Suzuki GSR 750 - who has anything to say about it?

**newhere** · 22nd September 2011, 23:15

Hi all

Has anyone taken the suzuki gsr750 for a test ride? I think im in luuuuurrrve

but im to vertically challenged and new to take one out myself

so hoping to hear opinion's and thoughts on it

and or advice on lowering it...?

**SVboy** · 23rd September 2011, 09:38

PB magazine reviewed it this month against a street tripple, Kawazaki z750r[europe only] and liked it. They did not like the budget suspension in particular. I would like to love this bike but: low rent suspention, bottom of the barrel brakes and an exhaust that will cost biggies to change. $15000 budget buy plus $5-6K to make it what it should have been in the first place? Shame imho. However I sure it would be eaasy to lower using new dogbones... I am not a triumph fan but I thing a steet tripple is probably a better buy....again imho.

**Milts** · 23rd September 2011, 10:36

Street triple has a narrow seat as well as being low. You know you want it.

**Maha** · 23rd September 2011, 11:30

Personally, I would opt for the FZ8 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-403764382.htm...Fecken Yum!
Specs...http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_fz8_2011.php

**short-circuit** · 23rd September 2011, 12:28

Originally Posted by Milts

Street triple has a narrow seat as well as being low. You know you want it.

Mine also comes with top drawer suspension http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=381600178

**Hitcher** · 23rd September 2011, 22:00

Team Suzuki (Riverstone Terraces Division) has just procured a white GSR750. Team Suzuki (Ngaio Division) is going riding with it tomorrow.

**Bob** · 24th September 2011, 03:52

I have ridden one... and absolutely loved it:

Click here to read my full review

**nzkalt61** · 24th September 2011, 07:55

I own one, first in NZ, black with red air intakes. Well it was sort of for my wife

Awsome rode bike, I allso own a GSXR1000 K5 and this will out corner it. Is as lite and nimble as a 600 but has 148 hp and it loves to rev.If i do a track day I'll take the 750 unless my wife is on it. It dose 130 in 1st 175 in 2nd and 215 in 3rd so why do you need a bigger bike? Loe it!!

**White trash** · 24th September 2011, 08:28

FZ8N for me (but I'm slightly biased) if for no other reason than the better brakes, suspension and slightly better torque than the GSR.

**cs363** · 24th September 2011, 14:04

Seem to go OK:

**newhere** · 24th September 2011, 15:11

Originally Posted by cs363

Seem to go OK:

Wow, that looked fun!

**James Deuce** · 24th September 2011, 15:23

Originally Posted by Maha

Personally, I would opt for the FZ8 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-403764382.htm...Fecken Yum!
Specs...http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_fz8_2011.php

I wouldn't. It's supsension is truly pathetic and that exhaust is vile.

**cs363** · 24th September 2011, 15:25

Originally Posted by newhere

Hi all

Has anyone taken the suzuki gsr750 for a test ride? I think im in luuuuurrrve

but im to vertically challenged and new to take one out myself

so hoping to hear opinion's and thoughts on it

and or advice on lowering it...?

It's only 25mm difference in seat height over the Gladius, so unless you're really vertically challenged it shouldn't be too bad.
As far as lowering it, it doesn't look like there's a lot of room to take foam out of the seat without making it uncomfortable. Maybe contact McDonald Motor Trimmers http://www.trimit.co.nz/motorcycle-seats-tauranga.html about a custom seat?
Otherwise if you want to lower the suspension, get someone who knows what they're doing to do the lowering, preferably internally on the forks and shock rather than a lowering link etc. PM Robert Taylor on here for more (and better) advice, or click the CKT ad on the front page and there is contact info listed there.