Originally Posted by Amit,Sep 7 2006, 12:05 PM

I I've seen them. I think it looks great. Now I just gotta decide on a color.

pros: 341lb dry weight, E-steering damper, more HP, styling.

cons: no slipper clutch, poor color schemes, price probably too high.

Edit: be sure to check out the U.K. site for better pics and info. Also theres is a link to a good article with pics on 600rr.net


So what do you think kekoa, gonna cop one or what?

Originally Posted by minh,Sep 7 2006, 04:04 PM

im dissappointed in the new 600rr

slipper clutch is the most important upgrade that i wanted to have in the 07, as a matter of fact...i had no doubt in my mind that the 07 would comes with slipper clutch seeing that every competitor has them, but i guess i was wrong

raised the handlebar 10mm? what were they thinking!!! this is not an F4i!!!

fairing designs? not so hot either...mid fairings look like a gixxer

taillight in rear fender? who the hell design this thing?!

what about waved rotors???

but the good thing is that the bike is lighter, makes more power, and have the electronic steering damper

looks like i will be keeping my 06 for a while now

Originally Posted by integrate,Sep 7 2006, 03:00 AM

Every sportbike out there comes "race ready" and them being on a GSXR isn't going to make them faster than they would on a R6 or 600RR. Do you also really think most people get GSXRs because of the contingency money? Racers also have GSXRs in WERA/Willow/etc only because of the contingency. They can all go fast on any bike. Plenty of my friends still raced other bikes.

I used to have a 600RR race bike, which I converted myself and wasn't hard by any means. I don't know what you mean by "easy to convert." So if you can, please elaborate.

When Suzuki owns MotoGP or the WSBK series, then we talk.

Originally Posted by MotoSuzi,Sep 8 2006, 06:22 AM

Suzi's husband Roy here, please forgive her she is a great gal and knows her stuff pretty good when it comes to two wheel racing. She has spent some quality time at local racetracks in the last 4 years so she speaks mostly the truth. As fo me I'll share a little info:

Yes they do primarily buy suzuki's at the club racing level because of the contingency money. It is a known fact a Honda is much harder to convert to a racebike, have you done both? well I have seen/done both and can tell you I will take a Suzuki anyday to prep over a Honda. A honda is much harder to get the chassis numbers correct also the pro link on the rear being the primary culprit. Without the sweet numbers on the chassis your chasing a ghost and eating tires. Just go to a club racing weekend and go to a suspension tuner he'll tell you the straight up story "a Suzuki is much easier to set up,,period" and in the end will cost you less money. The honda, yamaha and kawi are all very good motorcycles and in the end it will always come down to the riders talent as to which one comes out on top. I've been on the other side of the fence and for me my money has to go with a Suzuki if I am racing.

Another incorrect statement was concerning WSBK: Suzuki is the current #1 plate holder in World Superbike last year the GSX-R1000 won just about every race with Troy Corser, this year they have had their problems. Ducati will rein supreme this year in WSBK. As for the AMA series Arron Yates won the Superstock championship last year for Suzuki, Yamah detroned them this year with Jamie Hacking. AMA superbike is not a bring what you have a affair they have rules, internal trannys cannot be changed from stock, stock injectors must be used and they must obey minimal weight restrictions. Recently traction control was made legal but a few of the top teams had already been experimenting with fuel mapping to create a traction control which by its terms was deemed legal before the new offical ruling. As for MotoGP and Suzuki that is a good question I don't think anyone knows exactly what the hell Suzuki is doing there they seem to have been lost ever since the FIM went from two stroke 500's to the current 4 strokes. Mty personal feeling is they should ditch the V-4 concept and do what they do best a inline 4 similar to yamaha and kawi. In the beginning they had trouble trying to perfect a fly by wire electronics on the bike that was way ahead of its time. They have fired the entire GSVR design team this year and brought in the GSXR design team to get the bike up to speed, some of which has worked but now I think you are seeing a problem with the tire brand they are using, Bridgestone. I beleive they would do better at this stage on Michelins.

Back to club racing, a 600 is a 600 nothing to get to aweful excited about I've had a few in the past now if you really want the best of both worlds go buy a 750. Hands down a better streetbike than any 600cc machine.


carry on