600 or 1000?

[boomer]

don't listen to this cunt.

he can't fuckin ride.

pansie.

foookin neeeeeeeOOOOOOW!

SHIT! Hondas may be forgiving, but Honda riders don't sound that way!

what the fuck are you on about?

you put a fuckin pack rack on a k7 gixxer thou?

that is entirely inaccurate

but not so accurate.. is that what your saying?

Reowwwwwwwwwwwwww thou for the win

Pwnz0r!!!

Get a GSXR 750...youll have the best of both worlds

yeah.. korn takes his off road too ..ahahahahahah




get a thou and have done with it, then if you don't like it and haven't killed ya self you can get a 600 and feel how inadequate everyone else is

[Fat Tony]

750 all the way

[boomer]

..if your gonna get a thou get a honda which will give you the get up and go but also has some forgiving qualities..

alright.. as i've had pointed out to me, teh honda doesn't have any get up and go.. my bad... if you buy a honda thou you might have well have bought an sv650 .. huh grahameee

[justsomeguy]

Haven't read all the posts, life's too short.

Test ride both. Find an open stretch of road and gently open up the thou in 3rd gear or above while doing 80-90 kmph see how long it takes to reach 120kmph.

Try the same on the 600. Decide how comfortable you feel.

600's can get boring, but that's just the riders opinion, nothing to do with a bike.

Riding a thou is more about flattering your ego for most of us, not for newbies.

Get back to us after your test ride.

[Gremlin]

a thou can do that in the dry in lower gears!

600's are more manouverable on tight roads/circuits than a thou, and will show you very quickly just how much you still need to learn.

he's dead right... now how do you stand your chances of managing that while going through a corner, and overtaking, in the dry, and the rear steps out? Obviously, you're doing xxx kph...

Thous have fantastic torque, but a well ridden 600 can be faster than a 1000, simply because the thou rider has to manage a lot more power. Now factor in the wring factor. With all jap thous doing well over 120kph in 1st gear (come to think of it, 600s are basically up there as well) it is very seldom you are able to really thrash the thou. Nice normal take off from a traffic light, and you can find yourself shifting into second at 60...

You'll have more fun on the 600, without it trying its hardest to kill you...

[_Gina_]

what the fuck are you on about?

you put a fuckin pack rack on a k7 gixxer thou?

Can't bling ya, but that is beyond funny!

To quote DMNTD, I wee'd.

[675trippy]

hey vapour i can vouch for the 675 had daytona 995 before that and the 675 is so much more fun. i only ride for twisties and have no problem keeping up with my mates on r1's zx14's speed triples and others, of course on the straights they leave you behind but corners are your friend and they have no chance.

[cowpoos]

When you read comments from experienced testers or riders of the capability of Frosty,et al. remember they could probably ride rings around us mere mortals if we were on a thou and they were on a 250!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......that shit always cranks me the fuck up!!!!! hahahaha

[Edbear]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......that shit always cranks me the fuck up!!!!! hahahaha

You haven't seen me ride, have you...?

[cowpoos]

You haven't seen me ride, have you...?

hahahahaha....you havn't seen frosty ride either have you!!!!! lmfao!!

[Chrislost]

Got to agree with Cajun, Vapor. I've been riding for more years than I care to remember. I have owned four GSX-R1000s. Last November my wife bought a new GSX-R750, and a week later so did I. I personally find the 750 a whole lot nicer to ride than the 1000, still got enough grunt for me, with far superior handling, with the added bonus of being able to cruise at sensible type speeds without the bike complaining. I took a K7 1000 for a test ride last week, then immediately test rode a K7 750 with a pipe and power commander. It reinforced my decision to change to the 750. I reckon if you got a 750, you wouldn't need to upgrade in the future

fark yeah!
750 all the way.
i learned on a cbr400 and by bouncing down the road tho.
judging by what i saw at the pub last thrusday a thou bites pretty dam hard.

[Pussy]

hahahahaha....you havn't seen frosty ride either have you!!!!! lmfao!!

Very insensitive of you, Poos. You know damn well that Frosty is a riding god. I should know(and so should you), he keeps telling us all. What worries me, if he gives up racing, who is going to take care of back marker duties in Formula 3??

[Aero165]

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[Blair-SV]

Test ride till you find what works seems to be the best advice around. But here's my two cents anyway. I haven't ridden either 600 or 1000 IL4's so I don't profess to be an expert buuttt....I just read an article in Bike magazine about the new 600's, seems that most don't start to make good power (what ever that means) until 10,000rpm or so. The 675 got going earlier than that though. So if you like revving engines hard, the go for the 600, and if you prefer a motor that can lug around at lower revs, get a thou.

The testers weren't totally sold on the triumphs long term durability though, pretty hard to beat the japanese for trouble free motoring.

I guess rider size very important, if you plan on owning it for ages it needs to feel 'right' from the start.

I think that was more like 5 cents. Good luck with the testing.

[stify]

What worries me, if he gives up racing, who is going to take care of back marker duties in Formula 3??

ME........(if I ever get the bikes rebuilt,van fixed,tools,stands,tyre warmers,tyres etc etc and a budget to pay for it all)