Head vs Heart.... your views please...

Asilky · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Karma :

I've had a Speed Triple for three years. Love it like my wife (some say more) but its time for a change.
I commute most days in London (12 miles each way) but I KNOW i'd be bored if I went for a midrange "do it all" type bike - I just rode the new CBRF - very nice and very competent (but see, I'm even describing it like that). Then I took out a new GSXR 750 and came back grinning like an idiot...
I want something that will get me into work and back without wrist pain or backache but I want to jump on something I fall in love with when I get out at weekends for a blast. What advice???
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fiveus · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Karma :

Get a tuano job done Thumbs Up

stigg · Nova Slayer Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Karma :

Got to be a Firblade.

stigg · Nova Slayer Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Karma :

Or even a Fireblade!!!!!!!!!!

Altissimus · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 30 May 2011 Karma :

Having owned a GSXR 750 myself, I can attest to the grinning like an idiot. I can also attest to the blipping the throttle to overtake a car and being done for doing 86mph in a 40 as a consequence...all too easily done on something that accelerates faster than a cat sleeping beside a fog-horn.

The GSXRs, in my opinion, are awesome bikes - they're very sharp, but you do pay for it slightly with a more compressed riding position compared to the other equivalent sports bikes. If you're around 6ft or more, you probably won't want to ride it for long periods.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Buy a GSXR750 for having fun and a cheap hack to ride to work.

You'll probably pay for the hack in the savings you make in fuel, winter corrosion and and consumables (square tyres sir?) over the time you have it.

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Inkognito · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Karma :

Get another test ride on the gsxr and this time do your daily commute route on it in town Razz

You'll be cursing your wrists and hug your speed triple when you get back.

swiftb · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Karma :

poor slow speed manoverability? aching wrists? sore knees? numb right hand from bar vibes? Thatl be the gixxer Laughing

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WannaBeDude · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Karma :

This seems like a classsic case to get a 125 commuter hack and a sportsbike ! Thumbs Up

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whitedevil · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Karma :

Ill love a speed triple, wanna swap for a cbr 600 lol
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WannaBeDude · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Karma :

Street Triple for me, the speeds HEAVY ! Cool

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Blackwolf · Burgerfist Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Karma :

Did somebody sat Tuono?....

Laughing

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whitedevil · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Karma :

Your chains rusty Laughing

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robs321 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 24 Feb 2010 Karma :

CB1000r! I chopped my 954 in a few weeks ago for mine as my carpal tunnel was making it really unplesant to ride the blade. There is nothing not to like about the CB apart from that minging exhaust, which is soon sorted!
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wiltsgixer · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Karma :

Mate you have answered it your self.... grinning like an idiot!! Gixer Every time. Go with your inner idiot EVERY TIME. Ive converted 4 mates to gixers ranging in height from 5,8 to 6,1 and all are grinning like idiots..

Especially if you can see your bike from work at any point. Instant boner in the office in the middle of the day! Very Happy

I would not gixer seek to gixer influence your gixer opinion and gixer thoughts on which gixer bike to gixer go for, gixer but I would suggest going gixer with your gixer heart. It takes gixer less muscles to smile so the gixer happy clappy gixer people say, so gixer you would be gixer saving on muscle strain gixer there to make gixer up for the occasional gixer sore wrist. After all gixer a really good wank or gixer shag can sometimes result in a sore cock for a gixer bit but it gixer doesnt stop you gixer shaggin again later does gixer it. Anyway, just a gixer impartial bit of advice from one gixer biker to another gixer biker! Good luck with the gixer which ever gixer you choose. Very Happy

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Asilky · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Karma :

"I would not gixer seek to gixer influence your gixer opinion and gixer thoughts on which gixer bike to gixer go for, gixer but I would suggest going gixer with your gixer heart. It takes gixer less muscles to smile so the gixer happy clappy gixer people say, so gixer you would be gixer saving on muscle strain gixer there to make gixer up for the occasional gixer sore wrist. After all gixer a really good wank or gixer shag can sometimes result in a sore cock for a gixer bit but it gixer doesnt stop you gixer shaggin again later does gixer it. Anyway, just a gixer impartial bit of advice from one gixer biker to another gixer biker! Good luck with the gixer which ever gixer you choose. Very Happy

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I wasn't looking for fence-sitting - can't you just give me a firm opinion Wiltsgixer ! Smile

Thanks everyone...
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temeluchus · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Karma :

Buy the GSXR.

If you go captain sensible you will hate yourself.

As herr stinkwheel says, grab a hack for the commute.
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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

I dont have the new GSXR750, on the 2000 Y model.

It covers every base for me, I commute on it, use it as my fun machine and have even gone off road Laughing

BUT

Petrol prices/short distances/price and rate it goes through tyres I've fixed up my old 125 to get on the road... I can start having that little extra money to pay certain people..

I'd grab the GSXR and something a bit tatty for the running around.

JAMSXR · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Karma :

I don't know your budget but next year I will be in a similar position to you except I have a cheap cage to get me from A to B when I don't want to get wet and cold.

I would have one of these in my drive right now if I wasn't quite so sensible. At the moment (to me) it's not worth another 5k on top of my Street Triple R.

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