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I THINK I want a gixxer 750... help

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#1 ·
I've been riding a Katana 600 for two seasons now, and I want to move up to a real sport bike. I've ridden a couple hotter 600s, a gixxer 600, a yzf 600, a kawi 636, you name it. I just wasnt satisfied with the mid range power. Blame it on my four wheeled vehicle, I drive a Camaro SS when it gets too cold. I rarely wind out the Katana to her redline. I am looking for that mid range grunt. Is that something i can find with a sport bike?? I just don't want the fear of certain death that comes with twisting the throttle on a 1000.

-matt
 
#9 ·
If you don't like to wind up to redline and just want midrange grunt don't waste your money on an I4 supersport like a 600 or 750... they are meant to rev... just get a middle displacement twin. Look at the suzuki SV's.... the 650 is torquey and cheaper than a gixxer 750 by a decent amount.



By the way a camaro SS is nowhere near as fast as any of the bikes you mentioned... :scratch:
 
#10 ·
Well I want the high end power to be there, but I consider myself a casual user of the upper end of the power band... :rofl: I just don't want it to kill me, and when I rode a CBR 1000, I seriously felt like my life was in danger heh.

I know the 'maro isnt as fast as bikes, trust me, that's the reason I bought a motorcycle in the first place a couple years ago! My Katana 600 is only about as fast as a Corvette, and that's if I ride it flat out. I want quick, just not deadly quick.
 
#15 ·
If you're scared of a litre bike you may be scared of the 750 as well...it does rock.

Just being honest...either go with the v twins suggested OR get a ...I hate to say it....but a real 600 ?

The Katana isn't in the same class with Honda 600 rr OR the R6...ZX6...or GSXR 600 imho. :idk:
 
#16 ·
No it's not your opinion, the Katana is nowhere NEAR the serious 600 bikes. I dont consider it on the same level, I'm just judging to see if a real 600 might be too small of a step and a 750 would be more appropriate. I aint rich and I don't want to make the wrong choice here. :) I would have no problem buying a gixxer 600, I just want some opinions before i take the plunge!
 
#23 ·
Thank you Tigger. That's what I was thinking the entire time...

if you want mid range power... forget the inline 4s.

A 675, a v-twin like a SV or super chicken, or maybe a VFR.
 
#24 ·
I totally agree with the 675! I just love those bikes. I would also suggest maybe just a 600 with a gearing change! larger rear and or smaller front sprockets= more torque at the rear wheel at all rpms. Just a thought I really like playing around on my buddies 636 with 2 up in the rear and down 1 in the front, its alot of fun!
 
#31 ·
If you can name a few, I'd be more than happy to hear it! I've seen a few...very few that rent harleys- and they want a $2000 security deposit!
 
#32 ·
I may get hated on but SCREW HARLEY!!! over priced POS's they make them out to be pure gold.... Junk IMO
 
#39 ·
I know they have the best resale and thats the only thing, and mostly cuz old people ride them. Its like a cady, you dont ever think twice about how many times has this caddy been flogged off the rev limiter.. Where as most younger or more youthfull riders prefer better performance, gas mileage, handeling. Made to be sported not cruise. But even for all the "tech" they have in them, they just went to FI in the last year, and they are still air cooled. Yes yes it works bah but if I can get a bike that runs circles around a harley all day for a fraction of the cost... thats a no brainer to me.
 
#47 ·
Im fully aware that. Im just sayin IMO why would I buy a really expensive bike thats just to cruise, V.S. a cheaper sports bike. Im not trying to get anyone to sell or stop buying harleys. Thus from my first post I just feel they are overpriced for what they really are. Im not trying to stir any pot, just typin my feelings towards a company that needs a $2000 deposit to test ride a bike, compared to other companys that do it for free.
 
#64 ·
Harley has no reason to make a sport bike. sportbikes are not what their buying demographic wants and if they did make a sport bike all the inline four robots would trash it anyway. Besides they own majority interest in a company that does make sport bikes which is like ford owning jaguar it is associated with their brand regardless hell I think buel might even turn a profit which is more than you can say for jaguar....:jacked:
 
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