Sem Fiddy fuel consumption?

**Kornholio** · 24th December 2013, 18:55

Originally Posted by AllanB

With the current crop of 800's appearing Suzuki should give it a bore job and thrash the shit out of the comp!

That will still happen with the 750's

**98tls** · 24th December 2013, 19:22

Originally Posted by AllanB

With the current crop of 800's appearing Suzuki should give it a bore job and thrash the shit out of the comp!

Methinks left as a 750 it will still do that.

**george formby** · 24th December 2013, 19:30

Originally Posted by 98tls

Be interesting to read your opinion after owing the 600 for awhile now.For my money the 750 has to be up there for sportsbike on real roads of all time award.

Concur. Top of a very short list of sprot bikes I think I could own happily. Read a multi test in performace bikes a few years ago, 1 7fiddly with the latest litre bikes. Test was in Scotland & the 750 was the go to bike. Jamie Whitham had to be pried off it for the ride home.

**98tls** · 24th December 2013, 19:54

Originally Posted by george formby

Concur. Top of a very short list of sprot bikes I think I could own happily. Read a multi test in performace bikes a few years ago, 1 7fiddly with the latest litre bikes. Test was in Scotland & the 750 was the go to bike. Jamie Whitham had to be pried off it for the ride home.

If i wasnt gettin on some i would have bought one a few years ago and gone nuts making it my own ie rims etc etc and called it a keeper.I have a good mate with one who has a tendency to embarrass most on anything over the pig route.

**george formby** · 24th December 2013, 20:10

Originally Posted by 98tls

If i wasnt gettin on some i would have bought one a few years ago and gone nuts making it my own ie rims etc etc and called it a keeper.I have a good mate with one who has a tendency to embarrass most on anything over the pig route.

Almost the handling of a 600 & almost the performance of a 1000 with the ability to put it all to the road. What more could you ask for? I can think of a few things but it's moot. I can't ride fast for shit.

**98tls** · 24th December 2013, 20:11

Filled in a few minutes looking up the price of a new 848

You would have to have rocks in ya head.

**AllanB** · 24th December 2013, 20:13

I wonder what it's life span will be the 600 is effectively the same bike now obviously without the extra 150 cc and that market has been suffering for a few years now.

Be nice to revive the 750's as a class. The magazines tend to drag the 750 out as a oddity now and then act surprised at how very very good it is!

It is due for a facelift model wise - be interesting to see if Suzuki will do so or just tart it out in different colours. I'd like to see them 'Ducati' it and bring out a limited edition decked out in carbon-fibre exotic metals, ultra light wheels and stunning deep deep black paint with very stealth graphics. Knock the shit out of most thous!

**98tls** · 24th December 2013, 20:15

Originally Posted by george formby

Almost the handling of a 600 & almost the performance of a 1000 with the ability to put it all to the road. What more could you ask for? I can think of a few things but it's moot. I can't ride fast for shit.

About it eh.Cunts of things to keep on one wheel but so is anything bar an old TL as far as i am concerned.

**98tls** · 24th December 2013, 20:21

Originally Posted by AllanB

I wonder what it's life span will be the 600 is effectively the same bike now obviously without the extra 150 cc and that market has been suffering for a few years now.

Be nice to revive the 750's as a class. The magazines tend to drag the 750 out as a oddity now and then act surprised at how very very good it is!

It is due for a facelift model wise - be interesting to see if Suzuki will do so or just tart it out in different colours. I'd like to see them 'Ducati' it and bring out a limited edition decked out in carbon-fibre exotic metals, ultra light wheels and stunning deep deep black paint with very stealth graphics. Knock the shit out of most thous!

Magazines are followers of fashion....they have to be eh.Most mainstream bike magazines are little different than the junk mail stuck in your mailbox every day they just have the courtesy to be produced monthly.

**davebullet** · 24th December 2013, 21:56

a mate has a k8 and consistently gets 5 to 5.5l per hundy when pootling on long trips. Very economical machines with warp factor when required engines

**macka77** · 24th December 2013, 22:27

i had the k7 750, sure they go better bla bla but the gixxer thou is much more of a bitch and if your up for a challenge, its more satisfying i can ride like a nana or do 190+ wheelies its so smooth , its a hell of a bike, fuel economy is the same for a 600 /750/1000 not much in it

**Akzle** · 25th December 2013, 06:22

so.... there's a gixa sixa for sale...

hi, i'm sale

**roogazza** · 25th December 2013, 07:30

Originally Posted by 98tls

My XR6 (BA) wasnt bad,my XR8 is appalling but hey i care not the noise is nice.My votes on the 750 personally if it just for real world roads.

I haven't ridden the later 750s but the effortless torque and flexability of the 05/06 Thou is great for this old fella at 64.
Sure you can turn the handle and its a rocket but the smooth low/mid range is what gets me. They don't come any lighter than this model either. (makes up for the 92 odd kilo rider).

**\m/** · 27th December 2013, 17:16

I get about 5.5l/100km on the open road on mine, and about 7.5l/100km on my 8km each way commute to work in the city. According to some people on gixxer.com the 750 uses slightly less fuel than the 600 during everday riding as you don't have to use the throttle as much.