RSVR - The new GSXR??

[Colapop]

While not doubting they are a brilliant bike (and yes I'd like one too) I am drawn to wondering... are RSVR's the new GSXR? I mean there seems to be a hell of a lot more around than there were. Probably for the reason mentioned above. But in saying that, does the fact that more people have seen them and then want one make them more popular? GSXR's seem to be a dime a dozen - it seems like everyone has one. So are people getting an Aprilia because they want to be more exclusive?

[onearmedbandit]

I think you're reading too much into in it cola.

[Mr. Peanut]

I'd get one just for the suspension/chassis. V-Twins are more suited to going fast in NZ imho.

[Colapop]

It's a serious question! If trends are measured in disposable income then I would say that there is a trend here. How many RSVR rider/owners are there on site now, compared to 2 years ago or even a year ago?

[SixPackBack]

Hush your mouth Viking the Gixxer is incomparable being clearly superior to all other breeds..'specially Italian slappers.:rockon:

[James Deuce]

Having ridden both, and given the necessary wodge of cash, the RSVR is hands down the bike I would buy. It's slightly less comfy the a K5/6 Gixer thou, but it's a more involving ride.

Stupid eh?

It comes down to an indefinable thing called "Character", except this time the "Character" comes with cojones.

[nodrog]

Hush your mouth Viking the Gixxer is incomparable being clearly superior to all other breeds..'specially Italian slappers.:rockon:

having owned both, I agree sir :Punk:

[skelstar]

I'd like an Italian slapper :whistle:...esp after watching the BEARs racing the other day.

[SixPackBack]

having owned both, I agree sir :Punk:

There you have it girls and boys [and indy]......Gixxer wins:rockon:

[Colapop]

Early days little man.... early days...

[MotoGirl]

GSXR1000 - $20k brand new.
RSVR1000 - $26k brand new. This comes with Ohlins, Bremo and other quality components. Putting these bits on a gixxer (individually), you'd spend more than the 26k you paid for the RSV! As for power, the 1000s have so much power they're getting to the point the average person can't use their potential anyway. Hence, there's no point in buying the gruntiest bike around. The RSVR's power is way more usable with the masses of torque. Cause the gixxer changes to regularly, people have to upgrade it more regularly. At least the RSVR won't date as quickly.

[Mr. Peanut]

They're all too fast, WOOOHOOO a 1st gear that loses your licence....

Gimmie a 125 2-stroke anyday.

[SixPackBack]

Early days little man.... early days...

We have the numbers for total domination...the italian slappers are doomed.:bleh:

[Dafe]

If the K7 is as comfortable as the K5/K6, I'd own the K7 Gixxer hands down. Simply because the RSVR hip height is too high. I found this put alot more pressure on my lower back (heaps more forward lean)than the very relaxing positioned K5/K6 GSXR. Important if you're 100KG plus.
If I was 90KG or under, I'd be considering the Aprilia.

And at just over 2/3 the price, the GSXR would be the money winner too. Ohlins/Brembo - You could take the extra cost and put them on your Gixxer then rape the Aprilia for all it's worth.

Actually, I'd take a GSXR and a SV1000S over the RSVR anyday. Best of both worlds for the same price give or take a couple of G!

[MotoGirl]

Oh yeah, and I previously rode a k4 gixxer thou and the RSVR is faaaaaaaaaaar superior.

[Colapop]

Seems there is a definite ground swell in the Eyetie's direction...

[The_Dover]

Oh yeah, and I previously rode a k4 gixxer thou and the RSVR is faaaaaaaaaaar superior.

exactly you dumb bitch.

a k4.

[SixPackBack]

Seems there is a definite ground swell in the Eyetie's direction...

*cough*..ahem (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=963084&postcount=10)......as you so eloquently pointed out Thor????

Why not attach a poll?

[Dafe]

Have to agree Dover. I rode a K4 Gixxer and I just didn't enjoy it.

Rode the K6 Gixxer and signed up for one the same day.

A massive difference.

[Colapop]

*cough*..ahem (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=963084&postcount=10)......as you so eloquently pointed out Thor????

Why not attach a poll?
Coz I carnt - it's too late

[MotoGirl]

exactly you dumb bitch.
Please watch your language - that's unnecessary.


a k4.
I don't believe Colapop's post was directed at any particular model of gixxer. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my K4 GSX-R1000 is still a GSX-R correct?

[White trash]

Here's my $0.02, not that it's worth fuck all.

Bikers now days have a better disposable income. When GSXRs were at their height, they were the best bikes for the money (still are) and the only available Italian sports twins were stupidly over priced, unreliable and not very fast. I mean, you might as well have bought a Harley.

Now, with the RSV having been around 8 or 9 years, they've been developed over a long period, therefore cutting production costs and therefore the retail prices. They're reliable and fairly affordable now and offer a cool riding experience, without being too intimidating. So it's suits girls.

It is also, in todays PC enviroment, more socialy acceptable to root boys. More so than 10-15 years ago.

So, the crux is, girls and poofters ride RSVS. Real blokes ride Gixxers.

'Nuff said.

[Colapop]

:corn: :corn: :corn: :corn: Are there some sensitive Gixxer owners out there? May have made the wrong choice? :corn: :corn: :corn: :corn:

[The_Dover]

Please watch your language - that's unnecessary.


don't cry sweetcheeks, uncle dover didn't mean any harm.



I don't believe Colapop's post was directed at any particular model of gixxer. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my K4 GSX-R1000 is still a GSX-R correct?

no, it's an old shitty gixxer.

marilyn monroe is no sylvia saint either.

[cowpoos]

Here's my $0.02, not that it's worth fuck all. broke at the moment bra?? wanna borrow a dollar?


They're reliable and fairly affordable now and offer a cool riding experience, without being too intimidating. So it's suits girls.

It is also, in todays PC enviroment, more socialy acceptable to root boys. More so than 10-15 years ago.

So, the crux is, girls and poofters ride RSVS. Real blokes ride Gixxers.

'Nuff said.

and whats your take on honda's Mr Trash?

[The_Dover]

So, the crux is, girls and poofters ride RSVS. Real blokes ride Gixxers.

'Nuff said.

except Sensei.

I hear he's a fuckin hard cunt as fast as scouser on dole day.

[MotoGirl]

no, it's an old shitty gixxer.
I rest my case... If a K4 model is an "old shitty gixxer" then (according to your logic) everything except the K7 model is old and shitty now. I'd rather own the RSVR which might stay current a bit longer and it comes with all the good bits.

[White trash]

For the record Tuonos are a bit different. They're for guys who know they can't handle a Gixxer, but don't want to atend Elton John look alike partys either.

[The_Dover]

I rest my case... If a K4 model is an "old shitty gixxer" then (according to your logic) everything except the K7 model is old and shitty now. I'd rather own the RSVR which might stay current a bit longer and it comes with all the good bits.

it comes with good stickers, on shit made in china "under licence".

there's a fuckin difference.

let's call a spade a spade.

for $22,000 a gixxxer with a tickle would spank a stock RSVR and still have change for the celebratory piss up and a packet of smokes.

neukirchner ain't doing to bad on a k6 either.

[SixPackBack]

I rest my case... If a K4 model is an "old shitty gixxer" then (according to your logic) everything except the K7 model is old and shitty now. I'd rather own the RSVR which might stay current a bit longer and it comes with all the good bits.

Sweetheart check White trash's post we have established italian slappers are okay for gays and girls......back to the kitchen darl:love:

[White trash]

I rest my case... If a K4 model is an "old shitty gixxer" then (according to your logic) everything except the K7 model is old and shitty now. I'd rather own the RSVR which might stay current a bit longer and it comes with all the good bits.
How's that new reel you got for Christmas coming along Dover?

[Dafe]

:corn: :corn: :corn: :corn: Are there some sensitive Gixxer owners out there? May have made the wrong choice? :corn: :corn: :corn: :corn:

Well I guess it's time for one Suzuki owner to come clean then............

After selling the K6 Gixxer and having ridden the Aprilia. I will admit that I'm having farken heaps of thoughts about trying the K7 Gixxer and going out to buy one. Problem is I love my SV too much so must pay it off first.
Then buy a K8 Gixxer.
Maybe then I'll buy a magazine with a picture of a RSVR. So I can put it underneath all my magazines with Gixxer reviews, The RSVR mag will make a good magazine pile mat!

[The_Dover]

How's that new reel you got for Christmas coming along Dover?

i haven't caught fuck all.

i don't think my worm is big enough bait.

[The_Dover]

end of the day, twins are only good for one thing.

threesomes.

[MotoGirl]

Sweetheart check White trash's post we have established italian slappers are okay for gays and girls......back to the kitchen darl:love:
:lol: so if White Trash says it, then it must be right? Here I was thinking you guys could think for yourselves... Sorry, my mistake :dodge:

There's a reason the RSVR was the master bike of the year!

[boomer]

My next bikes gonna be an RSVR but i own a honduh so i think i've just added fuel to the bombfire:crazy:

[Colapop]

Well, the triple switch Gixxer will be out shortly but isn't that just a gimmick? If ya can't ride the fucken thing why get it? Where BD when you need a bike to bike comparison?

[SixPackBack]

:lol: so if White Trash says it, then it must be right? Here I was thinking you guys could think for yourselves... Sorry, my mistake :dodge:

There's a reason the RSVR was the master bike of the year!

Looks like my worm is doin' okay

[boomer]

Here I was thinking you guys could think for yourselves... Sorry, my mistake :dodge:

II thought all women knew that Benson made all our deciscions?

[Clivoris]

I bought my Ape because it was in my price range thanks to the wonders of Japanese imports. Seems like this has been a factor in bringing the prices down in general and more people being able to afford them. The motorcross bars on mine help to get round the comfort issues. If we're talking bang for buck tho, it has to be the Gixxers. I've only ridden one back in the day(thanks WT) and it blew me away how user friendly and potent it was. I wonder if Andrew Stroud would be able to compete as well on an RSVR, even if it had more development for racing?

[MotoGirl]

Looks like my worm is doin' okay

Pfft, don't flatter yourself!
I just love to fight :Punk: Don't make me sharpen my nails....

[The_Dover]

girls and poofters ride RSVS. Real blokes ride Gixxers.

'Nuff said.


My next bikes gonna be an RSVR but i own a honduh so i think i've just added fuel to the bombfire:crazy:

boomer, unit, motogirl, sensei, flame......

i'm getting an oestrogen overload warning....

[Babelfish]

I dont think it comes down to performance much, more what someone wants to see themselves on. Gixxers are tastey, but one of the most common bikes on the road over many years...Cola, I reckon its a valid observation mate, there's definately a euro invasion going on.

Keeps it all interesting though, speshly watching the gixxer girls get their knickers in a twist being told they might be outdone in the commoner stakes

[Colapop]

Are you it's not just feelings of inadequacy Dovey...? There are quite a few if you add them up...

[SixPackBack]

Pfft, don't flatter yourself!
I just love to fight :Punk: Don't make me sharpen my nails....

A feisty one:love: .........finished cookin' dinner for the boy's yet?...then we can talk about fightin' and lovin'

[The_Dover]

Are you it's not just feelings of inadequacy Dovey...? There are quite a few if you add them up...

i'm pretty sure.

unless it's just inadequate amounts of piss and smokes??

[White trash]

:lol: so if White Trash says it, then it must be right? Here I was thinking you guys could think for yourselves... Sorry, my mistake :dodge:

There's a reason the RSVR was the master bike of the year!
Ummm, it only won MasteyBike in the twins class, not overall?

Being completely honest, I couldn't give a fuck what's the better bike, Trailer Trash like me can't afford either.

[riffer]

We'll see how the new gixxer thou fares when it comes out, but as far as the SV vs the RSVR goes, I've ridden both and the SV is so out of its depth it isn't funny.

However, I'd consider both the SV and the RSVR for gargre honours, with the SV winning for daily ride, but I'm really not sure if I could consider the gixxer for that role.

So put me with the Italian fag boys then...

[The_Dover]

Ummm, it only won MasteyBike in the twins class, not overall?

Being completely honest, I couldn't give a fuck what's the better bike, Trailer Trash like me can't afford either.

it's alright Jimmy. For a couple of steinies and a blowie you can ride mine.

masteybike means shit. even a fuckin kawasaki won that once.

dollar for dollar the smart money is spending yen.

[boomer]

i'm getting an oestrogen overload warning....

i would have thought that alarm bell would have been ringing in YOUR ears for a couple of months now. Thats what i was putting your fat depositition down to Pie Boy!

[MotoGirl]

A feisty one:love: .........finished cookin' dinner for the boy's yet?...then we can talk about fightin' and lovin'
We can talk about fighting when you find me a worthy opponent...

Anyway, back on topic, maybe the RSVR is becoming popular because it's the sexiest damn twin currently on the market? The 999 is farkin ugly and Japanese are too low-end. It's no surprise why people are buying the Aprilia.
oh yeah, the 1098 is getting prettier, but doesn't have anything on the Ape.

[Dafe]

Well, the triple switch Gixxer will be out shortly but isn't that just a gimmick? If ya can't ride the fucken thing why get it? Where BD when you need a bike to bike comparison?

Have you tried riding in the wet in a city full of metal manholes, drain covers and paint markings with 181 Horses at the rear wheel?
The switch is designed to let you ride safer in these situations.

And I thought the K6 with 154HP was brutal. That extra 30 HP on the 2007 model is bound to get a few people into trouble.
I don't think the K7 will be in need of any mods to annihilate the RSVR. Stock standard should be just fine.

[White trash]

I dont think


Obviously. You bought a VTR


Keeps it all interesting though, speshly watching the gixxer girls get their knickers in a twist being told they might be outdone in the commoner stakes

Coming from a VTR rider? Sheesh, at least you boys aint EVER gonna be outdone on that score :D

[The_Dover]

We'll see how the new gixxer thou fares when it comes out, but as far as the SV vs the RSVR goes, I've ridden both and the SV is so out of its depth it isn't funny.

However, I'd consider both the SV and the RSVR for gargre honours, with the SV winning for daily ride, but I'm really not sure if I could consider the gixxer for that role.

So put me with the Italian fag boys then...

fuckin hell man, you could buy two sv's and ohlins for both for the price of a decent RSVR.

and still have a shandy, a cigar and a bag of chips on the way home from t'pub.

[Colapop]

And I thought the K6 with 154HP was brutal. That extra 30 HP on the 2007 model is bound to get a few people into trouble.
So the K7 is going to be far too overpowered for normal goons like Dover to ride it then...? Coz lets face it, given the extra power they're gonna try and use it...

[The_Dover]

So the K7 is going to be far too overpowered for normal goons like Dover to ride it then...? Coz lets face it, given the extra power they're gonna try and use it...

Fuck man, ask FIZZERMAN what the back of my bike looks like.

He got a good look.

[MotoGirl]

Ummm, it only won MasteyBike in the twins class, not overall?
Actually, it looks like it took out the overall...

[Babelfish]

Obviously. You bought a VTR



Coming from a VTR rider? Sheesh, at least you boys aint EVER gonna be outdone on that score :D

Righto mate, I think the crowns firmly with you on the common stakes...I've heard we get the handbag stakes...mostly said from gixxer riders who have a little too much protest in them when in comes to fags...:whistle:

[Colapop]

Fuck man, ask FIZZERMAN what the back of my bike looks like.

He got a good look.
.. Huh? Sorry wasn't listening... I was just working out how many Gixxers you'd trashed so far... fucken algorithms are killing me...

[pritch]

There are a couple of new Tuonos locally but these don't increase the number because both riders had RSVRs before.

Sensei's take on this would be interesting since he is qualified to comment intelligently on the topic having moved from the Gixxer to the 'prillia.

His Gixxer being one of the rare ones that was traded, not written off.

[Dafe]

So the K7 is going to be far too overpowered for normal goons like Dover to ride it then...? Coz lets face it, given the extra power they're gonna try and use it...

It means you're gonna have to have the balls to own one in the first place!

If you don't - there's always the HP-lite RSVR!

[boomer]

Actually, it looks like it took out the overall...

Pics of Kwakas, triumphs and prilla's... you're not doing yourself any favours Girl!! :blink:

[Colapop]

It means you're gonna have to have the balls to own one in the first place!
If you don't - there's always the HP light RSVR!
I'd actually get the Soozuk B King (Naked Busa) before either of them...

[MotoGirl]

Sensei's take on this would be interesting since he is qualified to comment intelligently on the topic having moved from the Gixxer to the 'prillia.
His Gixxer being one of the rare ones that was traded, not written off.

I also moved from a (not written off) gixxer to the RSVR - does this make ME "qualified" to comment? :shutup:

[boomer]

It means you're gonna have to have the balls to own one in the first place!

If you don't - there's always the HP-lite RSVR!

hey Dafe, maybe you should buy teh new K7 when it gets here.. you could use the fast/girl button like you use the edit button here. Fuck it up.. just press the C button ;) and hope no-one noticed :p

[MotoGirl]

Pics of Kwakas, triumphs and prilla's... you're not doing yourself any favours Girl!! :blink:

My mistake, I assumed you guys could read :dodge:

[Dafe]

I'd actually get the Soozuk B King (Naked Busa) before either of them...

I'd actually happily have an RSVR in my garage. My wife needs a bike to learn on, although it would be a tough choice between the RSVR and the Yamaha Scorpio.

[Colapop]

Some of us can ... but then we're the ones enlightened enough to know that the fastest bike doesn't make the best rider...

The question here is not about out and out straight line speed...

[MotoGirl]

Some of us can ... but then we're the ones enlightened enough to know that the fastest bike doesn't make the best rider...

The question here is not about out and out straight line speed...
Any idiot can ride a fast bike, but can he or she make it go fast? The correct answer is "not necessarily".

[Madness]

Any idiot can ride a fast bike

WOOHOO!!!!

[Dafe]

hey Dafe, maybe you should buy teh new K7 when it gets here.. you could use the fast/girl button like you use the edit button here. Fuck it up.. just press the C button ;) and hope no-one noticed :p

Sorry man, My England not too good. I don't think you'll understand my native Cook Island tongue though.
I try to make my posts readible but it usually depends on how much Kava & noni juice I've been drinking!

[The Stranger]

Any idiot can ride a fast bike, but can he or she make it go fast? The correct answer is "not necessarily".

Shit, Dover - that looks like a challenge to me.

[Colapop]

Shit Dafe - how much Dover juice have you had??!!??

[The_Dover]

Shit, Dover - that looks like a challenge to me.

does it have to look pretty?

[SixPackBack]

I also moved from a (not written off) gixxer to the RSVR - does this make ME "qualified" to comment? :shutup:

No your a Girl, an overqualified shoe shopper attracted to expensive shiny objects of little real value.
Back in the kitchen women.:yes:

[MotoGirl]

No your a Girl, an overqualified shoe shopper attracted to expensive shiny objects of little real value.
Back in the kitchen women.:yes:
:lol: I'm not your average "shoe shopper" girl. Now, how about I make myself useful and cook you some eggs? haha

[boomer]

:lol: I'm not your average "shoe shopper" girl. Now, how about I make myself useful and cook you some eggs? haha

Whilst ya there, make us a coffee

[MotoGirl]

Whilst ya there, make us a coffee
Hmm this isn't a good look... barefoot and in the kitchen. Watch out Cajun, I'll be pregnant next :gob:

[boomer]

Hmm this isn't a good look... barefoot and in the kitchen. Watch out Cajun, I'll be pregnant next :gob:

unlikely if Cajun's been riding teh RSVR

[Colapop]

is that another way of asking if he's capable of making her pregnant?

[Cajun]

unlikely if Cajun's been riding teh RSVR

i riden it once, when test riding it, i not much of a fan of vtwins,

and thats coming from a honda rider, i think he wants to know if i am gay cause he must have a thing for me?

[The_Dover]

and thats coming from a honda rider, i think he wants to know if i am gay cause he must have a thing for me?

get your own bitch, boomer's mine.

[boomer]

i riden it once, when test riding it, i not much of a fan of vtwins,

and thats coming from a honda rider, i think he wants to know if i am gay cause he must have a thing for me?

you can chase me all you want big boy, but i've heard your too slow to catch me, and now you've publicly admitted to riding the rsvr not only are you slow but your GAY as well!

[Paul in NZ]

This discussion has pretty well convinced me that neither of these bikes are for me......

[boomer]

get your own bitch, boomer's mine.

you've stopped putting out, its time for a new mistress

[Cajun]

get your own bitch, boomer's mine.

Hey i don't want him.


you can chase me all you want big boy, but i've heard your too slow to catch me, and now you've publicly admitted to riding the rsvr not only are you slow but your GAY as well!
Hey your one who wanted to know about me. Riding is different than owning a gay honda like you boomer.

[White trash]

Anywhere you've fucken been Dover, pretty much shags it for the rest of us.

[The_Dover]

Anywhere you've fucken been Dover, pretty much shags it for the rest of us.

tell me about it.

that baby damn near dropped out on it's own.

[MotoGirl]

Hey i don't want him.
Lucky you said that, otherwise I'd be worried you wanted to ride off into the sunset with Tom Cruise! The question is... would you pick matching Gixxers or RSVRs?

[Colapop]

RSVR's - They're a far more sexy bike. Everyone has a Plastic Fantastic Gixxer... though it seems there's a whole lot that want RSVR's now too.

I spose I could go for a Bimota...?

[Dazza]

There are a couple of new Tuonos locally but these don't increase the number because both riders had RSVRs before.

Sensei's take on this would be interesting since he is qualified to comment intelligently on the topic having moved from the Gixxer to the 'prillia.

His Gixxer being one of the rare ones that was traded, not written off.
Yes it would be interesting Pritch, I too once owned a RSVR (yes Sensei before all this R-Factory shit that your struggling with) & no they're not becoming the next GSXR, heaven forbid :Punk: It's just the people that buy Aprilia know what a good road bike is when they see one :dodge: As has been said before "any wanker can go fast in a straight line" :yes:

[The Stranger]

Yes it would be interesting Pritch, I too once owned a RSVR (yes Sensei before all this R-Factory shit that your struggling with) & no they're not becoming the next GSXR, heaven forbid :Punk: It's just the people that buy Aprilia know what a good road bike is when they see one :dodge: As has been said before "any wanker can go fast in a straight line" :yes:

So is this what are you saying?
The GSXR is fast in a straight line but the RSVR is designed for cornering?

[Dazza]

So is this what are you saying?
The GSXR is fast in a straight line but the RSVR is designed for cornering?
:yes: you could read it that way, & :yes: I know GSXR's are fast around corners in the right hands :dodge:

[onearmedbandit]

I've got a GSXR1000 and only a (working) right hand. I must be super fast through the corners.

[Kornholio]

having owned both, I agree sir :Punk:

Shhhh the DL1000 V-strom doesnt count :innocent:

[DMNTD]

So is this what are you saying?
The GSXR is fast in a straight line but the RSVR is designed for cornering?
Up to the individual rider no doubt but I know that I can ride our RSVR faster on tight twisties than my inline4 due to its power delivery.
Open roads the gixxer/inline will toast the RSVR/twin.
In some ways it's a pity that the RSVR has lost its exclusiveness but on the other hand it's good to see a decent twin that is obtainable to the mere mortals :innocent:

Oh...yes I have owned a gixxer but I'm better now :dodge:

[desmo dave]

exclusive?
i would buy whatever bike i could afford or wanted.i wouldnt buy something on the pretence that others would be in envy of my purchase.buy and ride whatever you want and can afford. i myself would rather have the rsv aprillia than a suzuki anyday .i guess i would have 1 now if i realy wanted it

[DMNTD]

exclusive?...
My point being is that now they are becoming a "common" bike like what the gixxer is.
Personally I'd rather ride a bike that isn't common but each to their own

[onearmedbandit]

I've never bought into the common thing, no disrespect intended. I couldn't give a damn if there were a million GSXR's on the road, as long as I'm happy riding it I'll keep on as I am.

[DMNTD]

....as long as I'm happy riding it I'll keep on as I am.
Bang on mate....'tis what motorcycling is all about sir :yes:

[MotoGirl]

exclusive?
i would buy whatever bike i could afford or wanted.i wouldnt buy something on the pretence that others would be in envy of my purchase.
Ditto. I didn't buy an RSVR for the envy factor or because I want to be exclusive - I bought it because it a) turns me on to look at, and b) suits my riding style.

People are buying the RSVR is because they're the best bang for your buck in the v-twin market, and DAMN do they look sexy :love:

[The Stranger]

I've never bought into the common thing, no disrespect intended. I couldn't give a damn if there were a million GSXR's on the road, as long as I'm happy riding it I'll keep on as I am.

Got to agree - on a bang for buck basis and for shear adrenalin rush I got to hand it to the GSXR. Go fast parts are cheap, the knowledge is redily available - Shaun Harris, Robert Taylor and Ray Clee have honed their skills on GSXRs and know their shit very well on them -
So who gives a toss how many there are, they bloody go no denying that.

[ArcherWC]

they bloody go no denying that.

So whats wrong with your one then ???:dodge:

[DMNTD]

So whats wrong with your one then ???:dodge:
Sorry Noel but I just wee'd a bit :rofl: :rofl: :killingme

[The Stranger]

So whats wrong with your one then ???:dodge:

The rider has never been tuned properly - needs a service.

[desmo dave]

Ditto. I didn't buy an RSVR for the envy factor or because I want to be exclusive - I bought it because it a) turns me on to look at, and b) suits my riding style.

People are buying the RSVR is because they're the best bang for your buck in the v-twin market, and DAMN do they look sexy :love:

yip them RSVR's sure do look sexy. just look at what the Ducati 916 did to motorcycling.the reasonable price of used jap imports has made peoples dream of bike onwership very much affordable.if its exclusive you want try buying a 2nd hand Britten V1000. then i would be in envey.:rockon:

[WRT]

Jesus, that was a read and a half. And I'd just like to say, for the record, the lot of you shouting "you're gay" or "no you are" at each other, ffs, just come out of the closet, will ya? If PF has proven anything, it's that KB is an accepting society.

Right, back to the original topic.

GSXR's are fast, no doubting that. But they are made for, and sold to, people that buy things based on propaganda. If you want to be able to stand at the pub and spout figures about HP and dry weight (which arent even "real" figures anyway - I'd rather know what's at the rear wheel and how much the bike weighs ready to ride), then the Gixxers for you. And they are good value for what you get - a fast machine that can be used every day.

The Aprilia fills a different market. They're not your traditional, pretentious Italian bike (not naming any names here . . . ), they are a solid performing, damned good looking (and sounding) bike with a bit of style that doesnt cost the earth, either initially or in ongoing maintenance.

They have decent power, handle brilliantly, and are capable of out performing all but the most talented of riders. I'm not ashamed to put my hand up and say that I can't get the full potential out of my bike. That's a big part of why I didnt splash out for the Factory model, I just cant ride a bike that hard. Partly due to lack of talent, partly due to the fact I don't want to bin it, or kill myself, or lose my licence. I have nothing to prove to anyone, and am happy just "pootling" (if that's the word) along at my own pace.

I have no objection if you wish to race off into the sunset on your shiny GSXR with your "181hp", I'll catch up at the end of the ride. At least I'm pretty sure I'll actually make it that far. And I'll still be grinning from ear to ear under my helmet.

[MotoGirl]

...I have no objection if you wish to race off into the sunset on your shiny GSXR with your "181hp", I'll catch up at the end of the ride. At least I'm pretty sure I'll actually make it that far. And I'll still be grinning from ear to ear under my helmet.

Hell yeah! I loved my gixxer, and yeah it was fast, but you have to ride whatever makes you happy. For me, this meant returning to a twin and enjoying my riding experience. Good on ya mate - reminding us what riding is all about!

[desmo dave]

Jesus, that was a read and a half. And I'd just like to say, for the record, the lot of you shouting "you're gay" or "no you are" at each other, ffs, just come out of the closet, will ya? If PF has proven anything, it's that KB is an accepting society.

Right, back to the original topic.

GSXR's are fast, no doubting that. But they are made for, and sold to, people that buy things based on propaganda. If you want to be able to stand at the pub and spout figures about HP and dry weight (which arent even "real" figures anyway - I'd rather know what's at the rear wheel and how much the bike weighs ready to ride), then the Gixxers for you. And they are good value for what you get - a fast machine that can be used every day.

The Aprilia fills a different market. They're not your traditional, pretentious Italian bike (not naming any names here . . . ), they are a solid performing, damned good looking (and sounding) bike with a bit of style that doesnt cost the earth, either initially or in ongoing maintenance.

They have decent power, handle brilliantly, and are capable of out performing all but the most talented of riders. I'm not ashamed to put my hand up and say that I can't get the full potential out of my bike. That's a big part of why I didnt splash out for the Factory model, I just cant ride a bike that hard. Partly due to lack of talent, partly due to the fact I don't want to bin it, or kill myself, or lose my licence. I have nothing to prove to anyone, and am happy just "pootling" (if that's the word) along at my own pace.

I have no objection if you wish to race off into the sunset on your shiny GSXR with your "181hp", I'll catch up at the end of the ride. At least I'm pretty sure I'll actually make it that far. And I'll still be grinning from ear to ear under my helmet.

Jesus. whats he got to do with anything.Pretentious italian bikes.what you on about?.i beleive that the majority of sports bike riders out there wouldnt be able to ride to the bikes full abillity anyway. no matter how good we think we are there is allways some1 better.regardless of the bike some people have the nack to ride the wheels off anything.having the flashest bike siting in the garage doesn't mean your the flashest rider.ahmen

[Damon]

after recently coming from a twin onto a four, the twins are far more fun to ride even though they may not keep up down the straights, the RSVR's are as sexy as hell, and if the ergo's were better for fat bastards i'd have one over a 4 anyday, but until that day i'll have to keep tugging on about how fast i can go

[Dazza]

I've got a GSXR1000 and only a (working) right hand. I must be super fast through the corners. Well put that man,my grasp of the written english language has never been a strong point :shutup:

[SixPackBack]

Oh...yes I have owned a gixxer but I'm better now :dodge:

Au contraire. Now was it the Gixxer or the Kwaka that tried to chew your leg off:shutup: :dodge:

[Sensei]

Well I looked at this post last night with no replys to it & started to write out a post then sat back & thought Nah ! I'll wait & see what sort of Tosser replying posts get put on here & I wasn't dissapointed " Piss-Takes " aside some of the more so called Skilled riders comments make me laugh , you of all people should know if you are as good as what is said about yourselves by others that to be "Truely" fast one has to beable to control their bike in all aspects & to do that then the saying my Mentor told me holds true
" Less is More "
Point been what is the fastest round Wangaui a 600cc bike not a 1000cc bike its not always about big HP to win . As far as me been a Fag / Gay / Cock sucker etc for selling my K3 GSXR1000 & buying a RSVR Aprilia everyone is more than entiled to their option & thanks for that . Just don't say it to my Face ! :nono:

[The_Dover]

what about us "unskilled" slow cunts?

we need our gixxers.

[Colapop]

How many gears does a Gixxer have? What is it's top speed in top gear at max rpm? No-one will be honest here and tell me that they have ever done that. So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?

[The_Dover]

I thought mine was an auto?

[nodrog]

So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?

up against the garage wall doing a burnout .....

[cowpoos]

How many gears does a Gixxer have? What is it's top speed in top gear at max rpm? No-one will be honest here and tell me that they have ever done that. So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?
saw a indicated 298kmph on my stock k5 750 just before braking for the hairpin at pukie...so maybe 275-280??? thou would def hit 300 I'ld reckon!

[flame]

Ya cant even compare an RSV R to a GSX R, two completely different bikes (as you know). People wanting great all round performance from a Vtwin for a great price will get that out of an Aprilia. People want great all round performance out of a four.....will find that with a gixxer. Power delivery is completly different on these two engine types. It's not a status thing, it's often pure preferance over Euro versus Japanese engineering and performance, as well as what suits individual riding styles. Those that have owned and done 1000's of kms on both bikes will know what I mean.

Check out the plastics on a late model gixer and compare that to the Euro bikes. Look at the forks/suspension etc on an RSV R. You can get a lot of Euro bike with top quality components and in my belief superior handling for the same $$$ as you'll buy the japanese oponent.

Anyway....what would I know.....I probably should be in the kitchen doing the dishes lol.

[Her_C4]

Geeeeeeze!!!!

FFS - all this damned fuss over a bloody Italian bike versus a Jappa... I wouldn't own a Aprilia for all the tea in China......:gob:



Unless of course they drastically lower the seat height:bye:

[boomer]

saw a indicated 298kmph on my stock k5 750 just before braking for the hairpin at pukie...so maybe 275-280??? thou would def hit 300 I'ld reckon!

hahha, i bet you also saw mythical winged creatures too when ya missed the hairpin :lol:


... Just don't say it to my Face ! :nono:

you aint all that, you cried like a little girl last year at teh streets after i called you a fag and you saw my windmill stylz!! That bikes made ya soft tubby

[DMNTD]

Au contraire. Now was it the Gixxer or the Kwaka that tried to chew your leg off:shutup: :dodge:
Duck 'n weave ya cheeky bastard! :nono:

[Kornholio]

Duck 'n weave ya cheeky bastard! :nono:


Teehehehe :sunny:

[flame]

Unless of course they drastically lower the seat height:bye:

New ones are standard with height ajustment, and older ones can have lowering kits fitted pretty easy. I have a friend about your height thats just had one fitted to hers.........now I think Im gonna have to eat her dust!!!!!! lol

[boomer]

.now I think Im gonna have to eat her dust!!!!!! lol


are all the chicks on here bean flickers?

[flame]

are all the chicks on here bean flickers?

Definately not! well not me anyways! never have been, NEVER will be:nono:

[skelstar]

bean flickers?
OMG I hope you mean 'accountant'.

[SixPackBack]

OMG I hope you mean 'accountant'.

I guessed lesbian.....kind of ironic from a Honda owner.:rockon:

[skelstar]

Well I'm innocent and young, and didn't you want a Honda?

[Hans]

Have you tried riding in the wet in a city full of metal manholes, drain covers and paint markings with 181 Horses at the rear wheel?
The switch is designed to let you ride safer in these situations.

And I thought the K6 with 154HP was brutal. That extra 30 HP on the 2007 model is bound to get a few people into trouble.
I don't think the K7 will be in need of any mods to annihilate the RSVR. Stock standard should be just fine.

That makes VERY good sense...

[SixPackBack]

Persactly Hans

GO THE GIXXERS


Thats better:yes:

[skelstar]

Fuckit, I'd buy an Aprillia if someone would buy my Hornet (don't tell the 'Kdogs').

Anybody? Anybody?

[boomer]

Definately not! well not me anyways! never have been, NEVER will be:nono:

never say never, you don't know whats around the next corner!


OMG I hope you mean 'accountant'.

no, i meant rug munchers ;)


I guessed lesbian.....kind of ironic from a Honda owner.:rockon:



queer eye for the straight guy huh?? if i could be a vegetarian i would be mate, i'd chow done all day and all night :love:

[Hans]

I guess I should feel like I own a bloody dinosaur.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/customprofilepics/profilepic9162_1.gif

But it's my dinosaur and I'll paint it any colour I like!

When I can't ride it any faster because of the limitation imposed by the bike as opposed to myself, THEN I'll buy a literbike. I've said it before and I'm saying it again.

[imdying]

When I can't ride it any faster because of the limitation imposed by the bike as opposed to myself, [b]THEN I'll buy a literbike[b/]. I've said it before and I'm saying it again.Or better yet, the same bike only 20 years younger :yes:

[flame]

[QUOTE=boomer;965931]never say never, you don't know whats around the next corner!


oh boomer, of course I know whats round the next corner.....it's a GIXXER that Im about to pass! lol......unless Fizzybum or WT is it's pilot!

So when you buying that Api anyway???????????

[Toaster]

So the K7 is going to be far too overpowered for normal goons like Dover to ride it then...? Coz lets face it, given the extra power they're gonna try and use it...

You think Dover is normal?

[Colapop]

As far as goons go...

[boomer]

As far as goons go...

you spelt goons wrong bro..

[boomer]

never say never, you don't know whats around the next corner!


oh boomer, of course I know whats round the next corner.....it's a GIXXER that Im about to pass! lol......unless Fizzybum or WT is it's pilot!

So when you buying that Api anyway???????????

Just as soon as i find a job. :scooter: then i'll be learning everyone on a gay vtwin apposed to a gay inline 4

[Clivoris]

Just as soon as i find a job. :scooter: then i'll be learning everyone on a gay vtwin apposed to a gay inline 4

:lol: Some of us walk in both worlds.

[SixPackBack]

:lol: Some of us walk in both worlds.


Boomer said you wus bi!!

[Clivoris]

Boomer said you wus bi!!

I still remember the moment I realised I was bi(moto)cyclic. Thanks to this forum I know that I'm not alone. Is a freak in a herd of freaks still a freak?

[Drew]

are all the chicks on here bean flickers?

She better not be, or I'm doin the job worse than I thought!

[Dafe]

I have no objection if you wish to race off into the sunset on your shiny GSXR with your "181hp", I'll catch up at the end of the ride. At least I'm pretty sure I'll actually make it that far. And I'll still be grinning from ear to ear under my helmet.

You stole my old line, That was always my excuse when I was uncertain about owning a mans bike.

It's not a case of the slower you ride the safer you are.
A bad rider can still ride real bad slowly.

Riding good lines helps to make you a good rider and can give deceiving appearances that you're actually hooning when you're just riding relaxed/cruising.

Most the accidents I've seen are 250's or smaller.

[MotoGirl]

How many gears does a Gixxer have? What is it's top speed in top gear at max rpm? No-one will be honest here and tell me that they have ever done that. So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?

What about on a dyno?

[boomer]

She better not be, or I'm doin the job worse than I thought!




Faaaark bro.. don't complain, otherwise i'll be thinking you've been on that RSVR too... :crazy:

[Madness]

How many gears does a Gixxer have? What is it's top speed in top gear at max rpm? No-one will be honest here and tell me that they have ever done that. So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?

Tony Sampson will tell you all about it, These (http://www.cliffhanger.org.nz/results/sprints_2007_feb.htm) numbers speak for themselves I'm afraid, them Gixxers are fast. Interestingly, I believe Tony's bike has a few "extra's" but a bog-standard 06 R1 was only a few k off his flying 1/4 top speed last September, shop demo bikes are fast too!

[McJim]

Hmmmm - I didn't think this thread started out mentioning the merits or otherwise of the 2 bikes merely that the RSVR is becoming common....too common to be exclusive any more....a bit like girls from Essex...great fun but all your mates have had one too.

[Drew]

This is quite fuckin funny, bottonm line is, the road versions of both bikes, are sooooooo fuckin different, that they are incomparible.

The thread startred by basically saying that RSV's are becomeing as popular as the GIXXERS. Near as I can tell, that's quite true.

But the thread has been takin by some to mean, that they are better, how can that be? THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT FUCKIN CLASSES!!!!

You cannot compare the two, because they are built for a different reason. Near as I can tell, the GSXR is pure race bred, crap paint, thin flimsy plastic, no frills, and the most punishable motor. With a scary as all fuck, you better know what you're doin or I''ll spit you off, ride.
The RSV is well finished, smooth, easy to ride fast, and damn sexy.

Poles apart, so everyone on here, (even though you might not agree with the reasons I've givin, the bikes are worlds apart), you are not arguing, instead you are just talkin shit, to hear your own opinion.

[The_Dover]

shut up you poof.

gixxers are for men

rsvrs are for girls

[bluninja]

Maybe there's more RSVs around cos people aren't trashing them or themselves. There's more RSVs around than when I bought mine, but that's good cos otherwise Haines wouldn't have produced a manual for them.

Just because something becomes more common, it doesn't stop it being cool. I personally prefer my 2001 models look to the SP2 style later models that's why I still have it (and I can't afford another boo hoo!).

[SixPackBack]

a bit like girls from Essex.

Great sausage surfers those Essex girls..........I married one:love:

[Colapop]

This is quite fuckin funny, bottom line is, the road versions of both bikes, are sooooooo fuckin different, that they are incomparible.

The thread startred by basically saying that RSV's are becoming as popular as the GIXXERS. Near as I can tell, that's quite true.

But the thread has been takin by some to mean, that they are better, how can that be? THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT FUCKIN CLASSES!!!!

You cannot compare the two, because they are built for a different reason. Near as I can tell, the GSXR is pure race bred, crap paint, thin flimsy plastic, no frills, and the most punishable motor. With a scary as all fuck, you better know what you're doin or I''ll spit you off, ride.
The RSV is well finished, smooth, easy to ride fast, and damn sexy.

Poles apart, so everyone on here, (even though you might not agree with the reasons I've givin, the bikes are worlds apart), you are not arguing, instead you are just talkin shit, to hear your own opinion.
11 pages and FINALLY someone has got it!! I didn't say Gixxers are shit RSVR's are better - I just asked if RSVR's are becoming so popular they are the next sought after bike...

Thank-you FIZZERMAN for making sense of it clearly.

[WRT]

11 pages and FINALLY someone has got it!! I didn't say Gixxers are shit RSVR's are better - I just asked if RSVR's are becoming so popular they are the next sought after bike...

Thank-you FIZZERMAN for making sense of it clearly.

WTF do you mean FINALLY?? I raised the issue (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=938128&highlight=next+gsxr#post938128) about three or four weeks ago! And offered a solution!

As for being "the next sought after bike" - have you SEEN one? How can they NOT be sought after? Sex on wheels, buddy . . .

[White trash]

This is quite fuckin funny, bottonm line is, the road versions of both bikes, are sooooooo fuckin different, that they are incomparible.

The thread startred by basically saying that RSV's are becomeing as popular as the GIXXERS. Near as I can tell, that's quite true.

But the thread has been takin by some to mean, that they are better, how can that be? THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT FUCKIN CLASSES!!!!

You cannot compare the two, because they are built for a different reason. Near as I can tell, the GSXR is pure race bred, crap paint, thin flimsy plastic, no frills, and the most punishable motor. With a scary as all fuck, you better know what you're doin or I''ll spit you off, ride.
The RSV is well finished, smooth, easy to ride fast, and damn sexy.

Poles apart, so everyone on here, (even though you might not agree with the reasons I've givin, the bikes are worlds apart), you are not arguing, instead you are just talkin shit, to hear your own opinion.
No, you dumb fuck, what we're doing here is having a good laugh amongst mates.

Except Sensei, he seems to have taken something I've said to heart mistakenly. Seems I'm making a real name for myself in the 'Naki at the moment.

[Colapop]

WTF do you mean FINALLY?? I raised the issue (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=938128&highlight=next+gsxr#post938128) about three or four weeks ago! And offered a solution!

As for being "the next sought after bike" - have you SEEN one? How can they NOT be sought after? Sex on wheels, buddy . . .
Oh sure, I'm supposed to read every singlepost on here... (yes I did see that... :shutup: )


Seems I'm making a real name for myself in the 'Naki at the moment.
Shuddap Trashy - You're famous the world over! - www.stuntusa.com ???

[MikeyG]

let's call a spade a spade.

Only farmers use spades. But I'll call a shovel a shovel


Well, the triple switch Gixxer will be out shortly but isn't that just a gimmick? If ya can't ride the fucken thing why get it? Where BD when you need a bike to bike comparison?

Triple switch could be handy come noise test time with the aftermarket pipes. Go to a tester that knows sweet fuck all about bikes, switch it to the lowest power map and you should instantly have lower noise in the test. Out of the test, flick the switch and you've instantly got a real bike again.

[Masterchop]

This is quite fuckin funny, bottonm line is, the road versions of both bikes, are sooooooo fuckin different, that they are incomparible.

The thread startred by basically saying that RSV's are becomeing as popular as the GIXXERS. Near as I can tell, that's quite true.

But the thread has been takin by some to mean, that they are better, how can that be? THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT FUCKIN CLASSES!!!!

You cannot compare the two, because they are built for a different reason. Near as I can tell, the GSXR is pure race bred, crap paint, thin flimsy plastic, no frills, and the most punishable motor. With a scary as all fuck, you better know what you're doin or I''ll spit you off, ride.
The RSV is well finished, smooth, easy to ride fast, and damn sexy.

Poles apart, so everyone on here, (even though you might not agree with the reasons I've givin, the bikes are worlds apart), you are not arguing, instead you are just talkin shit, to hear your own opinion.

That is spot on, I couldnt of said it better myself, Different horses for courses.
They are different and both have there merits.

Done, end of story-Good Night!

[Drew]

No, you dumb fuck, what we're doing here is having a good laugh amongst mates.

Sorry, my bad.


You're a cock. Bwahahahahahahahahhaha. Yep, a good larf is heaps better:yes:

[Drew]

shut up you poof.

gixxers are for men

rsvrs are for girls



Doesn't your Vicki kick your arse on her Gixxer? does that mean she's a man, or that you're a girl.

[The_Dover]

Doesn't your Vicki kick your arse on her Gixxer? does that mean she's a man, or that you're a girl.

Yeah, just like you did around the goat track.....:second:

[Drew]

Yeah, just like you did around the goat track.....:second:
Fair call, I'll not bother with excuses, but everyone says you suck, but most people just say I cant beat Jimmy, and after next weekend, that's all gonna change:yes:

[Drew]

I also moved from a (not written off) gixxer to the RSVR - does this make ME "qualified" to comment? :shutup:


Wasn't your Gixxer a 600? So power to wieght is around the same, just delivered differently.

Besides, near as I can tell, you're just a loud mouth with fuckk all to say.

:whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares:

[MotoGirl]

Wasn't your Gixxer a 600? So power to wieght is around the same, just delivered differently.

Besides, near as I can tell, you're just a loud mouth with fuckk all to say.

:whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares: :whocares:

No i had a GSX-R 1000k4 dynoed at 145hp @ rw (when he only had 1200kms on clock), the 600 is Cajun's which we still currently have

[SixPackBack]

Fair call, I'll not bother with excuses, but everyone says you suck, but most people just say I cant beat Jimmy, and after next weekend, that's all gonna change:yes:

$10 on Jimmy:rockon:

[Drew]

$10 on Jimmy:rockon:

I'll take that action. Winner takes the purse!

[The Stranger]

How many gears does a Gixxer have? What is it's top speed in top gear at max rpm? No-one will be honest here and tell me that they have ever done that. So if a Gixxer is so fast when & where can you use it?

You really don't get it do you?

[Colapop]

Now that I've had an up close and personal experience with an Aprilia - there aint no way I'm going Gixxer! No offense to those that ride them, but I know I prefer the Ape.

[riffer]

I'll reserve my judgement until I've ridden the new gixxer thou.

But yeah, the Aprilia really is something else. I've got the feeling I'm still gonna like it more than the gixxer.

[sidecar bob]

Ditto. I didn't buy an RSVR for the envy factor or because I want to be exclusive - I bought it because it a) turns me on to look at, and b) suits my riding style.

People are buying the RSVR is because they're the best bang for your buck in the v-twin market, and DAMN do they look sexy :love:

What a perfect description of why i bought a RSV R.
Thankyou Motogirl.

[Drew]

What a perfect description of why i bought a RSV R.
Thankyou Motogirl.
Dont encourage her, she'll never shut up!

[macmotortrimmer]

What a perfect description of why i bought a RSV R.
Thankyou Motogirl.
I'm glad to see us RSVR owners can see when we're onto a good thing.

[macmotortrimmer]

Dont encourage her, she'll never shut up!
Sorry dude, but what ARE you on about?
It seems you're the unqualified one who's forcing your opinions on us. To me, someone who has actually owned both bikes has more credibility, which would make you the "loud mouth with fuck all to say."

[Mrs Busa Pete]

lets not forget the cost of repair and the time frame for parts if you get them localy that is any way i could go a 1098 ducati over the rsvr for look at me look at me value:rockon:

[sidecar bob]

lets not forget the cost of repair and the time frame for parts if you get them localy that is any way i could go a 1098 ducati over the rsvr for look at me look at me value:rockon:

I didnt get a RSV for look at me look at me value, god i couldnt give a fuck about that, ive had a BMW r100rs that everyone mistakes for an ex cop bike for years, But i love riding it, Same with the "pril, it just happens to bar me up to look at too.

[Drew]

Sorry dude, but what ARE you on about?
It seems you're the unqualified one who's forcing your opinions on us. To me, someone who has actually owned both bikes has more credibility, which would make you the "loud mouth with fuck all to say."
Why would I have owned both? I've ridden both, before I owned either, and know which one is best for me. But that's my choice, I prefer one to the other, because they are nothing alike, and one suits me.

That's all I've said, not that one is better. Other people are trying to say one is better than the other, period, when they cannot be compared when it comes to performance.

How is that forcing my opinion? How am I unqualified? What are you on about?

[MotoGirl]

How is that forcing my opinion? How am I unqualified? What are you on about?
No one said you're forcing a bike-related opinion on us; however, your opinion that I have fuck all to say and never shut up is unjustified and complete unnecessary. Go have a wank or something and get that aggression out of your system - it's not welcome here.

I, like you, have never said that one bike is better than the other. All I've said is I bought the RSVR because it suits me better.

[The_Dover]

I bought the RSVR because it suits me better.

so it is a girls bike?

[Drew]

No one said you're forcing a bike-related opinion on us; however, your opinion that I have fuck all to say and never shut up is unjustified and complete unnecessary. Go have a wank or something and get that aggression out of your system - it's not welcome here.

I, like you, have never said that one bike is better than the other. All I've said is I bought the RSVR because it suits me better.


I'm not interested in an argument, but you were slagging off the GIXXERS, and I was making light hearted jokes. If you're gonna pack a tanty about it, maybe you should take your opinions somewhere else.

BTW, my gixxer did quite well at the hill climb, as did my ladys RSV, but only one of them won it:yes:

[Marmoot]

I did not manage to read thoroughly the 11 pages of postings, but I am interested in the running cost of Aprilia RSV / RSVR compared to GSXR or Fireblade.

Can someone enlighten me (or link me a posting with the information if available)?

Many thanks.

[MotoGirl]

...but you were slagging off the GIXXERS, and I was making light hearted jokes.
I understand your opinion; however, I need you to point me to this "slagging off" because I've read the entire thread and can't find it... :zzzz: All I've said is that I owned a K4 thou and bought the RSV because it suits my riding style better.

[Drew]

I did not manage to read thoroughly the 11 pages of postings, but I am interested in the running cost of Aprilia RSV / RSVR compared to GSXR or Fireblade.

Can someone enlighten me (or link me a posting with the information if available)?

Many thanks.

The RSV is incredibly economical on gas, my lady made it from Wellington to Hawera on a tank of gas, and did it in two and a half hours or there abouts.

Parts seem to be around the same as a GSXR price wise, and servicing is cheep too.

All in all, if you're lookin at one for around the same purchase price, it wont cost you in the long run.

[Drew]

I understand your opinion; however, I need you to point me to this "slagging off" because I've read the entire thread and can't find it... :zzzz: All I've said is that I owned a K4 thou and bought the RSV because it suits my riding style better.

Ok, I'll back down here, if you aren't slagging one over the other, then I have no problem with what you're saying. Apologies for any offense.

RSV's are still girls bikes
:Pokey: :Pokey:

[MotoGirl]

RSV's are still girls bikes
And damn fine ones at that! :rockon:

[MotoGirl]

The RSV is incredibly economical on gas, my lady made it from Wellington to Hawera on a tank of gas...
That's good to know - my RSV is only doing 200-210km to a tank at present. Mind you, it's done just over 2,000km.

[Drew]

That's good to know - my RSV is only doing 200-210km to a tank at present. Mind you, it's done just over 2,000km.


The '03 has a huge tank though, over twenty liters, so the '07 wont go as far.

[Cajun]

Okay i did about 450kms on motogirl rsvr past two days (up to akl and back)

notice fuel light came on around the 200-210km mark like motogirl said

I fulled up in tga, fuel light came on at 210km and i put in 12.16l fuel(did a futher 10kms before i put fuel in)
Fulled back in akl, fuel light came on at 206km and i put 11.69l

Taken from aprilia site
'Tank
Capacity 18 litres, 4 litre reserve.'

So not to sure acuate that is, works out on my trip to akl and back(take in account this more touring specs than spirted riding avg) works out 5.6l per 100kms, so in round about way you should be able to get round 300km mark out of tank (wouldn't trust that), but seams to me like fuel light comes early.

[The Stranger]

notice fuel light came on around the 200-210km mark like motogirl said


Does it have std gearing still?

[Cajun]

Does it have std gearing still?

Slip on pipes/dna filter/map 2/-1 front sproket

Mods done

[MotoGirl]

Slip on pipes/dna filter/map 2/-1 front sproket

Mods done

Grr, ya just beat me ya bugger!

[The Stranger]

Slip on pipes/dna filter/map 2/-1 front sproket

Mods done

So the -1 front sprocket is going to bugger up your distance travelled and given motorcycle odometers are typically not accurate anyway I have no idea what all of this means.

[ArcherWC]

With stock gearing my 05 did 680kms of "spirited" riding for $120 in gas

[Cajun]

So the -1 front sprocket is going to bugger up your distance travelled and given motorcycle odometers are typically not accurate anyway I have no idea what all of this means.

No rsvr speedos are driven of the rear wheel.

I in turn have also checked the speedo of our rsvr against my gsxr (which has a speedohealer which i have checked using gps and is accute to 1km/h at 100km/h) and they both read same speed

[ArcherWC]

So the -1 front sprocket is going to bugger up your distance travelled and given motorcycle odometers are typically not accurate anyway I have no idea what all of this means.
with standard gearing the Ape odometers are some of the most accurate you will find anywhere

[bluninja]

I'm currently getting 16 km/l on my daily commute. Rear tyre BT020 is flattening nicely in the middle after 7500 miles......should get another 1000 miles out of it (you can do the math to convert to kms).

Servicing is currently every 6-7 weeks....haven't needed to top the oil up between services.

[MotoGirl]

Servicing is currently every 6-7 weeks....haven't needed to top the oil up between services.
Sheesh, how far is your commute each day?

[Sensei]

Mine see's the light on at 150-170ks but is in need of a good dyno as have addded a few mods since buying which will need to be checked out to see how they have affected the fueling . Going by the plugs she is very close . New air intake has given the bike abit more volume so fueling will need a tweak to optimise running

[Marmoot]

so one would say reliability issue is similar to jap bikes and much better than fellow italian ducati bikes?

[Drew]

so one would say reliability issue is similar to jap bikes and much better than fellow italian ducati bikes?
Shit yeah, apply the same technique as a japper on these things bro.


Wash it, and ride it.


I dont think they are anything like a Ducati mechanically, just from the same country. They seem to employ a more bulletproof design like a japper, and a superior finish like a Euro.

[Cajun]

so one would say reliability issue is similar to jap bikes and much better than fellow italian ducati bikes?

From my searchs on aprilia site before buying ours, there arn't really any major issues, been some random problems
Only really known problems with 04+, rear brake dispearing (but if you bleed it correctly according to manual, seams to fix the problem), and the simlar problem with the clutch, but i think some of these problems might come from a bit of lack of use. Both these are minor issues really.
and with 10km service intervals, with the 10k service cost about $300-$350 (what we were quoted) which is pretty close to the cost of two services on a jap 4

[Marmoot]

who would be dealers specializing in aprilias for Auckland?

And where would be the best place to service it?

[Cajun]

Service it same place you buy it from i would guess

mt eden is akl one i believe.

Really depends if you want a factory or not?

There are a few second hand 06 factorys around at alright prices.

[desmo dave]

so one would say reliability issue is similar to jap bikes and much better than fellow italian ducati bikes? in regards to Ducati reliability issues then.

[Dazza]

From my searchs on aprilia site before buying ours, there arn't really any major issues, been some random problems
Only really known problems with 04+, rear brake dispearing (but if you bleed it correctly according to manual, seams to fix the problem), and the simlar problem with the clutch, but i think some of these problems might come from a bit of lack of use. Both these are minor issues really.
and with 10km service intervals, with the 10k service cost about $300-$350 (what we were quoted) which is pretty close to the cost of two services on a jap 4
Was an issue on pre 04's aswell !

[flame]

I'm not interested in an argument, but you were slagging off the GIXXERS, and I was making light hearted jokes. If you're gonna pack a tanty about it, maybe you should take your opinions somewhere else.

BTW, my gixxer did quite well at the hill climb, as did my ladys RSV, but only one of them won it:yes:

and a bloody good win it was:yes: you had that gixxer freaking flyin! In all fairness to the Aprilia's though (and yes.....I'm a confirmed Aprilia freak!!! lol).....fasted of the twins and BEARS (sorry Mr MV/Triumph/BEEEEEMA/Ducati) up the CLIFFHANGER?????.......ended up being a battle of RSV'S.........and I wern't gonna settle for 2nd place :done:

[bluninja]

Sheesh, how far is your commute each day?

128.1 miles each day = 206 kms. Fuel light comes on at 195ish kms. AVS is 58 mph, but went down to 54 yesterday (it was snowing(