Suzuki GSX-R750 K11 - 30km test ride

**AllanB** · 1st April 2011, 15:14

Originally Posted by Maha

I heard once (by he who should know) that the GSXR 750 is the best sports bike for NZ's road conditions.

Yeah but New Zealand riders are hung up over the size of their engines and spend a small amount extra on the thou even though they will never use it in anger.

**Smifffy** · 1st April 2011, 16:01

I was perusing in Boyd's today too. Can't have missed you by much. Must have been the reason I couldn't get more than "G'day" out of any of the sales crew - they must have been too busy salivating over the prospect of selling that sem fiddy.

The folks across the road were all good and chatty though.

**george formby** · 1st April 2011, 16:07

Originally Posted by Maha

I heard once (by he who should know) that the GSXR 750 is the best sports bike for NZ's road conditions.

Ditto in Blighty. All the performance & handling & then some a mortal needs on pubic roads.

Not a direct quote but close to what James Whitham wrote about them.

**Pussy** · 1st April 2011, 17:33

Small detail... it's an L1... no such K11 beast

**Gremlin** · 2nd April 2011, 02:10

Originally Posted by slofox

Yeah...but that was a YEAR ago...

Ah, so you've already figured out how long you've owned that one?

Writing... wall...

Oh... and the 7fiddy is OK... I liked the grunt of the thou A LOT. Massive torque everywhere, massive power, kinda like a drug. I haven't ridden sportsbikes in the last 3 odd years tho, so engines have moved along. Only problem is exploiting the power of a thou only begins past the license loss point... bit of a killjoy that

**slofox** · 2nd April 2011, 05:04

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Ah, so you've already figured out how long you've owned that one?

Writing... wall...

Oh... and the 7fiddy is OK... I liked the grunt of the thou A LOT. Massive torque everywhere, massive power, kinda like a drug. I haven't ridden sportsbikes in the last 3 odd years tho, so engines have moved along. Only problem is exploiting the power of a thou only begins past the license loss point... bit of a killjoy that

I did take a thou out for a run a few months ago but decided it was "barking mad" as your signature quote says. It also had obviously more mass to deal with. I have always ridden quite light bikes so preferred the 600 at that time.

The sem fiddy seems to be the best of both worlds. If I'd had the coin when I bought the 600 I would've gone for a sem fiddy.

Fact of the matter is that I am pretty broke right now so can't even entertain the idea of another change. Just sold my house and am having to buy down market...hate that. Will probably have to buy some shit hole and spend a bit of money fixing it up...

Regarding exploiting the power of a thou, even the 600 does 170ish at red line in 2nd gear (DAMHIK)...to run it on the road in the power band you'd need to travel in first most of the time...assuming you want to stay legal that is...

**ducatilover** · 2nd April 2011, 09:55

Fuck it all, SLOFOX, let's rob a bank, I could do with an 848 as an ornament and a sem-fiddy as a real bike.
I've ridden a k5 anniversary sem-fiddy, had a PCM and some tasty can, leo-vince? I thought that was just the tits, it's where it's at. Comfy and fucking faster than i need, perfect.

(Just a shame it's not a V4)

**slofox** · 2nd April 2011, 12:44

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Fuck it all, SLOFOX, let's rob a bank,

WHAT a good idea - we could rob the bastards that are making me sell my house! That'll learn 'em!

**ducatilover** · 2nd April 2011, 12:45

Originally Posted by slofox

WHAT a good idea - we could rob the bastards that are making me sell my house! That'll learn 'em!

Karma! Or Korma? Mmmm korma....

**SVboy** · 4th April 2011, 10:17

Interesting: I love my k9 750-esp with one less tooth on the front sprocket-SLOFOX-try -1f plus 2R on your 600-instant new bike!! My mate has a K9 1000 and is finding it hard to reconcile BPF with shitty nz roads. Are BPF just better on the track?

**DMNTD:Me** · 4th April 2011, 11:11

Originally Posted by Maha

I heard once (by he who should know) that the GSXR 750 is the best sports bike for NZ's road conditions.

Indeed it is IMO

**slofox** · 4th April 2011, 11:27

Originally Posted by SVboy

Interesting: I love my k9 750-esp with one less tooth on the front sprocket-SLOFOX-try -1f plus 2R on your 600-instant new bike!! My mate has a K9 1000 and is finding it hard to reconcile BPF with shitty nz roads. Are BPF just better on the track?

After blasting over the hill to Raglan and back yesterday morning to (coughcough) "scrub in the tyres"

I decided I like it just the way it is. Even managed to shave a minute off the return time despite a few traffic snarls on the uphill...

**Edbear** · 4th April 2011, 11:33

IMHO it's the best sprots bike ever, period!

**Pussy** · 4th April 2011, 11:35

Originally Posted by SVboy

Interesting: My mate has a K9 1000 and is finding it hard to reconcile BPF with shitty nz roads. Are BPF just better on the track?

Depends on what your personal preference is. I like the feel of the BPF on the K9-L1 Gixxer 1000. It's not TOO expensive to have the piston changed for a Racetech one, there is a lot more port area then.