July 26th, 2009, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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249cc + 500cc = SUZUKI GSX-R750
Well here's my new bike..It's a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750...I've had it a couple days now, and I love it....This bike handles AWESOME!!! its super light, only 357lbs dry....It is also super fast, but very easily controlled...I just changed the oil with Royal Purple 10w40 and washed and waxed it...The guy threw in a icon leather jacket and some alpinestar carbon fiber knuckle gloves with the deal....I gave him my modded out 09 and cash for this BEAST...But it was worth it, bike had 2900 miles on it when I got it...The only negative about this bike is, on my 09 NINJA i was getting close to 230 miles b4 my tank was reading empty, I'd fill it up, and there would of still been about a gallon in there...When the fuel light on this bike comes on I have a gallon maybe a little more, but its after only 120-140 miles........
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July 26th, 2009, 06:03 PM | #2 |
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Nice lookin bike there. Did you tell the new owner about our wonderful forum?
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July 26th, 2009, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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Looks nice
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July 26th, 2009, 06:27 PM | #4 |
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Congatulations on the new bike.
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July 26th, 2009, 06:28 PM | #5 |
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I sure did...I told him if there was anything he needed to do to the bike 2 check out this forum, I told him about all the step by step DIY threads, he was pretty impressed....I dont know if hes gonna keep the 250 though...He thinks he'll be able to sell it easier than he could the 750, thats why he took it..Side by side the 250 and 750 look about the same size, the only difference is the 180 rear tire is huge....
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July 26th, 2009, 06:44 PM | #6 |
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gixxers are some of the best looking bikes but most riders (not you, I don't know you lol) are idiots, hence this guy Squid On Suzuki GSX-R Owned - Speeders Fight Back But it is an absolutely gorgeous bike. May I ask how much cash you gave along with the bike?
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July 26th, 2009, 06:57 PM | #7 | |
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July 26th, 2009, 07:19 PM | #8 |
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congrats - the gixxer stigma has proven itself to be fairly accurate around my area but its hardly the bikes fault - just keep your head on and keep the ninjette mentality and you will definately not fall into that crowd
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July 26th, 2009, 08:18 PM | #9 |
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Love it!
I miss my first bike 03 gsxr! i definitely like the newer looks though. When you get to Pittsburgh hit me up! i'll bring out the R |
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July 26th, 2009, 08:46 PM | #10 |
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July 26th, 2009, 09:52 PM | #11 | |
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Handy to know how long you have until you really run out of gas. I take long trips all the time and it gives me a little peace of mind. |
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July 26th, 2009, 09:59 PM | #12 |
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Reserve is always around .7 to 1 gallon of fuel. Its just a safe measure so incase you are on some random country road and don't see a gas station for miles and miles
how many mpg you get also depends on road conditions so you really cant always go by how many miles left til the bike stalls! |
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July 26th, 2009, 10:20 PM | #13 | |
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July 26th, 2009, 10:37 PM | #14 |
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Yea I know, but I bit the bullet...Aftermarket aint worth a dime when it comes time to sell....I took off the AP exhaust at least....
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July 26th, 2009, 10:57 PM | #15 |
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Congratulations mate, bike looks great!
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July 27th, 2009, 02:07 AM | #16 |
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Speaking of how much gas you have left after the light comes on.. just read the spec sheet and find out the exact tank size. As soon as that light comes on, pull into a gas station. The spec size - the gas you put in = reserve amount.
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July 27th, 2009, 09:52 AM | #17 |
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If the specs were accurate, that equation should work fine. But for quite a few types of bikes, the fuel pickup can't pull the last bit of gas out of the tank. For some bikes, it's as much as half a gallon wasted in the tank that can never be used. I know, it makes no sense, but it's still the case. So in some motorcycle's tanks specced at 5 gallons, if you fill up after it goes on reserve and put in 3.7 gallons, you might think you would have had 1.3 gallons left, but in actuality perhaps only .8 or .9 of those gallons were usable. The way to find out is to do what was suggested either in this thread or somewhere else on the board, actually run it completely dry (just once) with either a friend nearby with some extra gas, or another way to carry just a little extra gas onboard.
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July 28th, 2009, 07:15 AM | #18 |
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Congrat. Nice bike. I sat on the 600 at the dealer last week and it was much wider than the 250. I think the 04-05 looks better.
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July 28th, 2009, 09:30 AM | #19 | |
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you sure about the weight???? 250R Curb Weight is 374 lbs GSX-600 Curb Weight is 432 lbs so how is a 750 lighter and by that much I highly doubt it's 357lbs as your claim |
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July 28th, 2009, 09:34 AM | #20 |
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Dry weight claims don't mean anything. SportRider and a few other mags weigh all of the bikes they test with full fuel and other fluids, and have much more real-world numbers. The 750 is only 5 or 6 pounds more than their 600, but the 600 is about 40 pounds heavier than our 250.
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July 29th, 2009, 07:53 AM | #21 | |
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Dry Mass (359 lbs.) California model (361) This bike is light, and you can throw it around like the 250, but its got way more power... |
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July 29th, 2009, 10:20 AM | #22 |
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The owners manual is BS. Sportrider weighed an '08 GSX-R750 at 447 pounds, if you subtract the fuel weight, any rational person's idea of dry weight would have it as 420 pounds (which is also in that table)
Link to specs on sport rider site. They weighed an '06 GSX-R750 at 440 pounds, or 413 dry, so the '08 gained 7 pounds from the prior model. Comparing manufacturer-provided "dry weights" is a completely useless exercise, as they lie, simple as that.
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July 30th, 2009, 12:24 PM | #24 | |
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Yep, that was my same problem. My bike has a little computer thingy that tells me average mpg and I did the math with how much gas my tank could hold and it never added up either. That's why I did the "run it till it's dry". It may not be 100% accurate, but it gives me a pretty good idea what I'm working with. Considering I run my bike pretty much the same every tank of gas, and not constantly going into the triple digits, I feel pretty safe with my 40 ish miles "reserve" until my bike dies. Hasn't failed me yet. |
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