Any Personal Bike Reviews?

I went out for a couple of test rides today.

Has anyone tried the new GSX600's? My first time on one today and I dont think I want one TBH. The new bike looks great and was really comfy to ride. I am quite tall so and even though it is a smallish bike i sat in the bike nicely. The seating position almost feels scooterish because it is quite narrow and upright if you need to be. I still prefer the twin power delivery though. I thought it was easy to go fast, revvy and very noisy - that stubby really is loud! Clicking through the gears though you can overrun the speed limit very quickly so I found it difficult to cruise along comfortably as I do on the SV.


The other ride of the day however was fantastic. If anyone lives in West London I would recommend stopping in at Heathrow Aprilia and taking out their Factory RSV for a run - just because you can. What a stonker! The moment you start it up you know it means business - and it pulls like it sounds. Its a very high ride (seated) and I would prefer the Touno as a riding position of the RSV was a little to committed for me. The higher bars on the Tuono i think would give me more confidence. The RSV still felt easy to ride and not as scary as I expected it to be for a litre bike. Powering out of corners was fun and it felt great to use it to pull the bike out. The last time i grinned like this was when I first got on my SV!!

Do you mean GSXR 600?
Luverly bike.

Originally Posted by Razor

Do you mean GSXR 600?
Luverly bike.

I did. Is a fine looking machine and would be lots of fun around a track. Real world riding not for me though - and I'm a weekend hack.