Ok so it was a false alarm!! On Friday my 636 arrived at my local dealer. As some of you may have read, I was going to sell this bike and pay off some way overdue bills. Well, after riding it for the entire weekend and putting on nearly 500 miles, I am going to keep it. Let me just say that I jumped to conclusions and was too proud to get on another brand and see how it compared. I’m not going to say the Kawi is better then my Honda, nor will I say that my Honda is better then my Kawi. Both bikes have ups and downs that have driven me to my decision. Both of these bikes are badass!!!
First I’ll say that the motor in the Kawi is STRONG…..this thing pulls like an F-16 with the afterburner on. The brakes are just plain sick as hell, and anyone who says other wise is a dope. The seat puts my Honda to shame hands down, and even though the seating position is a bit more aggressive it is a very comfortable bike. I love the sound that the airbox makes and in my opinion it has the sweetest I have heard. Did I mention it pulls like a damn fighter jet??[}
] I know most of you 636 owners know all about it and everything I am saying but it's all new to me. I had a hard time keeping the front down most of the weekend since this thing just loves to loft the front. I even had a chance to "test" just how good the front brakes really are when some jacka$$ in a Geo pulled out infont of me while I was doing 50 or so. All I can say is OUCH!!! I think "my boys" are a little unhappy with the power of these brakes but I love em. So al in all I like my Kawi more then I was willing to allow. So I guess I need to apologize to you all for jumping the gun and basically discrediting the 636 before I really rode it.
Dano
First I’ll say that the motor in the Kawi is STRONG…..this thing pulls like an F-16 with the afterburner on. The brakes are just plain sick as hell, and anyone who says other wise is a dope. The seat puts my Honda to shame hands down, and even though the seating position is a bit more aggressive it is a very comfortable bike. I love the sound that the airbox makes and in my opinion it has the sweetest I have heard. Did I mention it pulls like a damn fighter jet??[}
] I know most of you 636 owners know all about it and everything I am saying but it's all new to me. I had a hard time keeping the front down most of the weekend since this thing just loves to loft the front. I even had a chance to "test" just how good the front brakes really are when some jacka$$ in a Geo pulled out infont of me while I was doing 50 or so. All I can say is OUCH!!! I think "my boys" are a little unhappy with the power of these brakes but I love em. So al in all I like my Kawi more then I was willing to allow. So I guess I need to apologize to you all for jumping the gun and basically discrediting the 636 before I really rode it. Dano
