GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy

[bat-kam]

Hi all
I have a GSXR K4 600 with 19k miles which I ride daily to work and occasionally around the area. I am planning to do my first track day next year.
I am thinking of changing it to 750 and I wanted to ask for your opinion here.
Very close on the price – around £5k
K6, 8k miles, FDSH, gp type exhaust, DB screen, R&G sliders
L1, 19k miles, FDSH, box standard
Which one would you buy?
Thanks
Kam

[carelesschucca]

nothing scientific but I'd go for the older bike with lower miles. Depends on colours and if you like the mods that have been made to the bike. Do the original parts come with it too.

[bat-kam]

The exhaust and the the pillion seat is included


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[bat-kam]

Would you not want the better suspension and brakes from L1 despite the bigger milage? Its just over 6k miles a year. Is that not standard?
The K6 had only done 1k miles a year


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[Nobbylad]

Neither - get a K5 750 or thou, best of the range.

[SIII]

With Chucca on this - "nothing scientific but I'd go for the older bike with lower miles".

Got a K7 GSXR 750 last year - and absolutely love it. I thought the SV brilliant, but the GSXR is absolutely awesome. The chassis and suspension are fantastic. I am so much more confident riding it, compared to the SV.

You will not be left thinkin - wish I had got the L1 - (not as nice looking IMHO) -the suspension on this K6 is rubbish !!! But whichever one you go for, get someone who knows just to set it up for you. Mines was so harsh until Bibio gave me a quick 10 minute how-to.


I also did my first track days this year after getting the GSXR, kept up with most 1000's on the straight and did a lot better than I thought I would. Had an absolute blast round Croft & Cadwell.

IIRC - changing the exhaust on K8 onwards is a bit of a faff, due to the cat. Only been told this second hand, maybe that's why its still on original can?

If you are coming from a K4 600 to a K6 750 - (ridden both) you will definitely tell the difference, a good step up. I test rode a 600 and actually decided to keep the SV for another 2 years after that, LoL. The torque in the midrange make coming out of bends easier, without having to down shift and thrash it. Rode a 600 K7 back to back and that extra 150cc makes a difference.


Go for K6 - lower miles - better looking - better noise - and I have one !!!!

[Biker Biggles]

Id keep the 600.Its an ideal track day bike especially for learning the ropes.Less of a hit if you bin it as well.

[johnnyrod]

I've test ridden both in the last few years and I thought the L1 was a much better bike on the road. Either is good, no question, but the L1 had a lot more low-down power (by my trouser dyno). The older one just felt a bit gutless low down (being used to a V-twin), and while the newer one hardly ripped my arms from their sockets, it just seemed to go deceptively quickly when you opened the throttle.

Real answer: test ride them both. 19k miles isn't the end of the world if it's been looked after, and the extras on the K6 aren't a big deal.

[r0ddy]

Get the newer one. There's no substitute for newness.

[jambo]

Which one do you like the look and feel of? From my frame of reference both are low mileage :)

Jambo

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[PyroUK]

Bat kam, where are you based? If I remember correctly you are near to me, are the 2 you are referring to at Trade Ins?

If so, they will be more than happy to let you ride em both, probably more than once. As they are at the same place, you can set up a little route to test them out on?

Also it's worth phoning them or checking their actual website. They can sometimes let the admin slip a bit.

My mate once fell in love with a bike they had on auto trader that got sold a couple of weeks before.

[bat-kam]

Pyro, you are correct. I had a go on both of them and L1 felt a lot better and looks so much nicer than the K6.
One problem i found with L1 was vibration under hard-ish braking. So I got a deal where i p/x my old bike abd they will put new discs at the front all for £5,1k.
Happy days

Maybe one day we could go for a ride together :)

Kam


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[PyroUK]

Ah good stuff!

I was drooling over that one last night after going through this thread. It's not a bad looking bike although I confess I prefer the K7 they have with 11000 miles.

I also got bored so started to see insurance costs, sadly a gixxer 750 is prohibitively expensive for me to insure, even one as old as a K6!! Oddly a spanking new daytona 675 isn't haha :)

But yeah def, once the weather is a bit better we can head out for some rides!

You had any thoughts on track days yet in terms on locations?

I did my first one a few months back at Rockingham, was brilliant fun!

[bat-kam]

In regards to track day I was talking to guys at SmartRiders and they strongly advised me to do International Silverstone one as its wide and not the full gp length so easier to learn all corners.


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[johnnyrod]

Rockingham is also wide and grippy, but slower, and makes a great first track that you can still have fun on later. Silverstone International is also fun but you'll be able to open it up on the straights more. If you go to Silverstone, see if you can book a track day with them directly, you get treated a lot better than No Limits etc.

[PyroUK]

Rockingham is def wide enough, and slow enough for the SV to be fast, I found that even on the short straight it didn't quite have the legs for it top end wise. It did mean that I could brake later though due to the slower speed. Even then I was probably hitting 110??

Don't think I would do Silverstone on the SV, really won't have the legs for that haha.

Although maybe next year if I get a Daytona :-D

Think me and my mates are looking at Rockingham again or maybe brands or Donnington for this year.

[johnnyrod]

If you mean Rockingham International then yeah it's faster, but the bit of oval is crap really. The National (all infield) is more fun. I've ridden Silverstone twice on the SV (International and GP), and yes it is a fast track, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. The corners are flowing, and on the full circuit there are 5-6 places you can get over 100mph (including one corner). I overtook a few people but yeah when you get on the Hangar Straight (about 30% longer than the straights at Cadwell) and someone on most other bikes opens the taps, there isn't much else you can do but duff them up through the bends later. It's a very different experience to Rockingham but still great fun, and I might well go back in 2015.

[TheRamJam]

K6 all day long mate

[SIII]

K8 onwards have the cat welded on and therefore a change of pipes or hacking off job required. Just to confirm my suspicions earlier.

[bat-kam]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/22/4692a17130a7cdf7d9d9d1fc7d456911.jpg
Here she is
I need to set up the suspension now because the previous owner had it very stiff. I have already changed it back to manufactures setting but reading on the wwww and YouTube Few people said that the standard setting needs adjusting. And I can confirm this.

Is there anyone around Dorset who knows this stuff and would be willing to help?

I have some knowledge but it would be nice to have reassurance;)


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[STRAMASHER]

V.smart:thumright:

[PyroUK]

Hey Kam!

Quick resurrection, 1) check out the thread in the GM section for a ride this Sunday. Might be in attendance myself. 2) if you still need help with the suspension, crescent can help you get the bike set up for your weight correctly so you can then work on tweaking it