What do you ride ?

Spygoat said:

How tall are you? The Africa Twin is an AWESOME option, but unless you are on the tall side, be prepared to have issues with the height. The 750 is a great bike for daily riding, as are the FZ's you mention. I imagine it all comes down to personal preference. My 750 was a flawless street bike. I only made it a track tool after I picked up my Repsol and decided it was too beautiful to risk at the track.

As for "not on paper" info, I really couldn't say there are any glaring issues with the bike. Be sure whatever one you look at has the head bearings and fork seals sorted properly, as these bikes tend to have been rode hard and have a propensity towards wheelies. Hence the head bearings and fork seals needing a good look.

Best of luck in your search and I hope this helped!

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Motokitty said:

Nice. I've been thinking about buying one as a daily ride. Of course I have pros and cons for that. So I'm trying to get more "not on paper info" from people who actually have one.
FYI, my other options are FZ-07, FZ-09, and Africa Twin.

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Hollywood said:

It really depends on what type or riding you plan on doing, is it a short daily commute or long? what other type of riding might you do with it (track days, canyon carving, adventure riding)? I am a motorcycle dealer, so I get to ride everything. For daily commuting I like the street fighter type bikes like the Yamaha FZs, more comfortable riding position then a typical sport bike yet they still offer a lot of performance.

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Motokitty said:

That's exactly the question I am asking myself everyday. My commute is about an hour each way, half 50mph semi twisty in mountain side and half freeway. And I rarely get in traffic since my commute time is not during rush hour. But because of miles I put on the bike, I do minor stuff like oil change myself.
So FZs are probably the most sensible choice. But I feel like I need to buy an aggressive sport bike eventually cus I like to ride twisties on my days off. As for Africa Twin, I think it will be the most comfortable. And I am planning to go on a long road trip, maybe even cross country sometime. So yeah I still can't decide. :unsure:

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Hollywood said:

The FZs will be fine in the twisties, same type of brakes and suspension as a typical sport bike, only the riding position is a bit different (of course you could always change that). one thing I do like about the fz09 is the low/mid range torque makes it a lot easier to pop wheelies and ride like a hooligan. the down side, and hour commute is still going to be tiring because of the up right riding position and lack of wind protection (though you could always add some sort of wind screen.

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Motokitty said:

Yes if I buy FZs, a wind screen is a must. I ride so much on freeway, having windscreen and full fairing are few of the reasons I'm thinking of GSXR (even though I know it's gonna be pain in the butt to remove fairing everytime I change oil which I need to do almost every other month.)

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Motokitty said:

Who has or had a gsxr 750 here?

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AJV80 said:

I have a GSXR 750. Probably the best bike I've ever owned and couldn't bring myself to sell it so i haven't. Ive recently de registered it and in the process of converting it into a track bike. But it does both jobs really really well.

The only cons I could think of are that its a sports bike and if you want it as a daily commuter then it may get uncomfortable and annoying. Not much room to fit anything under the tail bigger than an iPhone 8+. Mind you being a tiny sports bike they are great for lane splitting if thats legal where you live. Seat is horrible for day long rides but that feature comes standard on all sports bikes I think.

GSXR 750's dont have much electronics 'if thats your thing'. Ride modes only even on the new ones i think, which only cut the power so kind of pointless on a 750 but may be useful in the rain to some. If you are the type of person that enjoys spirited riding through twisties mountain roads then its the perfect bike. It will feel like the 600cc version being nimble and easy to through around in corners but out of them it will be neck and neck with any 1000cc to well over +120mph, after that you will still be nipping at their heels.

Great size engine really, I know why they stopped making them but I dont know why they stopped making them, if that makes any sense.

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AJV80 said:

out of them it will be neck and neck with any 1000cc to well over +120mph, after that you will still be nipping at their heels

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Spygoat said:

Any?

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Motokitty said:

Thanks for your input.
I checked the under tail space when I saw GSXR at the shop. All I need is a space to instal straps for my Kriega drypack. So that was not an issue.
My Cb300 don't have any fancy functions so I don't know what it is like to ride bikes with electronics help. When I ride in rain, I just ride carefully.
Among the sports bikes I rode or sit on, GSXR felt the most comfortable; R6 the most aggressive and Ninja ZX-6R in the middle. Issue I have with some bikes is not the posture but the width of tank. it's really uncomfortable when I have to straddle and can't squeeze the bike with my legs nicely.
In any case, I'm still shopping for deal so I won't be posting pics of my new ride too soon.
But I really appreciate your input.

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