Suggest Bikes for me to buy

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

That's going to be LOUD!

Well done, Cheesy!

Possibly, there are baffles in the pipes, I don't know whether I'll keep that end pipe or not, it looks narrow for a 750, but I'm used to huge 80s race pipes.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Bought a matching jacket as well

https://www.revitsport.com/gb_en/motorc ... eon-yellow

[The Spin Doctor]

Blimey! I've been lurking to see what would happen. Enjoy

[Supermofo]

That's going to be LOUD!

Well done, Cheesy!

I was about to say the same, I had Ixil pipes on my Z750 and they were bloody loud.

Well done on the GSXS cheesy, as I said I suspect I may buy one too. I do also consider the thou, but reckon that's over kill for me.

Have you ridden one yet? I keep meaning to get a test and never get round to it

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Nope, haven't ridden it, it'll handle better than what I'm used to and the engine will be a lot quicker, I had a 2002 GSXR750, I'm expecting it to ride like that with an upright riding position, but I owned that in 2003, so my memory may be a bit sketchy as to what it was like.

I could have had a test ride if I'd wanted one, but I don't think I'd have got much out of it.

BTW the frame is shaped like the old Suzuki teapot frame.

[KungFooBob]

It's steel framed innit, not ally like a proper sports bikes :p

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Either next weekend or the one after, I'm not in any hurry for it, so I said there's no rush on it...

You're a patient man, if I buy a bike I want to ride home from the showroom on it

Would have been nice, but it's a bit damp here today so I didn't fancy it, which means it will be pissing down when it's ready, though they'd deliver it in a van for free as the owner of the shop lives near me.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's steel framed innit, not ally like a proper sports bikes :p

Yes, steel frame and swingarm, tbh I find alloy frames a bit lacking in feel and prefer a steel one, ally swing arm would have been nice though, but it is a budget bike, rather than a premium bike like a GSXR, I wonder if a GSXR swing arm bolts straight in?

[Supermofo]

It'll probably feel a bit slower than the GSXR, the k5 had 130bhp I think whereas the S has a claimed 112 and tested around 100. Plenty for the road and arguably the extra top end not much use on a naked but in a race the R would be a fair bit faster. The S with no faring will be quick enough though.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

A genuine 100 is plenty for me, hopefully they've put more into the mid range

[Supermofo]

From YouTube they are plenty quick for the road and if I get one it'll definitely be going to Snetterton

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's 20bhp more than I've currently got, and I've never ridden a bike with ABS or traction control

[Count Steer]

It's 20bhp more than I've currently got, and I've never ridden a bike with ABS or traction control

ABS operation seems to vary from bike to bike. On the first bike I had with it (2003), it was completely predictable, on another it was an intrusive pain and on some others I don't even remember if it was there! (I assume it was as they were registered after the date it had to be fitted).

[Skub]

It's 20bhp more than I've currently got, and I've never ridden a bike with ABS or traction control

Before my current bike I'd never owned a bike with ABS. My scooter had it,but the only time it triggered I was glad of it. I went looking for it on the Z1000,so I kinda know where it is. It certainly doesn't get in my way on the road and in my old age I sort of like the idea that it may save a front end tuck.

[Taipan]

The looks of those GSX things would make me stay away from that end of the shop.
You've got £15k to spend and that GSX is going to feel very ordinary very quickly.

If I were actually going to spend £15k and not just talk about it then it would be on something that felt a bit special. Dragging yourself through purchases of mediocrity when you have the money to do something else is never going to leave you feeling fulfilled.

I bought this, enjoyed it, made some happy memories, sold it, and don't regret a minute of it, every ride and every time I even looked at it felt special.
Anything less than something special is going to leave you feeling half baked.

I've liked this, not just because it's an awesome bike, but because it's got a man walking his camel in the background!

[Taipan]

Are those graphics real or tippex?

[The Spin Doctor]

It's steel framed innit, not ally like a proper sports bikes :p

You mean the 916 and descendants weren't proper sports bikes?

[Asian Boss]

Don't worry about all that oil changes and jackets bollocks, get it up on t'back wheel.

[Asian Boss]

The looks of those GSX things would make me stay away from that end of the shop.
You've got £15k to spend and that GSX is going to feel very ordinary very quickly.

If I were actually going to spend £15k and not just talk about it then it would be on something that felt a bit special. Dragging yourself through purchases of mediocrity when you have the money to do something else is never going to leave you feeling fulfilled.

I bought this, enjoyed it, made some happy memories, sold it, and don't regret a minute of it, every ride and every time I even looked at it felt special.
Anything less than something special is going to leave you feeling half baked.

i saw one of them in the metal and it looked dead wee. Like a Honda CB100N with a big back wheel, the headlight off a Frazer and a load of stickers on it.

[The Spin Doctor]

i saw one of them in the metal and it looked dead wee. Like a Honda CB100N with a big back wheel, the headlight off a Frazer and a load of stickers on it.

Give it a try, get a CB100, put a big back wheel on it, some stickers and bang it on ebay for £20k

Or on Bike Exif!