GSXR600/750?

[veeeffarr]

Hi guys,

Looking at getting rid of the VFR800 and onto a GSXR600/750...

Have about £2,000 to spend, would this get a decent one? What do I need to look out for on the SRADS?

Thanks T

[adama]

I have a K4 600, bit out of that price range though. Love it to bits though, and i know a few people with S-RADS who rave about them. Think you'll be able to pick up a v.nice bike for that price mate..just gotta make sure its in good nick and been looked after =]
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[McGee]

Srads, only thing to look out for is knackered suspension and the brakes.

Rebuild will sort them both out.

Get the 750 to

Have a butch around Gixerjunkies.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[TUG]

I owned an SRAD for 6 days before my major crash, they dont handle very well and its not just me whos said it either, the 750 is worth it more with its better suspension and braking ability.

Like mcgee said, head over to gixerjunkies and have a nosey.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Scouse]

[BanditsHigh]

Well I've got a 96' 750 SRAD and I seem to go round corners pretty well ... sounds more like either the particular bike you owned had shot suspension or you were the problem!!

[camcam]

i had a '98 gsxr 600 i loved handled great i htink it must be you.

p.s 6 days isnt enough to judge it.
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[alone]

Wasn't it *cough* the May 2008 Performance Bike who did a comparison between a 1998 S-RAD and a 2008 GSXR? I believe the outcome was there was very little between the two, and simply upgrading the brakes and suspension would bring the older model almost in-line with the newest model for a fraction of the price!

I'm sure someone will be along to correct me in a moment lol
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[Mr Nice Guy]

It was the May 2008 Performance Bikes, as it is still lying on my desk here at work
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[TUG]

[mr jamez]

You had the bike for six days, wrote it off and conclude they handle rubbish? OK.

I've ridden an SRAD, brakes weren't great. Handling was OK, I didn't ride it fast enough to properly tell really but it did feel a bit of a bus. Though some people like bikes like that.

Have you considered a Triumph TT600? better spec than an old SRAD and generally in far better condition.
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[Scouse]

[TUG]

Listen, I'm just relaying what others have said, i'm sorry that you disagree, but its not just me, i had the bike six days, i couldnt get used to it, it didnt handle like anything i had ridden before granted the biggest thing i've ridden is 600 on the road for 6 days, but i've ridden R1s around the work yard and they "felt" much sharper than my SRAD did.

I dont give a fuck what anyone else has said, i said from my experiance it didnt handle that well, i didnt mean that they are all wank. They're a good bike, but handling is something to be improved on.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Scouse]

[TUG]

[Scouse]

[TUG]

Alright then, i give up, you win i'm wrong, happy?
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Scouse]

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[nick606]

To be fair i do need to set the suspension up for me but it is a bit of a barge at the moment. No where near as flick able as the hornet i had.

[veeeffarr]

TT600 is another option, but it looks like a melted wellington.

Been out on the Viff a bit this week, I still actually quite like it so may keep it :S

[TUG]

[nick606]

[garth]

He prob doesn't think it handles that well (ie "flickable") beacause he's gone from something with wide, high bars (the hairnet) to something with clip ons. (gsxr).
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