600 vs 750 vs 1000

[justsomeguy]

What is the general opinion here, 600 vs 750 vs 1000?

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=kzq2vlBcxrI[/youtube]

Good vid.

I love thou's. But being an idiot I need more time on a smaller bike before I can be an idiot on a thou (as I found out the hard way).

The next best bike so far to me seems like a K4/K5 Gixxer750. Won't spend more than Au$10K on a bike I will crash sooner or later, with you know, me being an idiot and all that. Anything else is too expensive, the cheapest bike in this class is the K3/K4 GSXR1000 - which offers hard to resist bang for your buck.

More than 6 months away from saving up, so just sharing thoughts here.

[McJim]

From that vid? 848 please I don't like IL4s

[fatzx10r]

i'd go the zx10r, as i did!. you dont have to use all the throttle, but by hell it's alot of fun when you crank it up

[Boob Johnson]

Only you can really answer that one & most certainly from that vid as well as they talk about there own personal use helping to draw the conclusion. I personally prefer a bike that scares me, but im a bit of a nutter


Good to see you are saving up & not financing it

There is something strangely satisfying about paying cash, sense of achievement n all that

[Meekey_Mouse]

Definitely a choice you have to make for yourself... But for me, I've never ridden a 750, although I want to someday soon! Out of the 600 or thou I'd choose the 600... Simply cause I know I'd either lose my license or my life on a thou. But once I'm bored of the 600 (long way from it still... possibly haha) I'd step up to a 750 for sure

[scracha]

Bored of a 600? I find the 1000's boring myself...pootling around at 3000rpm worrying about going over a bump that'll twist your wrist by a fraction of a degree and then finding you're doing 200k's (at least that's what I'd tell the copper).

[nico]

im loving the 750 at the moment seem to get good gas mielage as using for work but still finding able to get unwanted atention from the fuzz

one day the litre bikes will let me play come out and play with them

[Gremlin]

Really depends on the individual, and what they are doing with it.

For me, 600 is definitely too small, don't like peaky bikes with bugger all power lower down. 750 is a very good option, however, I hate suzuki, and most of the other players don't offer 750s (848 I guess, but expensive) and I had a zx7r and loved it. 1000 are definitely a handful (if you are mid range and think its crazy, try riding it at the top end), but keeping pace with the lighter, easier to handle 600 in tight twisties is certainly exciting.

However... for me, I'm over sportsbikes, so that rules out all those bikes in the vid If you are a decent rider, you can probably ride a naked/twin/whatever, just as quick as a sportsbike up to a certain speed, and thats over the speed limit anyway

[justsomeguy]

Really depends on the individual, and what they are doing with it.

For me, 600 is definitely too small, don't like peaky bikes with bugger all power lower down. 750 is a very good option, however, I hate suzuki, and most of the other players don't offer 750s (848 I guess, but expensive) and I had a zx7r and loved it. 1000 are definitely a handful (if you are mid range and think its crazy, try riding it at the top end), but keeping pace with the lighter, easier to handle 600 in tight twisties is certainly exciting.

However... for me, I'm over sportsbikes, so that rules out all those bikes in the vid If you are a decent rider, you can probably ride a naked/twin/whatever, just as quick as a sportsbike up to a certain speed, and thats over the speed limit anyway

Yes Sir, however unlike you I'm useless on the road and will (whenever I get a bike) try and ride in areas with no speed limits, while only commuting in areas with them.

Riding a thou in the top-top end is fun though. Only done it once and since it will be over a year before I own another bike since that ride, think a K4/K5 750 may be the way to go. A K4/K5 will make a good learner bike for now. I've wanted a thou since the days of our immortal ZZR's, good things come to those who wait, they say. Posted this thread to see what else they say...

You sure you are over sportsbikes? Seem to be hanging on to that black beauty for a while? Now what's wrong with Suzuki's?

[Gremlin]

You sure you are over sportsbikes? Seem to be hanging on to that black beauty for a while? Now what's wrong with Suzuki's?

Yeh, had the black beauty since March last year, not fussed if it doesn't sell quick, as market is crazy (economy and weather) and it looks likely it will be traded shortly. Won't go into too much detail on suzuki, but for one, I don't feel any emotion with them, they don't excite me at all.

Over sportsbikes? Yep. Much too easy to speed (even pulling out of a side street)... license is imperative for work, sportsbikes aren't comfortable (at my size anyway), and I have more fun on the hornet with less speed involved. I can put it through most corners (other than high speed sweepers) just as quick as the 10.

ZX10 costs about $1300 (inc tyre set) a service, always needing tyres, and various other consumables last half the time (or less) compared to the hornet. Hornet, normally no more than $250 a service, tyres normally bi-service.

Still love the 10 (took it out during the week, when it was good) and got reminded how fun they are (slides, wheelies, enormous grin from trying to tame the horsepower and even had both wheels off the ground at 150kph ish) but riding at the limit was seriously boring.

[Okey Dokey]

I find the 750 to be my ideal bike. Has enough grunt to accelerate out of trouble, and I have the self-control to not speed. I like the fact that it is pretty light, too - generally the same weight as a 600

Good luck with your decision; it will be your call and you will know what suits you best.

[BigG]

R6 is the bike, it's sharp light and for an old bugger like me easy to flick round the corners. Doesnt matter what you ride the fuzz will still take your licence off you if you exceed 140 or 100 demerits.

[kiwifruit]

675 Daytona

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

totally depends on your style of riding and what ya like. 750cc was a dissapointment. you still gota rev it like a 600cc to get the power out of it and down low it has nothing. definitly not this mystical "best bike for the roads" said by many. 1000cc is my preference cos I like instant power and massive torque.

[Firefight]

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