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I had a GSXR 750 that i sold a couple of years ago and i must admit lately i have been toying with the idea of getting another bike.
New bike time.. choices..
- Thread starter Mickcas
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Picked up my bike from the dealer this afternoon. Only managed to ride it the 2 miles home so I can't give much of a judgement just yet, but initial impressions are good, everything felt nice is about as much as I'd say for now.
Looks wise, subjective I know but I think it's great, very modern looking, definitely nicer in person than in pics, tail tidy is a must as it is with almost every bike, unfortunately no one sells them yet. Exhaust sounds ok for stock but again I'll be looking at options once some are released.
Quick pic for now but I'll grab some better ones on my next ride out
Looks wise, subjective I know but I think it's great, very modern looking, definitely nicer in person than in pics, tail tidy is a must as it is with almost every bike, unfortunately no one sells them yet. Exhaust sounds ok for stock but again I'll be looking at options once some are released.
Quick pic for now but I'll grab some better ones on my next ride out
Thought I'd follow up on this since I managed to get out for a little longer today. Only about 50 miles but a good mix of roads. My only other big bike was a sv650, a gen 3 2016 so I can only compare it to that.
That being said this feels like a step up in everything but noise, sv had a slip on so probably not a fair comparison on that front.
It just feels so much more planted, bigger but just as if not more flickable.
More power on tap for sure, although I'm taking it easy for those first 600 miles.
Quick shifter is awesome.
TFT is very nice, easy to read and only has what's required.
Stayed in B mode for most of the ride, just felt smoother than A when around town, I'm sure A mode will come into use on more open free flowing roads.
Comfort was the one area I was concerned about, my SV was horrible, 30-45 minutes and I'd had enough. I was out for probably a total of 1.5hrs and not once did comfort even enter my head, I only noticed when I got home that I'd not been in any discomfort.
Looking forward to many more miles!
That being said this feels like a step up in everything but noise, sv had a slip on so probably not a fair comparison on that front.
It just feels so much more planted, bigger but just as if not more flickable.
More power on tap for sure, although I'm taking it easy for those first 600 miles.
Quick shifter is awesome.
TFT is very nice, easy to read and only has what's required.
Stayed in B mode for most of the ride, just felt smoother than A when around town, I'm sure A mode will come into use on more open free flowing roads.
Comfort was the one area I was concerned about, my SV was horrible, 30-45 minutes and I'd had enough. I was out for probably a total of 1.5hrs and not once did comfort even enter my head, I only noticed when I got home that I'd not been in any discomfort.
Looking forward to many more miles!
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Congrats on your new bike bud