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<blockquote data-quote="El Toro" data-source="post: 1345229" data-attributes="member: 14779"><p>I recently couldn't resist the call of an end of season Kawasaki ZX1400R ABS SE. During delivery the service manager (who rides one as his daily commuter) kept telling me about using it for sport touring. Of course my preferred bike for actual sport touring is the FJR, and I bought this bike as more of a whimsical addition rather than as a long distance rider.</p><p></p><p>When I got home (from Rockingham Sport Cycle in NC) I started looking into it, and it appears that in Europe this bike is a popular sport touring option.</p><p></p><p>I've been riding it a bit, and it is quite comfortable. Very smooth. Incredible power (reports indicated mid 9 quarter miles in excess of 150 mph. Excellent handling. I've owned three of the BMW K1300S models that compete with this Kawasaki, and my impression is that they do not compete any more. Maybe BMW agrees since they're retiring the K1300S effective with the 2016 MY.</p><p></p><p>Has anybody on this forum set one up or used one for sport touring? Every time I take it out for a 50 mile run I wonder if it wouldn't be nice to just keep going....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Toro, post: 1345229, member: 14779"] I recently couldn't resist the call of an end of season Kawasaki ZX1400R ABS SE. During delivery the service manager (who rides one as his daily commuter) kept telling me about using it for sport touring. Of course my preferred bike for actual sport touring is the FJR, and I bought this bike as more of a whimsical addition rather than as a long distance rider. When I got home (from Rockingham Sport Cycle in NC) I started looking into it, and it appears that in Europe this bike is a popular sport touring option. I've been riding it a bit, and it is quite comfortable. Very smooth. Incredible power (reports indicated mid 9 quarter miles in excess of 150 mph. Excellent handling. I've owned three of the BMW K1300S models that compete with this Kawasaki, and my impression is that they do not compete any more. Maybe BMW agrees since they're retiring the K1300S effective with the 2016 MY. Has anybody on this forum set one up or used one for sport touring? Every time I take it out for a 50 mile run I wonder if it wouldn't be nice to just keep going.... [/QUOTE]
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