Gents I'll be deleting these messages as selling posts are apparently actually against the rules. Just giving ye a heads up. @YaboiTal I'd actually recommend buying your first bike from a reputable dealer if you can do you have a warranty and a bit of backup.
@YaboiTal I have or have had all the mid range to top gsxrs and recommend the earlier 96 97 models as theyre less complicated with less complex electronics over the 98 which is fuel injection and are real unnecessary hassle when they go wrong .A 750 is a good size though the smaller 400s are quick and reliable and are cheap classic insurance I'd advise you buy secondhand from a good auctions. Ive saved heaps of cash buying bikes from some of the many police auctions (ive paid as little as just 1/4 of the used value guide!) most of the decent ones offer roughly 28 days moneyback policy or sell extra warranty .Just take someone who knows there stuff with you
Love the SRADS. Bike would nice with either color matched gold wheels or neon red like the GSXR decal. If you plan to sell it, please feel free to let me know, love to have another SRAD in mint condition. What's the mileage on it? Also has to be your height because I remember the SRAD being pretty comfy. Of course I'm not that tall. lol
@@wheelsone6180 Me too, I won't be selling it likely ever and there's already a waiting list if I do :D I'll post it up on the channel if I ever do tho :) I actually like the gray/black wheels on it tbh I wouldn't be mad on red in general tho. Nearly 22k miles now, 20 odd when I got it. Yeah 6'7 makes everything kind of suck tbh, I wish I wasn't as tall every day :D
@@TheGorillaBiker Yeah bike looks good as is, and if you like the wheels that all that really matters. :) Haha I'm sure being that tall has it's advantages. I had a buddy growing up that was either your height or taller and I think he had to sleep in his bed sideways. lol
So good to see another tall person on a 750😀 Im 6 foot 7 and 112kg and fit pretty good. I flipped the clip ons on my 2011 750 from left to right and it gave me 2 inch rise. Great bikes😊👍
I rode a 2011 before I left Ireland on track actually and it fit much better than my SRAD!! That's a nice gain! Ah I love them. One of my favourite bikes out there.
The SRAD was a game changer back in its day in 1998 I had a foyeye fireblade king of sports bike, a friend bought a brand new Carb Gixer then, I road it, and the top end power was in a different league handling brakeing ect . It was the bench mark then going forward, only down side was suzuki built quality was cheap as nasty back then if you kept them away from winter use they were good, suzuki today are high quality fit and finish, and best value inline four sports bike.
I love it had one in 96 as my first road bike and yes mad mad crazy decision but Kawasaki zxr750 I thought I wanted the dealer was a waste of time so Suzuki dealership in York run by Goose was amazing and helpful wish I still had it and it was the black and gold enjoy
I hope I never get rid of mine tbh, it's been well used now and definitely needs a bit of love when I eventually ship it over here to where I live now, but they are a bloody gorgeous machine :)
@@TheGorillaBiker when the power band kicks in it would always put a daft smile on face in my helmet but my lower back had a hard time , if it wasn’t stolen I would have put some risers on rode it for many years, enjoy I put a pad on the rear of the seat helped
Have one myself, got a decent colour match for the wheels but the paint is chipped a bit now, all original except the screen, levers and the original can lost a bit of weight. Love the thing
I've considered powder coating them a lot more recently, I might do it soon with my spare set I'll see and refresh all the bearings :) They're a brilliant bike, I have an mra screen on mine now and a few other small changes :)
@@TheGorillaBiker are those the original stickers set or did you replace them on the rebuild? 25 years and 66k later looking at your one it's safe to say the sun had its wicked way with mine. Any good paint dudes should be able to do a good colour match with the gold.
All original! But it hadn't seen sun or outside in 15 years easily so I'm not surprised! Oh definitely these days you could get the whole thing colour matched and resprayed to look perfect :) Just have to find the right painter :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Noice, sad to hear it was locked up for so long but hey look at what ya have. I can't find the sticker set anywhere, ah eventually I might get the decals airbrushed on
So we can take it from this that you quite like the bike..... Negative for me is that colour, and that really clumsy fairing bracket arrangement. They were epic bikes. Please don't change the exhaust. Fuel economy I think on bikes like that big 4s with carbs is totally at the command of the right wrist. My FZR gave me 60mpg normally and 12mpg on the track..... If you ride it everyday then your body adapts. I toured on my FZR, though admittedly the GSXR was always more extreme. It was always said that was why GSXR riders wheelied so much to take the weight off their wrists. Yes I can see why you love it. It is a weapon, and makes you feel like a great rider. Would I want one now, no. Not looking for that out of my riding any more. Enjoy !!!! Good video as ever.
Haha yes yes you can :) That's fair, colour and looks is always very very subjective :) Is it just gold and black don't do it for you? The fairing bracket honestly hasn't even registered on my mind weirdly...it might annoy me eventually :) I'm actually leaning towards not changing it the more I ride it....I loooooooove the sound of the bike anyway, but I've always loved the Yoshis for it, time appropriate :) We'll see. It'll be interesting to see how it does long term but over the first couple of hundred miles I've done it's been fine on fuel and pretty comfy too, so I'll hopefully only get more comfy :) Haha no comment :P It really does, and is so deceptive that you're going around corners 20% faster but it feels slower. That's fair, this might eventually become a more once a month type bike, but with the story of hw I got it and all I will keep it forever unless I can hand it on at some point :) I will :) Thanks Stephen!
@@TheGorillaBiker not sure if that is the actual cc but its what the current owner is saying it is. i will enjoy it! gonna scare me but hey, we only have 1 life!!
Haha thanks Nick, it's such a brilliant bike so happy with how it turned out :) Had it out again today! Really glad you enjoyed me getting it out there 😁
Haha the fuel cap is actually so funny, spur of the moment decision and worked out so well 😂😂 Blue and white ya commoner 😉 The carbs just sound so so good 😂
Yeah fair :) Keep an eye you might be able to trade the sv at some.point for one, they had in it cityspares a while back it might still be there and it was good money too! Thanks :) GT85 and mucoff stuff :)
oh,man,,what you just did!?)) you make me watch the whole list of your SRAD videos) i also SRAD's big fan. from Russia. got blue/white carb750. btw, there's many things that you can improve. airbox, ex-collector, fuel:valve, spark-plugs, meant to modify.
There are also 1997 registered models with carbs, pretty sure they were built and assembled in 97 too but I'm not 100% sure!! I've sadly never ridden the EFI so not sure, but I know all that changed was the fuelling, the bike itself is exactly the same elsewhere.
Great review. I bought my fi 750 back in 98 new. Took the body work off and raced it with emra and derby phoenix finishing 3rd overall in the road stock championship against blades and r1s. Switched to a K4 in 2005 and put the srad back on the road. I still have it to this day and will never sell it. I've had modern 190bhp bikes but I'll always prefer to sling my leg over the srad to this day. A fantastic bike
Thank you! Ah nice!! I can't remember did I say it here or in another video but I am sad I'll never have the chance to buy one of these or an early Falco etc new and just keep it right myself. Modern bikes are also class but the 90s and early 2000s bikes just ride differently, not better per se but the fun factor. Best of luck with your srad :)
Remember when the Super bikes were 750’s, and everyone built and raced 750’s? This is the bike that shot that class in the head. Every other manufacturer just gave up. Only God knows how long Suzuki would have dominated super bike racing if rule changes hadn’t enabled other manufacturers to compete with more displacement, etc.!
@@TheGorillaBiker I went into vintage bikes or classic bikes on the south of Dublin one day with 1800 for the same black and yellow 750 srad years ago and he wouldn't sell it as it had a 50 euro deposit placed on it.... 4 weeks later he rang me and said the deal fell through if I wanted the bike but I had blown up my gs500e and stopped riding until now . My intention was to use that bike as a track bike as well. I remember it still a 96 dublin plate with flies stuck to the front visor .... and not being able to take it was a sad day hahaha . Have a good one tomorrow bud 👍 Stay safe.
Great review. I've owned & ridden dozens of bikes over the years, including 8x 750wt Srads (same as yours). The VFR NC30 400 & the Srads have been the best smiles per mile bikes i've owned. Currently got a Srad exactly the same as yours, inc colour, totally original & excellent condition, wrapped up in storage. A classic 25yr old bike that can still mix it with the current bikes, with the right rider. At the time of release it was a huge step forwards in supersport bikes. Made for the WSB series for the Suzuki WSB team of Jamie Whitam & co. The brakes stop well but feel wooden, big tip is to change the front calipers to thw same 4pot, giving the same braking but better feel. The magazines of the time, dubbed the Srad 750 WT, a screaming banshee. It was then & still is now. Amazing bike. Look for an original, un abused one with SH if possible & you'll LOVE IT.
Thanks! Haha very nice! I've only ridden the one :D Never got to try the 400 but I have heard they're savage bikes! Ah very nice! If it ever needs a home let me know :P I've used this on track plenty since and it can definitely mix with a lot of bikes once skill levels match up :) Yes indeed! It was an absolute champion at the time. They do stop well, I changed the master cylinder instead as I didn't really have an issue with stopping power, just feel, a brembo RCS19 made it way way better. It does indeed sound absolutely immense when it's opened up, especially the carbed model imo. Haha mine is no longer original or unabused and I still love it to bits :)
'98 750 SRAD was my first bike. Was off the road for a bit and I sold it 2 years ago when clearing some space in garage...now trying to locate it again to buy to back! Def shouldnt have sold it.
Nice review and I agree with your sentiments. I have owned many bikes including a R1 but one bike stood out for me and that was my old 1996 GSXR 750 SRAD. Unfortunately due to a divorce it had to go but last year a 1999 (2000 registered) example came up and I didn't hesitate and made the purchase. The bike is just such a great all round package.
Thanks! Ah that's a pity but glad you got another one at least, I absolutely love the bike, even more so after doing a nice few track days and really getting to open it up :)
Oh I would loooooooove a TLR1000 as well, both would definitely be nice, and I think I'd definitely have the GSXR first :) Both great bikes just very different power profiles :)
Finally someone talking about the rear sets! I took one of these old srads around the corner and I was miserably cramped. I’m 6’2 about 240lbs… not comfortable at all! I have a 2002 R6 and it’s miles ahead in comforts and leg room! How many more inches did you get from the custom rear sets?
I have burnt-out speedometer lights on my 99' GSXR - 750. I have looked up in the service manual info on the lights but all that is there is they are 12 volt - 1.7 watt. I need the actual part number because there are cool, LED lights for sale on Amazon but I don't want to order the wrong ones. One TH-cam channel that shows a guy replacing the lights does not mention the numbers, but in the comments, one guy asks if the lights are T10 5050 ...is that the proper product number I need to order the lights? I know there's not much room inside the Speedo housing, so I would like to know for what actually fits. Many of the T10's for sale online seem to range in actual size, so a clearance problem might exist if I don't educate myself first. If you have any first hand knowledge on what replacement number I'm looking for, that would be a great help. I also want the brightest, white I can find. I'm 63, and LOVE to drive that bike fast but with a dark shield, smoked windscreen, it's hard to see what speed I'm going, so...brighter is better. I'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, BTW. Thank you in advance for any and all replies I get.
I have burnt-out speedometer lights on my 99' GSXR - 750. I have looked up in the service manual info on the lights but all that is there is they are 12 volt - 1.7 watt. I need the actual part number because there are cool, LED lights for sale on Amazon but I don't want to order the wrong ones. One TH-cam channel that shows a guy replacing the lights does not mention the numbers, but in the comments, one guy asks if the lights are T10 5050 ...is that the proper product number I need to order the lights? I know there's not much room inside the Speedo housing, so I would like to know for what actually fits. Many of the T10's for sale online seem to range in actual size, so a clearance problem might exist if I don't educate myself first. If you have any first hand knowledge on what replacement number I'm looking for, that would be a great help. I also want the brightest, white I can find. I'm 63, and LOVE to drive that bike fast but with a dark shield, smoked windscreen, it's hard to see what speed I'm going, so...brighter is better. I'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, BTW. Thank you in advance for any and all replies I get.
I bought one of these Christmas time 2020 as a present for myself to cure lock down fever,, I've been caring for my elderly mother also for 4 years and felt the need for Speed.. so I also bought the GSXR 1000 K2 complete with the riser wheelie handle bars( I mean we're only here once!) I haven't really opened the K2 up although the 750 SRAD 1996 is such a fantastic ride and had much easier handling with its dropped handle bars and power delivery . The top end speeds are not too far apart but the K2 takes much more effort to ride to the local shops and back and Potter around town safely. They are much easier to drop at low speeds if you're not careful with your clutch control. The exhaust also makes it sound as though it's a really angry animal on a leash ready to pounce at a moment's notice.. the SRAD feels so much more smoother although deceptively tame. It's also about 10kg heavier depending what exhaust system and extras you have. I've always believe there's plenty of mileage still left in some of these older vintage bikes .As soon as the limit was agreed on of a top speed of 185 it seems the riders ability is foremost n handling acceleration and the response of your braking. There's also so many aftermarket an extras you can use to upgrade and modernise these bikes and they're so much better value than going out and buying new bike for probably £10,000 or more Plus when I paid only £900 for the bike (it had been in storage 7 years ) and spent £700 on it getting it back to normal up to scratch. I truly believe it wouldn't take much more money (although obviously a DIY job) to compete with most modern Superbikes. As the guys says they have still been using the twinspar aluminium frame on the Hayabusa!
Yeah you won't find judgement here on buying many many bikes :D I personally don't even feel the need to upgrade it much tbh, it was very well built balace wise for me from factory :) Yep on the aluminium frame I even called that out in a video I did recently on the new Busa. Just goes to show how good the design originally was I suppose! I'd love to try a few newer 750s to compare to the SRAD at some point.
Literally just bought a blue/white ‘98 750W... 16k miles, totally original including exhaust.. In 32 years of riding, never owned a GSXR, looking forward to delivery and finding out 👍🏼
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks GB, looking forward to delivery day.. now I just have to jiggle my other bikes around so it fits in the garage.. a man can never have to many bikes 😄
@@brandonr.klrcrazy Well said Brandon. I bought one new also. Had many since & have a gold/brown one wrapped up in storage. Amazing bikes in 1996 & still are.
Undoubtedly the color is really nice and sets this bike apart for me I think you have a good investment there at what you spent I have never had an injected bike so couldn't compare .SOOO it looks good goes' good and I think ya should give it to me cos I am smaller and fit on it better than yourself remember ya have yo thinks of yer knees man : D . Great pod again cheers : )
Haha you're better off anyway carbs are better :P Well....they sound better anyway :D Hmmmm you make a good argument.....buuuut my knees are already ruined so I'll keep it :D Thanks Malcolm :)
The GSX-R 750 was my pin up bike when I was a teenager. I'd love to try one, but also one should never meet their idols. As I'll probably find it too uncomfortable. Your cat is a star in the making 😂
Sell the lot of them and get the bike back :D Nah sure look you'd never know how I end up in a few years, my bikes will have to be taken from my cold, dead hands tho :P
I think a lot of people are moving away from the new stuff , going back to carborated bikes . I'm looking at srads as opposed to the early fireblades . Think you have a investment there.
We had kit cars fitted with early suzuki carb 998 cc engines, we then fitted the later more "powerful" fuel injected engines, the carb engines were animals and the fuel injected was extremely boring, even though on paper they had an added 30bhp etc
Since making this video, long time ago now, I actually got to rude a efi srad, the carbed one definitely "feels" a lot more fun, even if it is a bit slower around a track :) So I get that!
I don't know many SRAD owners who would disagree with your thoughts! :-) I'd probs go EFI, but def the black and gold, and yup, a nice fruity Yoshi would perk up the audios! :D
You sound just like me I have the 1997 750 but mine is red great videos will use as reference to help if needed in the future but great bike would never change it 51 year old sport bike rider
Went to a dealer when these bikes were new ,he gave me their demonstrator to try for an afternoon (same colour as yours) I loved it so I bought one but unfortunately he couldn’t get one in that colour.
Ah that's a pity, at least you got one new tho, it'd be really cool to be able to go back in time and buy these new...I'd keep it forever :D Do you still have it?
GIXXXXXER That is a nicely trimmed beard well done 0:26 I smell exhaust like the cat is as well My bike would destroy your bike. Yet I'd rather own an SRAD. Then again, I'd rather own a H2. And destroy every single bike I will ever see in the rest of my life. Man this bike in videos arouses me. DAT BIKE BOOTY THICK I prefer the blue and white. I think your bike would look better without the aluminum graphic on the sides. EW THOSE INDICATORS Those mirrors need to be begone'd Your uncle is sound Lol I exclusively commute on a sportbike Tell me the bike is loud. The video doesnt do it justice LOL I TYPED THAT BEFORE YOU SAID YOU NEED A LOURDER EXHAUST I AM A GENIUS covfefe
I didn't do it. Woke up and it was trimmed 😂😂 Haha he's mad for bieks. A true biker cat. It's all about the sexiness tho. The srad is sexier and makes carb noises :) A H2 would be class tho. I'd also like one 😂 Good. Plenty more to come 😂 No you don't. Stop lying. Aluminium graphics? Heh? Big Indicators are sexy too okay. Wow. Jeez. I dunno what to do about the mirrors. I'd like to just blank them but then the gards get upset. He's a legend. Yeah I feel 70 miles a day is a bit much on it tho. The CBF is grand for it but this....I dunno. I do need an exhaust bit. It's true. Hahahahahahahahahaha yes 😂😂😂
First super bike I ever rode after passing my test in 96 same coulor as well I come back a gibbering wreak after the ride what a bike then and still is
Deffo not a begginers bike. It's flighty, switchy at higher revs because of its race design frame & very short swinging arm. What makes it the best fun bike i've ever owned, also makes it the worst for a begginer. You need plenty of experience to get the most out of one, but boy, when in such hands it's the best smiles per mile bike money can but...even now after all these years. If you still have to own one as a begginer, you MUST get a quality steering damper fitted. If you don't it's scare the hell out of you when oppening the throttle over crests.
They are indeed! I can imagine, there aren't many new bike I can ever see myself affording either tbh but sure look I'll be happy out with a few older ones :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I left Ireland many years ago but I remember the insurance on bikes was mad if you were under 25. Believe it or not but I got a letter from a priest from St Marys Athlone to say I was nice safe fellow and I got 20 percent off my insurance for a RD350.
I'm hoping I can leave at some point too but time will tell. Haha that's brilliant, I wish they still accepted letters! To be honest I really can't complain about my bike insurance. It's everything else is the issue 😂😂
This sports make is quite powerful for track racing instead of an every day computer's bike. I currently own Suzuki GSR600 2006 model and it is quite reliable and helped me learn a lot as an inexperienced rider.
I agree and disagree.....I used mine for both the track and commuting and enjoyed the hell out of commuting on it too :) Plenty manageable for the road too :)
I usually agree but I'm actually loving how it sounds at the moment now I've ridden it even more.... we'll see 😂 There's only one exhaust I'd want and it's not cheap
@@TheGorillaBiker Bought a Monster 1100s with 900e Twin Titanium Termis already installed. Lush sound, frightens grannies through town if im not careful and they terrify the sheep on the Kerry mountain roads. Love em though. Legit thunder sounding.
@@TheGorillaBiker Btw do you know anyone on Cork/Kilkenny(or anywhere?) who works on Moto Guzzi's?I know Megabikes, but they're new to Guzzi and mine is 08 . The local lad here is stumped by an electrical fault and he's given up.
Ah nice! That's something that needs to be experienced I think! Those monsters sound brilliant with a nice exhaust! Well there Enda in Baldrick's in Kilkenny. He's a wizard with most bikes and then AMI in Gorey work on Guzzis too! It'd be worth giving those two a call even they might have some idea. Particularly Enda he's been around a long time
Ahhhh thank you, google translate is not great! I didn't buy it it came with the bike but the stamp says it's the same as this brand, so maybe it's this one motorcyclepartswarehouse.co.uk/mpw-double-bubble-clear-windshield-screen-for-suzuki-gsxr-600-750-11-16.html
Just noticed you may have routed the rear brake pipe incorrectly, I think from the master cylinder it drops to the inside of the swinging arm, through a hose guide then to the caliper. Maybe worth checking out the correct routing and adjusting.
It's a race bike with lights and a plate. The comfort is what it is and at 6'7'' if you are even slightly comfy that is a win. For me though, it's like riding my zx10 to Cali and back, you ride it for the love of the bike. I had my 600 dyno'd back in the day I want to say it put out 105hp to the rear wheel and 97hp was around stock. 105hp was with a air filter, full header pipe and carb rejet. I'm jealous of the beautiful fairings. Mine will need prep and paint or wrap. It is a timeless beaut and I to prefer the twin lights also. You NEED a louder exhaust!
Agreed, I'd sacrifice a lot to be able to ride this thing but it is actually pretty comfy :D The ZX10 trip was mental to be fair....you may be insane :D 105 to the wheel is very impressive numbers!! Mine is apparently 119 to the wheel stock but I'll check it eventually :) Tehy are so so pretty :) COuld you buy some aftermarket fairings instead? I do....I know.
@@TheGorillaBiker Buying new fairings would be so much easier! If it's affordable and I can get them in the color I want throw some stickers on, well that would be nice.
@@MonkeyButtRides mate new fairings OEM cost more than the bikes themselves. I'm looking for a set myself. I've looked absolutely everywhere and the only thing available is the cheap chinease copies which aren't amazing.
@@taff6987 I would rather put the work in to my existing fairings then cheap china copies which is probably what I will do. Just not sure if I will vinyl wrap or paint.
It's finally here! Moving and riding reliably :) What to you all think? Like the bike, would you have one? Let me know in a comment!
Gents I'll be deleting these messages as selling posts are apparently actually against the rules. Just giving ye a heads up.
@YaboiTal I'd actually recommend buying your first bike from a reputable dealer if you can do you have a warranty and a bit of backup.
@YaboiTal I have or have had all the mid range to top gsxrs and recommend the earlier 96 97 models as theyre less complicated with less complex electronics over the 98 which is fuel injection and are real unnecessary hassle when they go wrong .A 750 is a good size though the smaller 400s are quick and reliable and are cheap classic insurance I'd advise you buy secondhand from a good auctions.
Ive saved heaps of cash buying bikes from some of the many police auctions (ive paid as little as just 1/4 of the used value guide!) most of the decent ones offer roughly 28 days moneyback policy or sell extra warranty .Just take someone who knows there stuff with you
Love the SRADS. Bike would nice with either color matched gold wheels or neon red like the GSXR decal. If you plan to sell it, please feel free to let me know, love to have another SRAD in mint condition. What's the mileage on it?
Also has to be your height because I remember the SRAD being pretty comfy. Of course I'm not that tall. lol
@@wheelsone6180 Me too, I won't be selling it likely ever and there's already a waiting list if I do :D I'll post it up on the channel if I ever do tho :) I actually like the gray/black wheels on it tbh I wouldn't be mad on red in general tho. Nearly 22k miles now, 20 odd when I got it.
Yeah 6'7 makes everything kind of suck tbh, I wish I wasn't as tall every day :D
@@TheGorillaBiker Yeah bike looks good as is, and if you like the wheels that all that really matters. :)
Haha I'm sure being that tall has it's advantages. I had a buddy growing up that was either your height or taller and I think he had to sleep in his bed sideways. lol
Just watched the whole thing now, the best real world review of the SRAD i've seen on TH-cam, and being an owner myself i have seen everything.
Well that is high praise indeed!! Thanks Tony :)
This guy isn’t wrong. Great utube review.
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Thanks! :)
I use to ride with a guy that had one since it was new it made me want ax gsxr so. Bad and in 2000 I got the yellow and black color.
So good to see another tall person on a 750😀 Im 6 foot 7 and 112kg and fit pretty good. I flipped the clip ons on my 2011 750 from left to right and it gave me 2 inch rise.
Great bikes😊👍
I rode a 2011 before I left Ireland on track actually and it fit much better than my SRAD!! That's a nice gain!
Ah I love them. One of my favourite bikes out there.
Just bought myself the 99' fuel injection variant. It currently doesn't run, in quite a bad state, but I'm already in love with it.
Oh I would love another one!! Best of luck with it!!
The SRAD was a game changer back in its day in 1998 I had a foyeye fireblade king of sports bike, a friend bought a brand new Carb Gixer then, I road it, and the top end power was in a different league handling brakeing ect . It was the bench mark then going forward, only down side was suzuki built quality was cheap as nasty back then if you kept them away from winter use they were good, suzuki today are high quality fit and finish, and best value inline four sports bike.
I love it had one in 96 as my first road bike and yes mad mad crazy decision but Kawasaki zxr750 I thought I wanted the dealer was a waste of time so Suzuki dealership in York run by Goose was amazing and helpful wish I still had it and it was the black and gold enjoy
I hope I never get rid of mine tbh, it's been well used now and definitely needs a bit of love when I eventually ship it over here to where I live now, but they are a bloody gorgeous machine :)
@@TheGorillaBiker when the power band kicks in it would always put a daft smile on face in my helmet but my lower back had a hard time , if it wasn’t stolen I would have put some risers on rode it for many years, enjoy I put a pad on the rear of the seat helped
Have one myself, got a decent colour match for the wheels but the paint is chipped a bit now, all original except the screen, levers and the original can lost a bit of weight. Love the thing
I've considered powder coating them a lot more recently, I might do it soon with my spare set I'll see and refresh all the bearings :) They're a brilliant bike, I have an mra screen on mine now and a few other small changes :)
@@TheGorillaBiker are those the original stickers set or did you replace them on the rebuild? 25 years and 66k later looking at your one it's safe to say the sun had its wicked way with mine. Any good paint dudes should be able to do a good colour match with the gold.
All original! But it hadn't seen sun or outside in 15 years easily so I'm not surprised!
Oh definitely these days you could get the whole thing colour matched and resprayed to look perfect :) Just have to find the right painter :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Noice, sad to hear it was locked up for so long but hey look at what ya have. I can't find the sticker set anywhere, ah eventually I might get the decals airbrushed on
So we can take it from this that you quite like the bike..... Negative for me is that colour, and that really clumsy fairing bracket arrangement. They were epic bikes. Please don't change the exhaust. Fuel economy I think on bikes like that big 4s with carbs is totally at the command of the right wrist. My FZR gave me 60mpg normally and 12mpg on the track..... If you ride it everyday then your body adapts. I toured on my FZR, though admittedly the GSXR was always more extreme. It was always said that was why GSXR riders wheelied so much to take the weight off their wrists. Yes I can see why you love it. It is a weapon, and makes you feel like a great rider. Would I want one now, no. Not looking for that out of my riding any more. Enjoy !!!! Good video as ever.
Haha yes yes you can :) That's fair, colour and looks is always very very subjective :) Is it just gold and black don't do it for you? The fairing bracket honestly hasn't even registered on my mind weirdly...it might annoy me eventually :) I'm actually leaning towards not changing it the more I ride it....I loooooooove the sound of the bike anyway, but I've always loved the Yoshis for it, time appropriate :) We'll see. It'll be interesting to see how it does long term but over the first couple of hundred miles I've done it's been fine on fuel and pretty comfy too, so I'll hopefully only get more comfy :) Haha no comment :P It really does, and is so deceptive that you're going around corners 20% faster but it feels slower. That's fair, this might eventually become a more once a month type bike, but with the story of hw I got it and all I will keep it forever unless I can hand it on at some point :) I will :) Thanks Stephen!
Orderd this color/1996,but then get mc-accident,so i was newer getting it😬.Best color.
Ah sorry to hear that :( I agree, best colour scheme they ever had, the newer models are too yellow I think!
My god man that is clean as hell!
It is my baby. Now, I have since sent it on its side down the track but it's all fixed now 😂
Tive uma prata e vermelha injetada, mas essa cor dourada é a mais top essa moto tem as linhas de designe modernas até e nos dias de hoje
Had one as my first bike.. loved it but also hated it for any rides longer than 25minutes 😅
Haha yeah I get that, 15 mins and my hips were bad with the stock rear sets, the aftermarket ones I have on there now and I'm fine really.
I'm getting one of these as my first bike for $700AUD at 250cc in a few days!
250cc gsxr? One of the newer ones or what year? Enjoy it!! :)
@@TheGorillaBiker its a 1996 gsx-r
@@TheGorillaBiker not sure if that is the actual cc but its what the current owner is saying it is. i will enjoy it! gonna scare me but hey, we only have 1 life!!
Oh if that the 1996 gsxr250 with the round headlights man they're absolutely beautiful :D Ah you won't be scared, you'll love it :)
@@TheGorillaBiker awesome!! cheers man appreciate it!!
So glad to see you out enjoying your SRAD after putting all that hard work into making it work again. Puts a smile on face 😊. Top man 🏍️👍
Haha thanks Nick, it's such a brilliant bike so happy with how it turned out :) Had it out again today! Really glad you enjoyed me getting it out there 😁
26 min long and watching it all with headphones to get the full experience!!!
Haha those carbs sound sooooooooooooo good :D I'll have to figure out a way to do a raw sound :P
I see at the start your bike got a cat scan !! Safety first before you ride !! 👍👍😁😁🇨🇦🇨🇦
Haha he has to check it over every time :P And the tripod too it would seem 😂
Am in the caribbean my name is kenny am going to get one reck so thinks for the tips going to get one for my birthday next Saturday
Ah very good! I hope you love it :)
Absolutely love her she's stunning and the nicest part defo the filler cap , yes I would buy one the good old blue n white carbs all the way 😉
Haha the fuel cap is actually so funny, spur of the moment decision and worked out so well 😂😂 Blue and white ya commoner 😉 The carbs just sound so so good 😂
Ha ha I'd love any colour to be honest if I could afford it ah the we sv650 will have to do for a bit longer, fair play to you she's shining 👌
Yeah fair :)
Keep an eye you might be able to trade the sv at some.point for one, they had in it cityspares a while back it might still be there and it was good money too! Thanks :) GT85 and mucoff stuff :)
Cool cheers for the tip 👍👊
No bother :)
Oh you beautiful human.
*blushes*
I want to ride that bike.
Get your ass on a plane then :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I may just yet.
Doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit
Do you still have the bike? I would like to buy it
I do and it's not for sale 😂
Got the same 👍
Class Bike
This was my first bike, same paint scheme. I absolutely loved it.
Nice! I will have this one forever :)
oh,man,,what you just did!?)) you make me watch the whole list of your SRAD videos) i also SRAD's big fan. from Russia. got blue/white carb750.
btw, there's many things that you can improve. airbox, ex-collector, fuel:valve, spark-plugs, meant to modify.
Haha glad you liked them 😁 Ah very nice we have the best ones eh :)
Ah I will eventually upgrade things piece by piece for now I'm loving how it is :)
Тоже с России, у меня 97 г красный. ✌️
This is the LAST carburetors GSXR750 model produced in 1996. How different is compared to the fuel injection follow-up model in 1998?
There are also 1997 registered models with carbs, pretty sure they were built and assembled in 97 too but I'm not 100% sure!! I've sadly never ridden the EFI so not sure, but I know all that changed was the fuelling, the bike itself is exactly the same elsewhere.
Great review. I bought my fi 750 back in 98 new. Took the body work off and raced it with emra and derby phoenix finishing 3rd overall in the road stock championship against blades and r1s. Switched to a K4 in 2005 and put the srad back on the road. I still have it to this day and will never sell it. I've had modern 190bhp bikes but I'll always prefer to sling my leg over the srad to this day. A fantastic bike
Thank you! Ah nice!! I can't remember did I say it here or in another video but I am sad I'll never have the chance to buy one of these or an early Falco etc new and just keep it right myself. Modern bikes are also class but the 90s and early 2000s bikes just ride differently, not better per se but the fun factor. Best of luck with your srad :)
So, you are already have two bikes you will never sell. You run the risk of collecting a motorcycle museum someday. :)
Haha yes....it may become an issue at some.point eh 😂😂 A motorcycle museum would be honestly the dream...I'd have to rotate out which bikes I ride :)
bikes are more addictive than heroin 😂
Remember when the Super bikes were 750’s, and everyone built and raced 750’s? This is the bike that shot that class in the head.
Every other manufacturer just gave up. Only God knows how long Suzuki would have dominated super bike racing if rule changes hadn’t enabled other manufacturers to compete with more displacement, etc.!
It's a work of art
I love the older models
I agree 😁😁
Me too. They're my favourite and likely always will be!
Timeless design
buying one of these next week.
Back riding after 3 years off .
Cant wait
Ah class, enjoy it :) I'm out on track again tomorrow on this one :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I went into vintage bikes or classic bikes on the south of Dublin one day with 1800 for the same black and yellow 750 srad years ago and he wouldn't sell it as it had a 50 euro deposit placed on it.... 4 weeks later he rang me and said the deal fell through if I wanted the bike but I had blown up my gs500e and stopped riding until now . My intention was to use that bike as a track bike as well.
I remember it still a 96 dublin plate with flies stuck to the front visor .... and not being able to take it was a sad day hahaha .
Have a good one tomorrow bud 👍
Stay safe.
Great review.
I've owned & ridden dozens of bikes over the years, including 8x 750wt Srads (same as yours).
The VFR NC30 400 & the Srads have been the best smiles per mile bikes i've owned.
Currently got a Srad exactly the same as yours, inc colour, totally original & excellent condition, wrapped up in storage. A classic 25yr old bike that can still mix it with the current bikes, with the right rider.
At the time of release it was a huge step forwards in supersport bikes. Made for the WSB series for the Suzuki WSB team of Jamie Whitam & co.
The brakes stop well but feel wooden, big tip is to change the front calipers to thw same 4pot, giving the same braking but better feel.
The magazines of the time, dubbed the Srad 750 WT, a screaming banshee. It was then & still is now. Amazing bike.
Look for an original, un abused one with SH if possible & you'll LOVE IT.
Thanks!
Haha very nice! I've only ridden the one :D
Never got to try the 400 but I have heard they're savage bikes!
Ah very nice! If it ever needs a home let me know :P I've used this on track plenty since and it can definitely mix with a lot of bikes once skill levels match up :)
Yes indeed! It was an absolute champion at the time.
They do stop well, I changed the master cylinder instead as I didn't really have an issue with stopping power, just feel, a brembo RCS19 made it way way better.
It does indeed sound absolutely immense when it's opened up, especially the carbed model imo.
Haha mine is no longer original or unabused and I still love it to bits :)
Now that definitely gives it justice. Such a beautiful bike ❤️
Thanks :) It really is. They need to make a few like this again :P
'98 750 SRAD was my first bike. Was off the road for a bit and I sold it 2 years ago when clearing some space in garage...now trying to locate it again to buy to back! Def shouldnt have sold it.
I hope you find it!! There are some bikes I would sell and some I wouldn't, my Magna and my GSXR fall in to the wouldn't category!
Nice review and I agree with your sentiments. I have owned many bikes including a R1 but one bike stood out for me and that was my old 1996 GSXR 750 SRAD. Unfortunately due to a divorce it had to go but last year a 1999 (2000 registered) example came up and I didn't hesitate and made the purchase. The bike is just such a great all round package.
Thanks! Ah that's a pity but glad you got another one at least, I absolutely love the bike, even more so after doing a nice few track days and really getting to open it up :)
I’m thinking about buying a Nissan Micra. Thoughts?
I mean it's your money....but it'd be a sad way for our friendship to end :D
@@TheGorillaBiker Hahahahahahahaha.
Wiah i had bought 1 instead of that stinking tlr1000 that only had rwh118 bhp that srad was lighter 7bhp up and looked better ❤
Oh I would loooooooove a TLR1000 as well, both would definitely be nice, and I think I'd definitely have the GSXR first :) Both great bikes just very different power profiles :)
@@TheGorillaBiker nice engine but the bike was a total pig to fat and heavy
Finally someone talking about the rear sets! I took one of these old srads around the corner and I was miserably cramped. I’m 6’2 about 240lbs… not comfortable at all! I have a 2002 R6 and it’s miles ahead in comforts and leg room!
How many more inches did you get from the custom rear sets?
I have burnt-out speedometer lights on my 99' GSXR - 750. I have looked up in the service manual info on the lights but all that is there is they are 12 volt - 1.7 watt.
I need the actual part number because there are cool, LED lights for sale on Amazon but I don't want to order the wrong ones.
One TH-cam channel that shows a guy replacing the lights does not mention the numbers, but in the comments, one guy asks if the lights are T10 5050 ...is that the proper product number I need to order the lights?
I know there's not much room inside the Speedo housing, so I would like to know for what actually fits. Many of the T10's for sale online seem to range in actual size, so a clearance problem might exist if I don't educate myself first.
If you have any first hand knowledge on what replacement number I'm looking for, that would be a great help. I also want the brightest, white I can find.
I'm 63, and LOVE to drive that bike fast but with a dark shield, smoked windscreen, it's hard to see what speed I'm going, so...brighter is better.
I'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, BTW.
Thank you in advance for any and all replies I get.
I have burnt-out speedometer lights on my 99' GSXR - 750. I have looked up in the service manual info on the lights but all that is there is they are 12 volt - 1.7 watt.
I need the actual part number because there are cool, LED lights for sale on Amazon but I don't want to order the wrong ones.
One TH-cam channel that shows a guy replacing the lights does not mention the numbers, but in the comments, one guy asks if the lights are T10 5050 ...is that the proper product number I need to order the lights?
I know there's not much room inside the Speedo housing, so I would like to know for what actually fits. Many of the T10's for sale online seem to range in actual size, so a clearance problem might exist if I don't educate myself first.
If you have any first hand knowledge on what replacement number I'm looking for, that would be a great help. I also want the brightest, white I can find.
I'm 63, and LOVE to drive that bike fast but with a dark shield, smoked windscreen, it's hard to see what speed I'm going, so...brighter is better.
I'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, BTW.
Thank you in advance for any and all replies I get.
I bought one of these Christmas time 2020 as a present for myself to cure lock down fever,, I've been caring for my elderly mother also for 4 years and felt the need for Speed.. so I also bought the GSXR 1000 K2 complete with the riser wheelie handle bars( I mean we're only here once!) I haven't really opened the K2 up although the 750 SRAD 1996 is such a fantastic ride and had much easier handling with its dropped handle bars and power delivery . The top end speeds are not too far apart but the K2 takes much more effort to ride to the local shops and back and Potter around town safely. They are much easier to drop at low speeds if you're not careful with your clutch control. The exhaust also makes it sound as though it's a really angry animal on a leash ready to pounce at a moment's notice.. the SRAD feels so much more smoother although deceptively tame. It's also about 10kg heavier depending what exhaust system and extras you have.
I've always believe there's plenty of mileage still left in some of these older vintage bikes .As soon as the limit was agreed on of a top speed of 185 it seems the riders ability is foremost n handling acceleration and the response of your braking.
There's also so many aftermarket an extras you can use to upgrade and modernise these bikes and they're so much better value than going out and buying new bike for probably £10,000 or more Plus when I paid only £900 for the bike (it had been in storage 7 years ) and spent £700 on it getting it back to normal up to scratch. I truly believe it wouldn't take much more money (although obviously a DIY job) to compete with most modern Superbikes. As the guys says they have still been using the twinspar aluminium frame on the Hayabusa!
Yeah you won't find judgement here on buying many many bikes :D I personally don't even feel the need to upgrade it much tbh, it was very well built balace wise for me from factory :) Yep on the aluminium frame I even called that out in a video I did recently on the new Busa. Just goes to show how good the design originally was I suppose! I'd love to try a few newer 750s to compare to the SRAD at some point.
Is it possible to change the face of the 1996 srad into a more modern style?
Literally just bought a blue/white ‘98 750W... 16k miles, totally original including exhaust.. In 32 years of riding, never owned a GSXR, looking forward to delivery and finding out 👍🏼
Nice congrats! :) At least it being original you know it wasn't messed with too :) You're going to love it!
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks GB, looking forward to delivery day.. now I just have to jiggle my other bikes around so it fits in the garage.. a man can never have to many bikes 😄
If I'm not buried with 20+ bikes I'll be disappointed 😂
@@TheGorillaBiker Exactly this 🙌🏼😄
Bought one brand new in '96 and regret selling it
Ah I can imagine! I'm lucky in a way that I've tried so many new bikes and still want this one.
@@TheGorillaBiker I've had a 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004......and the 96' brown and gold is still my favorite!
Haha I shall guard this one even more jealously!
@@brandonr.klrcrazy
Well said Brandon.
I bought one new also. Had many since & have a gold/brown one wrapped up in storage.
Amazing bikes in 1996 & still are.
@@tman5634 WOW!! Still in factory condition? I'd LOVE to see pics or video of that one!
Nice review mate. She’s definitely keeper 😁
Thanks Viper :) Oh 100%, It'll be with me unless I also hand it on to someone :)
Undoubtedly the color is really nice and sets this bike apart for me I think you have a good investment there at what you spent I have never had an injected bike so couldn't compare .SOOO it looks good goes' good and I think ya should give it to me cos I am smaller and fit on it better than yourself remember ya have yo thinks of yer knees man : D . Great pod again cheers : )
Haha you're better off anyway carbs are better :P Well....they sound better anyway :D Hmmmm you make a good argument.....buuuut my knees are already ruined so I'll keep it :D Thanks Malcolm :)
all these bikes with faulty speedo`s..... damn old tech lol
sounds nice tho does it need to go louder :D
I'm glad they fixed it on modern bikes eh :P madness 😂
I'll hopefully be able to get a nice can for it at some point 😁
The GSX-R 750 was my pin up bike when I was a teenager. I'd love to try one, but also one should never meet their idols. As I'll probably find it too uncomfortable.
Your cat is a star in the making 😂
I think you'd be ok to meet this idol tbh, it's not the most comfy thing ever but it's a brilliant bike :)
Haha Splat is a bit mad, in a good way :D
A really beautiful bike
It is!! One of my all time favourites :)
Mine was identical. I have two kids, a wife, and drive a Corolla now.😏
Sell the lot of them and get the bike back :D Nah sure look you'd never know how I end up in a few years, my bikes will have to be taken from my cold, dead hands tho :P
Lol your loss
@@slimfit767 what a douchebag thing to say.💩
Complimenti per il tuo lavoro.
Grazie!
I think a lot of people are moving away from the new stuff , going back to carborated bikes . I'm looking at srads as opposed to the early fireblades . Think you have a investment there.
Yeah they're easy to look after yourself! I don't look at these things as investments, I use my bikes.
We had kit cars fitted with early suzuki carb 998 cc engines, we then fitted the later more "powerful" fuel injected engines, the carb engines were animals and the fuel injected was extremely boring, even though on paper they had an added 30bhp etc
Since making this video, long time ago now, I actually got to rude a efi srad, the carbed one definitely "feels" a lot more fun, even if it is a bit slower around a track :) So I get that!
I don't know many SRAD owners who would disagree with your thoughts! :-)
I'd probs go EFI, but def the black and gold, and yup, a nice fruity Yoshi would perk up the audios! :D
And if they did I'd just frown at them anyway :)
Noooooooo you know you'd love the carbs :D I'm hoping I might afford one later in the year :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Haha, I'm a no hassle Fi kinda guy :D
But but but caaaarb noises :P Nah I get it....I'll still spend the rest of my life trying to convince you 😁😁
@@TheGorillaBiker 🤣 I'd even go fi on a 2t enduro bike if I got one! 🤣
I bought one today
Congrats!!
Other half thinking about getting one 👍 nice to watch a video on it 🙂
Tell him to do it now. Don't think about it just go get one they're class 😂
Voted up for cat
Splat will be pleased.
ive a 99 600 and 6 months later it still scares the ballix !
Haha it's definitely interesting when you hit the power on them properly :D I love it now tbh getting more and more comfy with it :)
You sound just like me I have the 1997 750 but mine is red great videos will use as reference to help if needed in the future but great bike would never change it 51 year old sport bike rider
It's mad, every time I ride it I like it more. Really good balance of power for the road :) Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks :)
Is the driving position more like a sports tourer? Or like a supersport?
@@vandaminator1 supersport but not quite as aggressive as modern ones
I agree,,,I have a 95 750 16K garage Kept,,,,I still ride it and it still scares me every once in awhile.
I'm actually a lot more comfortable with it these days since bringing it to the track a few times, I absolutely love this thing :)
Went to a dealer when these bikes were new ,he gave me their demonstrator to try for an afternoon (same colour as yours) I loved it so I bought one but unfortunately he couldn’t get one in that colour.
Ah that's a pity, at least you got one new tho, it'd be really cool to be able to go back in time and buy these new...I'd keep it forever :D
Do you still have it?
@@TheGorillaBiker yes I’ve still got it.I’ve had other bikes but I didn’t want to sell this one.
Brilliant! :) Its that type of bike :)
GIXXXXXER
That is a nicely trimmed beard well done
0:26 I smell exhaust like the cat is as well
My bike would destroy your bike. Yet I'd rather own an SRAD. Then again, I'd rather own a H2. And destroy every single bike I will ever see in the rest of my life.
Man this bike in videos arouses me.
DAT BIKE BOOTY THICK
I prefer the blue and white. I think your bike would look better without the aluminum graphic on the sides.
EW THOSE INDICATORS
Those mirrors need to be begone'd
Your uncle is sound
Lol I exclusively commute on a sportbike
Tell me the bike is loud. The video doesnt do it justice
LOL I TYPED THAT BEFORE YOU SAID YOU NEED A LOURDER EXHAUST I AM A GENIUS
covfefe
I didn't do it. Woke up and it was trimmed 😂😂
Haha he's mad for bieks. A true biker cat.
It's all about the sexiness tho. The srad is sexier and makes carb noises :)
A H2 would be class tho. I'd also like one 😂
Good. Plenty more to come 😂
No you don't. Stop lying. Aluminium graphics? Heh?
Big Indicators are sexy too okay. Wow. Jeez. I dunno what to do about the mirrors. I'd like to just blank them but then the gards get upset.
He's a legend.
Yeah I feel 70 miles a day is a bit much on it tho. The CBF is grand for it but this....I dunno.
I do need an exhaust bit. It's true.
Hahahahahahahahahaha yes 😂😂😂
THE METAL GRAPHIC THINGS ON THE SIDE!!
I understand you now. However you are incorrect. It's perfect.
First super bike I ever rode after passing my test in 96 same coulor as well I come back a gibbering wreak after the ride what a bike then and still is
Hahaha I could understand that after only passing your test :D I absolutely love it, I've had it on track a good amount this year too :)
What windscreen is that? I need a higher one for mine and that one looks good👍
It's just a generic double bubble screen, you can still get them easy enough, I bought a tinted one through pyramid plastics I think it was.
Piece of art, best sportbike ever.
They are absolutely beautiful, best of its era in the 750s I'd agree, to be fair modern yokes would annihilate it on track! :)
Apologize if this is a stupid question but would this be a good beginner bike?
No such thing! :) Personally I wouldn't recommend it as a beginner bike no, I'd go something more modern with fuel injection at the very least :)
Deffo not a begginers bike.
It's flighty, switchy at higher revs because of its race design frame & very short swinging arm.
What makes it the best fun bike i've ever owned, also makes it the worst for a begginer.
You need plenty of experience to get the most out of one, but boy, when in such hands it's the best smiles per mile bike money can but...even now after all these years.
If you still have to own one as a begginer, you MUST get a quality steering damper fitted. If you don't it's scare the hell out of you when oppening the throttle over crests.
Ha! Mine has no damper and scared the crap out of me a couple of times, until I got used to her shaking her heading when beaning it over a crest.
Ahhhh comfort. We’re bikers. We’re hard bro.
Haha I'm hard as egg shells :D
@@TheGorillaBiker The hardest part of the egg.
But still saft, like the juice in lidl
You did a good job on bike looks well
Gracias :)
One of my favorite bikes on my list to get in the future. Great video.
I highly recommend it :) If you can get one EFI it'll be even better :) Thanks!
I'm a simple person, I see a bike, I see a cat and I hit the like button
I am glad you appreciate my simple formula 😂
Great video! How's your buddies SV650S?
Thanks :) Flying it he loves it last I heard :)
I have one in the garage. I also have the 91 Gixxer 750.
Very nice, I'd love a gsxr 1100 at some stage too :)
Nice bike!
Thanks! :)
Nice bit of kells there aswell 🙂
The road out to Kells from my house is class for the bike, had to be done! :D
Lovely bike. Was way too expensive for me when they came out .
They are indeed! I can imagine, there aren't many new bike I can ever see myself affording either tbh but sure look I'll be happy out with a few older ones :)
@@TheGorillaBiker I left Ireland many years ago but I remember the insurance on bikes was mad if you were under 25. Believe it or not but I got a letter from a priest from St Marys Athlone to say I was nice safe fellow and I got 20 percent off my insurance for a RD350.
I'm hoping I can leave at some point too but time will tell. Haha that's brilliant, I wish they still accepted letters! To be honest I really can't complain about my bike insurance. It's everything else is the issue 😂😂
Yes, £9499.00 UK when new in 1996. I bought one.
🤘😈🤘
Next video...
taking a cat for a ride on my gixxer.
Haha I'm not that brave he'd bury himself in my neck or something 😂
@@TheGorillaBiker I couldn't resist dude! 😆
😂😂😂
This sports make is quite powerful for track racing instead of an every day computer's bike. I currently own Suzuki GSR600 2006 model and it is quite reliable and helped me learn a lot as an inexperienced rider.
I agree and disagree.....I used mine for both the track and commuting and enjoyed the hell out of commuting on it too :) Plenty manageable for the road too :)
The cat is bike expert...
It's true, Splat is the wise cat of the bikes.
Just saw the same bike up for offers here in Newcastle Australia. Looks awesome, I want to, but I can’t 😢🙂
Ah that's a pity, they're an awesome bike, maybe one day you'll get another, always more bikes in the ocean of bikes eh :D
i neeeedddddd a bikkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeee nowwwwwwwwwwwww 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just sell a kidney. Sorted :D You only need one anyway!
@@TheGorillaBiker not too much the prob is the car has to come first and storage
Yeah fair. Storage once you have somewhere good to lock it just get a good cover :) I did that for years :)
Top video
Thanks :)
Louder the better
I usually agree but I'm actually loving how it sounds at the moment now I've ridden it even more.... we'll see 😂 There's only one exhaust I'd want and it's not cheap
Lush bike dude! - With you on the aesthetics of old school models. I really want one!
Older bikes just have something about them looks wise for me, before everything became so sculpted :) You should get one ;)
Can you power wheelie?
Yes it can.....but I would never do that of course :P
@@TheGorillaBiker Noooooo Never.
I am a good law abiding citizen
@@TheGorillaBiker Yes you are (nods in agreement). As am I.
Nice one
Danke
Gold if i could find one, efi. Invest in louder pipe.
I do need to get a louder exhaust....the only one I want is pricey as hell tho :D
@@TheGorillaBiker Bought a Monster 1100s with 900e Twin Titanium Termis already installed. Lush sound, frightens grannies through town if im not careful and they terrify the sheep on the Kerry mountain roads. Love em though. Legit thunder sounding.
@@TheGorillaBiker Btw do you know anyone on Cork/Kilkenny(or anywhere?) who works on Moto Guzzi's?I know Megabikes, but they're new to Guzzi and mine is 08 . The local lad here is stumped by an electrical fault and he's given up.
Ah nice! That's something that needs to be experienced I think! Those monsters sound brilliant with a nice exhaust!
Well there Enda in Baldrick's in Kilkenny. He's a wizard with most bikes and then AMI in Gorey work on Guzzis too! It'd be worth giving those two a call even they might have some idea. Particularly Enda he's been around a long time
@@TheGorillaBiker Excellent yeah thanks, forgot about AMI. Can try this Enda lad too. Cheers. Great going on the Suzi. Gixxer bro for the win
;)
At 6ft7 I'd be surpised if u find any bike to be comfortable.
You'd be fairly wrong I've ridden laods that are comfortable!
@@TheGorillaBiker haha wow
If you didn't mean that as a dig sorry, had a bad day!
@@TheGorillaBiker lol np
@@TheGorillaBiker i might be getting a 1996 srad soon.what are some issues that are common with these bikes?
Друг подскажи где найти такое стекло ??? Россия!!
Что ты имеешь в виду? Мне пришлось использовать Google Translate, извините, если это не имеет смысла.
@@TheGorillaBiker ,he asked you- where to find the glass! your double- bubble)
Ahhhh thank you, google translate is not great! I didn't buy it it came with the bike but the stamp says it's the same as this brand, so maybe it's this one motorcyclepartswarehouse.co.uk/mpw-double-bubble-clear-windshield-screen-for-suzuki-gsxr-600-750-11-16.html
Just noticed you may have routed the rear brake pipe incorrectly, I think from the master cylinder it drops to the inside of the swinging arm, through a hose guide then to the caliper. Maybe worth checking out the correct routing and adjusting.
I don't think you can route a brake line incorrectly if it works, and it works, so it's fine :D
@@badgerman23 Yep, like a Greek Sky Diver.
Привет!! Подскажи где найти такое стекло!????
It's a race bike with lights and a plate. The comfort is what it is and at 6'7'' if you are even slightly comfy that is a win. For me though, it's like riding my zx10 to Cali and back, you ride it for the love of the bike. I had my 600 dyno'd back in the day I want to say it put out 105hp to the rear wheel and 97hp was around stock. 105hp was with a air filter, full header pipe and carb rejet. I'm jealous of the beautiful fairings. Mine will need prep and paint or wrap. It is a timeless beaut and I to prefer the twin lights also.
You NEED a louder exhaust!
Agreed, I'd sacrifice a lot to be able to ride this thing but it is actually pretty comfy :D The ZX10 trip was mental to be fair....you may be insane :D 105 to the wheel is very impressive numbers!! Mine is apparently 119 to the wheel stock but I'll check it eventually :) Tehy are so so pretty :) COuld you buy some aftermarket fairings instead?
I do....I know.
@@TheGorillaBiker Buying new fairings would be so much easier! If it's affordable and I can get them in the color I want throw some stickers on, well that would be nice.
@@MonkeyButtRides mate new fairings OEM cost more than the bikes themselves. I'm looking for a set myself. I've looked absolutely everywhere and the only thing available is the cheap chinease copies which aren't amazing.
@@taff6987 I would rather put the work in to my existing fairings then cheap china copies which is probably what I will do. Just not sure if I will vinyl wrap or paint.