GSXR750 is KING!
 

The 08 GSX-R750 is king... :whistle:

Well I don't know BUT I stopped by a dealership yesterday to pick up some stuff and they sell this bike and had one sitting there. I liked it and as I've already posted elsewhere and will say again....IF I didn't have my R1 I think that's the bike I would get. :cheers:

I've owned 2 Hondas...3 Kawasakis and 3 Yamahas...NEVER a Suzuki but I'd give this one a try. :yes:

if you want 120 hp and prob 55ish ft/lb torque.

The 750 is proly closer to 130hp.

06 put down 117 last night with a Yosh slip on. :idk:

08's have more power.

Just called the local dyno shop and the guy said the 07's are putting down 130 with a slip-on.

Prove it.

I'll dyno mine when i get more miles, probably 1000 total I'm not going to beat a fresh engine like that.

Smart move.

:tt:

Waiting for #'s to see if I need to rethink post #2. :lol:

It will probably be a month or so before I hit 1000 miles, maybe even 2.

Most guys won't let a bike with less than 800 miles on their dyno... for their own protection.

There's no way a stock '06 R6 (mine @ 5,000 miles) is only 9hp less than a '06 750 with a slip-on. I put out a 108 with the wires hooked up to my bike and all that and the same year 750 only put out 117? That dyno was fucked up.

hmmm.

i came across this a week ago....food for thought
engine break in

bottom line-its your engine, do what you want.

It was humid as shit here too, I'm sure that didn't help.
And remember, every dyno is gonna be different.
It's realatively consistant though as mine was within tenths of a couple nights before.


I've seen that before, and kinda agree with it... but even if that is true, why would someone running a dyno want to risk it?

Different, yeah, but not that different.

well if that's the case, and the dyno was reading low, then my 1125 should be putting down like 140-150! :rockwoot:

Sweet, I'm making more at the rear wheel than the factory claims at the crank! :rockout:



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humidity and elevation make a dif

what are they risking? if they are responsible for any engine mishaps(i doubt it)-the mileage of the engine shouldnt matter

just curious-u said u kinda agree with it, so how did you break in your buell?

Most of my riding for the first 600 miles was kept under 7500, per the manual.
There were a few... quite a few... times during those miles that I would do a rapid acceleration and run it up to 9500ish and then shift...
Never hit the limiter before break in completed, and only hit redline once...

so basically, I rode it like I would have anyway, considering the break in was done while it was cold as fuck and lots of sand on the streets.

so even tho you kinda agree with it, u didnt really follow it-just in case?

nothin wrong with that, just curious

I agree that constantly running a new engine at extreme high rpms could potentially be damaging.

I also feel that by NOT making SOME use of the full RPM range could cause things to not break in at their optimal level.

All the guys I know that build engines run 'em hard right from the get go, and don't have issues.

Most of the problems we see on the automotive side with engine problems, such as lack of power and oil consumption are on vehicles that are used... lightly, for lack of a better term.

So... I ran it like I plan on riding it.
It's a twin, not like I'm bouncing off the limiter all the time anyway. It makes torque, I use it.
Normal commuting I rarely get above 7K except when accelerating from a stop in first. :idk:

Seems to be working for me so far.

Also, the Regional service manager was at the dealership when I picked up the bike.
When asked about break in this is what he said.
"On the books, keep it under 6K till 300 miles, and under 7500 until 620 miles"
When asked how HE would break in the bike...
"I'd ride it like I plan on riding it. Don't be holding it in the upper RPM's, but it's not gonna hurt it to be there. This bike was made to take it."

cant argue with that.


curious as to what rider thinks-he just bought a new bike....and its his thread, jacked but still his lol

I've read in a mag recently that the first and 2nd year 675's are consuming oil if they were 'babied' on break in.

My old man made a good point when I talked to him about breaking my Buell in... "Ride it like you're gonna ride it cause if it's gonna fuck up, it'll probably still be covered under warranty."

another good point

exactly... and how many of us keep these bikes past 70k... which these motors SHOULD be able to reach in their sleep

Somebody had asked about the differences between this bike and my last bike so here are a few more observations after 200 miles so far. The seat is a lot narrower which makes it much easier to hang off the bike and get my body into the proper cornering position. I feel the bike is also much more stable when I hang off. The bike doesn't move around like the Kawi did due to the suspension being 100 times better. The Battlax tires are very sticky and grip the road very nicely. Chicken strips are down to half an inch and I feel like I hang off the bike more because the bike is more stable.

So this is what you were talking about, Rider? SWEET. Are you still basking in your new bike smell?

Yep the more I ride the more I love it and I am grinning ear to ear every time I get on it.

Sportrider has a nice write up this month on the 08' 750! Their dyno ran a conservative 123.1 hp and 53.9 ftlbs torque. They pointed out that this was a lower figure from the 07 model but could not account for the new ram air changes in top end actual hp. They did say mid range was vastly improved and it does appear to have a very nice torque graph with lots of overrev.

Big news is, as proposed it would qualify for the new (and terribly written) 2009 AMA/DMG Daytona Superbike class!!!! Looks like the 750 will come back like gangbusters!:drool:

I just read that article. Nice write up and the slight drop in top end power didn't hurt because of the improved torque down low.

Damn the other big 3 for not putting out a 750. If it wasn't for the cyclops headlight set up and the side exhaust I'd probly b sporting the 750 over my 6R, but at alas I do have to be able to look at my bike every now and then. :nee:

Have you seen the headlight for the new 750/600's?

http://suzukibusa.files.wordpress.co...750_2008_1.jpg

eh its an improvement. I still think yam and honda look the best tho. Followed close by my kawi ofc :lol: All subjective tho. Not that it really matters in the end tho I could be on your 750, you on my 6, and you'll run laps around me.:flush: I gotta get my ass to the track.

I think it's uglier, I think they went a step back with this new gen.

Looks alright to me.

Your white 07 is still the best looking bike out tho. Wanna trade?:whistle:

To each there own. While I agree it's not the best looking bike out there, nobody else makes a 750 so I was kind of forced to go with this bike although it does grow on me the longer I own it.

Since this thread is already in mid-hijack I don't feel bad about adding my two cents on the new GSXR front end. I finally think they got the design right. I never liked the previous generation's nose. Looks too much like some ugly ass bird with a pointy beak... gonna peck yur eyes out. But that's just my opinion.

I like it too.

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na BATMAN!! :lol:

:rf:

Besides on the track no one can see your nose,all anyone can see is your tail!

the nose and bike is sexy i love the zuks and the yami's sexiest out there i think the new hondas are not too hott no sleek lines my 2cents

I'll take periods for $1200, Alex.

..for $1200 These things are eliminated by certain posters, hysterectomies and menopause...:whistle:

I love my 08 750 and before this bike I had an 07 750. My 08 def has more midrange than my 07 though. Motor cyclist mag has posted that the 08 750 has 129.7 BHP @ 14,250 RPM and 53.9 lb.-ft @ 11,250. My 07 750 had like 134 hp and like 51 lb.-ft with an Arrow thunder ti slipon and BMC race filter(was broke in on the dyno). I had the dyno sheet but let it go with the bike when I sold it so will have to get a copy from my buddy next time I head out to his shop. My 08 has about 900 miles on it and after I get 1000 miles on it i'm gonna throw it on the dyno and see what she has, that is if it will stop raining so I can get to ride her.

Also on break in's it's about heat cycles and nice and smooth throttle changes, well atleast thats what i've be told.

Full exhaust, PCIII, BMC filter, and velocity stacks it should be capable of mid to upper 140's.:dthumb: