kawdawg
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posted November 10, 2002 07:33 PM
GSXR 1000 Or R1??
I am keeping my 12 but want another bike to play around on. I am 6 feet tall and 180 lbs. Which is the more comfortable bike for my size and which do you think is the better bike for handling? GSXR 1000 or R1 I know You can't beat the power of the GSXR 1000. Which bike do I want. Info please.
  
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ZHooligan
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posted November 10, 2002 08:09 PM
Some of the tests have given the handling nod to the R1 (barely). The new GSXR 1000 is even lighter and faster then the 2002. Personally I have found the GSXR1000 to be fantastic. I think the R1 has more sex appeal in the looks department. But the GSXR turns, stops, is easy to ride around town, and I find it fits my 5-11 ht. fine. And when the flag drops it pretty much rips the face off of everything. The articles that have chosen the Yamaha R1 as the better bike have typically ran the tests in the same way as many magazines have done the same with the Ducati. They run all the test snad then add a catagory for the bike that comes in red, the name starts with a D etc. In the case of the R1 they have added catagories like it trys harder then the Suzuki, or it is the bike that starts with a Y!
Not even Honda could figure out how to beat the Suzuki and Yamaha's only
answer was to combine the R7 and R1. So for my two cents worth I would go with the GSXR1000
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beansbaxter
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posted November 11, 2002 12:08 AM
While I have not riden a new R1, and have riden an 02 GSXR1000....
From every bit I've read on the GSXR1000 from all sorts of columns, magazine shootouts, comparisons, etc........
I would say go for the GSXR1000 for sure. I look at it as the perfect motorcycle for people who dont need all the power of the 12's and 13's out there, but goes nearly as fast with great handling.
I do believe it won many awards for best overall bike in numerous magazines, even beating out the 12 in some cases (they must have been smoking crack).
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Ninjaman12R
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posted November 11, 2002 04:54 AM
Gixxer 1K kicks ass............
I can't comment on the current R1 since I have ridden one, I'm sure it's a great bike. But I can comment on the Gixxer 1K. I rode Rob's a DG4 and instantly fell in love with the thing. Awesome in every respect,it's easy to "Gel" with a bike like that. I hadn't been on it 15 minutes and I was comfortable enough to start hoisting some pretty sweet wheelies. Anyone that rides with me will tell you I like to wheelie, and the 1K is a breeze to wheelie. Braking and handling are superb as well.
To put it mildly, if I wasn't a broke MF I'd have one sitting beside the 12 in the garage. 
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fastestr1
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posted November 11, 2002 08:53 AM
I would go with the 1000, the R1 is smaller from the seat to the bars. You could save 2000.00 and get the new 6RR
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posted November 11, 2002 12:01 PM
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Anyone that rides with me will tell you I like to wheelie...
of course there's a big difference between liking something and being capable of doing it
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Ninjaman12R
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posted November 12, 2002 06:02 AM
True.....
I ain't one of the Star Boyz, but I've rode a few pretty gnarly 3rd gear wheelies on the 12. Mostly ride them to the top of 2nd and let it back down. Always puts a smile on my face. BTW, the 1k is way easier to wheelie vs. a 12R.
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ZHooligan
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posted November 12, 2002 08:27 AM
No kidding, it is easy!
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turbo810
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posted November 12, 2002 04:03 PM
I love my 1000. It does everything very well. I haven't ridden an 02 R1 but I can tell you it is a far cry better then a 99. In 01 with my ZX12 I found myself not wanting to ride much at all. This year with the 1000 you couldn't keep me off of it. So I say gett the 1000 and you'll have an ear to ear grin just like me.
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ZHooligan
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posted November 15, 2002 01:49 AM
Buy the Suzuki and get it over with!
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jason370
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posted November 15, 2002 01:50 AM
i'd get the zook
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beansbaxter
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posted November 15, 2002 08:39 PM
Get another 12.
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