View Full Version : gsxr or cbr?
b1ade
12-05-2008, 12:59 PM
Within the next 6 months im due to get an insurance payout, and of course i have started thinking about spending it already, and the first thing i thought of spending it on is a new bike well a nearly new one. Gonna be looking for a 600 sports again and i have narrowed it down to the gsxr600 and the cbr600rr. Which ever one i get it will be used as my main bike and possibly be taken to a few track days.
Having never ridden either bike i thought i would call on the fountain of motorcycle knowledge that is EB for some guidence. Which one do you think would be the better bike for me?
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 01:08 PM
Gixxer 600 without a doubt if your planning on doing a few track days, much more flickable than the RR...thats my opinion on it anyway....Take both for a ride though...
You need ask................GSXR
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk86/kevinlowrie/PCT_SGB2_GSX-R600white.jpg
lillywhites
12-05-2008, 01:11 PM
The usual answer on this would be go test ride both....if you read the press, the CBR is a consumate performer and looks like the class winner this year.....but then the GSXR looks bloody lovely especially in the white livery......either one you cannot go wrong imo:clap
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 01:12 PM
You need ask................GSXR
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk86/kevinlowrie/PCT_SGB2_GSX-R600white.jpg
But deffo not in that w@nky colour!!!!!!! Kev come on mate that's awful!
But deffo not in that w@nky colour!!!!!!! Kev come on mate that's awful!
Thats is flipping sweet in that colour
NinjaMad
12-05-2008, 01:18 PM
i love it superb looking bike that white gsxr
Doninha Princesa
12-05-2008, 01:34 PM
http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/cbr600rr/blue.jpg
I Know what I would buy. The cbr looks gorge in this blue, or the white!!!!
Feck track days, get a scratched 400 or something for that, i wouldnt wanna take either bike on a racetrack!
Altho the gixxer is nice in white (Shhhh i didnt say that) :grin2
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 01:37 PM
http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/cbr600rr/blue.jpg
I Know what I would buy. The cbr looks gorge in this blue, or the white!!!!
Feck track days, get a scratched 400 or something for that, i wouldnt wanna take either bike on a racetrack!
Altho the gixxer is nice in white (Shhhh i didnt say that) :grin2
Thats the old cbr btw...
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 01:38 PM
Thats is flipping sweet in that colour
Am i the only one that thinks it looks ****e then??? k6/k7 shape much better imho....
slydog
12-05-2008, 01:41 PM
get a sofa on wheels m8 still a gsx1400 you know it makes sense lol
CBR-Dave
12-05-2008, 01:53 PM
cbr all the way fella, came best in class last year and looks set to do the same this year, ride em both and see which one suits you better.
RaceMeNSee
12-05-2008, 02:00 PM
The CBR is poo mate! GSXR all the way...( I DONT BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT!)
CBR-Dave
12-05-2008, 02:02 PM
why is it poo, and if its poo why do all the people from the mags rave about it? :shooter :laugh1
RaceMeNSee
12-05-2008, 02:03 PM
Because there mostly on krack, and because i bloody said so!
bikermad
12-05-2008, 02:09 PM
test ride them both see wot u profear
RaceMeNSee
12-05-2008, 02:11 PM
test ride them both see wot u profear
This IS the best option! :grin1
bikermad
12-05-2008, 02:16 PM
This IS the best option! :grin1
yeah because u wont no wot u profear the feel off. hence why dan (banditmad) went to test ride a few 2 find out wot he profears - not like u john sticking 2 ninjas :grin3
Am i the only one that thinks it looks ****e then??? k6/k7 shape much better imho....
The whole reason you think that colour is ****e as you put it..............you can't tell the difference between Pink and Red :D
b1ade
12-05-2008, 02:29 PM
test ride them both see wot u profear
yeah i was gonna do that anyway, but wanted to know the pro's and cons of each bike, like i have heard that the cbr is pretty much bullet proof and totally reliable where as the gsxr can sometimes give u alot of trouble, dont know if either is true having not owned or really known anyone that owned them. Just wanted to know what i would be in for with each bike, thought it would make the decision easier.
yeah because u wont no wot u profear the feel off. hence why dan (banditmad) went to test ride a few 2 find out wot he profears - not like u john sticking 2 ninjas :grin3
OI http://www.gixerjunkies.net/forum/images/smilies/speakenglish.gif http://www.gixerjunkies.net/forum/images/smilies/b12.gif
Murray
12-05-2008, 02:31 PM
Am i the only one that thinks it looks ****e then??? k6/k7 shape much better imho....
Agrred on both points
NinjaMad
12-05-2008, 02:31 PM
OI SDM, he aint great at spelling so thats best he can do!!! People can read it so it dont matter!
bikermad
12-05-2008, 02:34 PM
OI http://www.gixerjunkies.net/forum/images/smilies/speakenglish.gif http://www.gixerjunkies.net/forum/images/smilies/b12.gif
not everyone is perfect!!!!!!!
OI SDM, he aint great at spelling so thats best he can do!!! People can read it so it dont matter!
I'm not talking about the spelling Dan, I can't spell either, I have to hit the spell check button as well, its the text talk, didn't they teach you young one anything at school, as a tax payer I'd be mortified...........
not everyone is perfect!!!!!!!
Said the Darlek climbing off the dustbin.....................:laugh1
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 02:46 PM
I'm not talking about the spelling Dan, I can't spell either, I have to hit the spell check button as well, its the text talk, didn't they teach you young one anything at school, as a tax payer I'd be mortified...........
Said the Darlek climbing off the dustbin.....................:laugh1
Quality!
NinjaMad
12-05-2008, 02:46 PM
Oh im deferently understanding where your coming Kev but does it annoy you that much... Ok some of the short text is HARD to read, things like h8 (hate) things like that is mad and really a pain!!, but things like u instead of you, thats not end of the world....
bikermad
12-05-2008, 02:48 PM
[quote=SDM;153509]I'm not talking about the spelling Dan, I can't spell either, I have to hit the spell check button as well, its the text talk, didn't they teach you young one anything at school, as a tax payer I'd be mortified...........
at least you can still read it not like half the texts i get even i cant understand it
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 02:48 PM
cbr all the way fella, came best in class last year and looks set to do the same this year, ride em both and see which one suits you better.
Where the **** did you get that from????????? & Dave have you ever ridden either? (& yours doesn't count as it's a tourer)
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 02:49 PM
Oh im deferently understanding where your coming Kev but does it annoy you that much... Ok some of the short text is HARD to read, things like h8 (hate) things like that is mad and really a pain!!, but things like u instead of you, thats not end of the world....
it ****es me off when people do that admittedly, Dunno why people cant type properly....
NinjaMad
12-05-2008, 02:51 PM
but dude as im saying that, OK yer it can **** me off as times but its not the end of the world.... Just because some people talk like it doesnt mean the view isnt valid or that they have to get moaned it about it!
.............or that they have to get moaned it about it!
Moaned at...............I'm taking the **** :laugh1 :laugh1 :laugh1
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 02:58 PM
Im rly soz i dunno wot i woz finkin, fink u need 2 lrn 2 take a joke....
kev woz pizzin about
NinjaMad
12-05-2008, 02:59 PM
Fair Play kev, apologies, but when a dig at one of your own, you instantly think its a moan rather then **** take!! Its cool apologies
Im rly soz i dunno wot i woz finkin, fink u need 2 lrn 2 take a joke....
kev woz pizzin about
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RaceMeNSee
12-05-2008, 03:34 PM
no i have to say...im rather young my self....and although spelling is one thing...im not exactly good at it...i feel there is NO EXCUSE to abbreviate EVERYTHING...it REALLY annoys me. Its like an ENTIRE generation growing up not educated propperly, i mean what grades do these people get for English language and english literature? Are they getting U's accross the board?! .....JEEEBUS! Anyways....a tad off topic! (this wasnt a moan at any one in particular).....but.... i have seen my younger sisters CV.....and she used some of the abbreviations in that. And where i used to work,some of the younger people would use it for purchase orders and such....i mean What the Fook is up with this new generation???????
the buttery
12-05-2008, 04:43 PM
gisxer all the time just not blue and ****e (white)
SradChris46
12-05-2008, 05:24 PM
Why is that honda trying to pose as a GSXR?
Somebody please explain? Are honda realising that the bike to have is a gixxer and theyre trying to ponse off the back of the best, the blue and white of a GSX-bloody-R! Thats my opinion of course lol
All joke aside, the cbr6rr is meant to handle the better of all the 600 class, and every man and his dog has a gsxr, but i rekon the honda lacks passion, its a full on precisely engineered piece of japanese brilliance, but its got no soul!
SradChris46
12-05-2008, 05:25 PM
Moaning about younger people because he is old...
May i draw your attention to my previous post jonathan? :D
CBR-Dave
12-05-2008, 05:34 PM
Where the **** did you get that from????????? & Dave have you ever ridden either? (& yours doesn't count as it's a tourer)
no havent ridden either as i said, ride them both to which you prefer.
source i was referring to was Bike Magazines article
can't find the actual article online but heres the gist http://londonbikers.com/news/1203/honda-cbr600rr-bike-magazines-machine-of-the-year-2007
will hunt this years review of the 2008 lot when i get to work as again they rated it the best 600.
Bikes it was up against was GSXR600, Daytona 675 & Kwaka ZX6R
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 06:04 PM
no havent ridden either as i said, ride them both to which you prefer.
source i was referring to was Bike Magazines article
can't find the actual article online but heres the gist http://londonbikers.com/news/1203/honda-cbr600rr-bike-magazines-machine-of-the-year-2007
will hunt this years review of the 2008 lot when i get to work as again they rated it the best 600.
Bikes it was up against was GSXR600, Daytona 675 & Kwaka ZX6R
Dont forget those reviews are normally track orientated...;)
the cbr lacks a bit of mid range grunt....the new one is supposed to be good but as always people shouldnt take note of what the bike mags say....just use it as a starting point...i hated the cbr...but then others may like it....the last one lacked a slipper clutch which spoilt it....
Doninha Princesa
12-05-2008, 06:23 PM
Thats the old cbr btw...
Newer than mine :headshoot :party1
Hahaha
I do like that one, its just as nice in white but i couldn't decide which picture to post. Id definitely get rid of that numberplate holder thingy (yeah technical i know) because it looks bloody horrid, looks like they forgot to attach it till after they had finished and some clever sod asked where the number plate was going!
http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/cbr600rr/white.jpg
All the sports bikes seem to be starting to look a bit similar tho.
Def test ride both, its all down to personal preference, ive ridden an SRAD Gixxer and hated it, but my ex adored it, Ive ridden an R6, an R1, plus a VFR750 and didnt get on with any of them, but my Dad loves all of them. But i adore the cbr, havent tried the newer shape but id love to give it a go!
Take the opportunity while you've got it and take them both out for a test ride, see how they feel and what you think.
crescent750
12-05-2008, 06:23 PM
I'd go for the gsxr... only the 750 instead of the 600..
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 06:25 PM
I'd go for the gsxr... only the 750 instead of the 600..
Thats what i shall be investing in when my insurance pays out....well thats the plan anyway!
Gixxer-TeZ
12-05-2008, 07:27 PM
Within the next 6 months im due to get an insurance payout, and of course i have started thinking about spending it already, and the first thing i thought of spending it on is a new bike well a nearly new one. Gonna be looking for a 600 sports again and i have narrowed it down to the gsxr600 and the cbr600rr. Which ever one i get it will be used as my main bike and possibly be taken to a few track days.
Having never ridden either bike i thought i would call on the fountain of motorcycle knowledge that is EB for some guidence. Which one do you think would be the better bike for me?
Test ride them, but the cbr/rr is well known for being hard on the wrists after a while, and although it's user friendly (honda trade mark) also makes them a bit bland.
Also, you'll be hard pushed to get a deal out of Honda, they just don't like giving discount and the insurance will normally be a bit higher because they are the most stolen bike in their class. I pay £150 full comp for my 600 gixxer. Same deal with same insurer on a cbr comes in at £260.
Do the sums yourself.
Anyway.......why would you want a bike like the cbr when you could have one of these.
http://www.ryan-holmes-charity.co.uk/photoplog/file.php?n=311&w=l
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 07:30 PM
Test ride them, but the cbr/rr is well known for being hard on the wrists after a while, and although it's user friendly (honda trade mark) also makes them a bit bland.
Also, you'll be hard pushed to get a deal out of Honda, they just don't like giving discount and the insurance will normally be a bit higher because they are the most stolen bike in their class. I pay £150 full comp for my £600 gixxer. Same deal with same insurer on a cbr comes in at £260.
Do the sums yourself.
Anyway.......why would you want a bike like the cbr when you could have one of these.
http://www.ryan-holmes-charity.co.uk/photoplog/file.php?n=311&w=l
is your gixxer a "ringer" then tez at £600????
Gixxer-TeZ
12-05-2008, 08:21 PM
is your gixxer a "ringer" then tez at £600????
Fecks sake...............trust you to pick up that. :laugh1
(suppose it's still worth more than yours at the moment though) :grin1:grin2
STEALTH52
12-05-2008, 08:29 PM
Fecks sake...............trust you to pick up that. :laugh1
(suppose it's still worth more than yours at the moment though) :grin1:grin2
Yep Tis true....:grin2
b1ade
13-05-2008, 07:55 PM
Test ride them, but the cbr/rr is well known for being hard on the wrists after a while, and although it's user friendly (honda trade mark) also makes them a bit bland.
Also, you'll be hard pushed to get a deal out of Honda, they just don't like giving discount and the insurance will normally be a bit higher because they are the most stolen bike in their class. I pay £150 full comp for my 600 gixxer. Same deal with same insurer on a cbr comes in at £260.
Do the sums yourself.
Anyway.......why would you want a bike like the cbr when you could have one of these.
http://www.ryan-holmes-charity.co.uk/photoplog/file.php?n=311&w=l
Didn't know the honda was hard on the wrist, thats definately gonna be a big mark against it as my wrist is still very dodgy after the accident, and lower insurance is always a big bonus. Will definately have to take both for a ride before i decide.
I must admit though the cbr does look great in white
Roadhog
13-05-2008, 08:19 PM
Rode a CBR600RR and a Gixxer 750 both on the same day,have to go with the Suzuki,just didnt get on with the Honda,gave me no confidence in the corners
Ade
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