Thats really funny mate!

I work in Brentford too :) and have a friend/college who lives in Milton Keynes, he rides a black K1200s into work, wonder if you've crossed paths...

I work just off Windmill Road where abouts are you? Haven't been to Ace cafe recently, but I do go to box hill fairly frequently.

Rob,

Yea, that makes sense. A close friend rode a newish R6 recently and his review really put me off.

So far im pleasantly surprised with the perfectly acceptable low down torque of the rr, I can ride from 15mph in 6th to 1xx pretty smoothly which I didn't expect, granted the low gearing helps.

Next bike wise, I do really like the daytona 675 and have heard superb things about the GSXR 750.

Rob

We might have done. I work off great west road. Ace Cafe is normally really busy on friday nights

ive just bought a cbr600rr as well
mines a rr3 on a 04 plate
here it is

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only ridden it once so far because of the weather but hoping to get some usage out of it next year

Looks really nice mate, haven't ridden mine for ages! It's tucked up waiting for the summer. Im sure you'll love it when the weather brightens up!

I've been toying with selling mine and getting a Daytona 675, but I think that's a 2014 purchase!


Rob.

That's exactly what I'm so toying with the idea of buying....I REALLY want one !

always makes me laugh when people spout this bollocks!

me and my mates have all got thou's and we ride them hard.

agreed some people buy them just to pose on and never use them hard

but when you have had several bikes over several years and worked your

way up it's just natural progression.

Lol I have a 1000 not to pose with but too ride! I have a k6 gsxr1000 that replaced my dated 98 r1 which replaced my slow gsxr600 s rad lol
Mine gets ridden hard!

mines a k6 1000 as well mate, good choice! proper tool, makes the zx9 i had before feel slow and that was no slouch.

there very good bikes feels smaller than the r1 and the 600 I had!

yeah they are physically the same size as a 600 but with so much more power. had mine three years now and love it. i'm going to the tt this year on it, can't wait.
sorry for the thread hijack rob!

Sorry I mean smaller than the old s rad 600 I had that was like riding a whale lol

Congratulations!

You sure you don't just slip the clutch off the lights and think
You are stoner?

maybe your just some one who can't lol don't tar us all with the same brush :roll:

? cant what? :cry: dude i don't ride on the road anymore....too many tools about :)

ha ha! don't be bitter pal, just cos you had a go on a thou and filled your leathers :cry:

Haha no worries mate! Its all good reading! Im thinking about test riding a gsxr750 this summer, friends dad has just got one and loves it.

Rob,

Whatever you say fella

go for it mate, heard nothing but good things about them but never rode one myself. ideal step up from the cbr 600.

Hi chaps,

Bit of an old thread but figured I would update it! I sold the 600rr a few weeks back and was initially pretty gutted to see it go. However I had been offered a low mileage 1000rr (56) for a price which I just couldn't say no to.

Impressions:

Amazing! The bike is just mind blowing. After riding this for a few hundred miles i realise how skittish the 600 felt by comparison. The 1000 just feels so stable and planted. It does things that the 600 could never do, like potter in 6th gear, pull away in 2nd with no thottle etc. But on an open road it is truly bonkers.

Its also just as nimble round town which I didn't expect and almost as good on fuel.

Honest advice is to go an buy a 1000, there is no chance that they are there for show and I will never again own another 600 sports bike.

Rob,

Pics to follow!

i agree but i sold my rr5 repsol blade but kept my rr5 600rr, i feel the 600 is more fun to ride and more throwable,
i agree the blades are something else, maybe its because my 600 is a little tatty so im not scared to chuck it around

My 600rr was a 2004 and I believe they changed a lot for the RR5, Up side down forks, rear swing arm etc, I've never ridden a newer 600rr but can imaging the changes made the bike much better than mine!

Although saying that the RR4 was still a pretty chuckable bike and I've already had the 1000 lent over further at much higher speeds and it feels great, I was worried it would feel heavy compared with the 600 but it really doesn't.

Down side is I've got a few track day vouchers from the girlfriend to use this summer and the 1000rr is a lot of money to chuck in the gravel!

Rob,

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More to follow but this was on the phone, just before the 600 was picked up by new owner.

Is any one going to the TT this year?

Rob,

As much as I love my k6 1000 this thing that cost me 700 but needed a few bits doing to it is so much fun lol total hooligans tool it's a left kick husqvarna te610
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Had absolutely no idea what a husqvarna was....

Just found this on youtube and it looks pretty awesome for £700!

They are wicked fun go well too! Supermotos are the best sunny Sunday blast toy

R6.

That is all.

Used to have a 98 r1 mate of mine had a 02 r6 at the same time r1 was far better