R6 or Gixxer

[annndy]

Well lately I've been entertaining the idea of getting a 600 more and more. I've narrowed it down to the 2 (but I'm constantly looking at others) that I like the most. Opinions from people who own these bikes would be really good as your the people who live with them as apposed to the reviews in the bike magazines which mainly focus on performance. Good and bad points welcome.

I'm 21 and don't really have much riding experience but I've got a level head and consider myself a safe rider/driver. The bike will mainly be for fun as I have use of a car aswell but will probably use it to commute to work on it when I can. Looking to spend around £3000-3500.

So would you go for the GSXR 600 (probably go for the K1 model) or the R6?
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[Groove]

i looooooooove the R6

mates got one, sounds great and i fit it almost perfect

(im not exactly tall )
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[colin1]

this will just find out how many gixxer owners there are and how many r6 owners there are

if i had a full license, id be test riding as many bikes as i could
i reckon you shd test ride both rather than go on what other ppl like
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[Philwild]

I'd go for the R6 although I am slightly biased!

[CoronaBoner]

I'd go for the GSXR although I am slightly biased!
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[JonB]

It comes down to looks.

Why do you need a second opinion anyway? If you see a bike you like, buy it. Come to us for details of price mileage and stuff, so the experts can tell you if you got a good buy or not. You shouldn't need telling what bike to buy, it's a personal thing.
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[jamie192]

I would get the r6, i dont own either bike but i thoink the r6's look much nicer, like the paint ect.
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[annndy]

Looks wise I love both of them equally which is what makes it so hard!

I just was wondering things like which bike is easier to ride for a less experienced rider, comfort, handling, performance, any bad points such as the earlier model R6s tendensy to tank-slap without a damper.

I'm rubbish at decisions and I know I'll be more than happy with either bike its just where I'm not very experienced I thought I'd get some second opinions about which is the better bike.
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[gsxrboy]

Ride them both and see how you get on. I found the r6 a bit small and I found the gsxr slightly smashed off a salvage merchant in London....It looks a bit scuffed but goes like hell. Job done.
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[Andy99]

Try and get test rides on them but failing that have a sit on both of them back to back if possible and see which fits you better as they are very different shapes. I don't feel right on a gixxer and R6 fits me a treat.
The finish is nowhere near as good on the gixxer but otherwise there is not much between them both will slap if provoked although the R6 is more known for it but a damper sorts that out a treat
I went for the R6 as i prefered the styling and it felt comfortable, i've not regretted it for a second.
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[Dracan]

I was thinking about going for an R6 for my next bike. But then I sat on one in the local bike garage, and compared to my TT600, it felt like I was sitting on a tiny 125! It's so small! I then sat on a GSXR, and it felt bang on. I guess it's only because I'm used to the TT though. When it's time for me to upgrade, I'm just gonna take them both for a test ride and see which I like the most. Won't be for another year yet though - so I might go for the thou
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[TOM M]

I vote zx6r
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[McGee]

Loads of zx6r fans out there ay i'd stick with the gixxer nice bikes handle a dream. Granted its up to you sit on em see what ya think.
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[freestyler_onli]

They're both good but the Gixxer is slightly bigger and comes in better colours i think!

But then again-i am biased.

[ranna]

GSXR600 best choice you will ever make

very biased vote lol
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[zx636]

Blag a test ride on both. consider what riding you are likely to do and then buy the R6

[Andy C]

why dont you look for second hand ones of both and the first "good" bike you see an advert that appeals to you and go see it and then make an offer! that way you got more chance of finding a bike thats not overpriced and a bit of a bargin! either way youll have well nice bike!!!!
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[Suzuki]

I would have said R6, until I read that you're 21.

The R6 is an insurance group higher than the gixxer. That was the reason I went for the gixxer over the R6.

Other than that, on the road, the only thing between all the sports bikes is how comfortable they feel for you, and whether you like how they look.

You'd have to be a seriously good rider to be able to make use of the slight performance benefits one bike has over another.

[Gazdaman]

Gixxer is too cliche'd.

R6 baby! I've ridden both, albeit the GSX-r very slowly. I think the R6 handles better, although it wasn't a stock R6, so my opinions are useless.


R6 looks better, and is less common. GSX-r is the new 2 wheeled clio.

Gaz

[KevTM]

well all i can say is i've got GSXR600 K1 and i love it, never ridden any other Sports 600 so can't really compare it to anything else.. saying that it's easy to ride, looks good, sounds good, seems reliable, easy to work on, etc etc..

I didn't want to get a 600 sports as it was a bit too cliche (boy passes test, boy buys typical sports 600 bike) but at the end of the day, who gives a kate moss if loads of folk have them.. surely that can only mean one thing, they're good bikes.. most of these bikes are very similar so it more or less comes down to make, looks etc.

[Wave2k]

ive ridden a GSXR k1 and it handled very good, very planted fron end.
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[stu_m]

no surprise in what i voted



i have a gixxer 600 srad and it handles very well indeed

my mate has the R6 and it feels too flighty and all your weight is on your wrists feels like your on top of the top yolk

[HurtMePlease]

Go for the R6 it IS the better looking bike. Although theres very little difference between both bikes powerwise in the looks department the gixxer has nothing on the R6's curves.


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[beefy]

even though i am buying a gixer k5 very soon i would say r6, the k1 is in my sense a stumpy fat end of a stump the back end looks like something a man on a racer would wear on his head.
r6 very sleek good curves its a bit tight on the steering very restricted in my opinion compared to gixer i have ridden both bikes as they are owned buy friends in the past but tbh u need to ride for yaself to feel the difference.
compare price with insurance but money is there for the feeling money itself dont give no pleasure only the things u buy.