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i did try looking for road test for the '06 GSXR1000 on google

but they don't have it yet since probably it's fairly new

i did find some road test for the '03 GSXR1000 but the specs for it is not the exactly the same as the '06.

thanks a lot.

the specs for the 05 model is the same as 06, unless i missed some other detail.

i practiced today since i have a day off and it had stopped raining 2 days ago.

i got 6 miles now, it's funny how short a mile feels when im just circling around our condo driveway both clockwise and counterclockwise.

anyway, im confused on this part...

jmillheiser wrote:Oh and standard advice to those new to sportbikes. Dont use your arms to hold yourself up, squeeze the bike with your legs. If you are bracing with your arms to hold yourself up you have a lot less control over the bike.

Keep your arms low and bent while riding, you will find this to be much more comfortable than going straight armed (straight armed is usually the first thing most of those new to sportbikes do when they get on the bike).

while sapaul says...

sapaul wrote:You mentioned your hands hurt, you are going to have to put up with this as the ergos of a sportbike will allow windflow to pick you up a bit as you ride faster. As you are not doing this all of the weight will be on your arms and elbows. As you get quicker you can relax the wrists and elbows and it will not hurt as much.

now my hands do hurt but im not sure if it's bec im using my hands to support myself like jmillheiser said OR bec im only going slow like sapaul said.

Your hands hurt due to a bit of both. New sport bike riders do tend to straight arm the bike and push the bike away. I posted this pic on another thread I might as well do it here too.



Can you see how bent and relaxed the arm is, that is a right hand corner and my right arm that you can not see is the same as my left although I am still pushing with the right hand and pulling with the left.

You can probably just make out that the front wheel is turned to the left slightly.

You might also noice that I do not throw my knee down, why? because I do not have to. Knee hugging the tank works just as well unless you are racing at top speeds.

If the MSRP for was $11,000 and you paid out the door of $13,000 you OVERPAID for the bike. Sorry, but that does not sound like a good deal to me at all. $11,000 out the door would have been an ok deal.

thanks again sapaul for the tips.

stock28 wrote:If the MSRP for was $11,000 and you paid out the door of $13,000 you OVERPAID for the bike. Sorry, but that does not sound like a good deal to me at all. $11,000 out the door would have been an ok deal.

err, no not really.

in dealer, they have all these charges like freight and handling fee, which is very high for this bike.

if they didn't give the discount, i would have paid $17,000 since i will buy the warranty and GAP insurance.

it only went up to $13,000 bec of the warranty and GAP insurance. they sold the bike to for $10,600 so that's lower than MSRP.

so $13,000 compared to $17,000 is a big deal.

my friend who was w/ me, got his GSXR600 for almost $11,000 so that's about the same price since he didn't get any warranty and GAP plus his is an 05, mine 1000 and '06.

Oh yeah, now I remember why I skip this section so often.....

is the information on this site good?

http://www.golocalnet.us/motorcycles/2exercise.htm