Hey guys
I am new to the forum so first I wanted to say hi
I currently own an old falling apart Bandit 1200 N. The bike was off the road for about 4 years. I love the bandit, simple and reliable bike, not too fast but not too shabby either!
Now I am back on the bike again and, as it is not really safe for road use (or any use) I was thinking of getting a new bike. The problem with bikes is size, I am quite a biggish guy (6.3 around 250 pounds), so even my bandit looks like a minibike with me on it.
I was first thinking of getting a GS type of bike but then I thought it a bit more and decided I wanted to stay on the naked world, I feel my choices are limited (due to my size) and since I have always loved the k1300r I made up my mind and I am going for one.
There arent many in the market. I live in Ireland so if I wanted to buy a local bike that's pretty much out of the question, there are a few for sale in the UK at the moment. Some of them with more than 15K miles which I am trying to avoid (nothing wrong with the amount of km I just rather buy a bike with less milage).
So I have seen a few out there with about 300-4000 miles, I contacted some sellers and some of them just look great, too good to be true. So my decision is almost made but, and here is my question, first, is there anything I should be looking for with these bikes? and second, how comfortable are they for a big guy like me.
I am planning of flying over to the UK next week and have a look at the bike and if I like it well... put a deposit and arrange payment but I want to hear your opinions guys first. From what I hear/read/seen it is an almost perfect bike for those who like naked.
Thank you very much
I am new to the forum so first I wanted to say hi
I currently own an old falling apart Bandit 1200 N. The bike was off the road for about 4 years. I love the bandit, simple and reliable bike, not too fast but not too shabby either!
Now I am back on the bike again and, as it is not really safe for road use (or any use) I was thinking of getting a new bike. The problem with bikes is size, I am quite a biggish guy (6.3 around 250 pounds), so even my bandit looks like a minibike with me on it.
I was first thinking of getting a GS type of bike but then I thought it a bit more and decided I wanted to stay on the naked world, I feel my choices are limited (due to my size) and since I have always loved the k1300r I made up my mind and I am going for one.
There arent many in the market. I live in Ireland so if I wanted to buy a local bike that's pretty much out of the question, there are a few for sale in the UK at the moment. Some of them with more than 15K miles which I am trying to avoid (nothing wrong with the amount of km I just rather buy a bike with less milage).
So I have seen a few out there with about 300-4000 miles, I contacted some sellers and some of them just look great, too good to be true. So my decision is almost made but, and here is my question, first, is there anything I should be looking for with these bikes? and second, how comfortable are they for a big guy like me.
I am planning of flying over to the UK next week and have a look at the bike and if I like it well... put a deposit and arrange payment but I want to hear your opinions guys first. From what I hear/read/seen it is an almost perfect bike for those who like naked.
Thank you very much