Akrapovic Super Sport Line Open Exhaust - Yamaha YZF 750 R/SP

Advantages: Quick, Fast, exciting to ride and stylish.. as well as Japanese and reliable!
Disadvantages: Twitchy front end on earlier models, needs stearing damper.

...and back (for show as well as for performance)! :-) All together I rate the R1 a top bike, I have owned a GS500E, GSF Bandit1200 (streetfightered), GSXR750, and now my R1 which although very different from the Bandit etc is a very enjoyable bike to ride. It turns heads and ears with the Scorpion exhaust can I have fitted and I plan on keeping hold of it for some time to come. As for your passenger if you have one, not the comfiest ride at all. My girlfriend is small but it hurts her back to lean forward and hold on to me so we can't go long distances without stopping. I find it hard on the wrists if I haven't ridden for a while but you get used to it the more you ride it (it isn't built for comfort at the end of the day is it). As for fuel consumption... not sure as I open the throttle far too much to get the most out of it but I don't think... Read review

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Advantages: excellent torque and performance and excellent chassis
Disadvantages: riding position can be a strain after a fir bit of miles on a trip

...I have owned my 636 since it first came out. I have found the sharp response of the chassis when cornering to be close to perfect. I have ridden an R6 and also ridden with R6's on rideouts and I would say the 636 (2003 model to present) has the edge on corners. I would say the R6 wins on comfort (easier forgiving seat) and also riding position. I did feel the strain after around 70 - 100 miles on the bike on some trips. That however is due to the race nature of the bike. The riding position is one of which was designed more for a racetrack. I have many good rideouts on my 6r and find that when I let a rideout 'friend' take the bike for a spin; they always come back with a smiling face and praise the bike then-on. I have attached a 'slip-on' Akrapovic aftermarket exhaust on it now and the sound is one which will make you speechless... Read review

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Advantages: all the fun of a 600, WITH MUCH MORE POWER!!!!!!
Disadvantages: Not quite as good finish as Honda's

...Suzuki GSX-R750- A Review By Addy Having been an ardent dedicated Honda man for the majority of my biking life, I actually relented and bought a Suzuki GSX-R 750. I was definitely looking for a step up from super-sport 600's, after having 3 different models of CBR 600. I was giving serious contemplation to two other bikes at this time which were Aprilia RSV Millie, or a Honda CBR 900 Fireblade. However, after much deliberation and friend's recommendations, I went for the Suzuki. This was based on the judgement that you get the best of both worlds combining raw 750 power in a 600 chassis. The first Gixer 750 was released in 1985 and has undergone periodical changes since then. THE LOOK As in the picture above I purchased mine in the typical blue and white Gixer colours. In standard form the bike is aesthetically pleasing and ultra... Read review

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