commuting in traffic but not great for sport touring.
I have had my N1K13 for just over a month now and done 3 rides and breaking mine in too.
Just so you know the owners manual says you can go up to 6,000 RPM's so don't be shy, crank her a little.
I do and she just wants more!
Can't wait to get past that break-in period!
Cheers,
Den