Gsxr 600 k8

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Andyb - Have you considered a K6 or K7 low milleage 750 ? Might work out cheaper, reason I ask is that TBH I find the 750 where its lazier is a bit less frantic than a 600 so if you are commuting on it, you might find it more civilised.

I got given a K6 600 a while ago for a courtesy bike and it was nice to compare it against mine back to back.

Originally Posted by andyb

Yep got a B1H, bloody lovely bike but as hard as hell & tough on the wrists. If you've ridden one I'd appreciate a comparison between the two so I know whether I'm waisting my time thinking the Gixer maybe more comfy?!

Never ridden any of the Kwaks I'm afraidbut the GSXR is comfier than the old curvy SV for me! And not a wristy bike I think, although I stand happy to be corrected.

Originally Posted by sinbad

Everything I've read...........

Stop there and say no more!

Why not try something completely different? I reckon a naked would be great for commuting.

My Kwak kills me like, lol. Mainly in the neck area. More comfy than the SV everywhere else though. No cramps, wrists arent bad unless your in town then they just plain hurt.

you know what i think my pillion says the gsxr is a better pillion bike than the sv.

Yeah my pillions prefer the kwak to the SV (comfort wise), which is odd, but there you go.

Originally Posted by andyb

Pretty similar to what I have now then (service/tyre wise). Will have a test ride on a few at the weekend if I can and let you all know the outcome.

i'd certainly recommend a test ride, agree with rich, the K8 is a great bike and is seriously quick. I went from the SV to a GSX-R600 k8 and haven't looked back. I didn't get mine from GW as i didn't need the kit and i thought the prices were too high. They may be open to a little more haggling though than they were last year. As for long distances, done the Welsh TT with no problems with the org and taking it to Assen next month for the Moto GP.
i checked with Artdeans yesterday on the servicing and the 4k service is £130 so was happy there, finally bought a new rear tyre last week (Biketreadz by GW) and that was £132 fitted.

in other words, recommended !

Originally Posted by lukemillar

Stop there and say no more!

Yeah very good, I assume therefore that you have to have ridden every single bike out there in order to pass judgment on one of them. You don't know what I have ridden and what I haven't ridden. I was simply offering a response to the above post which suggested the GSXR600 was a bad idea and that he should test ride them all himself if he can't pick from the 4. No I haven't ridden all of the 08 bikes, who here has? Have the GSXR owners all extensively tested the CBR, ZX and R6 too? Guess we'd all better shut up then huh.

Originally Posted by mike_avfc

i'd certainly recommend a test ride, agree with rich, the K8 is a great bike and is seriously quick. I went from the SV to a GSX-R600 k8 and haven't looked back. I didn't get mine from GW as i didn't need the kit and i thought the prices were too high. They may be open to a little more haggling though than they were last year. As for long distances, done the Welsh TT with no problems with the org and taking it to Assen next month for the Moto GP.
i checked with Artdeans yesterday on the servicing and the 4k service is £130 so was happy there, finally bought a new rear tyre last week (Biketreadz by GW) and that was £132 fitted.

in other words, recommended !

Cheers for that. They aren't up for haggling over the price on the kit deal even though I asked a guy who works there through another forum...supposidely they can't even get them cheaper as staff. Where did you get yours from?

Ok BACK ON TOPIC GUYS!!

Id go for the gsxr hunm, i own a 675 and its not that comfy for road use, is more built towards track use, sat on the gsxr etc but couldnt get a test ride on one hence why i went for the 675, but the gsxr is deffo more comfy