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gordonGSXR · 04-11-2004, 05:35 PM

sup guys. my name is justin gordon. i live in dfw tx. as a highschool graduation present i am getting a bike. i love the gsxr's. i was either deciding on the 1000 or the 750. feel free to comment telling me which 1 to get and why. Also i had a question about fuel economy. I have a scholarship to play ball for a college about an hour away. i wanted to know how many miles i can get on a tank of gas with a bike because i couldnt find that anywhere. help me out fellas. thx.

pitbull76 · 04-11-2004, 05:46 PM

If you have not street riding experience, neither bike is a good choice. Both are obscenely powerful, more than most beginners can handle. As for mileage, most bikes get 40MPG or more, so it depends on the tank size. That information should be readily available.

gordonGSXR · 04-11-2004, 05:50 PM

i have alittle exp on my cousins yamaha, thats where i learn to ride a bike. he has a new r6 but i dont like the yamaha's, but i still dont have much exp.

jabroni · 04-11-2004, 09:40 PM

GSX-R 1000? You are very brave. That bike has more horsepower than a good chunk of cars. IMHO, i think a GSX-R as a first bike is a bad decision. I wanted a GSX-R 600 as a first bike, then i relized (much to the help of this forum

)that even the 600 is too much bike for a beginer. Are you really in that big of a hurry to die?

Gixxerdale · 04-11-2004, 10:37 PM

I've got a gixxer 1000 and I must agree it is a poor choice for a first bike. So is the 750 and the 600. I've been riding over 30 years, and mine still scares me at times. Those times are usually when I lose focus or make a stupid mistake, like misreading a corner on an unfamiliar piece of asphalt.

Get a forgiving bike to start with, get some miles in and then up grade. Starting on a Gixxer will either, scare you away from riding, put you into the asphalt, the hospital or even the morgue. Some riders get away with Gixxers as first bikes. The majority do not. In any case, think hard about your ability to control a near full race bike with minimal experience. Take the MSF class.

Gixxerdale · 04-11-2004, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gordonGSXR

Also i had a question about fuel economy. I have a scholarship to play ball for a college about an hour away. i wanted to know how many miles i can get on a tank of gas with a bike because i couldnt find that anywhere. help me out fellas. thx.

Forgot this,my gixxer 1k will get about 145 miles (commuting) before the fuel light comes on indicating approx. 1 gallon remaining from the 4.8 gallon tank.
Casual riding or commuting 38 to 40 MPG.
Hard canyon carving or track time 32 to 36 MPG.

NomadTurk · 04-12-2004, 01:55 AM

Hello Buddy...

GSXR's are as far as I know are the market dominators...

I have just bought my first bike and it is 04 GSXR-600. It is great in every way. Some people said it would be too much for begginners but, I am doing great on it...

I suggest you should have your own 600 before advance to 750 or higher...

The new ones are as fast as you need them to be and at the same time not scary powerful...

You would not have fun on 750's or 1000's for a long time....

I was very stupid, I wanted to get a Busa for my first bike, But I listened lots of experienced rider friends here in suzuki-bikes.com, now I am on my GSXR 600 and I am so thankful to them and I am enjoying every single minute of it....

After all, it is upto you..... Bikes are loaded guns, depends how dangerous you wanna play..

Just ride safe buddy... Would like to see you one day on the road and wave at you..

Regards

NomadTurk

dawg · 04-12-2004, 09:47 AM

that is a cool bike

later dawg

gordonGSXR · 04-12-2004, 02:06 PM

thanx fellas, your very helpful. i wouldnt have even thought about to much power for a beginner. thanx alot to all of you.

jabroni · 04-12-2004, 03:24 PM

no problem. So are you still considering a GSX-R? I'm only curious becuase i wanted one really bad, but decided against it.

gordonGSXR · 04-12-2004, 03:49 PM

i havent decided. cuz im not the type of stupid kid who will go out and kill myself. im a smart kid and was thinking either a gsxr600 or somthing of that caliber in a kawasaki or what not. i really like the suzuki's tho

**Clint** · 04-12-2004, 05:54 PM

One thing that helps is to reduce one post or the other to a single period with the 'edit' button. That way we don't start reading the double every time.

You could also have placed your apology in one of them to prevent posting a third consecutive time.

gordonGSXR · 04-12-2004, 06:04 PM

haha, my bad. im not very computer smart. i play sports ;\

04-11-2004, 05:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
gordonGSXR Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	newb sup guys. my name is justin gordon. i live in dfw tx. as a highschool graduation present i am getting a bike. i love the gsxr's. i was either deciding on the 1000 or the 750. feel free to comment telling me which 1 to get and why. Also i had a question about fuel economy. I have a scholarship to play ball for a college about an hour away. i wanted to know how many miles i can get on a tank of gas with a bike because i couldnt find that anywhere. help me out fellas. thx.

04-11-2004, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
pitbull76 Found second gear by accident Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Montgomery, IL Posts: 330	If you have not street riding experience, neither bike is a good choice. Both are obscenely powerful, more than most beginners can handle. As for mileage, most bikes get 40MPG or more, so it depends on the tank size. That information should be readily available. __________________ 1994 Kawasaki ZX-6E

04-11-2004, 10:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	I've got a gixxer 1000 and I must agree it is a poor choice for a first bike. So is the 750 and the 600. I've been riding over 30 years, and mine still scares me at times. Those times are usually when I lose focus or make a stupid mistake, like misreading a corner on an unfamiliar piece of asphalt. Get a forgiving bike to start with, get some miles in and then up grade. Starting on a Gixxer will either, scare you away from riding, put you into the asphalt, the hospital or even the morgue. Some riders get away with Gixxers as first bikes. The majority do not. In any case, think hard about your ability to control a near full race bike with minimal experience. Take the MSF class. __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

04-12-2004, 01:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
NomadTurk Seat Tester Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 63	Hey Buddy Hello Buddy... GSXR's are as far as I know are the market dominators... I have just bought my first bike and it is 04 GSXR-600. It is great in every way. Some people said it would be too much for begginners but, I am doing great on it... I suggest you should have your own 600 before advance to 750 or higher... The new ones are as fast as you need them to be and at the same time not scary powerful... You would not have fun on 750's or 1000's for a long time.... I was very stupid, I wanted to get a Busa for my first bike, But I listened lots of experienced rider friends here in suzuki-bikes.com, now I am on my GSXR 600 and I am so thankful to them and I am enjoying every single minute of it.... After all, it is upto you..... Bikes are loaded guns, depends how dangerous you wanna play.. Just ride safe buddy... Would like to see you one day on the road and wave at you.. Regards NomadTurk __________________ IN BIKERS' WORLD, LIFE STARTS AT 150 MPH!!!

04-12-2004, 09:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
dawg Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: blue springs Posts: 6	wow that is a cool bike later dawg

04-11-2004, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
gordonGSXR Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	i have alittle exp on my cousins yamaha, thats where i learn to ride a bike. he has a new r6 but i dont like the yamaha's, but i still dont have much exp.

04-11-2004, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
jabroni In Training Joined: Sep 2003 Location: East Lansing Posts: 148	GSX-R 1000? You are very brave. That bike has more horsepower than a good chunk of cars. IMHO, i think a GSX-R as a first bike is a bad decision. I wanted a GSX-R 600 as a first bike, then i relized (much to the help of this forum )that even the 600 is too much bike for a beginer. Are you really in that big of a hurry to die?

04-12-2004, 02:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
gordonGSXR Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	thanx fellas, your very helpful. i wouldnt have even thought about to much power for a beginner. thanx alot to all of you.

04-12-2004, 03:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
jabroni In Training Joined: Sep 2003 Location: East Lansing Posts: 148	no problem. So are you still considering a GSX-R? I'm only curious becuase i wanted one really bad, but decided against it.

04-12-2004, 03:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
gordonGSXR Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	i havent decided. cuz im not the type of stupid kid who will go out and kill myself. im a smart kid and was thinking either a gsxr600 or somthing of that caliber in a kawasaki or what not. i really like the suzuki's tho

04-12-2004, 06:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
gordonGSXR Newbie Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 7	haha, my bad. im not very computer smart. i play sports ;\

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