Any K7 GSXR1000 owners out there? Advice needed.

[Fisty]

I have just come back from a test ride on the above bike and it blew me away.

The offer on at the moment on it is great, I know its not the latest greatest etc but Im being swayed towards it.

What are they like to actually own, easy to maintain? Comfy on long rides etc? I will be riding roughly 800 miles a month and intend on keeping the bike for 5 years.

Im in 2 minds whether to get the GSXR or a ZX10R...
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[lllN30lll]

the GSxr's put out more power than the zx10's, i've got a dyno graph to show you the torque and bhp.

I love mine to bits fella, I do about 800 miles a month too and the riding position doesn't put too much stress on your arms.

I've put a few thousand miles on mine already and the only thing i've had to do is degrease/oil the chain so far, and set up the pre-load on the front and back for my weight.

the ABC mode comes in handy, if you get caught in the rain then put it on B mode and it'll still put out 180bhp, but it'll adjust the torque curve so the power doesn't get put down as aggressive as A mode. C mode knock it down to 60bhp for town tootling.

Only drawbacks of owning a 1000 is that you'll get beaten by a well ridden 600/750 around the twistys due to you having a bit of extra weight and not being able to be as smoothy round the bends, 1000's are more a point and squirt bike.

But go for it, have a few more test rides if you can. more you ride it the more you'll get to love it.
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CRF450R

[Fisty]

Cheers, It will be my only form of transport ( yep gonna ride it through the winter) so Im after all the advice I can get.
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[TheDonUK]

[mark83]

Makes 120bhp in 'mode C'.

That's as much as a 90's blade!!!

Bloody shocking.
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Kawasaki ER6n -> Honda CBR600RR -> Honda VTR 1000 -> Moto Guzzi Norge 1200
Buy my Mercedes 350 Sport AMG Evo

[leatherpatche...]

[lllN30lll]

[Fisty]

Its a brand new one im looking at, black "stealth?" colours. Comes with arrow pipes, 0% finance and a years free insurance.

They do have a red one in too but the black is faster obviously.
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[lllN30lll]

[Matthie]

[quacker_boy]

[Stevie B]

At George White's by me in Swindon there's a deal on the K8 1000s. You buy new on finance and get over £2000 worth of gear thrown in.

Similar for the 750 and 6 but just less gear for each.
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Past: Katana 50, NSR125RR, FZR600r, CB-1 Present: TRX850

[Fisty]

The £900 of extras is on the K8 and there is no 0% on them, the reason im thinking of the K7 is that is is massively discounted. They have 4 pre reg ones that they are desperate to get rid of!

Any Ideas what the sevicing costs are like?

Tom
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TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[mark83]

Funny because I really couldn't see myself ever owning an IL4 thou.

Having said that, the CB1000R is truly tempting. Very very tempting indeed.
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Kawasaki ER6n -> Honda CBR600RR -> Honda VTR 1000 -> Moto Guzzi Norge 1200
Buy my Mercedes 350 Sport AMG Evo

[t121anf]

Mr_fisty, how much are we talking for one of these 4 pre-reg'd ones?

[McGee]

k5 but its still fecking awesome.

Oh how I miss you

https://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3571/gsxrsidems4.jpg
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[McGee]

[Mr Nice Guy]

What's the difference between the K5/6 and the K7/8?

Apart from the I-wanna-be-a-vee-twin-twin-cans?
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Suzuki GSX-R750K4 ~ Mivv GP

[McGee]

[Spit-Fire]

there doing brand new ones at george whites bikes with 3grands worht of extras mate and 0%
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they say the good die young... i say we just live faster

[Wave2k]

You are what i call "power seduced', ride a bike thats faster than your own and its instantly great, what you have to do is look beyond the speed.
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2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[mark83]