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Thread: Opinions please... stepping up from a ZXR250 to what?

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    I was inchs away from buying a hayabusa or cbr 1100 (for the wifey comfort thing, Then kinda went, hey I am going to be riding this more often than not, and was going for an sv1000, the 650 felt too small and light for pillioning,
    anyways, rang the insurance company, and they said, under 25, we'll only insure up to 600 CCs.
    GSXR 600 has more horsies when tuned proper, than sv1000, but whatever!!
    My wife can live with being on the back of the gsxr, but it isn't as comfortable for either of us as a sport/tourer
    VFR 750/800s are all good for a bit of both. Just go testing once you have the license, no sense buying something you don't really like.
    For the record, I like plastic, and I like the look of the gsxr, hence, I can live with it being a sportbike.
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    I know of a TL1000R that would be perfect for you. low k's, mint condition.

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    Agree with MSTRS, if you're gonna be touring, get a larger capacity sport tourer. They got plenty of poke, and should commute pretty good too.

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    ZX9R's make brilliant all round bikes, they are very easy to ride at a slow or fast pace and will tour and do 2 up work with ease.
    Having said that, a 97/98 ZX6R would be pretty good too.
    And I'm not biased towards Kawasaki dammit, Ahhh OK, maybe I am!

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    I went straight from a 250 to a thou ... Its been 2 days... lets see how long I last......
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    thanks all... definitely some food for thought there

    need to sort the finances, get the full and will test a few out based on these recommendations

    much obliged *tips hat*
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    Quote Originally Posted by renegade master
    I went straight from a 250 to a thou ... Its been 2 days... lets see how long I last......
    good luck fella!!
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    GPZ thou, all the fuel consumption of a litre class, but not too much of the power...
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    i went from a ZXR250A to a 99 R6 (first model) and havent had any problems with it, infact i have loved every bit of it. Awesome for track days and weekend trashes and i love it in the traffic - its a stable bike and the handling helps me out in sticky situations whilst lane spliting.

    Taken it two up more than enough times to have a feel for pillion riding. If your missus weighs much more that 60-70kg you wont want her on the back of an R6 for more than an hour or two. The pillions i took that were down around 50-60 didnt make a difference, 70-80 is noticable, and with texmo on the back at 90kg + me at 95kg, the bike did it, but i dont think it wanted to.

    Only downside i have had is that they have shitty cam chain tensioners, so if you can get a 2000-2002 model then you'll have more fun than the 99. Also get a suspension setup off the net (i can hook you up) as it makes all the difference.

    Main thing i would say when you step up is dont get hamfisted because big bikes arent so forgiving. If you want speed then a 600 is all you need to step up too, if you want power for commuting and touring then perhaps a 1L vtwin would do the job (its my second choice at the moment).
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    I first owned an 89 ZXR250 and my preference when upgrading was to get something that had decent amount of grunt so I wasn't left behind by everyone else but it needed to be able to take my grilfriend on the back and do a bit of touring. My investigations lead me to the CBR600F which, to be honest ,has ended up being perfect for the job. I have ridden it to invercargill on it and could still walk the next day

    The only down side is that you will still not have the equivilent power of an R6 or 6R but in the corners you can hold your own. Also they are very reliable and you shouldn't have any trouble with them. I think the next uprade for me will be the busa as I am not a huge fan of knees up around my shoulders on pure sports bikes.

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    Anything 600 up will nicely handle being two up, abut if you do it all the time I'd make it a 750 up.

    On the other hand don't make yourself into pole paste by buying something grunty that your right hand will kill you on. A 250 to a thou can be done but some personalities don't seem to agree with all that power. They enjoy it between hospital visits of course.

    No matter which way you go, take it easy on the new beast for the first couple of months (yes... I said months...) learn learn lean, how it handles round corners, in the wet, dry, gravel etc.

    Re the make - to be honest I don't care. Partuclar models (i.e. the GSX or Blackbird etc etc etc) have proven themselves with time, and I expect your budget's not unlimited - so find something proven, of the right size, with a few years on it. Not too many k's of course, but a few years doesn't really hurt the thing.

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    If you get a 2000 ish 600, 750, or thou it will probably be lighter than your old bike and handle a gazillion times better. don't be scared of more power, the bike only goes as fast as you let it and on average the thou's only weigh 1 or 2 kg more than 600's and the seats are usually lower on the bigger bikes so dont listen to people that say big bigs are crap in the corners... maybe in the '80s but not now. go for a thou

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    ZX2R A model is 173ish kg wet, C model 160kg... gixxers are 164kg dry.... bit of a difference there, don't forget weight ain't all - crank inertia etc plays a big part too.

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    600's are premo

    Years ago i went from a GSXR250 to a ZZR600. It was a quick, comfy as bike that was well suited for two up riding.

    It got me out of heaps of trouble on the road as it had a ton of grunt, didn't have to go into corners fast anymore as it had the balls to pull hard out the other side.

    Was good for 250k, proved that.

    Would love to still have it really.

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