Early 2000's GSXR or CBR 600?
 

I'm looking to get a bike in the semi near future.... It'll be my first bike so I'm looking for a 600 because it's a good beginner intermediate size. the two bikes I am looking at are the gsxr and the cbr 600.

From what I've read the gsxr got better ratings but I think its only a 1 seater... just looking for opinions... 2002 gsxr 600 vs cbr 600?

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Go 600cc if you live in the mountains. Go liter bike if you are a flatlander. ---- the ----- ----.

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get the suzuki...best bikes on earth..i have a 2000 gsxr 600 myself..and ------ LOVE it :y

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go test out both choose the one you like best

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To a beginner, both bikes will feel basically the same. Along with provide similar performance. Both are great bikes, just buy the one you think looks better.

If you decide on the CBR, jump ahead a year and go with an '03 model.

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'03 is possible too.. I'm just seeing what I can find for around 3500.. i'm in no rush to buy. are the gsxrs 2 seaters?

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Yes, you can have a passenger on the gsxr but you'll have to replace the plastic seat cowl. Notice the passenger pegs...

http://www.suzuki-motor.hu/history/i...2_GSX_R750.jpg

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.. sorry for the noobness... is this a add on that you have to buy or does it come with everything to make it work?

and oh how i love the white and blue

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good question..i got my bike for 2500, and he had the cover and the seat with it..so that im not sure on. mine was white and blue too..nice color scheme..but i painted mine this winter.

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I'm partial to my 03 600rr blast on the straigts and even a absolute beginer can ride these things hard into a turn. frist night on it with less then 40miles on it since I picked it up I had the thing over I would say 45 degree angle. a couple times. I hear they will run around 170mph too. I woosed out so far at 150 ::) you can pick them up for around 3500 if you look good and a lot less if they have minor damage.

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+2
i learned how to ride on my gsxr600..its got a 8" stretch so it forced me to slow down in corners to learn..and kept the front wheel on the ground..now im feening for a stock swingarm..and maybe a turbo setup in the future..or a gsxr1000 motor since it fits right in my frame

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if you go with the CBR go with an F4i

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I'm partial to a 600rr/f41 too...

Just ride them both and decide which one you like better. The specs on the bikes are pretty damn close to one another and you'll probably never use them to their fullest potential anyways, so just see which one you prefer and get it.

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If you live in the mountains, a liter bike is unwieldy and cumbersome in the twisties.

If you live in flatland, 600cc crotch rockets are slow and homosexual, and you will get mown down presuming that you are faster than some cars on the road.

Buy a real bike, that you can use in your real world environment.

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ok liter bike are not as heavy as you might think and combersome. I have road both. now days the weight difference is like what 5 or 10 lbs. you won't notice that. I took my brother inlaw's yzf r1000 and rode it a bit. thing handled simalar to mine and not as agile. but that was 200lbs heavier then mine due to it being a 97. after I think 2000 bikes started to be close to the same weight. but a 1000cc bike is deadly to a beginer especially mountians. tend to weelie out of a turn and get ya. 600's just pull thru,

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ya, this'll be my first bike, so I have no need for a 1000 at this point in time. I don't need the fastest bike, just something fun to get me around.

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well try a 600rr or a 600 f4I either are fun and will be plenty fast enough. f4I has abit more low end torque. but not the same top end.

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cbr all the way !!!!!!! you get the realiability of a honda :y

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did you ever consider the gsxr 750? they are great bikes with lil more power then the 600 but you can still ride them like an 600..

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yea but there still not a honda.



i saw a 92 cbr600 on ebay with 123k miles on now ------- tell me that isnt reliable ??

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f4i for the win

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Sounds unwieldy and cumbersome to me. Maybe I know what I'm talking about.

If you are a flatlander, I cannot repeat enough, get the liter bike.

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The main thing, considering these model years, is the sort of thrashyness of the earlier gsxr motor compared with the always accomodating (but not so exhilarating) honda motors. If you go with the GSXR your best bet would be an '03 as to this is the year they made the switch to fuel injection, so you don't get the tempermental powerspikes high in the rev-range, in effect an easier yet still enthralling ride. The honda is always a good bet, especially for a learner bike, the question is how many years, or how well rather, have you ridden a bike? I've had a motorcycle since I was 8 and almost a decade later I still get butterflies everytime I get on it in a corner. I'm partial to the GSXR, and plan on getting either an 03 600 or the 750. The torque on the 750 is amazing, it is the smoothest most confidence inspiring ride for less than 3g's. As for the incumbancy on liter bikes, my buddy has a 2007 Yamaha R1 that dances around anything on the road with a flick of the wrist, there is no snap steer like old liter bikes. The chassis design in new liter bikes is really amazing I seriously doubt that there is much difference between them now-a-days, but I've only had the liberty of riding the R1.
my .02

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Any comment about the Yamaha R6? another great looking bike that seems to hold its own but I really haven't heard too much about it.

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I always hear that the R6 has issues in the top end, but the top end on that bike is like 17,500 rpm, that's what the problem was: people said the limiter was engaging way before redline. Idk that was like the newer ones though. Never ridden R6.

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You are not riding the right bike. My GSXR1000 was extremely nimble. Just need to stay over the tank. It will get away from you quickly. Plus a 90mph wheelie was always amusing.

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You are also fat, and can keep a liter bike from coming up on you in any gear. :-\

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i had two gixxers 01 600 sold that , i was looking around didnt like anything so i got the 03 im 6,2 200 pounds theres noway i would ride like a r6 too small and older 600cbrs are gayer than highroller and his wife

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what do u guys think of kawasaki and yamaha?

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I have rode a ninja and it was pretty quick and real torquie but handeling sucks major bike will fight you thru every turn. and yes yamaha is a good bike too. and jd do you even own a bike? I mean you talk at lot about the bad handeling of a liter bike but speak nothing of actually owning one whats up with that? or even riding one for that matter. for me the matter of liter of 600 was setteled by two things one price and two I would die on a liter bike. just not a good thing to get for a new guy in bikes

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Just get down to business and get a ZX14. :4

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OMG ZX14 is a MONSTER, this kid layne his uncle bought one, the 06 and it was ridiculous. He sold it for a GSX-R 1100 cuz it was too crazy.

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i started with this 2000 gsxr600...i love it.. :y

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As far as my opinion.....KAWASAKI NUCKAS!!!! I've had 3 kawasaki's and loved everone of them!! 1st the 02 zx6r, then my girl got a 06 ZZR (same ----) then traded it for an 03 ZX6R 636 (bad ass little 600) then i stepped up to my ZX10R! My favorite bike!!! Dont get me wrong though......if i ever got another bike it would be the GSXR1000 04-06 models..... but to answer your question. between the two i'd definatly go for the suzuki

KAWASAKI NUCKAS!!!!!

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WELL SAID!! ZX14 OR ZX10 IF YOU DONT WANT SOMETHING TOO BIG....thats just me though. i already grew out of the 600's even though they are fun as ----....

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i'd take the cbr 600 f4i over the gsxr 600 any day of the week. i've ridden both on a as a dialy driver and i think the CBR handles WAY better then the Gsxr. a few things that the gsxr has over the CBR is it's a more comfertable for riding compared to the cbr. the suspension is setup for a smooth ride and operation. the power output of each bike is roughly the same. but the CBR in my opinion is far more funner of a bike. it jsut handles better when your pushing the bike. sure it takes a toll on your body.

oh yeah btw the r6 is considered a stunter bike. it boast the most output in power, by far the must stunted bike in the sport cycle scene, out handles the cbr too i think. it's also the most dropped bike and damage bike known to history. it's chasis design doesnt let much room for error when riding. far too many people i've seen drop a r6 for no reason.

i've also owned a Kitanna 600 that sucked balls. i have also ridden a the kawaisaki zx-6, but i must point out that the even the zx6 is much of a bike for a noob. but that handles quite well if i remember correctly.

it's really your choise. but i personally would get the CBR f4i. or if your like me save some money learn on the older f3 carberated 600 cbr. Weighs more then current day liter bike. chasis made of indestructable steel. you can drop your bike and not be too pissed about it. i payed 2k for a 95 cbr f3 with 20 k miles on it. now that was a really good deal honestly.

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only advice i have for you is buy a bike with fucked up farrings/gas tank or that has been put down once. all my friends that have bikes (3) fucked their first one up. and one died, plus my roommates brother died on one 2 spring breaks ago. minds well just get a 600 with high resale value and beat the hell out of it, if you don't like the twisties or you drag race nitrous vipers on the regular sell it and get a 1000cc+