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madcockney 21-03-10 11:55 AM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fizzwheel (Post 2218433)
Which is where its begining to make signifcant amounts of power in comparison to the SV.

Thats where I found mine caught me out a few times. Remember I said before about how much more reponsive the throttle is and that it took time to get used to it. Thats why ;)

If anybody is interested heres the write up I did when I first got my 750. I dont know if its useful or not

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=68792
That 2006 posting was really good. Did you get over the problems of the wrists, filtering, etc. that you mentioned? Did you do any touring on it and how did you find that as I would imagine that the bike was never designed with that in mind?

Owenski 21-03-10 11:55 AM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Glad ya like it bud.

fizzwheel 21-03-10 12:03 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by madcockney (Post 2218467)
That 2006 posting was really good. Did you get over the problems of the wrists, filtering, etc. that you mentioned? Did you do any touring on it and how did you find that as I would imagine that the bike was never designed with that in mind?
Yes I did, TBH its just a matter of getting used to it, unbolting the brake and clutch levers and rotating them around the bars so that they were set in a more comfortable position helped alot to. Filtering etc now I dont think about. I'd only had the bike a few weeks when I wrote that post.

I have done a bit of touring on it.

I've been to Ireland and Scotland on it. I rode from Loch Lommand all the way back to Somerset in one go on it. I've been to france as well on it.

Its not what it is meant for but IMHO it copes with ease with touring. OK its not as good as a full on tourer or something like a VFR does, but as long as I travel light and dont carry to much stuff its fine.

Mej 21-03-10 12:52 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Out on it at the moment nice sunny day, dry roads lovely. Just stopped for a drink. it is another world in comparison to the Sv. It don't half shift I'm
glad I didn't buy one as my first bike.

Just gonna test it a bit more and see how it handles the country roads. :)

Holdup 21-03-10 01:49 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Jealous

Have fun :)

Wideboy 21-03-10 03:37 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
gizz us a go mr ;)

Mej 21-03-10 04:40 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wideboy (Post 2218557)
gizz us a go mr ;)
I'm not so sure with ur track record mate
lol

Ed 21-03-10 06:54 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Still missing your SV??

Mej 21-03-10 08:37 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed (Post 2218740)
Still missing your SV??
no! :)

after doing about 135 miles today im in love! :smt060

its an amazing bike, so easy to ride, took it through towns, country roads, and the duel carrageway.

it has crazy accelleration in the first few gears but it is also good for just knocking it up to 5 and 6 gear and cruising along.

no going bk for me. thought it would be a problem getting used to the il4, but there is none, power is just as available as it was on the sv.

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...K/e05fae43.jpg

Ed 22-03-10 02:00 PM
Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?
 
Mej - please be careful on your new bike:D


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