Come on Dal you know you want one!!!!!!!

[STEALTH52]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/Finchingfieldridesun22nd011Standard.jpg

[Lateshift]

Welcome to Essex Gixxers :D


Dal stick to your guns geezer, at least when you go out to the car park you will know which one yours is ;) :D

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Yeah the cbr600f sport at the rate he is going :grin2 :grin2

[nc24]

i prefer the longer exhaust, the new stumpy one just does not appeal to me at all, my favourite gsxr600 is the t reg, the big bad srad, i think the new ones are too small

[STEALTH52]

I cant believe he just said that he's just offended ESSEX GIXXERS!
yep the SRAD's arse looks so nice compared to the new ones....mmmmm let me think.........cant see it myself! (wicked track bikes though!)

[nc24]

no my freind, no offence intended as i said i PREFER the t reg srad, and i like a woman with a bigger shapely end like j-lo

[Dal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/Finchingfieldridesun22nd011Standard.jpg

Look at that all lined up and huddled together, pathetic :grin2 If in doubt follow the crowd :rolleyes:

[Shorty]

I have to laugh when i see people trying to convince Dal to buy a Gsxr. What would convince him is a ride on one! Speaks for itself! right lads? :D

[Dal]

What would convince him is a ride on one! Speaks for itself! right lads? :D

That ain't gonna happen either :rolleyes: I can think of lots of other ways to waste my time ;)

[Shorty]

so have you ever riden one? infact to all those who 'slate' gixxers, have you ridden one? excluding the people i know have :D

[Dal]

so have you ever riden one? infact to all those who 'slate' gixxers, have you ridden one? excluding the people i know have :D

Ok this is starting to wind me up :rolleyes: . No I have not tested a Gixxer as I have no intention of buying one (Is this clear now)

Secondly I have at no point slated the gixxer I'm sure it's a good bike, but honestly I don't care if it's the best bike ever as I don't want one.
:grin2

And no I will not be testing a Harley Davidson either as I also don't want one of those.

Are we clear?

[Shorty]

sorry Dal, just re read what i posted and it can be taken the wrong way. I know you havent slted the gixxer. I just wondered if you had ever riden one. fair enuf you dont want one, we just want to expand the Essex Gixxers :D sorry if any offence was taken ;) PEACE? lol

[Dal]

sorry Dal, just re read what i posted and it can be taken the wrong way. I know you havent slted the gixxer. I just wondered if you had ever riden one. fair enuf you dont want one, we just want to expand the Essex Gixxers :D sorry if any offence was taken ;) PEACE? lol

No Problem :grin2 Thanks we're cool ;)

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Just tell them you test rode one today Dal and you didn't like it.


They might all leave you alone then :grin2

[Dal]

I think they have got the message now Tez :clap :grin2

[Lateshift]

whats going to happen when everyone has got one?

is it going to be a case of yeah but mine is better than yours and then everyone arguing about the different models? :D

or are you all just going to chat amongst yourselves in the corner like old women everytime a different bike goes past? :D

(hmmm no that happens already! :D )

Dont know where i just read it but Gixxers are now being called Gaysex bikes :D

Personnally i prefer to think of them as the 'bellybutton' bike in so much as everyone seems to have one :D

Although i have to say that most of today i had actually been looking at K3 1000's because i couldnt find my first choice bike (although that may have been solved now :D )

Nothing like some harmless baiting eh :D

[Dal]

What ya found? :jumping2

Go on tell what is it?

Coz at this rate I'm gonna end with either the blade or an R1 :grin2

And before anyone says anything, Just Don't OK, Just Don't ;)

[Lateshift]

wellllll

Not only was i looking at Gixxer 1000 K3's (proper hooligan bike :D ) but i also found myself looking at the 954RR, however i didnt bother with either in the end :D

04 Zx10r, couldnt find that many of them, and the ones i did find seem to be holding a lot of value :(

R1's coming out at the seams, only one i would have considered would have been the 98/99 just so i could have tasted the lunatic power (much the same as the K3 1000 and also the 04 10R).

But i didnt bother with them either,

Even looked at going back over to an earlier RSVR (definitely miss that bike :D )

But i didnt bother :D



So i will carry on looking however i reckon my dislike of underseat exhausts has now changed especially when they can be hidden eh Dal ;) :D

[Jetski]

Nothing like some harmless baiting eh :D



Gixxers are ****!

Like that? :grin2

I can only get away with that because I've never ridden gixxer and therefore don't need to be taken seriously. In fact, I've never ridden a bike that doesn't have at LEAST 10 years worth of rusty bolts holding it all together :D

GIXXERS ARE ****!

:grin2

[rembrandt]

:laugh1 :laugh1 let you off because your a girl :laugh1 :laugh1

[STEALTH52]

What ya found? :jumping2

Go on tell what is it?

Coz at this rate I'm gonna end with either the blade or an R1 :grin2

And before anyone says anything, Just Don't OK, Just Don't ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/Word_Puzzle.jpg

:laugh1 couldn't resist!

[Dal]

wellllll

Not only was i looking at Gixxer 1000 K3's (proper hooligan bike :D ) but i also found myself looking at the 954RR, however i didnt bother with either in the end :D

04 Zx10r, couldnt find that many of them, and the ones i did find seem to be holding a lot of value :(

R1's coming out at the seams, only one i would have considered would have been the 98/99 just so i could have tasted the lunatic power (much the same as the K3 1000 and also the 04 10R).

But i didnt bother with them either,

Even looked at going back over to an earlier RSVR (definitely miss that bike :D )

But i didnt bother :D



So i will carry on looking however i reckon my dislike of underseat exhausts has now changed especially when they can be hidden eh Dal ;) :D

Yep ;) and that's where my attention will remain I think :grin2

I can't see much point in the earlier model, when for very little monetary difference you can get a model with better handling, better brakes and more power. I have dismissed all of the 1000cc bikes (and 750's before someone says Gixxer again :mad: ) If I go the route of a 1,000 I would be forever comparing it to the RSV and nothing compares to the RSV.

There are only two possibilities One is British and the other isn't :grin2

[Dal]

Gixxers are ****!

Like that? :grin2

I can only get away with that because I've never ridden gixxer and therefore don't need to be taken seriously. In fact, I've never ridden a bike that doesn't have at LEAST 10 years worth of rusty bolts holding it all together :D

GIXXERS ARE ****!

:grin2

You know she's so right :jumping2

[STEALTH52]

but you cant say it because you havent ridden one!!!!!

[Dal]

but you cant say it because you havent ridden one!!!!!

Actually I can and I can also say I am the most intelligent person on the planet. :p

Doesn't make it true but I can still say it :grin2

I've never known a group of people get so defensive against someone else's opinion :rolleyes: it's like your having to convince yourselves ;)

[Jetski]

it's like your having to convince yourselves ;)

:grin1 PMSL!

GOOD CALL! :laugh1

[Lateshift]

Bagpuss gave a big yawn, and settled down to sleep
And of course when Bagpuss goes to sleep, all his friends go to sleep too
The mice were ornaments on the mouse-organ
Gabriel and Madeleine were just dolls
And Professor Yaffle was a carved wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker
Even Bagpuss himself once he was asleep was just an old, saggy cloth cat
Baggy, and a bit loose at the seams




mmmmmmmm now wake up and smell the coffee everyone :D

[the captain]

so f***ing true!!!:laugh1

quick to defend...even quicker to slate!!

just chill out...jeese...c'mon!!:grin2

[Lateshift]

http://www.mick753.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/crybaby.jpg

No-one likes my bike! :D

[MICKTLS]

so long as the owner is happy with their choice of bike who gives a bloody **** anyway what the hell it is wouldnt it be bloody boring if we all had to ride the same bike at the end of the day ? so long as its got two wheels and its classed as a MOTORCYCLE legs just accept peoples opinion of what they consider to be the better bike ......................its kindergarten time again i think all toys at the ready steady ...GO

[Shorty]

this is funny :D

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Well I reckon we should have a contest to see who has the gixxer thats most like a rat bike.

Wouldn't it be a close shout.

:grin1

[Dal]

Well I reckon we should have a contest to see who has the gixxer thats most like a rat bike.

Wouldn't it be a close shout.

:grin1
Tez just for my benefit what the hells a rat bike? :laugh1

[the captain]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n146/capt_shaneo/Rat20Bike.jpg


this is a rat bike....for some reason people actually think this is cool and deliberately make their bikes a hideous mess!!!!!!

[Dal]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n146/capt_shaneo/Rat20Bike.jpg


this is a rat bike....for some reason people actually think this is cool and deliberately make their bikes a hideous mess!!!!!!

So what model gixer is that :grin2

[Gixxer-TeZ]

K6

:grin2 :grin2

[Jetski]

PMSL!! :laugh1

[rembrandt]

tez thats not a K6 its stevie wonders K5:grin2

[STEALTH52]

So what model gixer is that :grin2

def not a gixxer, either a honda or a.......................aprillia i reckon!

[Lateshift]

Aprilia indeed, when Suzuki start using Ohlins and things like that as standard then maybe there wont be so many GSXR's on the road ;)

I think of Aprilia as a work of art, i think of Suzuki as a statement of good design, they are totally different things ;)

Oh and Aprilia cost more, so therefore tend to be slightly further out of reach to the commoner ;) :D

[Dal]

def not a gixxer, either a honda or a.......................aprillia i reckon!

I'm fairly sure it is a Gixxer you can tell by the fact no ones admiring it :laugh1

[MICKTLS]

i think this is getting very BORING now :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter

[STEALTH52]

if there that good is that why everyones selling them then?

[STEALTH52]

I'm fairly sure it is a Gixxer you can tell by the fact no ones admiring it :laugh1

bit like a honda armchair then! :grin2

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Oh and Aprilia cost more, so therefore tend to be slightly further out of reach to the commoner ;) :D


DAMN !! Thats why I've never owned one then

:grin2

[the captain]

i think this is getting very BORING now :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter


yeah but its funny watching how many people it actually bothers!!

I find it funny anyway:grin2

[The Guvnor]

[quote=Dal

There are only two possibilities One is British and the other isn't :grin2[/quote]

Is the other one a gixer ?





































:grin2 :laugh1

[Jetski]

if there that good is that why everyones selling them then?

I think you'll find the Aprilia is a REAL MANS BIKE.

REAL MEN that have owned and ridden them, pass them on for sale, very reluctantly I might add, so other LESSER MEN, (like those with gixxers for example), can learn the dark art of APRILIA....

:grin2

[STEALTH52]

obviously not real men then if there willing to part with their beloved "mans bike" :laugh1

[rembrandt]

I think you'll find the Aprilia is a REAL MANS BIKE.

REAL MEN that have owned and ridden them, pass them on for sale, very reluctantly I might add, so other LESSER MEN, (like those with gixxers for example), can learn the dark art of APRILIA....

:grin2

hope Messie dont read this :laugh1

[Jetski]

obviously not real men then if there willing to part with their beloved "mans bike" :laugh1

Ah, so you haven't ridden one then.

Sadly obvious.

:grin2

[STEALTH52]

nope cos i dont need a thou!
p.s you were going to let me know about the extra place on the track day? was it ok?

[the captain]

nope cos i dont need a thou!
p.s you were going to let me know about the extra place on the track day? was it ok?

cor...he's trying to get out of that one sharpish!!!!!:laugh1 :laugh1

[harriebird]

admit it, they're common as muck, i know it, i love mine :love1 , i don't care :skip

[harriebird]

hope Messie dont read this :laugh1

PMSL! :jumping2

[STEALTH52]

yep not getting into a huge essay type debate tonight! i bet someones writing one though...........wait for it

[STEALTH52]

admit it, they're common as muck, i know it, i love mine :love1 , i don't care :skip

+1! :grin2

[Jetski]

cor...he's trying to get out of that one sharpish!!!!!:laugh1 :laugh1

I HAVE THE POWER!!! MWAAHAHAHA!

I would'nt be that harsh. lol

Yes to the two places btw. Will need full names asap. ta.

[becky]

Im now a proud owner of a suzuki, its blue and yellow and it has rizla on it. i liked the colour its pretty :grin2


Thanks shane, i washed it!!!! :grin1

[STEALTH52]

& another one joins the dark side! ello becky

[Lateshift]

obviously not real men then if there willing to part with their beloved "mans bike" :laugh1


HAHAHAHAHAHA :D

Its called money, not sentimentality, at the end of the day its a bike ;)

A fantastic one at that, and one that i may well end up buying another of later on when i feel that i want something with that little bit extra again.

Honestly, how many bikes have you had since passing your test? :D

If you get that attached to them you arent going to have that many ;)

[the captain]

& another one joins the dark side! ello becky

hahaha!

you wish!!:grin2

Bex has stolen my old Rizla suzuki jumper...it was in dire need of a wash!!!

[harriebird]

Honestly, how many bikes have you had since passing your test? :D

If you get that attached to them you arent going to have that many ;)

i get attached to them and everything......i just never seem to get round to selling them before i get the new one....!

[Lateshift]

i get attached to them and everything......i just never seem to get round to selling them before i get the new one....!

Now normally thats my problem, and i normally sulk for a few days after i have got rid of it :D

But this time not only do i get to go and buy another but i also get to stare at this one for another month or so before she finally goes, thats probably the hardest part :D

[stusgsx]

Im now a proud owner of a suzuki, its blue and yellow and it has rizla on it. i liked the colour its pretty :grin2


Thanks shane, i washed it!!!! :grin1

excellent! look forward to seein it!

[Lateshift]

excellent! look forward to seein it!

what Shanes old T shirt? :D

[stusgsx]

Doh!! well....anything which has a suzuki on it!

[Dal]

Actually I may do a complete u Turn here :grin2 I have just been looking at the possibility of a K4 600 or even a 750 anyone care to comment, are they any good?

[rembrandt]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:grin2 :rockon

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Actually I may do a complete u Turn here :grin2 I have just been looking at the possibility of a K4 600 or even a 750 anyone care to comment, are they any good?


Oh dear :boxing

[MICKTLS]

:shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter :shooter

[DoodleBug]

Dal, Dal, Dal. Tut tut tut.

Had you heard me signing the praises of Suzuki this weekend just gone, you would instantly make up your mind.

By praises I mean phrases like...


F*cking piece of crap...

.....never buying another Suzuki as long as I live...

Problem is that I seem to have a bad one (hard to spot in a line up of Suzi's :)) If you have to have a zuki, you should at least get one with a decent V-twin between the frame. You loved your SV, time to upgrade, just pray you get the one in every hundred that was put together by someone with two functioning eyes.

:)

[MICKTLS]

Karl your TL just does not like being in the same garage as a Honda and a Yamaha { excuse me while i gargle to remove the taste of those words lol} its merely saying to you i want to be let out now and again and i want to explore snetterton with you instead of that yellow thingy with an inline 4 in it and it can only go round snetterton without falling over lol :laugh2 :laugh2 :laugh2 :rockon :laughboun :grin3 :grin2

[DoodleBug]

:)

It didnt fall over at Snett (for once).

It just broke :)

[MICKTLS]

now heading in the right direction in the vertical plane and not the horizontal one i have heard that kawasakis fall over at an alarming rate not the 400s tho like two zx10s and a 636 but they must be shy about it lol

[Dal]

Dal, Dal, Dal. Tut tut tut.

Had you heard me signing the praises of Suzuki this weekend just gone, you would instantly make up your mind.

By praises I mean phrases like...


F*cking piece of crap...

.....never buying another Suzuki as long as I live...

Problem is that I seem to have a bad one (hard to spot in a line up of Suzi's :)) If you have to have a zuki, you should at least get one with a decent V-twin between the frame. You loved your SV, time to upgrade, just pray you get the one in every hundred that was put together by someone with two functioning eyes.

:)

I can't argue with you there Karl, I really enjoyed my SV but the build quality was ****e. Less that two years old and both the engine casings had corroded. :mad:

[STEALTH52]

Actually I may do a complete u Turn here :grin2 I have just been looking at the possibility of a K4 600 or even a 750 anyone care to comment, are they any good?

AFTER ALL THAT NOW HE WANTS ADVICE ON ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shooter :grin2

[Dal]

AFTER ALL THAT NOW HE WANTS ADVICE ON ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shooter :grin2

Only Joking :grin2

[Lateshift]

I can't argue with you there Karl, I really enjoyed my SV but the build quality was ****e. Less that two years old and both the engine casings had corroded. :mad:

Most of the GSXR's lost the paint on their tank within 600 miles too :(

Sign of the times, most bike manufacturers are cutting corners to save money to make money these days, nothing is built to last, its built to break and built to be serviced (by electronics).

:(

[Dal]

Well I have come to one decision today and that is I am not going to spend more than £4000.00 ;)

Please don't read this as can't it really is won't, If I wanted to I could go and buy pretty much any bike I wanted :grin2

The reality is the bike is used weekends, hi days, holidays and for rides out into the countryside with you lot. Therefore if it's 0.05 seconds slower to 60 or will only do 155 mph or it hasn't got the latest gizzy wotsit does it really matter? In a word no :p

Likewise most of these bikes (600's) won't do much more than 120 miles to a tank so again if we are stopping that frequently does really have to be that comfortable? Answer as before :rolleyes:

So with my budget what are my options

Kawasaki zx6r B1H / B2H and C1H
Honda CBR600RR 2003 - 2004 model
Yamaha R6 2003 - 2004 Model
Suzuki GSXR K3 - K4

PS I'm trying to make this the longest thread ever :grin2

[becky]

Well obviously im gonna say an R6 - you could probly pick up an 05 with that price. there lovely machines to ride :grin2 Awesome brakes, good acceleration (not enough to rip ya arms off. im not all that good at the technical stuff, i bought it because it was PRETTY :grin2 ) And you dont really see as many around now like ya used too. And no its not coz there crap before any of u gixer owners start :eyewobble ITS AN AWESOME TRACK TOY :grin2

If you want a mental 600 def go for the 636, i was told there a bit of a lunatic bike!:grin2 (i must try one)

[Dal]

Well obviously im gonna say an R6 - you could probly pick up an 05 with that price. there lovely machines to ride :grin2 Awesome brakes, good acceleration (not enough to rip ya arms off. im not all that good at the technical stuff, i bought it because it was PRETTY :grin2 ) And you dont really see as many around now like ya used too. And no its not coz there crap before any of u gixer owners start :eyewobble ITS AN AWESOME TRACK TOY :grin2

If you want a mental 600 def go for the 636, i was told there a bit of a lunatic bike!:grin2 (i must try one)

Becky the only reason I'm considering the R6 is coz of yours :grin2

There's lots of things I like about it

Headlights Two on eachside unlike all the other 600's
Proper rev counter - unlike the ZX6's
Not common - Unlike (others) :rolleyes:
There are loads of parts and accessories for them.

I'd also love a 2005 with the USD folks and radial brakes (but would I realisticly ride it better than the 03-04 I doubt it :o

[becky]

Becky the only reason I'm considering the R6 is coz of yours :grin2

There's lots of things I like about it

Headlights Two on eachside unlike all the other 600's
Proper rev counter - unlike the ZX6's
Not common - Unlike (others) :rolleyes:
There are loads of parts and accessories for them.

I'd also love a 2005 with the USD folks and radial brakes (but would I realisticly ride it better than the 03-04 I doubt it :o

most 600's have two haed lights apart from the gixers.

i just think they look nicer, for a couple of hundred quid more, its a decent upgrade.

did i mention it has a huge white gear change light that. it blinds ya at night time :grin1

[Shorty]

did you call an r6 not common? hmm my eyes disagree lol but i will say they arent as common as some other 600's

[MICKTLS]

Thing is Shorty every time you look at your new bike it must make you feel thirsty :skip :grin2 :grin1

[Shorty]

LOL well..... my mate bought an srad in same colours. funny thing is when he gets ****ed he cant stop going on about corona being the best drink in the world LOL

[robsal0230]

I am not usually a fan of the gsxr`s as they are so common but this is worth watching , just to see how well they perform.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idIgZq3hELk

[becky]

did you call an r6 not common? hmm my eyes disagree lol but i will say they arent as common as some other 600's

you just answered ur own question :grin2

[Dal]

I am not usually a fan of the gsxr`s as they are so common but this is worth watching , just to see how well they perform.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idIgZq3hELk

I have no doubt that any of the 600's current or otherwise are super quick (anything capable or 160+ is loony :eek: ) but as I said before how much benefit would I or any of us get from spending say another 2,000 or more on the very latest road bike. Lets be absolutely honest with ourselves here, around a track Phil on his 70 odd BHP 15 year old ZXR400 would leave us for dust.(Well most of us me included :grin2 )

Most of our buying decisions are based on budget, what the press say :reading what looks good, what new innovations are fitted, some will buy bikes on racing success (luckily not many otherwise Kawasaki and Suzuki wouldn't sell many bikes :grin2 )

[Shorty]

oh i did didnt i becky. thank you ;) lol :D:D:D

[Shorty]

that vid is very good. however fail to see why that gives dal a reason to buy a gixxer. good point dal! theres not really much point in buying the latest out.

[harriebird]

a big part of my decision, in fact the biggest part, was the fit.

ok i could have had any of the K6 GSXRs (won't even go there! :laugh1 )

Dal have you had a sit on all those to see which feels the best for you? before even thinking about a test ride i'd park my arse on everything to see what it feels like....

(you may already have doen so in which case forgive me)

bizarrely i liked the 06 R6 as well as the GSXR but there would need to be some serious lowering going on there i think, even if it was lovely and light to pick up and (i'm with becky on this one) pretty to look at :grin2

if it's just a weekend toy then have whatever you fancy it's as simple as that :skip

[Gixxer-TeZ]

bizarrely i liked the 06 R6 as well as the GSXR but there would need to be some serious lowering going on there i think

Be warned, when I lowered my 2005 R1, which was only by 25mm, the swingarm almost caught on the bellypan. it also didn't make that much difference tbh. It was only through pure luck that the little bit I did manage to lower it was enough for me or I would have been stuffed, and to R6 is a much taller bike and I am on the understanding the lowering kits that came from Germany where I got mine only lower them by 20mm due to design hurdles.

[harriebird]

thanks - any lowering i get done now will be under consultation with my suspension guru :grin2 parkys did a good job of lowering the GSXR a touch for me, but it's not perfect by any means. i just dont have the cash to get it set up properly at the moment and it's not worth it for the type of riding i do on it at the moment.

the crucial thing for me being the height i am is the width of the seat. Parkys were meant to be getting the seat on the GSXR cut down a little, but i've been managing ok as standard, and i'm never off the bike long enough to give them the seat unit!

in truth i think i will be keeping my GSXR until it dies, and hoping for a nice rich man to come along and buy me nice bikes and not expect anything in return :laugh1

a girl can dream.....!