Sport bike manufactures, general consensus Options

[Hanyo]

Just notice alot of 6gc owners are also motorcycle riders. Maybe the few of you can answer my question. If you haven't notice; I recently got a kawasaki 636 zx6r. And I love the bike but everywhere I look i see people complaining about Kawasaki. I understand the whole "brand loyalty" and trash talk behind other manufactures. But what seems to be the dirt behind kawasaki?


To be honest i personally am a Yamaha fan; they make engines for Toyota. They also make musical instruments and a whole lot of other stuff. Where as kawasaki is simply a motorcycle manufacture. Why would a company so specialized had such a bad rap on the streets?

[blu94gt]

My first bike was a Kawasaki EX500, wasn't a bad bike. It had some stupid little issues like heads twisting off bolts, and the valvetrain was really noisy but not too bad. Wasn't a bad bike overall, especially for the $450 I paid for it, put a lot of miles on it with very little wrench time.

Absolutely love my old Yamaha beater, 1980 XJ 650 and it runs like a charm. Starts every time, never gives me trouble, and is very comfortable.

Never liked a single Honda though, be it a cruiser or sport bike. The sports sound hot but that's it, otherwise I think they're uncomfortable and ugly.

Going for a Triumph Street or Speed Triple (haven't made up my mind which yet) for my next bike, I love everything about those bikes.