z750 vs FZ6 vs CB900 vs GSR600

[nallac]

gee out of all of them the Hornets suspensions the best?
man the rest must be crap cause i reckon the the Hornet's not all
that crash hot.

My pick out of your choices would still be the Hornet tho.

Not the best looking IMHO out of them but still a hoot
to ride/thrash.

But then again i might be biased. Aye Hornet Boy.

[HornetBoy]

gee out of all of them the Hornets suspensions the best?
man the rest must be crap cause i reckon the the Hornet's not all
that crash hot.

My pick out of your choices would still be the Hornet tho.

Not the best looking IMHO out of them but still a hoot
to ride/thrash.

But then again i might be biased. Aye Hornet Boy.

.Put some USD's on it from a CBRR and get some ohlins for the rear lol. (And hope you win Powerball )

Hows the hornet going ,got bored of it yet ?

[nallac]

nah not bored of it yet, shes got all the power i need and then some.
still trying to bling her up some more.

the USD's and ohlins would be great along with winning Powerball.
A louder exhaust too.

[Devil]

Triumph - looking more and more like a serious possibility, the reviews have bagged its non-adustable suspension but then again all the bikes in my price range come with cut price suspension. They are good lookers tho...

Yes, if you were comparing the Triumph with pure perfection, it would fail on the suspension. There is, however, nothing wrong with it for Joe Bloggs. As you've pointed out, all of those bikes have "basic" suspension. It's certainly far from bad!

[slowpoke]

Bang for your buck the Honda wins every time. There is nothing the other bikes can do that the Honda can't and the 900 kills the rest of 'em on grunt and allround ability......and will go for bloody ever...and ever...and ever....

[James Deuce]

Bang for your buck the Honda wins every time. There is nothing the other bikes can do that the Honda can't and the 900 kills the rest of 'em on grunt and allround ability......and will go for bloody ever...and ever...and ever....

Grunt? I think you'll find the Z750s powerplant to be a little stronger all round, no matter what the paper specs say.

[ritchtheitch]

certainly liking my z750 - only owned it 5 months so far as my first bike for quite a while, but you can do everything pretty well, and it is lots of fun and you'd find it gives you smiles even riding to work. I ride everyday, all weathers and it's been impecably reliable so far. I do agree with Jim that the stock suspension leaves a little to be desired, but the seat's okay, I love the sound of the engine (even with the stock can) and the engine itself is Great.

[brit-bloke]

I used to own one and would do again! Great bike to ride,The suspention needs a tweek as it is a bit soft but plenty enough power and lots of bling for it as well!

[AllanB]

Hornets good for 280-300kms out of a tank at semi legal speeds (under 125). That other bugger is thrashing his and being a naughty boy by exceeding the speed limit a lot

But then they do that so well

If $ is not a concern the Triumph is the most Horny.

[Renegade]

what's the chance you'll run the stock pipe (fu*k all) as most people change them . if you near chch you can test ride mine . i chucked a mivv pipe on it to give it a little more hp and a lot more noise, but titanium
http://www.mivv.it/en/prodotti_apri.asp?cl=1&cs=677
they are a pritty low stressed motor as they are a sleaved down 10 motor

dont the new ones have some sort of control valve in the exhaust to improve engine performance by opening and shutting?? think i read it some where, so how will an after market exhaust affect the engine performance without a power commander etc???

[muzzle]

I was looking for a bike a few months back. I test rode the Trumpy the FZ6 and the Hornet. Liked the Street triple best but I brought the Hornet because it was $4000 cheaper and I didn't like the rear shock on the street triple. I also wanted the screen so by the time did screen and changed the rear shock I would have been up for over $17000. I also take my wife on the back a lot and the hornet was better suited for that. I can do the suspention both ends the pipes and a screen on the hornet and it will cost about the same stock triple. Which would you pick.

[Devil]

. Which would you pick.

Still the Triumph.

[Zapf]

one more for the hornet. I owned one for 2 years and will not sell it. It is really a do everything bike... and a good one.

[Devil]

one more for the hornet. I owned one for 2 years and will not sell it. It is really a do everything bike... and a good one.

But you haven't ridden all the others :P

[Zapf]

But you haven't ridden all the others :P

true...

FZ6: haven't ridden one but one would guess, not much torque. loads more $ than the CB900
GSR: haven't ridden one but one would guess, not much torque.
CB900: loads of torque, price is right, has hard luggage, bullet proof engine, put some mx bars on and setup the suspension its then like a 900cc motard... abit heavy one.
Z750: ridden one, again not much torque.

when I buy a bike, I will make sure it has at lease proload and rebound damping adjustment on front and rear. otherwise it is hard and lots of $ to get it right.