Suzuki Gsxr750 test ride
Posted: 24 May 2016, 20:26
So i went to Padggets to have a look at the Gsxr750 / 1000. Having chatted to the guy at the Suzuki part of the dealers he was saying that there is limited stock new gsxr750 they had not got any for sale as they were all Sold and to get one would mean finding one in a dealer. I then asked if he knew anywhere i could test ride one he laughed and said no. Went through pricing and they seem pretty good 10,200 ish 0% apr for 4 years + free yoshi exhaust , engine casing , bar ends etc..
I got on my bike road 100 yards down the road and went to the Kawasaki dealers to have a nosy. There staring at me was a used Gsxr750 on 13 plate. So i asked about it and asked if i could go for a test ride. Yep no problem.
Getting on the bike it sat low. and looked in decent condition the tyres were not great and slightly squared off. Setting off down the road it did not feel great. After just getting of the Zx10r it a bit felt cheap. Any bumps were bouncing the bike around and it felt a bit unsettled. The bike had brembo calipers but the lever had little feel and lacked in power. Opening the bike on the road it barked and started to make sense the engine started working above 8k and had a really nice strong pull right up to the redline. it was intoxicating seeing the shift light flashing away and snatching the next gear. A quick trip down the motorway and on to some local roads i was getting more confident with the bike it was easy to move around on and felt i could really hang off the bike. i approached a round about were i was planning on turning round and heading back to the dealers. However i decided that i would go that bit further and the more i road it the better the bike felt. So easy to ride and felt like a pair of old slippers. The motor does take a bit of spinning up. In the right gear and in the right rev range it was fantastic it felt like just the right amount if power surging forward with not much drama. I eventually took the bike back to the dealers and was quite smitten with it. It may not be the prettiest bike and it did feel a little tired (even with only 7k on the clocks) I also believe someone has messed with the suspension. However the riding the bike on A/B roads it all made sense.
Would i buy one YES and i think a Gsxr750 is going to be my next track bike
I got on my bike road 100 yards down the road and went to the Kawasaki dealers to have a nosy. There staring at me was a used Gsxr750 on 13 plate. So i asked about it and asked if i could go for a test ride. Yep no problem.
Getting on the bike it sat low. and looked in decent condition the tyres were not great and slightly squared off. Setting off down the road it did not feel great. After just getting of the Zx10r it a bit felt cheap. Any bumps were bouncing the bike around and it felt a bit unsettled. The bike had brembo calipers but the lever had little feel and lacked in power. Opening the bike on the road it barked and started to make sense the engine started working above 8k and had a really nice strong pull right up to the redline. it was intoxicating seeing the shift light flashing away and snatching the next gear. A quick trip down the motorway and on to some local roads i was getting more confident with the bike it was easy to move around on and felt i could really hang off the bike. i approached a round about were i was planning on turning round and heading back to the dealers. However i decided that i would go that bit further and the more i road it the better the bike felt. So easy to ride and felt like a pair of old slippers. The motor does take a bit of spinning up. In the right gear and in the right rev range it was fantastic it felt like just the right amount if power surging forward with not much drama. I eventually took the bike back to the dealers and was quite smitten with it. It may not be the prettiest bike and it did feel a little tired (even with only 7k on the clocks) I also believe someone has messed with the suspension. However the riding the bike on A/B roads it all made sense.
Would i buy one YES and i think a Gsxr750 is going to be my next track bike