TEST: Suzuki GSR600

[carver]

What bottomed out? Things are always floaty when your on the point of levering the bike of it's tyres... when scraping something solid.

just a gentle scrape of the pegs sir

[DarkLord]

Any idea if it is easy to install a packrack onto?

I'm beginning to think about my next bike, something that is a good all rounder such as this sounds like it would do the trick, as long as it is easy to put a packrack on for those big tours.....

I've heard that naked bikes feel the wind far more than fairing bikes as well - is this true?

[Morcs]

Any idea if it is easy to install a packrack onto?

I'm beginning to think about my next bike, something that is a good all rounder such as this sounds like it would do the trick, as long as it is easy to put a packrack on for those big tours.....

I've heard that naked bikes feel the wind far more than fairing bikes as well - is this true?

Yeah you feel it more, but I can cruise at 150 no worries on my fizzer.
Its almost better when nailing it to, because you feel like you are going warp speed

[sugilite:Me]

just a gentle scrape of the pegs sir

kK, I'm a little suprised the frount end was wandering away...it's always hard to know why, though I'm thinking could be something like tyre pressure as against short comings in the chassis as such.

Any idea if it is easy to install a packrack onto?

I'm beginning to think about my next bike, something that is a good all rounder such as this sounds like it would do the trick, as long as it is easy to put a packrack on for those big tours.....

I've heard that naked bikes feel the wind far more than fairing bikes as well - is this true?

I assume you would find a pack rack made for this specific model.

Although you as a rider would feel the wind more on a naked bike, paradoxically a naked bike is feels side winds a whole lot less than fully faired bikes.

and as morcs points out, there is a greater sensation of speed

[carver]

kK, I'm a little suprised the frount end was wandering away...it's always hard to know why, though I'm thinking could be something like tyre pressure as against short comings in the chassis as such.



I assume you would find a pack rack made for this specific model.

Although you as a rider would feel the wind more on a naked bike, paradoxically a naked bike is feels side winds a whole lot less than fully faired bikes.

and as morcs points out, there is a greater sensation of speed

did you find the front end to be noisy with standard tires?

[sugilite:Me]

The one I rode felt really smooth and sure footed...However I never scraped the pegs, but would have been fairly close me thinks.

[Oakie]

So call me a thread-dredger. I dinnae care!

Just to say I'm looking seriously at one of these bikes and Mr Google lead me to this test. Thanks to the OP. Sounds like a good follow-up bike for my current 600 Bandit.

Feel free to comment positively or negatively anyone who has ridden one of these a bit. Oh, it has 16000kms.