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Old 09-01-06, 12:16 AM
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'05-'07 gsxr mirrors on an '01-03?


Well I have an ex-Penguin school EX-500 for the track. The 750 would be street only for now. The EX is plenty for my current ability at track days. I need to work on so many other things and there is no way I would use all the power of even my old 600 on the track. Plus the EX is so much fun to really hammer on.

I'm not into wheelies and stunts. And I'm not all about top speed or HP. I guess I'm interested in the 750 'cause it has a bit more power than a 600 but still corners well? A new 600 is probably way faster than my old one but I guess I like the 750 since it is a bit more rare. I don't really know what I was trying to ask about the power of the 750.

I think I'll definetly get a new bike, or at least a newer used bike before next spring. Sure I could keep my current bike and drop some $$ to fix it up over the winter but in my opinion there are too many cosmetic things that annoy me about it. I don't mind the regular maintenance of it like the new tires and the valve check that it needs. But the flaking paint on the wheels, white powder in the headlight (from too high of wattage bulbs that the previous owner put in), the scratches on it, and broken tabs here and there, among other things, are too much. I can't even get the stock bulbs I put in to point at the correct angle because that area of the headlight is melted a bit.

I guess the bottom line is mechanically the bike is fine but cosmetically it is beat. It'd make a great track bike for someone, or street bike for someone who doesn't care about the looks.
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