naked bikes don’t sell very well in the US. sales guys tell me that all the time. young guys come in and want a mad sexy sport bike with full fairings. been that way since the whole sport bike revolution started in the mid 80’s. also, i think here in the US motorcycle’s are possibly used more like a weekend toy rather then an everyday transportation. so comfort didn’t matter as much, because people only rode part time. it wasn’t until i had a work injury and damaged my back, that i could no longer do the uncomfortable sport bike riding position. couldn’t do much of anything really. life turned upside down. sold a georgious 2012 cbr 1000rr with 800 miles. worked my whole life to be able to afford a bike like that. broke my heart when that day came i had to sell. thought i’d never be able to ever ride again. few surgeries and years later things started to get a little better but not perfect. then i remembered an article in road racing world magazine on the upright seated 2010 z1000 (gen 3) and how amazing of a machine it is. they described that bike as the motorcycle everyone should be riding. so i went down to my kawasaki dealer and sat on a gen 4 z1000. said to myself i think i can make this work. very comfortable in comparison to the sport bike. few hours later fell in love, saw a glimpse of the future and bought her. nowadays i can’t stop thinking about nudy bikes. they just seem to do it for me.
