XJR, GSX, ZRX, CB or other?

**nallac** · 29th June 2012, 16:30

Originally Posted by quickbuck

A knees out riding position is not for me.... May be it's a chicks bike

Maha owned one..........

**Scouse** · 29th June 2012, 18:22

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Looking at getting a new (to me) bike, not wanting a superbike any longer but want something I can still get a buzz on but can also tour the south island on no problems i.e 600kms without becoming a cripple as one would on a sports bike.
Im looking at a GSX1400, XJR1300 or a ZRX (varying capacites)

Im mostly keen on the XJR as the Ohlins is there and Brembo brakes, and I like the look of it but Im interested to hear from some of you that have had these bikes before.

The bike Im buying wont be new, be looking at the $6-8k mark, it seems that money buys a decent machine.

Cheers for the input.

I would have the ZRX1200R I ownd one back in 2004 In my opinion it is the best looking of the big nekeds a good mate of mine also owned one at the same time and he fettled the standard supension and the difference in handling between his and mine was amazing but thne Paul Pav Knows what h eis doing when i tcomes to making a bike handle

**cmoore** · 29th June 2012, 18:34

i had an XJR1300....best bike i have ever owned...loved riding it...he gsx and cbr are the last three "muscle bikes".....the XJR is i think the only one still being made...sweet ride and looks great...lost mine due to a not at fault accident..

....i havn't riden the others.

**Quasievil** · 29th June 2012, 18:49

Thanks guys for the info, really though after reading that I guess the CB can get crossed off the list, I think the GSXK would be the pick but Im thinking the pricing will be a tad high, but question ism what years are a good GSX i.e if I spend my budget will I get a year that want so good, will I get a decent one for $7k ish ?
OUtside that the ZRX seems to be rated well as does the XJR, I will take a couple for a ride (if I can find them) and make a call

cheers

**Katman** · 29th June 2012, 19:08

Never ridden one but I've always thought the ZRX is a horny looking bike.

**AllanB** · 29th June 2012, 19:25

All good bikes. CB is a torque monster - stick a pipe on it to get some personality.
The Ohlins on the yam are apparently Yammy invoking their share holders right and not 'real' ones. Having said that all those bikes have average suspenders but WTF do u expect for $6-8k!!!!!
The earlier CB's had poor padding in the riders seat - fixed on later models.

Kawa and CB have websites that will tell u all about them.

A great budget tourer is the GS1200ss - not naked but sucks up kms with ease and very under rated.

**MIXONE** · 29th June 2012, 19:26

Only one way to really decide.Ride em all and let your heart/woody make the choice for you.

**Hitcher** · 29th June 2012, 21:37

I've ridden all of these. The best of class, which I ended up owning and loving, is the ZRX1200R. It has a purpose-built donk, lots of go, great mid-range, good economy, brilliant handling (the best handler of all of this class of bike) and massive stopping power with heaps of feel. It's not big for a bike bike and has lovely balance.

Second-best-in-class would be the GSX1400, followed by the XJR then the CB1300.

**Pussy** · 29th June 2012, 22:31

Originally Posted by Katman

Never ridden one but I've always thought the ZRX is a horny looking bike.

Same here... never ridden a ZRX... but they do look the shiz...

**mossy1200** · 29th June 2012, 22:39

A MT01 is your only option.

**nzspokes** · 29th June 2012, 23:36

Get a Katana.....

**scracha** · 30th June 2012, 09:38

Hmm. I only rode one of the early ones (2002?) for a couple of hours but I thought the CB1300 was fantastic. Comfortable for someone tall and deceptively fast. If good finish, build quality and lack of flatspots = boring then I want one.

However, on standard gearing I reckon it'd be a shite bike at 100 kays as it felt "lopey" at less than about 120 and at 150 it had that "want to rip your fuckin arms off" thing going on in top gear.

**GrayWolf** · 30th June 2012, 17:04

They are all great bikes, but if you want a bike you could tour on but NOT a sprot bike?
I'd also throw these in the mix
RF900
750 katana (new type)
CBR1000
ZZR1100
ZZR1200
FJ1200 (same motor as the XJR)
early FJR1300
SV1000
a set of bar riser's can mave a huge difference to some of these, I have risers on my ZZR1100, and it transformed it into a serious AND good riding position mile muncher.