How do you do it?!

[mudcow007]

Had a go on my mates gsxr600 the other night for about 10mins, after this 10 mins.. i had pains in my hips, backs of my knees. an was walking like id been "ass-aulted" up the pooper

im not exactly massive tall or anything (6ft 1-2 ish).

i was thinking of possibly upgrading to a gsxr750 at some point, but im now massively put off - am i destined to ride Bandit's til the end of my days....?

[Conzar]

No, you just were not used to it.
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[mudcow007]

so its normal then?

my legs felt like they were in my armpits...

[Conzar]

So did mine, it's because you're used to a upright position on a bandit.
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11:05:35 Rob Fzs: i just wanna own an rd350 valve before they send us to war with durkadurkastan

[Knacker]

I'm guessing it was a fairly new Gsxr?
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Current: Gsxr 600 Srad - GS125 - DT125
Previous: K1 GSXR 1000

[DrDonnyBrago]

You "mostly" get used to it.

Been riding a CBR600 daily for several years and I still get aches after a long ride.

Also depends on body shape I think, stick insects seem to be comfortable on most things whilst the more rotund gentleman might tend towards a cruiser.

[Notj7]

[Robster]

I know what you mean, I sat on a mate's R1 the other day... he offered me a bimble but I politely declined. Just sitting on the thing was intimidating, feeling all scrunched up. He swore blind its a comfortable commuter...

I imagine once you got the bug though nothing else feels the same.
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[Copycat73]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I had a go on Fifteen15's gsxr the other week and it felt kind of right to me. It's the first sport 600 I've been on - and although it was only for a few miles it felt fairly comfy. I'd probably go for a hornet over one of those, for the more upright position, but I reckon I could hack a 600 wiv clip ons, despite my advancing years.
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[stevo as b4]

Well done for consistently buying and owning sports bikes for 14years!

How you stayed interested/motivated by them for that long is another question?

At work yesterday I walked past a bike parking area in B'ham city centre, and I saw a brand new Black GSXR600. (These new shape ones look very tiny, very plasticy and very ugly IMO).

Next to it was a tatty 1984/B-plate Honda VF750 Magna, painted matt black with white skulls on the petrol tank, and red cam covers.

I'm not really a huge fan of the rat look, or untidy neglected bikes, but with a bit of cash spent, I know which one of the two machines would look cool and interesting, and it wouldn't have Suzuki written on the side!

[Carvel]

[Old Git Racing]

It's like a chopper compared to a Ducati .

OGR
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[MC]

Even a Bandit gave me a bad back after a days riding The CBF1000 has the nicest riding position of any bike I've been on, even a mate sat on it today & said it was lovely (he rides a sports bike*).

*sort of**

**it's a CBR125
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[Knacker]

My K1 is much more comfortable than my Srad and I'm 6'5 and Fat so a 6ft'er should be fine On most sports bikes.
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Current: Gsxr 600 Srad - GS125 - DT125
Previous: K1 GSXR 1000

[Whosthedaddy]

My old GSXR 600 L0 was like a child's toy and not that much bigger than my monkeybike really.
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Current : MSX 125 Past : CBR 900RR Monkeybike : c50 LAC : ZXR750 H2 : FZR600 : ZX7R P3 : YW100 : TRX850: Trophy 900 T309 : GSXR 600 L0: Monkeybike : XJ6S Whosthedaddy

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Clanger]

[Az]

[TallPaul_S]

[Timmeh]

Just to reiterate really, the early supersports are like sofas compared to modern bikes. I had a test ride on an 07 R6 but it made my back and arms ache like fuck, so decided against it. Maybe I could have got used to it, but it didn't feel right and I didn't want to chance it.

I could ride my CBR600F sat up if you wanted to, but I could change my position to stop getting aches and pains.
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[dydey90]

I thought this when I was in a Yamaha garage a few weeks ago. They had an R125, R6 and R1 all in a line and the 125 was tallest!
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Past: CBR125,ER6f NINJA 650, ZZR600 Current: VFR750

[Snorty]

When I picked my SRAD 750 up (not sure how the position is compared to other bikes) from Hull I did about 70 miles or so on it. I had to lay down for 30 mins afterwards! "I'm never going to Scotland on this thing"...

I did, the ride gets much easier once you're used to it, I commute on it.
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Past: CB125TDC | TZR125 | GPZ500 | CBR600F3 | ZX9-R | GSXR1000 K4

[mudcow007]

i think the bike i tried was a gsxr600 53' plate?

so i don't know how much they have changed (if they have in later models)

the bike seemed short

i think i need to take it on a longer test ride.....

[Conzar]

Or ride it for a few weeks.
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Current ride: ZX6R 636 ------- Previous:KTM EXC 450 Supermoto --- ZX6R B1H --Hornet 600--CBR 600--SV650
11:05:35 Rob Fzs: i just wanna own an rd350 valve before they send us to war with durkadurkastan