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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum here. I currently have a 2014 Kawasaki Concours (1400cc sport touring bike) with 20k miles on it. I want to get a second bike to complement it. I'd keep the Concours for longer rides and anytime my girlfriend goes for a ride on the back. For my second bike, I want something that is the following:
Great looking
Fast and fun to ride (on the street and the track)
Nimble
Reasonable to ride on the street for 4 hours in a day
Reliable (I really don't want to have it fail to start or anything like that)
I'm seriously considering the 959. It seems like a great complementary bike (obviously very different). I test rode one last Friday for 1.5 hours and was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable I felt on it, the street rideability, and that I didn't feel much heat coming up from the seat. But of course it was like 45 degrees out. I've been researching for almost a year and have considered the following:
zx10r, zx6r, mv agusta f3 800, r1, r6, rsv4, triumph daytona 675rr
But I keep coming back to the 959. It seems to have all of the things I listed above. My only concern with it is regarding heat coming from under the seat. But I would wear leather pants on almost every ride. And from what I've read there are things that people have done to mitigate the heat (shift tech carbon fiber, etc).
I'm definitely going to buy a new bike within the next month. Are there any major downsides to the 959 that I'm missing?
I'm new to the forum here. I currently have a 2014 Kawasaki Concours (1400cc sport touring bike) with 20k miles on it. I want to get a second bike to complement it. I'd keep the Concours for longer rides and anytime my girlfriend goes for a ride on the back. For my second bike, I want something that is the following:
Great looking
Fast and fun to ride (on the street and the track)
Nimble
Reasonable to ride on the street for 4 hours in a day
Reliable (I really don't want to have it fail to start or anything like that)
I'm seriously considering the 959. It seems like a great complementary bike (obviously very different). I test rode one last Friday for 1.5 hours and was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable I felt on it, the street rideability, and that I didn't feel much heat coming up from the seat. But of course it was like 45 degrees out. I've been researching for almost a year and have considered the following:
zx10r, zx6r, mv agusta f3 800, r1, r6, rsv4, triumph daytona 675rr
But I keep coming back to the 959. It seems to have all of the things I listed above. My only concern with it is regarding heat coming from under the seat. But I would wear leather pants on almost every ride. And from what I've read there are things that people have done to mitigate the heat (shift tech carbon fiber, etc).
I'm definitely going to buy a new bike within the next month. Are there any major downsides to the 959 that I'm missing?