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... Read review

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Advantages: Great individual looks, brill handling!
Disadvantages: Seen as the GSX "Teapot" tourer (NOT true!!)

...Only recently have i learned to ride a motorbike after four years of nagging my boyfriend (yes - i'm a girl!) I thought the GSX750W would be like its counterpart the R model and be a tad too quick to bite if i did anything wrong, but this bike is very forgiving. The clutch has to be tweeked in order to get the front wheel in the air (I have tried very hard!). Top performance bandit lookalike but very unique, and light enough for us weedy girls to handle. The best thing about this bike however, is the price....a snip at just £3,600!! Great starter bike, which also gives you the experience of handling a bigger, faster bike! Not as popular as they should be, and sound great with a can!! For those who spend most of the time two up....great big comfy seat, in a brill position that shields you from the wind, although the back... Read review

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Advantages: Speed, power, sex-appeal
Disadvantages: Very, very few!

...As with most reviews of this bike, I COULD begin by talking about the bike's affinity with the track, but I'd only find myself repeating what has been said numerous times before. Instead, I feel I should talk about a specific problem I have found with the '98 model. My bike has now become my regular commuting bike, travelling around 1000 miles a month to and from outer London. It's been a dream to ride up until recently, when the weather started to turn cold. On a rather cold, windy morning earlier this month my GSX-R finally gave up on me whilst riding to work. The engine cut out as I pulled up to a busy set of traffic lights, the fuel-injection warning light came on, and the bike refused to start again. Not being the most mechanically minded person I know, I tried everything I coukld to start it......bump start, check fuses... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderfully refined sportsbike, Looks ace, great comfort for a sportsbike
Disadvantages: Desirability, likelihood of theft, high insurance group

..."Don't try to be clever with it, that's what the guy on the Gixxer did, he tried to be clever and now it's in a right old state. This one's brand new and immaculate, and we'd like it back in this condition" I am in the motorcycle shop picking up a hire bike for the weekend. The bike that I had originally booked out, a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5, is apparently no longer roadworthy, so I've been offered an R1 instead. I'm OK with that. I was hankering after a go on the king of 1000cc sportsbikes, but sometimes you've just gotta go with the flow. In any case didn't Wills just buy an R1? Well, if it's good enough for the second in line to the throne, it's good enough for me. Having just been told there's a £750 damage excess, I'm starting to feel a bit nervous, that I'll do a repeat performance of gixxer boy, and put myself £750 in the red... Read review

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Advantages: Best kept secret in the biking world
Disadvantages: Could use bigger rear tyre profile

...As a born again biker a I was looking for a cruiser to potter around on in my twilight years (Well, fast approaching 40 at least!!). Read all the bike press I could get my hands on and tested a whole range of bikes. I rode the Suzuki VL1500 which looks GREAT but rides like a brick!! So back to the drawing board. Then along came the opportunity to go for a blast on a GSX750F. Oh ok but it isnt what I am looking for and it gets really bad press. WOW!! Have the 'experts' who write reviews about bikes in the press actually ridden this thing? I think not!! Off to my local bike shop and strike a deal on a new one in Cherry Red. And what a deal, £750 off advertised price with free service and 12 months road tax. Ok so it isnt a 'race thoroughbred' as so many are these days. But what it is is a 150mph sport tourer. If you want... Read review

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Advantages: good handling, comfortable, a lot of boot space,
Disadvantages: It is considerably larger looking than the competitors

.... Having been 17 at the time I took my test, I had no option but to take the 125 restricted licence option. The Bike The day I passed my test, I bought a brand new CBR600F/sport, which was restricted by the shop. A few weeks later I had some unwanted attention from a Renault Clio and ended up getting another CBR through insurance. I won't go on about the CBR in too much detail, but I will use it to compare to the GSX-R 600. In August 2003, I got rid of my CBR and bought a second hand GSX-R 600 K1 model. The person who sold me the bike had really looked after her and it had only done 2000 miles in 2 years. The GSX-R was pronounced the 'track bike' of the 600 class in the magazine reviews. This is mainly because Suzuki concentrated on the handling and power delivery of the bike, rather than looks and general town riding. It is because... Read review

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Advantages: Comfort, Reliablity, Economical, Price
Disadvantages: no body seems to like them

...I have had my GSX750F for 3 years now, it’s a 2001 K1 model in black. The GSXF bike (600 and 750) has never really been popular with most bikers, the look is an acquired taste and it regularly gets a good slating on the biking forums. The Fairing on this bike differs from other sports bikes as it flows from front to back in one line whereas all other sports bikes stop when the bodywork gets as far as your legs. Don’t be put off this bike by other peoples prejudices, Its no where near as bad as they all make out, it just looks a little different. Performance : The 750 develops about 95bhp, this is ample power to take you to a quarter mile in just over 11 seconds and carry on to a top speed of over 140mph ( more than you need on our uneven roads ). The power below 4000 rpm is a little flat but after this it delivers all the way... Read review

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Advantages: all of the thing u can think...
Disadvantages: No one

...Ciaonautes, hello... I have just bought a little marvel of the road to me. Small Suzuki 750 Gsx-f, models year 2001, of ashed blue color, of occasion, 20000 kms for 6000€. It is my first motor bike, just has just had the so much coveted licence. AND that is there, I can finally go up above without being likely to find me between 2 gendarmes has to try to explain to them why I lead without the licence. Therefore, as at all Suzuki, one switches on, one debraye, and then one start engine, if not, bah it does nothing... A small security on that you do not have a speed of enclanchée, which risks to you couter a motor bike which leaves all alone at best or which falls you above in the worst case (and believe me, 220 kg on you, that to be done sore...) Ignition... Titititi... Brouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. Not... Read review

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Advantages: Cost or running, purchase and parts, practicality
Disadvantages: Engine Access, some say looks

...I first came into the possesion of my 1997 Suzuki GSXF600 in 2001.. For a quite suprisinng £1195.00. I had just come off of a Yamaha XJ600 (literally) which I found a brilliant bike, which the press also underated, after looking through the local RAG the Suzuki caught my eye and I decided to try another one of the biking press' snub jobs. BAD POINTS When I first got it back to my little bike museum in my back garden the first thing that I found was the poor finish on the engine casing, front forks and the rear swingarm... although this is a classic weathering problem I have heard that it is common with these. I took the time and re-did what suzuki should have done properly and it looks a treat. The front end is a bit heavy, its something that I have heard from every owner, you only really notice it in the corners and when you... Read review

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Advantages: Sexy Looks with Race Bred performance, at low cost!
Disadvantages: Petrol Guzzler!

...I have been riding motorbikes since I was old enough and ugly enough to consider it. I have now managed to gather enough money together to buy a Suzuki GSX-R600. Some may say that it is too much for an 18 year old to handle, but I would have to disagree, and say that I have never had so much fun with my clothes on! It has sexy looks combined with top quality performance. It is lightweight, easy to flick into corners, and easy to lift the front wheel whilst being chunky and overall a fat bike! I have owned the bike for five weeks and can't keep my butt off the seat! Not to mention the front wheel on the floor, this beast (with a road permitting) can power its way into fourth gear from low down in first on the back wheel! ;o) However, the only problem is that of the Cam chain, most if not all slightly earlier models need to undergo... Read review

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