Thinking of buying a gsxr1000k1 or k2

[kiwifruit]

im interested to hear from people who own such machines.
I haven't heard anything bad about them so far....
anything i should know before i get anymore serious?
thanks in advance, Allan.

[WINJA]

i had a k2 1000 , nice finish , good bike especially for its year , i traded it on a k3 which is slightly more refined.

[marty]

and what happened to that one winja?

[Finn]

i had a k2 1000 , nice finish , good bike especially for its year , i traded it on a k3 which is slightly more refined.

"Refined" and "Suzuki's" are two words that shouldn't be mixed MATE!

[**R1**]

"Refined" and "Suzuki's" are two words that shouldn't be mixed MATE!

[onearmedbandit]

Just bought a K2 gixxer thou and absolutley love it! Can't post more currently (someone needs this computer) but go for it. Can't wait to see how this thing goes against an R1, my 750 wasn't too far behind a '00 model in accel at Ruapuna, and the thou just blows the 750 away!

[kiwifruit]

so, Finn, do u think i should buy a honda instead?
i am open to suggestions
looking to spend up to 13k
the gsxr1000 seems to be by far the best bike for the money......
maybe im blinded by my affection for suzukis?
cheers, Allan.

[Sensei]

Road my Mate 04 CBR1000RR on Sunday while he took my K3 GSXR & nothing had changed from the first time I road the Blade " Boring bike " . Excellent front end after I had set it up for him , Back shock was crap not enough rebound valving , & the most dissapointing thing was the Motor ! Wouldn't Peel the skin of a Rice Pudding no power under 5000rpm & very flat power delivery didn't even bother Tapping it out wasn't any point .The biggest thing that Pissed me off was seeing my GSXR piss off into the distance while I waited for this Blade to come on song which it did after 3 down changes & I didn't even own it & I was Gutted with it . Hope they wake their Ideas up or they will stay the at the bottom of the pack for yet another year .

[bladez]

Ride all the 1000cc range and see what best suits you as every rider rides a diffrent way

[Finn]

so, Finn, do u think i should buy a honda instead?
i am open to suggestions
looking to spend up to 13k
the gsxr1000 seems to be by far the best bike for the money......
maybe im blinded by my affection for suzukis?
cheers, Allan.

Nah, I was just having a go.

Go with whatever does it for you. I'd have prefered a european bike but they rip you here in NZ and don't hold many parts.

The gsxr's a good choice.

[HDTboy]

The December 05 UK superbike magazine compares the K2 thou with a K4, an 02 R1, and the 05 CBR.
Quoted from the article:

The real surprise of the test was the K2 GSX-R1000. It forces you to completely rethink the second hand bike market since its awesome engineand more than capable chassis are almost a match for bikes costing twice the price.

[Zed]

...nothing had changed from the first time I road the Blade " Boring bike "

Doesn't mean all Blades are boring, in fact there is a substantial following of Fireblades throughout the world, one such forum I belong to has close to 8000 members who rave on about how they are such a good ride! We all have our differing opinions.

Mr Oil Boiler, you did title your thread about Suzookis, so I will tell you that I have only heard good things about the K1-K2, in fact i looked close at the early K-series gixxers before I bought my 954 Blade. Hondas are more comfortable though imo...

[Finn]

Road my Mate 04 CBR1000RR on Sunday while he took my K3 GSXR & nothing had changed from the first time I road the Blade " Boring bike " . Excellent front end after I had set it up for him , Back shock was crap not enough rebound valving , & the most dissapointing thing was the Motor ! Wouldn't Peel the skin of a Rice Pudding no power under 5000rpm & very flat power delivery didn't even bother Tapping it out wasn't any point .The biggest thing that Pissed me off was seeing my GSXR piss off into the distance while I waited for this Blade to come on song which it did after 3 down changes & I didn't even own it & I was Gutted with it . Hope they wake their Ideas up or they will stay the at the bottom of the pack for yet another year .

Yeah and I rode a "mates" K3 GSXR on Saturday. The ride started off like most Suzuki rides, you know, a roll of duct tape to hold the shitter together and a prayer to the makers that it wouldn't disintegrate under me. It finally got started and off we went. You're right, the thing pulls like a school boy and it almost had my blade beat but we had to stop to fill it up with oil. Just as well as there was a corner coming up so we pushed it around just to be on the safe side. While topping her up and duct taping the exhaust back on, this 4 year old wanders up and says "fuck, that's one ugly mother of a bike mister." It just gutted me. My mates only saving grace is that once a year the Council have an inorganic collection so it won't cost him anything to dispose of it.

Yada, yada, yada.

[Finn]

The December 05 UK superbike magazine compares the K2 thou with a K4, an 02 R1, and the 05 CBR.
Quoted from the article:

The real surprise of the test was the K2 GSX-R1000. It forces you to completely rethink the second hand bike market since its awesome engineand more than capable chassis are almost a match for bikes costing twice the price.

Yes, very selectively quoted. You missed out the great pair of tits in the centrefold and their final analysis...

"Well it would have to be the Fireblade, simply because it is the best bike on the test."

[boomer]

Hondas are more comfortable though imo...

well i can honestly say my fucker aint comfy

Swapped with a mates k5 600 at the weekend and i reckon under 10k the CBR was sharper; Although the feedback from the gixxer was excellent, i was quite put off by all the chatter at first from teh wheels but then ralised it was talking to me.. something the Honda don't do!

Horses for course mate.. i like the sexy shape of the honda, i think all but the k6 Gixxers are ugly but hey..

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And now today
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On the midnight train again
I could make an offer you can`t refuse
Whatever you want
Whatever you like
You pay your money
You take your choice
Whatever you need
Whatever you use
Whatever you win
Whatever you loose
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