[Gangsta SV]

02 Suzuki Savage LS650 is sold . . . let it go for a pretty low price , but now its sport bike TIME !!!!



So what you guys think about the GSXR 750 ?

[need4speed]

Why not look at the Sv650.

[tiller]

an SV650 is a very nice bike but going from a savage to a sportbike is going to be quite a jump anyway i recomend one of those honda 600RRs (only because i want one myself though) hehe

[SWEET_Z]

I guess i'd reccomend the F4i.

ZX-6R if ya want a little more usability, R6 if ya don't.

The 600SS are damn fast. The power is just higher up but thats half the fun.

[Ken]

Originally posted by needabike

So what you guys think about the GSXR 750 ?

I think that it is the finest motorcycle in all the land, especailly the Red/Black/ SIlver version offered in 2001. I recomend whole-heartedly that you go out and seek a well cared for, mechnically pristine, reasonably priced example of just such a beast and purchase it by this week end. Unless of course you just stepped off of a (lisp)Suzuki Savage (/lisp), inwhich case I would recomend an SV650, CBR 600f (non-i), Katana 600, ZX-6R or YZF 600r (not R-6). Of all the all thes though, I'd get the Kat if I were you. They are sturdy, indesructable, fast as you want them to be, but mostly ONLY when you want them to be. They are cheep. Replacement parts are cheep. Hop-up parts are cheep. Most importantly though, girls can't tell the differance between your "beginner" sport bike and you buddie's zrrxfz-Y 1200, but your orthapedic surgeon just might. I like the SV myself, but that generaly doesn't look the sportbike part for you young fellers. It's about 50/50 what I'm going to get for myself IF I EVER UNLOAD MY FRIGGIN GSXR! Oh, sorry, that last bit was out loud, huh? If you are interested I got a buddy selling a 2000 ( I think) blue Kat for $3000. It went 0 for 1 vs. a snowblower in his driveway last winter and needs a new tank, but is otherwise OK.

[Gangsta SV]

I think I'm think I'm going to end up with either a CBR F4i or SV650S.

Thanks for the help guys

Also ken , I sat on a katana before , and I don't really like the position. Feels weird , it's at a really odd angle since I'm only 5"6. Thanks for the offer though.

Also how come no one ever recommends the GSXR 600 ?

[Honclfibr]

Nate, check out the ZX6E, now known as the ZZR-600. It's one of the most highly recommended 600s for the inseam challenged, nice low seat and reasonably short tank reach. Dunno what my 6'1" frame is doing on one, hey it was a good deal

[twrayinma]

fuggit, then.

it's because we hate you, and want desperately for you to be unhappy the rest of your goddamn life because you bought the wrong bike when you were 16, and coulda had a gixxer.

[benVFR]

Originally posted by twrayinma
maybe this has something to do with it.

That was a nice write-up but every 16 year old kid who wanted one is going to read that and go, "Wow, the GSXCBYZFZX-whateva is DEFINITELY the bike for me now that I read that!"

Lots of beginning riders really have it in their head that they are special and can handle it. I had it too... the SV was definitely retarded for me to start on, I should have gotten a 250 or something for at least a couple months to start out. A 600 would have been even worse. Although maybe 2-3 months later the SV was fine. I got the bike in June and I was doing just fine in September.

My roommate and I share a garage with a guy who has an R1. From what I can tell his first bike was a 996. He said it sucked and wasn't fast enough. He totaled it and then got the R1. And he still doesn't even have a jacket, he rides in jeans + sweatshirt, because he "knows how to fall without getting hurt." Nothing you say to a guy like that is going to make him wise up. (Not to mention the $1500 chrome rims when the bike is still on a loan and he's complaining about massive college loans that need to be paid off)

Ben

[Gangsta SV]

Just to let you guys know , I an't that new of a rider , lol , I handle'ed my friend's R6 around a closed street pretty well at around 60 mph.

[oreo_n2]

do you have any experience pre-single cylinder?

[Gangsta SV]

nope , except on a scooter for like a week in California , lol.

There was a kid at my school that started on a GSXR 600 as their first bike and hes still riding right now. From what I've heard he's even raced it against some kid's accord at my school , lol. Kids have a lot more control than you guys think .

Originally posted by needabike
From what I've heard he's even raced it against some kid's accord at my school , lol. Kids have a lot more control than you guys think .

that is the funniest shit I've read all week!

The fact that he even bothered to race an accord leads me to believe that he doesn't has as much control as you're making it sound.

[benVFR]

Originally posted by needabike
Just to let you guys know , I an't that new of a rider , lol , I handle'ed my friend's R6 around a closed street pretty well at around 60 mph.

I'm sure youre fine, you've had that cruiser quite a while right?

Just keep in mind that the R6, or even the SV, will be way faster, and probably annoying to ride at low speed compared to the cruiser.

Ben

[Gangsta SV]

Originally posted by JCzx12
that is the funniest shit I've read all week!

The fact that he even bothered to race an accord leads me to believe that he doesn't has as much control as you're making it sound.

true true , lol , but it's all fun

Originally posted by needabike
true true , lol , but it's all fun

I agree. I'll 'race' any cage that is acting tough for about 2 seconds....just long enough so I can turn around and laugh at them.

[oreo_n2]

you will probably want to be real careful. i dont know for sure what you really can and cant handle. but i know that if i started riding anything like a sportbike on the street before i was 20 something i would probably not be here today. i was too into impressing anyone and had this habit of putting myself into crazy, dangerous situations. luckily i calmed down, cause i prolly would have made a poor decision about something i was trying to do to impress a girl and not been able to keep control of the bike regardless of how well i could handle it when racing an import.
I almost killed myself numerous times just on my moped in the backyard before i even got a license. the wheels didn't fall off that thing from not trying to jump it in the back yard.

[Honclfibr]

All you haters are more than welcome to come get dusted by my Accord any day. That shit is trick, yo. 94 DX, less restrictive (aka rusted out) pipes, aerodynamicly shaped (where the deer hit it) side panels, oh yeah. T U R B O. And I got no less than 800 cc's on all y'all, there's no replacement for displacement baby!

[Gangsta SV]

Originally posted by oreo_n2
you will probably want to be real careful. i dont know for sure what you really can and cant handle. but i know that if i started riding anything like a sportbike on the street before i was 20 something i would probably not be here today. i was too into impressing anyone and had this habit of putting myself into crazy, dangerous situations. luckily i calmed down, cause i prolly would have made a poor decision about something i was trying to do to impress a girl and not been able to keep control of the bike regardless of how well i could handle it when racing an import.
I almost killed myself numerous times just on my moped in the backyard before i even got a license. the wheels didn't fall off that thing from not trying to jump it in the back yard.

Yep , I'll try to be as careful as I can , I have the same problem too sometimes where I try to impress my friends. I've had some extremely eff'd up situations too. I'll try to do the stupid stuff in closed parking lots with all my gear on , if I do decide to do anything stupid , lol.

[benVFR]

Originally posted by needabike
Yep , I'll try to be as careful as I can , I have the same problem too sometimes where I try to impress my friends. I've had some extremely eff'd up situations too. I'll try to do the stupid stuff in closed parking lots with all my gear on , if I do decide to do anything stupid , lol.

Dude... stay away from the parking lots.

Why? Cause that's where other teenagers will probably be there egging you on.

Go out in the middle of fucking nowhere away from your hometown where there is no one around to feed your ego and be impressed when you do something stupid.

Man I came so close to posting a "Why you hating on Accords" joke. Good thinking.

Ben

Nate, I just want to point out (just in case) that nobody's ripping on you or saying you can't handle a certain bike...it's just that most of us have been in the position of getting a new bike and suddenly having more power than we were prepared to handle responsibly.

I for one am full-on guilty there. My first bike was a '96 CBR 1000F. Although not a very good handling machine it was FAST and I rode like a total asshole, with little or no gear usually. I had the riding skills but not the maturity to know when/when not to be an idiot. I am VERY lucky I didn't fuck myself up back then.

[Ken]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
All you haters are more than welcome to come get dusted by my Accord any day. That shit is trick, yo. 94 DX, less restrictive (aka rusted out) pipes, aerodynamicly shaped (where the deer hit it) side panels, oh yeah. T U R B O. And I got no less than 800 cc's on all y'all, there's no replacement for displacement baby!

You should add a tube of Huspowa®, you'll geta "tight" blue circle sticker too!

[oreo_n2]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
All you haters are more than welcome to come get dusted by my Accord any day. That shit is trick, yo. 94 DX, less restrictive (aka rusted out) pipes, aerodynamicly shaped (where the deer hit it) side panels, oh yeah. T U R B O. And I got no less than 800 cc's on all y'all, there's no replacement for displacement baby!

i got your 2 liters right here bizzatch

[Kham]

nate, want this for $5k? crash on right side but will be as good as new.

or anyone?

[Gangsta SV]

Originally posted by JCzx12
Nate, I just want to point out (just in case) that nobody's ripping on you or saying you can't handle a certain bike...it's just that most of us have been in the position of getting a new bike and suddenly having more power than we were prepared to handle responsibly.

I for one am full-on guilty there. My first bike was a '96 CBR 1000F. Although not a very good handling machine it was FAST and I rode like a total asshole, with little or no gear usually. I had the riding skills but not the maturity to know when/when not to be an idiot. I am VERY lucky I didn't fuck myself up back then.

It's cool , I gotta admit tho , When I was on the R6 , I couldn't back up the bike really good because my legs were too short and I was on my tip toes .