ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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Just been in touch with my old F.E. pals in Spain and they are involved in this malarky :)

https://www.crazydayztrackbikehire.com/ ... nformation

Rent a ZX6R or 675 Triumph per day, with full backup for £350 at Cartagena or Almeria. (Jerez hopefully)

I really wanna do some more trackdays, before the clock ticks too far. I wanna take mine, but the 36 hour ferry is a pain.

I'm a bit worried that after 22 years on GSXR1000s, I'll find the middleweights a bit bland .

Waddya reckon ?
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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I reckon you'll have a blast on either. I'd expect the ZX6R is a bit more spacious. Deffo has TC and slipper and ABS, i don't know what the 675 has.
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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weeksy wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:21 pm I reckon you'll have a blast on either. I'd expect the ZX6R is a bit more spacious. Deffo has TC and slipper and ABS, i don't know what the 675 has.
ABS is a pain on track and I'll turn off the TC to have some fun :D
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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In a very short space of time I've gone from thinking the GSX is mental everywhere. To commuting yesterday and thinking 'Tis a bit flat down low'. That's coming from a kids bike to a litre over 3 months/1000 miles.

I suspect you'll find the 600/675 flat as a witches tit. But having said that I reckon you could still have fun, it'll be a case of lots of revs and keeping it screaming. Plus they won't be crap just comparatively low in power. Might even be more interesting for a day or 2 adapting.
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Another company do R1s for 500€ a day. Hmm. Wish they did Suzukis ;)
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Now need to get my arse in gear to arrange a day at the circuit over on Las Palmas to see if I can still ride :D
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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Just looked and ZX6R has 120 gee gees.
675 only 103. Boo!!!
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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Either will be fun, but a different experience to your thou, you'll have to rev the tits out of them, which you may or may not enjoy, just think of them like a bland LC.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:36 pm Either will be fun, but a different experience to your thou, you'll have to rev the tits out of them, which you may or may not enjoy, just think of them like a bland LC.
When me and @Couchy did the Haslam day 20 years ago on CBR600s, we just pinned the buggers everywhere :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Stock 600s going sub 1.40 at oulton 😯(I accept there not fully stock in true meaning of word)
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Had both for you I’d go ZX6R, leave abs and TC on minimum both work well on track 👍
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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Middleweights are all bland and beneath someone of your level, you'll be bored shirtless and riding one will
definitely decrease your level of manliness ;)

I absolutely hate my 600, even without electronics , albeit in fairness some of that is probably my fault as I added a quickshifter to it
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Oh and ISTR Almeria and Cartagena are shit too- don't do it! :D
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Re: ZX6R or 675 Triumph ?

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I went to Almeria a few years ago and my 990 Superduke developed an oil leak in the first session. I hired a ZX6R and after being horrendously slow on the first session (I got bumped down to the slow group), I then got used to it and after a few sessions in slow I was bumped back up to inters. By the end of the second day I was passing everyone in Inters. That was my first experience of a sports bike.

All that said I would probably choose the Triumph as I like quirky bikes. You should choose the ZX6r as it's closer to what you are used to.