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GsxrAge 11-Sep-2006 21:26

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heres a pic for ya

with beauty like this Ducati have to do one hell of a make over :D

p.s This is the unscratched side :lol:

madmav 11-Sep-2006 22:12

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Originally Posted by fil2
Shame itwont keep up with anyone that knows how to ride a decent machine huh..............LOL


Paul get him to follow us around the eifel !lol

andyb 12-Sep-2006 08:49

some lead others follow...........that stubby exhaust is just a copy of the R6 one.............dont spose they wanted to do underseat exhausts like the zx10, r1, bmw......................only ten years too late!:D

Ps there was one at Silverstone yesterday, did look pretty!

twpd 12-Sep-2006 08:55

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Originally Posted by fil2
Sentiments i can agree with...................

R1's rule, they are the choice of real riders.........as long as they are RED

Phil


Really? My wheezy old 800ss spanked a load of them on the Brampton to Alston road on Sunday...mind you I was forced to use more than 7000rpm on the odd occasion. ;)

twpd 12-Sep-2006 08:56

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Originally Posted by Grib
Nobody needs 100bhp+ by it feels bloody good when you've got it there to play with :D


That's because very few people can actually use 100+bhp - even on the track.

twpd 12-Sep-2006 08:58

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Originally Posted by AGE996
heres a pic for ya

with beauty like this Ducati have to do one hell of a make over :D

p.s This is the unscratched side :lol:


I think the latest Gixxers are pretty butt fugly myself and the front end of the fairing is not really that dissimilar to the 999 imo. The rear end is fine but the front and the front quarters are not imo. YMMV of course.

andyb 12-Sep-2006 09:21

...and your garage floor wants sealing!;)

itexuk 12-Sep-2006 19:10

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This is what your exhaust should look like
Before and after

Stu748R 12-Sep-2006 19:54

Now that looks the dogs,

Now i'm in a position to know that there will be some news to follow from a certain person with relevence to this thread.
I say no more..............

madmav 13-Sep-2006 00:20

for those who have commented
 
on this thread!
I have today, serviced a new K6 750 and my customer asked me to take it out and put it through it's pace's!
I have ridden this bike before but it was after it's first service, so only a short test ride !

Today I carried out the 4000 mile service and took it for a spin!
The weather "perfect"
Time 2pm
traffic light
so what will this baby do?

Ok so here is the road test report!
Leave surburbia, and head out into the sticks !
Find a road I know well and remember to ride on the left! lol
(Too much time in Germany)

First thing you notice is this bike has torque, slightly unusual for a 750 !
Gear box A1, as you slip the change without using clutch.
Remember my Gixxer K1 is reverse gear shift 1up 5down so took a little time to remeber to go the right way! lol

Ok back to it !

Handling awesome as you flick it from left to right ! Islands what islands????????
knee down if thats your thing every time!

so off I go towards Darley moor along the A515 lichfield to MATLOCK
Ide say i know this road as good as I know the road to the Ring !lol
Lived here all my life and know all the bumps, divits, cambers etc etc

So lets see what she will do been ridden in anger!
I exit the island in 2nd gear and twist the grip, the front end goes light and up she comes in a small but realy nice power wheelie off the throttle, shift into 3rd and up she comes again and floats at this point a quick short shift puts the front wheel firmly back on the ground Does help as the first 100mph bend aproaches LOL, wind it on in 4th gear and the free reving engine effortly carries you forward .

There is a couple of catch u out bends on this road so setting the bike up for the corner is real important, as I entered the fast long left hander which leads onto a longer right hander under the tree section (always wet/damp under the trees) the bike tracks effortlessly, I'm not a big fan of entering a corner on the road on a closed throttle, but seeing how i had somehow arrived at this corner way to fast ! I had to back out of the gas a little early and run through the corner on a closed throttle !
normaly i would at this point expect to run a little wide ! but this gixxer just laughed at my mistake and poised itself and found the apex with no problem at all!
getting back on the gas real early was not a problem or issue for the bike and the Tourqe fired me out like a stone from a sling shot!
wooooohooooo , what a bike !!!!!
the rest of the afternoon was "Smile per mile" as the baby gixxer was so sure footed , and every thing i asked it to do was done with ease..

I have to say that this bike is one Awesome peice of kit!!!!!!!!!!

Downside in my opinion ! It needs a quick action throttle as there is loads of grunt left if you have a rist that can move through 220 degs you should be ok!lol
secondly, if you buy a new one of these take your time
before you ride it as I spent quite a long time re tightening things like the rear spindle nut and half the fasterners were loose!
Other than that watch out Gixxer 1000 and R1 boys, because this baby is a serious contender on the road!

Nice one Age go ride it like you stole it and enjoy!

mav

Jools 13-Sep-2006 13:14

Good report Mav... Like I said up there ^^^^ if it weren't for my Duke passion a Gixxer 750 would be at the top of my shopping list.

But. I also agree with Glyn. When it gets right down to it there are very, very few motorcycles (for those of us lucky enough to have an unrestricted license) that are really, truly boring. Even lowly commuter bikes can be far more involving than a car and loads more fun - one of the best laughs I had all day at Cadwell was on WeeJonnyB's CB500.

So what it comes down to is personal preference. In your report you say "everything I asked it to do was done with ease", that's fine, I can understand that. On the other hand I love my 888 with a passion because you need to take it by the scruff of it's neck and make it do what you want. If they were women the Gixxer would be the submissive little Japanese girl who would do anything you wanted without question, my 888 would be the sultry, smouldering Italian beauty who would fight back a bit. Which one is better? Not really better, just very different.

Each to their own

fil2 13-Sep-2006 14:06

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Originally Posted by Jools
Good report Mav... Like I said up there ^^^^ if it weren't for my Duke passion a Gixxer 750 would be at the top of my shopping list.

But. I also agree with Glyn. When it gets right down to it there are very, very few motorcycles (for those of us lucky enough to have an unrestricted license) that are really, truly boring. Even lowly commuter bikes can be far more involving than a car and loads more fun - one of the best laughs I had all day at Cadwell was on WeeJonnyB's CB500.

So what it comes down to is personal preference. In your report you say "everything I asked it to do was done with ease", that's fine, I can understand that. On the other hand I love my 888 with a passion because you need to take it by the scruff of it's neck and make it do what you want. If they were women the Gixxer would be the submissive little Japanese girl who would do anything you wanted without question, my 888 would be the sultry, smouldering Italian beauty who would fight back a bit. Which one is better? Not really better, just very different.

Each to their own



Hmmmm a good analogy............................

You see that is the very essence of the R1 and most top spec litre bikes....they can be all things to all men....your submissive japanese girl who will do everything and anything with ease and no fuss, just roll about in the rev range of sub 7k.....but flipside take her over 8k and she becomes a firey, boiling, dark beauty that needs to be harnessed if you can or dare.........

Each to there own deffo agree with that ....but hey the joy of having one that fits all.........

I still love my pedantic little firey italian bishes as well ya know........

madmav 13-Sep-2006 15:42

spose it's a bit like a wife and a knock off!

they both do the same job but one is more likely to buck you off ! lol


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