My first big ride

[Quazza666]

Well, I have returned from a weekend ride of around 1000kms. Prior to the ride I was thinking about selling the bike for another z1000. All I can say is..... I am in love with the bike. It's a 2007 xb12ss with just a breather reroute.

For all you Australian guys and girls, we traveled from Melbourne to Mt beauty and back again. The roads were some of the best I have ridden, and even gave reefton spur a run for its money.

I rode with two other guys, one on a zx12r and the other on a k1300 BMW. I'm pleased to say the the Buell had the best acconomy of the three bike, coming in at around 5ltrs per 100kms or 47MPG. I must say that I was not riding slow either. I did get a chance to ride the BMW, the bikes are soooooooo different.

I finally got the chicken strips off my rear wheel and had an awesome time. The other bikes smashed me in a straight line, but it did well keeping up through the corners.

I am now looking to keep the bike and add a few more bits to it. I think I'm a bueller for life now. I really want to go out and ride an xb12r now to see what the diffence in in the ride.

 

[Gloomshadow]

air filter, race maps and a lightweight exhaust and its a totally different ballgame.. those "straight lines" are going to go by a lot quicker. Make sure youre on high performance suspension settings too.. it will make a believer out of you.

 

[Cooter]

1000kms on an "S" seat[up]
100kms on an "R' seat[down]

Maybe my butt is too skinny??

 

[go cytocis]

For all you Australian guys and girls, we traveled from Melbourne to Mt beauty and back again.

Ha, I don't live in Oz any more, but I did grow up there and I remember a family vacation out to Mt Beauty. That road was amazing! Lots of twisties! Dad had an HDT Commodore at the time and he made us all car sick driving like he thought he was Peter Brockie!