Bikes - Talk & Issues Newsworthy and topical general biking and bike related issues. No crapola! Need Help: Try Searching before posting |
|
Thread Tools |
20-12-14, 06:29 PM | #11 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Poole
Posts: 1,083
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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.
__________________
2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS! |
20-12-14, 06:39 PM | #12 |
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 149
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
20-12-14, 06:45 PM | #13 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Poole
Posts: 1,083
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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!
__________________
2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS! |
20-12-14, 06:56 PM | #14 |
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 149
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
20-12-14, 10:20 PM | #15 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Doncaster, oop norf
Posts: 2,122
|
Re: GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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.
|
20-12-14, 11:16 PM | #16 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Poole
Posts: 1,083
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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 Think me and my mates are looking at Rockingham again or maybe brands or Donnington for this year.
__________________
2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS! |
21-12-14, 08:41 PM | #17 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Doncaster, oop norf
Posts: 2,122
|
Re: GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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.
|
22-12-14, 11:36 AM | #18 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: North East Glasgow, UK
Posts: 1,137
|
Re: GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
K6 all day long mate
__________________
Previous: Suzuki SV650S K9 - Sold Suzuki GSXR1000 K8 - Wrote Aff Honda Fireblade RR-9 - Sold Yamaha MT 10 - Sold Current Bike: Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory |
23-12-14, 12:18 AM | #19 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Dumfries and Galloway
Posts: 1,319
|
Re: GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
K8 onwards have the cat welded on and therefore a change of pipes or hacking off job required. Just to confirm my suspicions earlier.
__________________
"You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuk-U. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground" The Stoppy King
|
23-12-14, 07:42 AM | #20 |
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 149
|
GSXR 750 K6 or L1? which to buy
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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
SV650 GSXR Conversion - Top Yoke Nut GSXR 1000 | Runako | For Sale - SV's and SV related items | 4 | 09-05-13 12:18 PM |
Fitting GSXR front mudguard to GSXR USD forks | maviczap | SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking | 1 | 20-02-10 10:05 PM |
SV GSXR Fork Swap - Keep Stock GSXR Damper? | Mesomorphman | SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking | 5 | 08-09-06 07:40 PM |
GSXR 1000 yokes for GSXR front end swap SOLD | Khewett | For Sale - SV's and SV related items | 3 | 30-05-06 12:03 PM |
GSXR front end conversion - will K5 GSXR 1000 yokes fit?? | Khewett | SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking | 7 | 11-05-06 04:43 PM |