Is the K1300S still relevant?

[jargon]

https://www.revzilla.com/common-trea...%7C%20Combined

[wildbears]

I wonder if Vic S. is still riding his? (Hayabusa, that is.)

[Doctor350]

[802Mike]

I wonder if Vic S. is still riding his? (Hayabusa, that is.)

I think he quit riding when he became a parent.

[Capnrip]

I think I remember him having some eye problems as well. As much as I disagreed with him at the end of I-BMW I still would like to have met him.

[jargon]

[cabnfvr]

Hornet nest alert -- but .... the K1300S is still quicker from 40-70 than most current sport bikes. I love the rheostat feeling throttle. And it still looks good. No, it looks great! Plus it is a great two-up sport tourer!

[beech]

Are you kidding, a great bike. Not many can match it. I have two of them now. Picked up a 2011 last year to be the lead bike since my original is a little worn. There are some big Asian touring bikes out there again, I think things are cycling back. The coming R1300 series is trying but the K13S is the leader of the pack.

[Capnrip]

It seems manufacturers are doing some of their liter bikes as sport tourers and they look great. But they all have chains. I love the shaft drive. I see my K13 as a Swiss army knife, does a lot of things well.

[955i]

Of course, K1300S's are still relevant. Hayabusas don't come in ORANGE, Jargon!!

[jargon]

Let me know if you want to sell it back to me. : )

[955i]

That Slingshot thingie you bought seems to suit you fine, Jargon!

[802Mike]

Did they ever make one with cruise control?
I loved the looks of HP and some others.

[cabnfvr]

No cruise because the throttle is cable operated and there is no room for the cruise servo motor that would be required. Both of our GS's had cruise and I never used it.

[802Mike]

I use mine often to rest my wrist. My '96 K1100RS killed it.

[Capnrip]

I do likewise with my Triumph Mike. Sometimes if you're just cruising along on a road it's nice to be able to set.

[955i]

I notice you older guys really like cruise control. Just sayin.'

[cabnfvr]

To me "cruise control" is not having conversations with guys or gals in uniform in custom painted vehicles.

[802Mike]

[Spanky]

I hope you live long enough to be considered an "older guy."

[Welshman]

[955i]

Welshman, what's the true weight of your H2 SX SE?

[Welshman]

I believe it's about 260 Kg

[955i]

260 KG? What's that in America! LOL! That's about 570 lbs. I'm surprised that it is so close to the K1300S.