I think I have fallen for a GSXR.

[Grinch]

Its a black one that keeps parking our side our work, with the most lovely black Akrapovic exhaust system.
I feel the energy being drawn from me to the dark side... help...

[the_lone_wolf]

I feel the energy being drawn from me to the dark side... help...
http://www.hetracil.com

:thumright:

[Grinch]

http://www.hetracil.com

:thumright:

Cheers... your a true gent you really are.

[kwak zzr]

Go on you know you want to;)

[Grinch]

Go on you know you want to;)

Lucky for me my finances prevent me from making such a purchase, but the draw is strong. I wonder how much a second hand one goes for???

[kwak zzr]

Grinch goes off the bikemart to check lol

[Grinch]

Thank god for that, they are all far to expensive, even with a potential insurance payout.

[thulfi]

know wot u mean grinch. Ther was always a black gsxr parked near my sv during work hours, with red rims. Looked like one of the newer ones. The more i saw it the more i fell in love...tho having only done my das a few months ago best be sensible and not think about gixxers for a while yet!

[kwak zzr]

i'll give you an important piece of advise, DONT TEST RIDE ONE! i did and was instantly hooked and in debt lol

[Nick_69]

I would of got the 600 on 0% finance but just cldnt afford it so i onlu got the SV but i love it to bits so i cnt complain

[Tim in Belgium]

They are rubbish, I hate mine, it's so slow being an IL4 with 750cc, it handles rubbish too with USD forks, and the radial brakes are carp. All in all you're better off staying away ;)

[mattSV]

They are rubbish, I hate mine, it's so slow being an IL4 with 750cc, it handles rubbish too with USD forks, and the radial brakes are carp. All in all you're better off staying away ;)

Yeah, and everyone knows that they have no torque :D

[Tim in Belgium]

And only accelerate after 10 million rpm.

[Spiderman]

Grinch...go ride one for half a day and you'll see why they're so hate-able.

We all seen pics of Tim trying to climb of his round the ring all the time aint we. Plus they look awfull. And they're made by some unknown bunch of small timers called Suzuki. I mean who the fek are they and what they know about bikes, eh?

[Tim in Belgium]

Plus mine has needed a total of 0 ml of oil between services, that has been with a fair few track miles too... so no good if you like to fiddle with it to keep it healthy.

In comparison my mate's 08 blade needs about 5-700ml of oil per Ring weekend, Hond@ say it's not an issue until you need 1l/1000 miles :shock:

[fizzwheel]

They are rubbish, I hate mine, it's so slow being an IL4 with 750cc, it handles rubbish too with USD forks, and the radial brakes are carp. All in all you're better off staying away ;)

He's right, terrible bikes...

[Spiderman]

I hear the ones with colour coded chains and seat are pretty much the worst of the bunch too :)

[Fizzy Fish]

i'll give you an important piece of advise, DONT TEST RIDE ONE! i did and was instantly hooked and in debt lol

+ 1000000000!!! :lol:

Anyway you really don't want one Grinch - apparently they're a bit chav!

[Grinch]

Oh god... you lot.. shhhhh...

I rode in this morning with a Aprilia Shiver this morning, it was rather glorious sounding, but part of me was still thinking about the Gixxer.

[Grinch]

Its still there looking all lovely, drawing me in... Dam that gorgeous bike.

[G]

I would of got the 600 on 0% finance but just cldnt afford it so i onlu got the SV but i love it to bits so i cnt complain


these fianance deals worry me... imagine binning it after a year, no bike, crap insurance pay out and a fat lot of debt still owing :smt030

[kwak zzr]

gap insurance?

[Shellywoozle]

i'll give you an important piece of advise, DONT TEST RIDE ONE! i did and was instantly hooked and in debt lol

So why on earth did you let me ride yours ?????:smt047

[fastdruid]

gap insurance?

A rip off and you *have* to have fully comp insurance.

Druid

[kwak zzr]

you'd have fully comp on a new bike anyhow, i think its free with new gixers.

[kwak zzr]

So why on earth did you let me ride yours ?????:smt047

so you'd buy it off me when i'm done with her:smt002

[ophic]

A rip off and you *have* to have fully comp insurance.

Druid
All insurance is a rip-off, until you need it.

Would you seriously run a brand new bike on anything other than fully comp insurance?

[fastdruid]

you'd have fully comp on a new bike anyhow, i think its free with new gixers.

For the first year certainly but you might not think it as important a few years down the line. Plus not everyone can afford fully comp on even a new bike (even if they should).

Of course free insurance helps! :-)

Druid

[fastdruid]

All insurance is a rip-off, until you need it.

Would you seriously run a brand new bike on anything other than fully comp insurance?

Yes and did. I could afford the bike but I couldn't afford to pay 1/3rd of the value in insurance! The insurance would have cost me not far off per month than the bike did!

It still cost a fortune TPFT but I figured that the extra grand that fully comp would have cost went a long way towards repairs.

Would I do it now? No but then I earn lots more and insurance (full comp on a bike 4 groups higher than the SV) is 1/5th of what it was then for TPFT...

Druid

[kwak zzr]

i gotta admit i have insured nearly new bikes 3rd party fire and theft in the past when premiums have been stooopid 'o' prices.

[scottjames]

i paid nearly a grand for tpft on the sv two yrs (aged 17) ago now the gsxr is going cost me 920 fully comp (aged 19 this wed), and gap insurance some thing like 150.

i cant see why i shouldnt, so i have and i cant wait. :D

[Shellywoozle]

so you'd buy it off me when i'm done with her:smt002

I she is going at mates rates. I know your history with selling me things, remember the Wii ???

Anyway I say go into debt, you are lucky in life if you find love once!! Ya only live once may as well have a nice ride.

p.s.Kwak - when ya swappin little gixxer

[Grinch]

I took a photo of it today so I can look at it late at night... I think I need help.

[Speedy]

DON'T DO IT!!

I did exactly this in 2007, test rode one while my SV was being serviced, then ordered a 750!

In the two years I owned it, I covered a whopping 2000 miles.

Extremely fast, but even more importantly EXTREMELY uncomfortable.

Now back with an SV. I miss the 750's power, but I don't miss the agony after an hours ride, the boring engine/exhaust note that all IL4s make, (as in, every IL4 sounds the same) and it had no soul.

The SV has a certain something.

Not saying that an SV cannot be beaten, of course it can, but for me, right now, it's perfect.

And to put it in perspective, since 03/03/09 I've covered well over a 1000 miles. Although not alot, because I use mine for fun only, still more per year than the GSXR!!