Living with a GSXR1000 (aka, the crack addiction)

[madbikeboy]

Don't like gixxers.

Frames break,

Short wheelbase makes them wheelie happy and bin too easily (think of a short wheelbase RWD car...try put it through a corner at high speed as fast as a longer wheelbase RWD car.)

All my mates who have died in bike accidents have been on late model GSXR's...3 mates same model bike...puts me off.

To me it's tempting fate too much to own one. Bad omen and all that.

But thats just me being a pussy.

SM

Dear Mod's I accept my punishment for what I am about to say. I kind of like the naughty step (or sin bin).

SkidMark,
You are retarded, there's no other explanation. Frames break on litre bikes, they're built on the limit - ride it into something, and it'll break.

I've had no problems and I have owned three gixers in a row. You can't be a retard and ride a litre bike. You think it's the bike's fault that your friends died?? There is a rotary propulsion modulator on the right bar. This might be the cause of some heartache for you.

Wheelbase. Look up the measurements. Get someone smart to read them out to you. Go find a nice place to draw the dimensions out, and then get someone smart to help you decipher them.

This is the bit that's going to get me sinbinned. SM, do you actually think about what you're going to say before you hit the submit reply button? I've seen the advice you give, the opinions that you bring with you. Logic clearly wasn't a required course where you went to school. You bring the term of moron to new levels.

Hitcher, OneArmedBandit - please do me the honour of the sinbin.

[FilthyLuka]

Really? Where? Do you have a GSXR250? Because what I see his post as saying is that the GSXR1000 and R1 have the same wheelbase. No mention of a ZXR250 at all in his post.

Holy shit... SKIDDY GOT AN R1

[munterk6]

GSXR's are cool...end of story. Definitely NOT for young novices to "try out".
People die coz they make serious errors of judgement, the bike is only the tool to be used(or in this case, abused)
Ive put 17000kms on my K6 thou, still on the original chain, half way thru the third rear tyre, at the end of the second front tyre, front pads are half worn originals, rear brake has been used 3 times. Ive done 2 trackdays on her, and I was NOT fucking around! Its all about smooth......skidmark, ya got a long road ahead of ya, ride it with caution and have fun along the way!!!

[SixPackBack]

Hmmm...the usual bullshit after it all this is a GIXXER thread........

The first thing you notice when sitting on 'the beast' is the throttle, this is a magic device with an almost unbelievable amount of power available for any willing pilot. What makes this actuator such a miracle of modern science is its ability to move IN TWO DIRECTIONS, yes that's right let go or twist the throttle forwards and magically the motorcycle slows!!!........who woulda thunk it. Perhaps more amazing than the throttle actuator is the sidestand, without which the bike lies on its side like a sleeping Labrador. Next up is the ignition key, now this little sucker will allow vroom-vroom noises and suchlike, but without this 'key' nowt happens!...you can yell, kick and screammm and the bike just looks at you.

But perhaps more interesting than any of these mechanical devices is the pilot. Now often GIXXER pilots struggle to form sentences and research has shown many lack an abundance of brain neurons and any form of SELF CONTROL. But good pilots exist, ones that can tame the beast within and ride within the confines of acceptable road behaviour. [or at least find somewhere remote to 'practice']

Seriously- I have had 1800kms out of a rear tyre and well over 12000kms depending on the month/weather etc, the bike has travelled 46000kms and the chain is fine. I commute 60kms everyday AT THE SPEED LIMIT without any issues at all. The bike has seen more spirited rides, but increasingly these will be at the track.

[Deano]

This thread is soooooo last year.

Everyone knows that the 08 CBR thou is the bizzo !

[madbikeboy]

This thread is soooooo last year.

Everyone knows that the 08 CBR thou is the bizzo !

It's like bragging that your fat and not so hot looking girlfriend is a great fuck. Even if she's really, REALLY good, you still have to picture her hot sister in order to get the pipe working...

[Deano]

It's like bragging that your fat and not so hot looking girlfriend is a great fuck. Even if she's really, REALLY good, you still have to picture her hot sister in order to get the pipe working...

It will look great in Repsol colours. Only the nose looks a bit fugly IMO. And why should Suzuki have the monopoly on ugly bikes ?

p/t

[Deano]

This thread is soooooo last year.

Everyone knows that the 08 CBR thou is the bizzo !

You red rep me for this, munterk6 ?

Did it strike a nerve or are you just having a larf ?

[jim.cox]

And why should Suzuki have the monopoly on ugly bikes

'cos they're so frigging good at it....

[Stormer]

"Living with a GSXR1000 (aka, the crack addiction)"

Right on!!!!!!!!
3 weeks in on a K71000 and I`m lovin`it...although this crap weather has been putting a bit of a lid on any decent rides lately.

[325rocket]

It's like bragging that your fat and not so hot looking girlfriend is a great fuck. Even if she's really, REALLY good, you still have to picture her hot sister in order to get the pipe working...

HEY!!!

fat girls need lovin too!

[enigma51]

GSXR's are cool...end of story. Definitely NOT for young novices to "try out".
People die coz they make serious errors of judgement, the bike is only the tool to be used(or in this case, abused)
Ive put 17000kms on my K6 thou, still on the original chain, half way thru the third rear tyre, at the end of the second front tyre, front pads are half worn originals, rear brake has been used 3 times. Ive done 2 trackdays on her, and I was NOT fucking around! Its all about smooth......skidmark, ya got a long road ahead of ya, ride it with caution and have fun along the way!!!

17000 and 3 rears

You have been taking it easy or you using touring tyres

[CHOPPA]

Don't like gixxers.

Frames break,

Short wheelbase makes them wheelie happy and bin too easily (think of a short wheelbase RWD car...try put it through a corner at high speed as fast as a longer wheelbase RWD car.)

All my mates who have died in bike accidents have been on late model GSXR's...3 mates same model bike...puts me off.

To me it's tempting fate too much to own one. Bad omen and all that.

But thats just me being a pussy.

SM

Reading to much into it id say bro, i have ridden everything and i strongly disagree, i have a k7 thou and its the easiest tamest bike to ride fast or slow. Standard suspension doesnt put a foot wrong on the road or track and id recommend it to anyone that is capable of riding a 600 it even has diff modes of power you can use depending on your skill. Its not the bikes fault people crash, i rode my old mans one at a track day and did everything i could to wreck his tyre and not once did it bite me.

In my opinion 99% of the riding population dont have the skill or experience to say one bike is better then another, sure a certain bike may be better for them but i have always purchased based upon whatever is the best deal and what i like the look of because theres always gonna be someone riding better then you on a bike thats half as good....

[CHOPPA]

Anyone want one?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76966

[R6_kid:Me]

I've always been a Yamaha fan, and desperately want a new R6, but i keep enjoying my k3 thou too much to let it go. Standard gearing and it does everything I want it to, I'm tempted to gear it down a bit but it already lifts the front wheel enough as it is.

I feel like I'm torturing it by riding it to work for all of 1.3km - traffic lights to traffic lights and barely out of first gear most of the time.

The handful of open road rides I've done on it have been more than enjoyable and the only reason things have ever got slightly out of hand has been due to my own skill level not matching the capability of the bike, but my throttle control is getting much better these days