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Ralph what year gixer was it do you know ?
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Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition |
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I found the riding position of the 600 gsxr was way more racey than the 750. cant remember the thou...i tend to not really go about sitting on thou's because i dont think i'll ever own a 1000cc sports bike. Although if i did, it'd be an R1. lovely bikes, comfy riding position, and very reasonable intervals between valve clearance checks. And nick sanders rode around the world on one quite succesfully
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Perhaps, which is why I kept my mouth shut until somebody asked. I was in two minds about whether to reply
but I thought, what the hell, somebody has asked, it's my opinion, and I'm entitled to it. I only ask that people respect the opinion, I don't ask that they agree with it. It only seems to be the sportsbike riders that are getting edgy about it. |
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I don't exactly, Mexico is usually a model or two behind (my friend wants the F800GS, but it's not released yet), but it was bought new last year. Sportsbikes only sell in Mexico to guys who can afford expensive toys, so it could have been old stock. Lets assume no more than 2-3 years old in UK terms.
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See thats interesting because the later 600 / 750 use the same chassis... so it shoudlnt feel any different riding position wise...
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So something like a K4 / K5... I rode a K6 and it made plenty of power at 6000rpm. I would have thought that would have to...
I will admit it did take me a little while to adjust to the IL4 after riding the SV, Maybe it was a little of that coupled with the altitude perhaps ?
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I don't know about the 600, but I can say that for the K4-era gixers the thou has a far more aggressive riding position than the 750.
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Just a pity it's decended into the usual sportsbikes are good, sportsbikes are bad, DRZ400s are awful and Ralph's talking bollox, when the intention was much more simple....
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I have changed car from a 130bhp 2.0 diesel to a 140bhp 1.8 petrol. The petrol is a lot slower in most situations absolutely no doubt about it. I've had to learn to start driving everywhere between 3 and 4 thousand revs in situations where I want power on tap, but IMHO I find the increase in engine noise and the gear changing more fatiging. I felt the same about a 600 Bandit. I'd rather just have power on tap right from low revs and concentrate on getting the best out of the road rather than worrying about getting the best out of the bike. |
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