Fireblade or GSXR1000 K7
 

cant decide? what are the org's thoughts on these two animals?

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

08 Blade!!!! :D

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

Depends what year. Both of this years models look f*cking ugly IMHO

Honda have really messed up the looks of the blade by bolting that dustbin on the side of it and messing about with the front end.

The GSXR just looks horrible and the standard twin exhausts look cheap.

If I was buying a brand new litre bike. I'd buy an R1.. or maybe a 2nd hand blade. Best looking of the GSXR Thou's is the K5, K6, they K5 is supposed to make the most power and be the most fun to ride according to what I've read on gixerjunkies

I dont think theres much in it, it'll just come down to which one you like best, so go get a test ride.

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

I've ridden the previous model fireblade, and although I am certainly nothing even close to approaching an expert, I thought it was a very well behaved bike. I wasn't scared of it or the power at all, it was very easy to ride at slow speeds.. Having only ridden on a 33bhp SV til that point, I didn't know what to expect from something so powerful. The guy who owns it loves it. I don't know if well behaved bikes are your cuppa, or if you like something a bit lairy, and I've never ridden a gsxr so I can't comment on that :p

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

the blade would be the older under seat exhaust model and the gixer would be a k7 new with free arrow cans, i havent ruled out the gsxr750 new k7/k8 george whites are doing free akra can with these models so u can dump the dustbin on the side.

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

oh my sv1000s is now for sale see the for sale section for a cheap 1000 v twin.

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

The older blade looks superb in HRC colours ;)


I'd have the gsxr 750, personally.

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

blade but i'm biased

Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

In that case, go with the 'blade. So many jurno's said how great it was to ride. It may not be the fastest, but it's a great bit of kit.

(And JT didn't think it was that bad either :))

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Re: fireblade or gsxr1000k7
 

supposedly, and i haven't ridden either, unless you spend much of your time the wrong side of 100mph, the difference between the 750 and the 1000 is negligible...

i'd have the blade myself, but i couldn;t afford to insure either;

"ah, i see you once left your mobile on the bus when you were 12 sir, i'm afraid that makes you uninsurable"

:D