96 gsxr750 - new bike...any problems?

**h20boy** · 11th June 2009, 14:11

Originally Posted by rebel

You lucky bugger I've had my eye on that one on TM for a few months now. THe week I sell my bike that one nice gixxer gets snapped up. She looked pretty good in the pics, never got to see it in person as I wasn't a cash buyer until my 250 sold, which was too late. I'm guessing this is the one from Taupo.

Yeah thats the one...The guys at Mt Eden thought it was in pretty good nick & everyone else thats seen it seems to agree so I'm pretty happy overall.

The only thing that annoys me is the clear plastic screen is a little hazy...might replace with a tinted version.

**h20boy** · 11th June 2009, 14:14

Originally Posted by driftn

They are a fantastic bike. I miss mine ike crazy. The rear shock is fine for riding on the road but when you get to the track it has a tendency of eating rear tyres. Best thing I done was put an ohlin's in the rear.
Motors are bullit proof dont worry about cam chains and tensioners. Mine had 60k on the clock when I got rid of it and it was still going very bloody hard and it had been through all 3 of the mairs and mikey. If that cant kill a bike nothing will. bit of horn blowing.
1.13 round manfeild
257kph over a flying 1/4 mile still pulling so would definatly do 260+ real speed.
11.2 standing 1/4 with most of that spent on the back wheel.

Great bike and would have another in a heart beat. check out profile for a pic of mine.

Looks like a nice bike!

Someone spent a bit of time adding a few bits of carbon-fibre cover to things like the ram air pipes...kinda a cheap and nasty mod but it actually looks pretty cool.

I'll post some pictures shortly.

**driftn** · 11th June 2009, 17:42

Originally Posted by h20boy

Looks like a nice bike!

Someone spent a bit of time adding a few bits of carbon-fibre cover to things like the ram air pipes...kinda a cheap and nasty mod but it actually looks pretty cool.

I'll post some pictures shortly.

The 98 model came with fake carbon ram air tubes and the 99 had a fake carbon front gaurd I think.

**h20boy** · 11th June 2009, 19:51

Originally Posted by driftn

The 98 model came with fake carbon ram air tubes and the 99 had a fake carbon front gaurd I think.

Guess they must have plucked them off a wreck or something...unless mine was wrecked and they needed replacement

I did notice the bike was first registered late-ish 1996 (August) and the reg sticker carries the model designation 'v'. I think this is the 1997 model yes?

**MSTRS:Me** · 12th June 2009, 09:08

Originally Posted by driftn

The 98 model came with fake carbon ram air tubes and the 99 had a fake carbon front gaurd I think.

Mine sure does.
As for higher kms etc - Gixxer4Ever had Craig Shirriffs' 96 race season SRAD 750. When G4E sold it, it had close to 90,000 on the clock. That is road kms AFTER an entire season on the track. The bike still went like it was meant to...

**DEATH_INC.** · 19th June 2009, 20:06

I just had to reply to this even though it's a few days old.....
I've had my 99 SRAD for years, two years the first time, then the same bike 18 months later for about 6 years, in that time its been thrashed, wheelied to death, raced, trackday'd, dragraced and crashed all over taupo and minefeild and down the road, hardly maintained and generally abused. It's done around 55k on the speedo, but for the last two years or so it's had a different one on there, so it's done well over 60k. As far as I'm aware it's never had the cams adjusted or even new plugs. It's even still got the original battery in there. The only thing I've ever replaced is the clutch, they don't like the way I launch it at the drags, but never killed one on the street.
It can still hold it's own around taupo against all but the faster thou race bikes, run an 11.0 flat 1/4 and wheelie for km's on end.
The camchain tensioner isn't really a problem, mine started rattling and stuff, I pulled it apart and gave it a good cleanup and smeared a bit of high quality grease in there and it's been good as gold since.
These things have got to be almost the most reliable, toughest bike ever made.

**driftn** · 19th June 2009, 21:19

Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.

I just had to reply to this even though it's a few days old.....
I've had my 99 SRAD for years, two years the first time, then the same bike 18 months later for about 6 years, in that time its been thrashed, wheelied to death, raced, trackday'd, dragraced and crashed all over taupo and minefeild and down the road, hardly maintained and generally abused. It's done around 55k on the speedo, but for the last two years or so it's had a different one on there, so it's done well over 60k. As far as I'm aware it's never had the cams adjusted or even new plugs. It's even still got the original battery in there. The only thing I've ever replaced is the clutch, they don't like the way I launch it at the drags, but never killed one on the street.
It can still hold it's own around taupo against all but the faster thou race bikes, run an 11.0 flat 1/4 and wheelie for km's on end.
The camchain tensioner isn't really a problem, mine started rattling and stuff, I pulled it apart and gave it a good cleanup and smeared a bit of high quality grease in there and it's been good as gold since.
These things have got to be almost the most reliable, toughest bike ever made.

Could not have put it better myself mate. indestructable! i sware by them.
J-Lo is for sale on trademe for 4k, primo track day hack and even hold its own on race day too.