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2008 Suzuki GSX1340BK B-King, Daily Rider

Rob S. said:
You're keeping her indoors, aren't you?
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Unfortunately I can't get it into my shop with a 5 foot high and 10 foot deep bank locking in my Shop and the drive leading to it... No January thaw this year so I can't dig or blow out the giant pile of Iced over slushy snow off the road from the town plow. With no January thaw I'm in a constant fight with a minimum of 3 feet of total winter accumulation. Ugh... But I have a cover on her plus she's wrapped like a Mummy in a tarp. Ugh Would I LOVE to bring her inside. So she has to sit for a few more weeks next to her sister the FZ1 while we wait for spring... Once it's warm enough to be able to stay out for more then an hour at a time I'll start picking at the banks so I can bring the king down and up... Or just keep it where it's at and wash it every few days. But I need this polar air to go away...

****ty but with the 2nd snowiest winter and the 2nd coldest winter on record means she will have to sit where she sits. My luck...
 
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Video!

Hope to ride it soon... But we are getting another 4-6" tonight... Then kinda warm tomorrow then back into the single digits Monday as a high.... God Damn it...

I also have to get it registered but it's going to cost a fortune. Frickin' DMV goes off Retail value not what I paid for it... I'll likely pay in 6% of 8K-10K...
 
83GS1100E_Tornado said:
You should have let the dealer keep it until spring. LOL.
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They wanted it out plus I'd rather have it home so I can sneak a ride out!
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No buyers remorse here! But it will be a few more weeks till I get to actually USE it.
 
You should really send it out here where we can make sure those carbs don't get gummed up on you over the winter........;)
 
Anybody ever seen one with a 4-into-1? I'm not fond of under seat exhausts.

What does the B stand for?
 
There's nothing like the sound of a big in-line four through a single exhaust. Plus I can't see sitting on so much heat. Plus it raises the C.G.
 
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A 4 to 1 would be awesome!!! But I would have to import it likely. I agree, 4 to 1 sounds awesome! My favorite sounding bike was my GS750L with the sidewinder.

I hear the heat is not noticeable. I can't comment till I start riding everyday. I can say with experience the FZ6's are under tail exhausts W/ cats and even on 100' days you don't notice any heat in the seat. Can't see why the B-K would be any different.

Yup bottom ends are good till 300WHP. I'm following a B-King member over seas whos boosting his and is looking to 250 whp on stock internals. Huge aftermarket support for these bikes the sky is the limit on them. Why I went down the 13400cc Suzuki big block route. When I get tired of the 185hp I can upgrade pretty easily and not ridiculously expensive. Thanks to the Hayabusa there is allot of R&D into reliable post factory forced induction on this mill.
 
Brakes!
So today I got into replacing the brake pads of the BK. I would have to say it was a pretty straight forward job even though it's my first time diving into radially mounted calipers. The worst part about the job was the 25' weather. I did the job in about 20 minutes.


So here is the new pads that came with the bike. Looks like a generic Hayabusa pad in the front but the rear pads are sintered. The Front pads came in a box labeled 2008 Hayabusa. The rear pads were labeled for a 2008 B-King
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Now I really wasn't too concerned about having a sintered in the back and conventional in the front. I have the same type of pad setup on my FZ1 and have no complaints. If anything the rear delivers a little more bite and can contribute more on on shedding off that speed. I wouldn't recommend this if you plan on doing allot of braking or track days but for my use this setup worked well with my FZ1, even fully loaded.

So only 2 12mm bolts hold on the calipers. I removed the 2 bolts and the caliper came off very easily. The assembly looks brand new and didn't have any issues.
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In order to remove the pads you have to remove the pin that holds the clip and pads to the caliper. There is a flat head cover screw and beneath it is the pin which is threaded to the caliper.
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Here's an inside look of the 4 pot caliper. I have to say these units are very ROBUST. Very thick and heavy. I can tell they don't flex or travel with brake use. In comparison to my stoppers on the FZ1 these things are just bricks. But I guess thats why in the GEN 2 Busa ran these vs the old 6 pot conventional guys...
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After doing the Front I moved to the back. It's a conventional single pot stopper, very similar to the design of a single pot stopper found on the GS's. Also it's Tokico not a Nissin like the fronts... Interesting right? well to remove this guys it's 1 14mm bolt, 1 10mm bolt and the pin for the pads...
Before
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After:
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And Piston of the rear
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The rear pads were just about shot... Luckily I replaced them in time. The front pads where about 40% life but replaced them anyway.

The rear pads were a PITA to put in, as you can see the clips and the pad rest on the bracket around the rotor. Very interesting design. It was the hardest part of the brake job.
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All back together!!!
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I'll take it for a spin the next day it goes north of 32'. But it was relatively easy.

Next step is lighting, I'll be upgrading the head light to HID and LED. Those parts should come in soon!
 
That's a deal. If it really has 3100 miles but I think it's on the maintenance odo. Little scuff is nothing to be too afraid of. $5500 is a good price, as much as I paid for mine with 19K but a butt load of post factory bits...

It's also the black one so its faster too... (So they claim on the B-King forum)
 
I sent the guy an email for grins, I'm missing mine already. :biggrin:
 
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