Today at The Ace Café London Suzuki UK brought along a wonderful machine for the crowds to view and inspect – The one and only Suzuki B-KING.
Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2001, the Suzuki B-KING concept machine was highly acclaimed from the moment the covers were lifted.
With such outlandish styling and brutal power, the B-KING's transition from concept to reality has not been an easy one, but uncharacteristically for a concept machine, it has stayed remarkably true to its original form as it gets ready to become reality to the British market on 1st September 07.
A member of Suzuki UK at the Ace Café today commented to London Bikers, “Overall the response has been positive, with most saying that they really like the design, and style. Others have said that it represents a transformer style bike, which is quite amusing.”
Specification
Dimensions & Weights
- Overall length: 2220mm (87.4in)
- Overall width: 800mm (31.5in)
- Overall height: 1085mm (42.7in)
- Wheelbase: 1525mm (60in)
- Seat height: 805mm (31.7in)
- Dry Mass: 235kg (518.1lbs)
- Fuel capacity: 16.5litres (3.6gallons)
Engine Specifications
- Engine capacity: 1340cc
- Engine: 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC
- Bore: 81mm x 62mm
- Compression ratio: 12.5:1
- Lubrication: Wet Sump
- Ignition: Fully transistorized
- Fuel system: Fuel injection
- Transmission: 6-speed constant mesh
- Drive: Chain
Chassis Specification
- Front suspension: Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped, spring preload fully adjustable, rebound and compression damping force fully adjustable
- Rear suspension: Link type, coil-spring, oil damped Spring preload fully adjustable, rebound and compression damping force fully adjustable
- Front brakes: Redail mount, 4-piston calipers, 310 mm disc, twin
- Rear brakes: 1-piston caliper, 260 mm disc
- Front tyres: 120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless
- Rear tyres: 200/50ZR17M/C (75W), tubeless
Overall this is a very sexy and sleek bike, however we are going to have to wait to see what the sales response is like when this model comes on sale in September.
For more information on the Suzuki B-KING please visit Suzuki’s microsite - www.suzukibking.co.uk.
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