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[dave w]

Originally posted by Ducnow

Nope, i'm talking about the K5.
They took the bikes to Spain and went to two tracks there (Almeria and.... another one i can't remember now) and then did a street test.
The R1 came first as the best overall 1000cc.
On the track tests the R1 did better than i was expecting while the K5 was "worst" than i was expecting (i thought it would win hands down and not only it didn't, but it didn't even win at all), since the ZX-10 and the R1 won it and even the MV did some pretty fast times too.

As for the previous gixxer records.... no doubt it's been a winning race bike in many classes, but what's funny is that just 2 weeks ago in the National Superstock class here the K5 were beaten by a CBR1000RR while the year before the K4's won the Championship.

Anyway.... get the K5 and in a year you'll be be regreting it :P

What mag was that There have not been any uk group tests on K5 yet.... Its that fast they cant catch one

[Ducnow]

Originally posted by dave w

What mag was that There have not been any uk group tests on K5 yet.... Its that fast they cant catch one

I saw in in "In Moto", it's an Italian mag. It's a BIG test.
A short version of that test also came in a Portuguese mag this month.

[sonic]

Just a couple of points:

1. Yea, the only ones Ive seen have rated the gixxer streets ahead of the pack.

2. JPM: Ive seen that scheme on a bike for sale somewhere, cant remember, might have been autotrader. Black with red frame. Quite tasty!

3. I hope black is the new red. My 'Dark' wont be looked at as the odd one out then!

4. Dave W: Well done, if your gonna be picking that up your a lucky, lucky sod, as well as having a an R, I kneel before thee! (although secretly i think you should really give one to me, I mean, you can only ride one at a time cant you) :P