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frenchdriver
07-17-2003, 05:53 PM
just picked it up a couple of weeks ago... i'm having so much fun with her... once you open up the second throttle there is such a beautiful roar that comes from the engine... :drool:

http://www.spheregraphics.com/nicbike/118-1833_IMG.JPG


more pics ----> http://www.spheregraphics.com/nicbike/ :clap:

YCB
07-17-2003, 05:56 PM
is that ur first bike?

frenchdriver
07-17-2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by YCB
is that ur first bike?

ya.. i'm still a newbie rider... getting better quickly though

sml
07-17-2003, 06:04 PM
you bought a brand new bike as your first bike? sweet... and it's the gixxer too... I see you've done your research well... ha!

method
07-17-2003, 06:20 PM
dont die

YCB
07-17-2003, 09:25 PM
i went to blackfoot, and they told me for a first bike a gixxer 600 is ok.. but 750 is "die-able".. do u think this is true?

redline_13000
07-17-2003, 09:25 PM
PIMP!

StraightFlush
07-17-2003, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by frenchdriver


ya.. i'm still a newbie rider... getting better quickly though

First off, awesome bike...!

Second, be carefull out there...especially a newbie on such a bike! Its easy to get caught up in the moment and crack the throttle at the wrong time...or time a corner wrong etc...

Take your time, go at your own pace. :)

And last...take all those damn keys off your key chain!! Those keys are going to scratch the shit out of the key cylinder...then it looks like ass. Just use the single bike key...keep everything else in your storage compartment. ;)

max
07-18-2003, 12:48 AM
check it out, I got the same bike!!
http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~truonglo/images/DSC00003min.jpg

James
07-18-2003, 02:06 AM
Nice Bike:thumbsup:..Have fun with it, just be carefull!......i so want a bike:banghead:..cant.

Sai
07-18-2003, 02:14 AM
damn...! nice! i want a bike too.. but my parents are against me getting my bikers license :( one day....

HillBilly
07-18-2003, 06:44 AM
Congrats! A sweet machine those Suzuki's are..:thumbsup:

frenchdriver
07-18-2003, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by max
check it out, I got the same bike!!
http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~truonglo/images/DSC00003min.jpg


hey how many Kms do you have on yours?

HillBilly
07-18-2003, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by frenchdriver



hey how many Kms do you have on yours?
It was in the crate when I picked it up in April, and now it has 7900km. :D I love it.:D
On my second set of tires already. (I'm kinda hard on it)

frenchdriver
07-18-2003, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by Stealth R/T

It was in the crate when I picked it up in April, and now it has 7900km. :D I love it.:D
On my second set of tires already. (I'm kinda hard on it)

hey did you drive in front of cowboys last night around 10:30 with a couple of other bikes??? i saw the same bike there... i hope there isn't too many with the same paint scheme in calgary...

Wildcat
07-18-2003, 01:34 PM
i dont know much about bikes, is that gixxer comparable to an R1 performance-wise?

frenchdriver
07-18-2003, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by Wildcat
i dont know much about bikes, is that gixxer comparable to an R1 performance-wise?

depends which gixxer... people usually compare the R1 with the gixxer 750 cause the gixxer 1000 is alot faster.

max
07-18-2003, 01:39 PM
Originally posted by frenchdriver



hey how many Kms do you have on yours?

i have 2200 km on it. I bought it near the end of april

StraightFlush
07-18-2003, 08:07 PM
Originally posted by frenchdriver


hey did you drive in front of cowboys last night around 10:30 with a couple of other bikes??? i saw the same bike there... i hope there isn't too many with the same paint scheme in calgary...


I hate to say it, but I think thats the most popular color choice out there...I have seens tons of those in town....Still a sweet bike though!

EG Civic
07-21-2003, 03:30 AM
Frenchdriver Thast an awesome bike.
But for your first bike do u think that the 750 was a wise choice. I think that bike is pimp but i heard its not the best bike to learn on for your first bike. After riding it do u still think its a good bike for someone to learn on, like ppl will get used to it after awhile right.

RiCE-DaDDy
07-21-2003, 01:29 PM
out of all suzuki's that paint scheme is by far the most popular hehe...

YCB, remember dealerships are out for cash not your well being....

for all the newbs,
http://home.earthlink.net/~thebradfords/startsmall.htm

sml
07-21-2003, 03:24 PM
Originally posted by RiCE-DaDDy
out of all suzuki's that paint scheme is by far the most popular hehe...

YCB, remember dealerships are out for cash not your well being....

for all the newbs,
http://home.earthlink.net/~thebradfords/startsmall.htm

Haha! They told me I look like a hardcore speed racing guy and that I'll get bored with a 600 in a month, so I should just get this brand spanking new R1 as my first bike with no interest and monthly payments of only $200!!! :rofl: Getting a GSXR600 as your first bike is like getting a ferrari as your first car. like i said, best of luck!

YCB
07-21-2003, 03:41 PM
hahah.. i told the chick i wanted a 750.. she recommended that i go with at 600.. and she even told me to go for the 500cc ninja...

sml, haha if u got that R1 first. i dun think u will be here ne more.. ha

RiCE-DaDDy
07-22-2003, 08:47 PM
what chick and where??

YCB
07-22-2003, 11:06 PM
pro am.. and her name was jennifer i think

sillyd
07-23-2003, 12:10 AM
That's quite a bike for a beginner, ride it carefully. Try not to die.

bikrbabe
07-23-2003, 09:43 AM
totally agree YCB... it's called roadkill, and i think the paramedics call your helmet hamburger holders then :P

yep that's me...jennifer

well, i was just meaning if u have no experience (or very little).
I've been into this shit for years now, and I've had a couple of friends killed because they started on bikes that were too powerful for their experience.

Once you have about a season of riding or so, I think then people should be ready to step up to something like a R1 or something crazy-ass-fast like that.

But trust me, it's better to take things in baby steps, than not being able to walk at all after doin somethin stupid.

redevil
07-23-2003, 10:43 AM
Nice bike, but for a first bike?
All the research I have done was saying that the GSXR's are very unforgiving. Just watch out,

See you on the streets!

YCB
07-23-2003, 11:56 AM
Originally posted by redevil
Nice bike, but for a first bike?
All the research I have done was saying that the GSXR's are very unforgiving. Just watch out,

See you on the streets!


what do u mean unforgiving???

sml
07-23-2003, 01:16 PM
Originally posted by YCB



what do u mean unforgiving???

ie.) blip the throttle too much and it jerks the hell out of you... same thing with misshifts or releaseing the clutch too soon. plus the steering is "too" responsive, which means if you miscalculate your turn, you're going down... of course unforgiving is a relative term only to be adressed to "newbies"...

YCB
07-23-2003, 01:35 PM
ohhh damn... i thought gettin a bike would be easy as lookin in the paper.. buyin gear/bike, and riding it..

sml
07-23-2003, 01:40 PM
it IS that easy... did you know that you can also drive a car when you're 10 yrs old without ever taking drivers license or putting on your seatbelt??? Did you also know that if you don't wear a seatbelt and has never taken driving lessons and you run into a wall at 100mph, you can DIE??? It is that "easy"...

bikrbabe
07-23-2003, 01:41 PM
I thought the same thing when I first got into the business, but it's amazing the things u find out with a little bit of experience and a lot of research.

To anybody first starting out: take a course!!!!
that's probably the smartest thing anybody can do.

I know I actually took a course after a couple of seasons of riding, and it's amazing the things that you learn that you wouldn't have known about otherwise.
:burnout:

YCB
07-23-2003, 02:01 PM
yeah if i didn't take a course, i know for sure i would have crashed/died, now there is a 3% less chance for that.. haha

YCB
07-23-2003, 07:10 PM
what CBR???

bikrbabe
07-24-2003, 10:34 AM
CBR?

marek
07-24-2003, 08:16 PM
Originally posted by frenchdriver
[B]just picked it up a couple of weeks ago... i'm having so much fun with her... once you open up the second throttle there is such a beautiful roar that comes from the engine... :drool:


You lucky lucky man!

frenchdriver
07-25-2003, 12:22 AM
Originally posted by bikrbabe
I thought the same thing when I first got into the business, but it's amazing the things u find out with a little bit of experience and a lot of research.

To anybody first starting out: take a course!!!!
that's probably the smartest thing anybody can do.

I know I actually took a course after a couple of seasons of riding, and it's amazing the things that you learn that you wouldn't have known about otherwise.
:burnout:

i took a 18hour on bike course at A experience driving or something.. it was REALLY worth it... thanks sharen!

YCB
07-25-2003, 12:31 AM
Originally posted by frenchdriver


i took a 18hour on bike course at A experience driving or something.. it was REALLY worth it... thanks sharen!

yeah.. those courses are good... teach u stuff u would never think of... :thumbsup:

bosa
07-26-2003, 11:09 PM
Nice.. :thumbsup: I love crotch rockets, lol. :drool:

I was actually thinking of getting one when I have my liscense and everything and save up.

Congrats on the new bike. :poosie: