What's the best year for the Suzuki GSXR750?

[rideslikean00...]

A friend of mine recently came into some money by inheritance and he's looking to pick up a version of my dream bike (lucky devil; probably just to taunt me no doubt) and as someone who has been away from biking about ten years now wondered which year of the GSXR750 would be the best - or indeed which years, I expect there's a best pre-2000 and best post-2000 example of both. For the more modern ones I've heard the K8 is a good year.

Thoughts etc?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

The newer the better IMO. There's not really a "golden" year of GSXR750 (like the '98 R1), just seem to keep improving them.
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[P.]

None really, 05/06 1000 is beast though.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[P.]

[rideslikean00...]

What's the weight difference between a 750 and 1000 of the same year? I understand from some cursory reading on MCN website that some refinements of later years were hitting the 600s and 1000s before the 750s, I wondered if differing weights factored into all that.
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[temeluchus]

1985!
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[Pigeon]

2011 it lost nearly 10kg in weight and a bump in power.

Not to everyones taste, but I would do despicable things to get a 2014 Yoshimura GSXR-750

150bhp 190kg

Must have!

[Carvel]

A K4/5 in blue & white. The best looking 750, fact.

https://www.gsxr.es/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/GSXR750_LR5_K4_S_3.jpg
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[rideslikean00...]

[P.]

The thou is ~205kg curb weight currently.

Want new fast, buy ZX10R
Want older fast, buy GSXR1000 K5

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

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[rideslikean00...]

Damn, in the midst of all this Suzuki research and discussion I've put a request in for a test ride of the latest GSXR750 at a Swindon dealership. Probably get declined due to not being on the road very long with a full Cat B license, and I probably should have booked it in my friend's name but hey... dream bike. Logic doesn't come into it.

It seems like so far the consensus is there isn't a "golden year" for these bikes, they all have their merits. I figured it might a case where purists flock to one particular model, like they say about the '98 R1 being the first and best version.
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[Pete.]

[Alex A]

A couple of stand outs for me:

1989/1990: Last of the oil cooled slingshot models. Great looks and attitude. But it won't compete with a modern example.

2004/2005: Virtually the same performance as the current bike. Perhaps lighter actually. But it looks far better.

But as above, I wouldn't choose the 750 over a K5/6 1000.

[wr6133]

I like the 750 SRAD. That's just based on liking the tail though and it being the only GSXR I have (briefly) ridden

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Wull]

I've always wanted a k6 750 and according to most that was the bike to have,beating most if not all on track due to being very useable.
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[Old Git Racing]

K6/7 were the best before cats and fuelling restrictions, best looking as well.
I'd have a K7 750 over a K5 1000. The 750's more useable, not too far off in performance, is lighter and handles better imo (had both). K5 thou is a damn good bike though.

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[Wull]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Wull]

Tbh I'd probably go faster on the k5 thou,but I'm going on general consensus and copious amounts of back to back tests amongst bikes on track with magazine tests.

Now I know what these mags are like and its not gospel but it is what it is.......whether its true or not fact is the k6 is a capable bike and the thread is about what year is the best 750,not whether they can beat any thous.

If you look over my post I may have been talking about all 600's and 750's
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