Kawasaki Z900RS : Touring Vlog (Part 2 Switzerland)
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- 2021 Kawasaki Z900RS : Touring Vlog (Part 2 Switzerland)
Here’s the second part of my Kawasaki Z900RS tour to Europe - featuring lots of lovely roads and mountains in Switzerland.
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Ohhh this video is different , it doesn't blow's my mind. just gives me a smile. Thank u
Evening Gil, my pleasure - very glad to know you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by, cheers, Phil.
One of the best looking retro bikes on the market.
Hello! You know what… I totally agree. The green metal flake is just lovely. Thanks for stopping by, cheers, Phil.
There is nothing quite like motorcycling at top speed in some valley through Switzerland listening to Wagner.
Hey Gerhard...Hmmm...I think the ring and high speed (sustained for eight hours of course) probably go together quite well! I suspect some braking points might get missed though :-) Thanks for watching, cheers, Phil.
@@80eightReviews You should check out some of the roads further east, south of Linz in Austria. Roads in Czech aren't too bad either outside of Prague (where I live).
Hey Gerhard, thanks for the recommendation…next year maybe! Cheers, Phil.
Fabulous, just found this channel on YT.
Thanks John! Hope you’re doing well, cheers, Phil.
Very nice indeed. Including the biscuits.
Hi Richard, you may check my channel. :)
Hey Richard, the biscuits dunk well also. Unlike the bike I’d imagine. Thanks for stopping by, glad you enjoyed the review, cheers, Phil.
Thank you for these video's Phil they really are worth waiting for..Stuart
Morning Stuart, how are you doing? Thanks for stopping by again, glad you enjoyed the video. Worth waiting for - plenty of that for my videos 😀 Hope you’re well, cheers, Phil.
Ok, just found this vlog so now understand a lot more about You, this mornings comments about the ADV were without prior knowledge of the accident but hey?, I'm in a similar limited r. leg ability and started with small scooters until I found the DREAM, well actually the Honda NC700D Integra, everything I wanted but NO footwork required so bliss! So long as your leg will lift and shove the foot through the gap you are away, and in mini Goldwing style!
Hello again and yeah, no worries 😉 I think if my leg mobility stays as-is but gains a bit more strength I could be tempted by a super-scoot like the 750 Forza and/or maybe a feet forward bike - some sort of cruiser thing (except I don’t like the look of cruisers much). We’ll see and at the moment it’s nice just being able to get out again on the ADV 350.
Good to hear the Integra is working out for you, all the best, cheers, Phil.
I’m sorry, no Anglo diet is complete without fish,chips and cream cakes. Lovely video👍🏻
Yeah you're right - white food only :-) Thanks for your comments and great to know you enjoyed the review, cheers, Phil.
Great video, thanks. Made me laugh, Anglo Saxon diet, comprehensive school lard and chips, Yep, that's me. Nothing wrong with bourbon biscuits but for me it's chocolate hob nobs but there again, I ride a V-Strom.
Hey Ron, having never ridden a V-Strom I can't possibly comment about your choice of biscuit of course, but I'm sticking with the bourbons (or Ovomaltine crunchy biscuits when in Switzerland). Maybe I can do a comparison test?
Anyway, thanks for stopping by and..."We lived for three months in a rolled up newspaper in a septic tank. We used to hadta get up a'six in the morning, clean da newspaper, eat a crusta stale bread, go to work down the mill, for a 14 hour day" Etc, etc! Cheers, Phil.
@@80eightReviews Ha ha. What, a real newspaper. Luxury. !
Luxury it were Ron, luxury. Right, just off to have some hot gravel for breakfast. Hot? Luxury! Etc, etc….
I tour all over Europe. I fancy one of these and that green is lovely. I do wonder how it would to on a bigger tour with hard luggage and a screen
Hey Steve, I think it would be just fine. It’s super comfortable, easy to ride for many hours at a time, plus as you say, it’s a lovely colour 😀 Thanks for watching and hope all is well where you are, cheers, Phil.
Amazing beautiful scenery and nice interesting editing😎
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it. To be honest you point the camera pretty much anywhere in the Alps and it tends to come out quite nicely. Hope all is well where you are, cheers, Phil.
Hi Phil - great video. Can you tell me what screen you have installed and did it make a difference
Hey Chris, good to hear from you and thanks for your comments - glad you the video. The screen is made by PowerBronze www.powerbronze.co.uk/kawasaki-z900rs-18-21-290-mm-430-u272
It made a little bit of a difference and it does take some pressure off you at speed and you can duck down behind it. Like most flyscreens it does make the wind roar louder though so ear plugs are essential!
The main benefit, aside from looks is that it does keep bugs off the clocks and it captures quite a lot before they hit you which can only be a good thing. It’s reasonable quality, a good price and is super easy to fit.
Hope that helps, cheers, Phil.
Great Adventure Phil, Switzerland is one of my favorite countries to visit. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Colorado!
Morning Bilal, thanks for stopping by again! Hope all is well in Colorado. Yes, I love Switzerland too and it was so nice this year to actually get away - even if it was very last minute as I was waiting for the rules to change. Well worth it though. As always, thanks for watching, cheers, Phil.
I can't decide if I like the French or Swiss clips more . The shots have been wonderful ... I was given a swiss cow bell as a young un by the great modern sculpture Alexander Calder and we use it to call the family all to dinner so when I heard the bell I had a pang of hunger .. I know that stretch to get the Bungee over that last bolt and then it is a miss .. Mostly its the ankles that get it for me .... That is quite a cooky as we say here ... I worked very very hard not bringing up the Guzzi .. I thought it might be that the boat rides on lake Cuomo was keeping the gang too busy to make your bike ..Very exciting news on the Italian front .It is a shame you couldnt just pick it up at the factory :) .Many many warm regards from Yankee land .. Did you know that Yan-kee is the Mohawk word for English ...
Hey Guy, how are you doing? Good to see the old Pavlovian response is working well with the Cowbell then...Alexander Calder...Just looked him up...The kinetic art is fabulous. Also, I figured if anyone had a selection of bungee's it would be you and as you know, once bitten by a flying cord, discretion is the better part of valour. So yes, it was a great (if last minute) trip and I did seriously think about heading over to Italy but alas 'the rules' didn't allow it to happen. Maybe next year on the new 850! Not sure what was going on at the factory though - either the boat trips or having a moment every week to get over Rossi retiring? Still it's here now and yep, it's a Guzzi-ish as ever.
Hope all is well in PA and the pottery Guy...And as always, thanks for stopping by.
Cheers,
Phil.
p.s. Yan-kee...no I didn't....
Thanks for posting looks like you're living the dream with some spectacular scenery and some very nice roads look forward to seeing more ..... on the subject of the fault you had I too have experienced the very same with my 21 plate RS it was a few weeks ago, and like yours KTRC was flashing and engine management light came on although there was no change in performance and after a couple of restarts just cleared its self ...let's hope that's the last we see of that.... keep up the great content it is appreciated
Hey Kevin…It felt like a dream to be honest. I never thought I’d get away this year as I couldn’t be doing with the COVID hassle. The reality though, was that it was oh so easy to arrange and once on those glorious roads everything else was forgotten. As for the KTRC light, must admit that even at the time I felt it wasn’t a real issue but more like a warning that the warning light wasn’t working…If that makes any sense! As you say, even when it was flashing it doesn’t got into ‘limp’ mode, so it makes me feel the Z is a touch closer to being an analogue bike than a digital bike, which can only be a good thing.
More soon and hope all is well where you are, cheers, Phil.
Slouching…… my only O level was in slouching.
Don’t worry about the luggage oneupmanship, anyone who spends that sort of money on some metal boxes has much bigger issues. Old army nap sacks lined with a cut up carrimat and some black bin liners. Not beautiful but cheap, far lighter and less likely to get nicked.
Great tour and thanks for sharing.
Ha ha Hey Christian, how are you doing? O level in slouching, that’s pretty good - think I only managed a CSE to be honest. I was obviously paying too much attention 😀
Cut up Karrimat and bin bags, brilliant. I used to put bread bags over my trainers when riding in the rain on my GP100 until my bother said I get an evil yeast infection in my big toe. Which stupidly I believed.
It’s not quite luggage envy but more that everyone else always looks like they know what they’re doing. Maybe it’s imposter syndrome 😀
Must dash now, I’m going to make a top box out of an old bread bin. Sliding lid, front loading - perfect!
Hope all is well and as always, thanks for stopping by, cheers, Phil.
Fantastic sceneries and pro editing ! I wish I can plan such a trip with my 900 RS. However in my opinion there is no need of the circular picture-in-picture which hides a part of the footage.
Hey Eric, how are you doing? Many thanks for stopping by and many thanks for your comments. I'm sure you'll be able to get a similar or better trip organised soon.
As for the picture-in-picture - that's a fair comment, I'm always trying out new things so it's good to get constructive feedback.
Hope all is well with you, cheers, Phil.
Might have been a altitude problem with e f I . Cannot wait to see the new Guzzi .
Hey Michael, on the efi, there’s a comment below where another owner mentioned that being impatient with the starter and not letting the bike go through its ‘procedure’ after switching the ignition on, could have caused it and that three stop start cycles clears it. Certainly the three stops starts happened in my case though of course, I’m never impatient 😀 The new Guzzi…..is lovely….just as quirky as the old one, more poke but it has put on a bit of noticeable (but not detrimental) weight. Coming soon!
Thanks for stopping by, cheers, Phil.
Great video Phil, thank you sir!
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it! Hope all is good where you are, cheers, Phil.
You seem to be the one guy who has absolutely zero issue going touring with a bike without wind protection. Gives a beginner confidence to try it too, especially as all the professional testers are always complaining about the lack of it and how uncomfortable it then is 😄
Btw, looking forward for a V7 850 review then! 😁
Good morning. To be honest, being out in the elements is sort of the fun - and for me a bike for distance is one where the riding position, legs and arms are just right. If that’s ok, bring it on! Of course if you’ve got a pillion and do over 500 miles a day, day in day out then an unfaired bike can be a little exhausting, especially in poor weather. Either way though, bikes are just brilliant for the sheer joy of travelling and you can do it on anything pretty much. The Z900rs though was particularly good!
Anyway thanks for stopping and V7 review coming soon!
Cheers,
Phil.
The question is why you use bungee cords not the rok straps? Talking about the FI light - it can happen when you turn the key on and then start the bike without waiting for the computer to settle. So basically always wait for all the needles and lights to do they blinking stuff first. And if the warning light will kick in you need to turn it off and start the bike 3 times (or alternatively after 3 rides it will go down). Cheers
Good evening, on the bungee's I've got a vast collection stretching back to the mid-80's in all colours and lengths and what tends to happen is that I leave everything to the last minute....Especially luggage...Rok straps are good are they?
Perhaps I did get impatient with the ignition and start-up procedure and thinking back I probably did inadvertently stop/start 3 times - so all good. I had the feeling at the time it wasn't a 'real' issue and it didn't do it again - but good to know the cause.
But...It's a properly great bike...Just love it. Thanks for watching, cheers, Phil.
@@80eightReviews I got a collection of bungee cords as well but since I bought 2 rok straps I never used bungees anymore. They are simply brilliant, give em a try.
You have great taste in bikes. I’m thinking about the Z 900 RS. Always wanted a Guzzi . 59 years of riding street motorcycles, dirt bikes, skiing and windsurfing are finally catching up to me. Could be old age? So I need a comfortable bike and a Kawasaki seems perfect. Used to do a lot of long trips but now I do back road day rides here in San Diego. Lotta great roads but not as good as Switzerland. I did three trips to the Alps with John Herman. John used to do two months in the Alps every year for 40 years. Has a book that is really great for traveling in that area. By the way on kidney belts. I’ve been wearing them for 40 years on and off road. I never leave home without one. I’ve done a couple of RUclips videos. Nothing as exciting as yours! I did a friends Ducati multi-Strada v 4. The one on my Honda CB 500 X is doing pretty well. Probably because it gets 70 miles to a US gallon! Thanks for your entertaining videos. Keep riding till you can’t! Ron
Thanks so much Ron - really interesting reading your US based backstory and other experiences. I’ll check out your videos later.
As for riding for as long as I’m able to, hmmm, well I intend to but checkout some of the latest community posts to see what’s going on! Ride safe Jon, best wishes, cheers, Phil.
keep up good work
Thanks Thomas! Cheers, Phil.
Just found your channel as I am looking into Z900RS or Z900RS Cafe. Love your vids! Did you consider the Cafe when you looked at the RS? Love your content and looking forward to more! Cheers!
Hey Jim, how are doing? Thanks for your comments - great to know you enjoy the reviews. As for the Cafe version, no I didn’t consider it - I think it looks totally brilliant and it will of course go as well as the standard bike, but I’ve got dodgy wrists (both broken and plated years ago) and even though the Cafe isn’t really that radical, it would had given me grief. So that’s the only reason really!
Anyway thanks for stopping by, hope all is well where you are, cheers, Phil.
It is hard to find the exact words but, have to write them down: wonderful, I mean scenery and editing. Kawa is anyway the best. When it was? September? Thumb up.
Morning! Thanks for your comments - much appreciated! And yep, I love the Z! The trip was between 11/11 and 20/11 - great time of year and quiet on the roads. Thanks for stopping by again, hope all is good, cheers, Phil.
@@80eightReviews Great Phil. When there is no crowd it is the best you can drop by and check my content. :)
Thank you for the videos, I have enjoyed them. Can I ask what that little handlebar fairing is and most importantly, is it worth putting on?
Morning Neil, thanks for stopping by and good to know you enjoyed the review. The little fly screen is made by Powerbronze but there’s plenty of others that do a very similar job if you can’t find that one where you are. Like most flyscreens it offers little or no actual weather protection but it does make it easier to sustain long periods of high speed at the expense of being a little noisier. And of course, it captures quite a few bugs that would either end up on the rider or the bike.
Hope that helps and hope all is good where you are, cheers, Phil.
Ovomaltine, first energy Drink🍵
Hello! I love a mug of Ovalmaltine in the morning…It’s the best! Thanks for stopping by, cheers, Phil.
Altitude effecting the fuelling a common issue on bikes nothing to worry about.
Hey Matthew, thanks for stopping by. Yep, after a couple of reboots everything was fine, cheers, Phil.
Lovely video 👍👍
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it, cheers, Phil.
Hi, Phil. I hope that you're well. I'm not sure whether or not I've asked you tis before, but how have you/did you find the 'wind buffeting' on the bike, when you were/are flying down the motorway/highway/autobahn etc..?
I'm very seriously tempted to pull the trigger on a brand new Z900RS 50th anniversary Edition and, because I'm 6ft 4, and because I want to travel around Europe on my new machine (which will involve a lot of fast 'highway' miles), this is a serious consideration.
In general, how are you finding your Z900? Is it still keeping you happy? Any little niggles that have revealed themselves since you made your last video?
Anyway, many thanks for your time, Phil.
Take care of yourself.
Neil.
Hey Neil, all good here thanks, hope the same is with you. As for the Z900RS and wind buffeting - well, bearing in mind I’m 5’10 and have a little screen fitted, I had zero problems or aches and pains at prolonged speed. You do have to keep it at a ‘sensible’ speed which I found to be around 85mph (where allowed) with the odd burst for overtaking / fun. At that speed it’s smooth constant wind pressure and with the high handlebars you’re braced well and the screen just knocks the edge of the head pressure. So all good for me but of course I can’t say what it’s like for someone well over 6ft. In all other respects it’s a cracking bike for doing the miles on, smooth, not tiring to ride, always fun, decent tank range and you can get 50mph out of it at the aforementioned speed.
As for niggles…None whatsoever. I dragged it out last week, went for a cracking ride and it’s still everything I want and need. The sound, the ride and the looks all continue to make me super happy! The only thing I’m thinking of doing is fitting a centre stand for chain maintenance but aside from that it’s spot on. And as for the Michelin Road 5 tyres….They are brilliant!
Hope that helps, let me know what you decide!
Cheers,
Phil.
@@80eightReviews Thanks, Phil. Much appreciated, and I'll let keep you posted re. my decision. By the way, I've noticed that you use a drone in parts of your videos (well, I'm assuming you do unless you've found a way to levitate yourself !). Which drone do you use, and any good books that you would recommend if I fancy creating a few 'travel videos' myself? Neil.
Hey Neil, unfortunately, despite much zen training I've not been able to levitate as yet so I'm using a DJI Mini - it's version 1, so only 2.7K but it's small and light enough to take with me on the bike and get some nice wow/establishing shots. The quality of the footage is a bit 'phone-like' so I tend to use it sparingly but it's a great little drone and easy to fly. The version 2 is 4K. As for books...Not really! I just watch a lot of movies and other videos and sorta know what I like and what to try and either replicate or do better!
From a personal perspective I'm trying to avoid the 30 minutes of GoPro stuck on a helmet videos - mainly because I just sorta want to do something different and the filming/editing is as much as hobby as the bikes - not just a by-product.
Hope that helps, cheers, Phil.
I’m a hard luggage GSA man, next time it’s back to strap on luggage etc. and a simpler biking touring experience. Last time I travelled through the Alps it was biblical rain, hope to be back soon😎
Good evening....Pros and cons for each approach I guess...and those panniers cost me about £70 10-12 years ago and have worked on pretty much every bike I've had. Scruffy is good sometimes :-) Biblical rain in the Alps, downhill hairpins....Not good!
Thanks for watching (again), hope all is well, cheers, Phil.
Yes, the hard luggage is great but it adds a lot of weight to the bike .
Hi Phil, great vid matey!! Spectacular views that you have filmed. Thank you for the sharing .. do you have a rough idea of the route? and any recommendations of where to stay? Best Wishes, Tom
Hey Tom, how are you doing? Thanks for stopping by and great to know you enjoyed the video. I’m a bit vague of the route as I don’t use sat nav and tend to take many a diversion on the way as long as I’m headed in vaguely the right direction. Basically, though Calais to Troyes on the A26 as I needed to make time, then over to Annecy, followed by lots of odd little (but brilliant) roads between Annecy and Chambery. From there to Chamonix and cross the Swiss border @ Vallocine. Then Aigle to Spiez which I’d avoid - it’s beautiful but traffic is awful, then over to Interlaken and Grindelwald.
As for places to stay, well, I’ve got a million places marked on my map. I like small towns as I like to explore a few bars and restaurants but not to be stuck in a city…so in Switzerland, Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald are spot on and close to the passes, Meiringen is nice. I liked Annecy but won’t be staying again - it’s lovely but the traffic is awful!
Hope that helps a bit, cheers, Phil.
thanks for a relaxing 9 minutes matey, you should do audiobooks, id listen to them haha. Do you still have the old v7? I think they are superior in looks to the 850 v7s, i dont know how much difference there would be in performance.
Ha ha Audiobooks…Well, if the idea is to send people to sleep then yeah, I’d agree 😀 I had my old V7 up until a few weeks ago and I’ve now finally got the new 850. There’s a video coming soon, but yes, the old V7 was certainly a charming little looker. Performance wise….Ah well….
Hope all is well where you are, cheers, Phil.
I've been thinking about the problem you had with the fueling system. Sounds to me like you've got some Toblerone stuck in the injectors ! Stuart
Very good Stuart! Not as obvious as cheese and probably more apt given the nougat 😀 Now let me check the airbox….assuming I can find it….Cheers, Phil.
You must be the only motorcycle vlogger who reviews biscuits and beer in reviews :-) seriously though any problems abroad with hi viz on helmet etc ? I have heard that padded cycle shorts aid comfort on the motorcycle.
Hey Jim, beer and cheese....Well, I've just had a delivery from BeerHawk so at least one of those might make a return....Hic, cheers, Phil.
Hey Jonathan, beer and biscuits..It's gotta be done. As for hi-vis...I did't even know that was a thing to be honest - I knew about the vest you're supposed to carry, but didn't do that either. So er, no - no problems but then I didn't see any police either and the border crossings were mostly deserted as in times gone by. Got lucky?
Yes, I've heard about those shorts...might give it a go even though I have a fear of spandex which reaches back to the late 80's and folk exercising on the telly. I'll confront my demons...
Thanks for watching, cheers, Phil.
Hey Phil, those Ovomaltines look reet proper! Hope you found the gallettes aux amandes in Carrefour to do a side by side test. 😉 With you on the bungees every time & re the fuel injection warning light, it just proves what us IT types always say - if in doubt, reboot!
Evening Hugh, they were absolutely cracking! I'm looking for a UK importer now. Unfortunately I didn't manage a Carrefour on the way back but I did pick up some Reims biscuits - which er, didn't quite do it for me - especially when dunked in fizz. It was like eating a pumice stone.Yak. Next year though, Carrefour is my first stop.
As you say, if in doubt, pull the plug - look meaningfully at the ceiling and switch it back on again. Always works!
Thanks for watching (again) - more biscuits and beer soon.
Cheers,
Phil.
@@80eightReviews Good man. We're overdue for an update on the CRF, BTW...🤔
Hmmm…I er, yeah. Might be a Guzzi first Hugh! With beer.
@@80eightReviews An eclectic mix - I'll take it. That's Guzzi V7 take II, if I'm not mistaken?
Hey Hugh, it’s…Guzzi V7 850!
I have seen comments and reviews elsewhere saying the throttle is very sensitive. Did you experience this?
Hey John, hello again! I made mention of this in the first impressions video but in summary, for me, while yes the throttle is a little snatchy in lower gears (2-3) at low speeds, it's not big deal as I acclimatised to it and now just ride round it. The engine will pull 5th gear at 30mph, so I tend just to use a higher gear than normal when around town and when I'm on the open road I'm either accelerating or dropping the throttle and I just don't notice it.
I will always be ready with the clutch also to smooth out the power delivery if I need to - which maybe a function of riding off-road and having two-strokes in the past. Either way, I think an experienced rider will ride round it and it won't be a thing - but then I really don't know if earlier bikes were worse than the 2021. All I can say is that on the Europe trip, it was never a problem - on hairpins, in cities or on the highway. Plus the engine runs really cool which is sooooooo good!
Hope that helps, cheers, Phil.
Cool video Phil.
Have you tried riding a Speed Twin? Would be interesting to compare.
Hello Mr FxRider, no I haven’t I’m afraid! I’m sure they’re lovely but you know, after getting burnt (literally) with my Scrambler 1200 and finding the engine somewhat anodyne, I’m off Triumph twins for good. Note : personal opinion! Hope all is well, cheers, Phil.
Quality footage on this channel. Deserves more subs! Great review of the bike - I will be ordering one in the spring I think.
Good evening, great to know you appreciate the footage and good to know you enjoyed the video. The Z900 is a brilliant, brilliant bike and one that sort of passed me by but now, here in the depths of a UK winter I absolutely can’t wait to get out on some dry sunny roads. It’s a fun, addictive and very accommodating bike - just love it. Hope all is well where you are, happy Xmas and roll on Spring, cheers, Phil.
Dear Phil, I hope that you're keeping well. and in good health. With regards to the Z900 rs, a few commentators have said that they've found the throttle to be a bit 'snatchy', and the fuel delivery a bit on and off - a problem which, in their opinion, could be solved with an ECU remap. Have you found this to be the case in your experience with the bike? What do you think? Regards, Neil :)
Evening Neil, hope you’re doing well and all good here thanks! On the Z900 throttle, personally speaking I find it perfectly fine and to be honest don’t see the need to change anything - noting I have never ridden a re-flashed bike so I can’t make any comparisons. I’ve no doubt at all, that the re-flash improves things, but as I don’t find the throttle on the stock bike in any way a problem, it’s not something I’m looking to change.
For me, it feels like your typical, over-lean euro 5 throttle - it is a tiny bit jerky but once you’re used to it, you adjust and ride round it and now I never find it to be a problem and don’t even notice it. Around town, open roads, I’ve no complaints. So I don’t know if the later bikes improved the situation (mine is a 2021) compared to earlier bikes? Either way, as I say I have no doubt it can be improved, but personally, I’m not seeing any reason to. I grew up with some foul bikes with much worse fuelling (and handling) so perhaps I’m easily pleased!
Hope that helps, cheers, Phil.
Did you run into any rain? Great scenery. The bike looks good, too.
Hello! I had around two hours of very heavy rain while on the bike and a day of heavy rain in Switzerland when I went walking. Aside from that it was really great weather and the bike was fine in the rain - felt very sure footed and provided a lot of confidence. Definitely a great (and cool) bike to do some distance on.
Thanks for stopping by again, hope all is well, cheers, Phil.
@@80eightReviews I am narrowing down my choice of big bike, but I am keeping the 390.
Good decision, I can imagine the 390 is amazing fun and will be a completely different vibe and ride to something bigger, particularly if you go three or four cylinder.
@@80eightReviews Where I live in Thailand for most of the year, there are only three big bike dealers now that Kawasaki have closed: Honda, Triumph and KTM, the last recently opening.
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Thanks Ian!
@@80eightReviews loved your commentary. Made me chuckle.
Too much information about your underpants.
Hmmm...over-sharing perhaps? I was trying to be all millennial to be honest. Anyway, I promise no more from this point forwards. Hopefully that will provide closure :-) Thanks for watching, cheers, Phil.
Must remember that :Great" tip - kidney belt 👍🛵
Yes, it worked really well. I’m a bit of a sloucher so it helped a lot with posture and provided a useful bit of support. And warmth on colder days….
@@80eightReviews would you consider 'explaining' the tech stuff on the Z like the traction control & would you do sum rides with 'footage' of your beautiful country?