This bike is mental - an ex-work mate has just bought it.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

This is a Suzuki 1400 Turbo with 270 bhp that my mate Neil has just bought.

I know Neil used to race at Santa Pod but this amount of power on a road bike only one word Mental.

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IMG-20240919-WA0003 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[DomP]

With that K&N straight lines only!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

It spoils the appearance of what otherwise looks a well built bike.

I know Neil is changing the rear dampers as the damper spindles looks really thin.right side by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

rear shot by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[SumpMagnet]

I'm more scared of the quote I would get for insurance rather than the power output.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My mate has owned some crazy bikes over the almost 20 years I have known him, my favourite amongst his bike was a Ducati Diavel it looked fast standing still. Never understood why he changed it for a KTM. He now works in the motorcycle trade as a service manager over few branches of a well known retailer I knew him as a Service Team Manager at local Merc Dealers where I worked after retiring from the Fuzz.