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Mej	20-03-10 11:02 PM

First ride on a gixxer 750?

Got it insured this morning and although it was raining I couldn't help myself so I took it out for a spin. My god it is mental.

Position is very weird compared to the Sv. It's easy to handle power delivery is weird and is def gonna take a bit of getting used to.

Overtaking is a doddle. Had a bit of a hairy moment, Fishtailed at 70 on a straight.

Too wet today though couldn't see anything out of my visor. Just looking forward to a dry day. Might actually make it to fifth gear then. :)

carternd

20-03-10 11:05 PM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Lush.... Talk about picking your day tho, it has been foul!

Lozzo

20-03-10 11:09 PM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mej (Post 2218244)

Overtaking is a doddle. Had a bit of a hairy moment, Fishtailed at 70 on a straight.
:)

Fishtailing is easy to overcome, stop being a hamfisted twonk.

the_lone_wolf

20-03-10 11:17 PM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

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Originally Posted by Lozzo (Post 2218247)

Fishtailing is easy to overcome, stop being a hamfisted twonk.

Indeed, a little shimmy is fun when rider induced but not when you could replace the rider's gloves with slices of bread and call them BLTs...

yorkie_chris

20-03-10 11:18 PM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Cool.

DFC :)

CarlosSV650S

21-03-10 01:00 AM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Nice one,

i fancy ago of one of them.

MrFish

21-03-10 03:03 AM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Got myself one last thursday. K5. From a K5 naked SV650 was perhaps a little mental, but bloody hell its fun. Just need to give it a real good stretch now...

McK	21-03-10 03:06 AM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Keep us posted - Im just back to biking after an almost 10 year absence but Im already feeling the limitations of the SV (lolsuspension) and have been eyeing up the gsx750 as a possible upgrade so would be intrigued by your findings.

Mej	21-03-10 07:01 AM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lozzo (Post 2218247)

Fishtailing is easy to overcome, stop being a hamfisted twonk.

Didn't give it much maybe half throttle in 3rd, it happens when it was picking up at the middle to top of the revs.

Today is sunny, but still wet at the moment. I fell a much longer ride coming on today. :)

fizzwheel

21-03-10 11:02 AM

Re: First ride on a gixxer 750?

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Originally Posted by Mej (Post 2218348)

Didn't give it much maybe half throttle in 3rd, it happens when it was picking up at the middle to top of the revs.

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

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