Second-hand bikes with 30,000km on the clock?

[dipshit]

Hey, my 600 is lighter and makes more hp than the 1985 GSX-R750 (f) I used to own.

[Okey Dokey]

And my 750 is 30kg lighter than the 88 gsxr 750 my husband rides...and he is still faster than me!

[Pussy]

Hey OD... with regards to published hp figures... brochures typically quote crankshaft hp... the true and more reliable method is rear wheel hp.
The K6 sem fiddy is approx 130 rwhp, but about 145 at the crank.
I'll be able to accurately report the rwhp of my bike in a few weeks time when I get the PC111 dyno tuned

[scracha]

Apologies to the OP, as this is getting a bit off your original question, but while I understand why someone would choose not to buy the extra 250cc (and BTW, I find the stock suspension more than adequate for road riding, so don't need to spend money there), but it seems to me that there is no justification to imply the 750 is not as good as it is.

Aftermarket suspenders can make a ride fantastic, however if the bike's over 30K then perhaps budgeting on having the OEM shock serviced would be money welll spend.

600 vs 750......mmmm....not much in it with regards to PEAK horsepower....but the 750 pishes all over it on torque and that's what you use on the road. The 750 is a bargain. Shame it's a Suzuki though.

[Okey Dokey]

Hey OD... with regards to published hp figures... brochures typically quote crankshaft hp... the true and more reliable method is rear wheel hp.

I know, but I figured the 600 and the 750 would both be "exaggerated", possibly by a similar margin. But it still showed a greater than 12hp difference between the two. TBH, I'm already a bit sick of the whole discussion, but just felt the OP would benefit from hearing two sides (or more!) of the story. I was trying to make a point about the peak hp of the 05 models versus later years, as we were answering a question about bikes with over 30 000km. But now I find I wish I'd never discussed it...

However, it will be neat to hear how your bike goes

[dipshit]

Saw this thread today and it reminded me of the discussion we had here about the difference between the 600 and 750 GSXR...

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthr...38#post4593938

[rie]

would you bother taking the fairings off to inspect a potential buy? something i considered doing when i saw the shitty job some people had done to disguise damage on their bikes.

[Corse1]

Aftermarket suspenders can make a ride fantastic, however if the bike's over 30K then perhaps budgeting on having the OEM shock serviced would be money welll spend.

600 vs 750......mmmm....not much in it with regards to PEAK horsepower....but the 750 pishes all over it on torque and that's what you use on the road. The 750 is a bargain. Shame it's a Suzuki though.

Oh yeah the horsepower war,.....good to have more horsepower if you are racing and always at the top end of the rev range where you achieve the higher output.....
I agree every day riding the 750 will have more usable power/torque lower in the range. Too many people read HP figures as the be all end all...i have bigger balls than you

Just ride both amd see for yourself

[j_redley]

And if ongoing road costs are an issue, remember that 600 is considerably less to register than a 750.

[Gibbo89]

And if ongoing road costs are an issue, remember that 600 is considerably less to register than a 750.

100 dollars more isn't too bad. i.e. 2 dollars a week. just depends on ur money situation i guess, a student might not want to pay 100 bucks more for 150cc but a full time worker will probably not care.