The Suzuki GSX600F is a cheap, reliable bike with a fair amount of poke. You probably can ' t do better for a first big-bike and I disagree with the teapot comments as it looks better than a Fazer or a Bandit.Ĭheap to buy (although my low-mileage one cost £1800) so go on-get one! Fast enough for most, starts on the button even after 2 weeks outside under cover, good mpg, comfy to ride, handles better with the right tyres-and cheap insurance. I believe parts are cheap as its 90% Bandit parts!! Bargain all-rounder.Ī good looking bike- especially in red. Overall, happy with the bike and hasn ' t caused me any problems (touch wood) despite a spell sitting still. Mine is now kept outside under cover as it was sitting for 2-3 weeks at a time in a garage - have noted the point about gumming! Just purchasing Goodridge brake lines to beef-up the weak braking. Comfy to ride (im 6 ft) over any distance. Looks good all polished up- mine is a 98 R Plate with only 11000 on the clock and FSH! First big bike, nippy of the mark, have managed just short of 130 flat-out which isn ' t bad for a heavy bike and my big frame on it! Looks good despite what people say and only half a second slower than a CBR-Cheap insurance and handles better with a set of BT021 Roadsmarts. I think I was lucky with mine but you should not discount them. No surprises, no ram air kicks, but you can push it if you want too. The engine in mine is smooth and purrs in all gears. If, like me, you want to get from A to B, and from B to A again in relative comfort, and cheaply, without worrying about a pin coming out that is going to set you back £400 then go for it. Don't buy one if you want a toy, there are far more fanciful beasts for that. Not having to change gears every 40 seconds yes. I don't care about pulling wheely's from the lights. The looks put the posers off, but that's good if you just want a decent, economical and comfortable bike that can hold it's own.Īll the power is in the mid range, but that's useful if you think about it for most travel. That's a lot of bike for the price of a messy weekend in Amsterdam with the lads. Just bought a Suzuki GSX600F 1998 (like the one in the pic, but red), with only 7k on the clock for £800. I'm 61 years young and used all of my aviation (gearbox) precision mechanical engineering knowledge along with some computer cpu heatsink compound which I found to be an excellant medium to help slide the four exhaust pipes into the single Motad Nexxus silencer. I still miss my old Triumph T120 1965 Boneville but this will have to do and see my riding days out for me. Well worth my initial investment and the hours that I have put into restoring this beautiful motorcycle. On stripping the carbs down - it was clear to see that the float chambers were contaminated with rust. I had to buy a new petrol tank as the original was rusting internally at the bottom, (no rust to see on the outside) and caused an incurable inbalance to the carbs. Looks and sounds really nice, very comfortable and enjoyable to ride, excellant fuel economy and I can ride in top gear at 30mph causing me to keep on looking for that non existant 7th Gear. Added a Motad Nexxus Stainless Steel 4 into 1 exhaust system. Replaced all of the pretend carbon fibre and damaged parts with Suzuki OEM parts in particular the clutch and front brake lever and bar ends. I repaired the slightly damaged and cracked fairing from the inside with plastic milk bottles as strengthening patches and a hot glue gun. Assorted/wrong spark plugs, bolts missing/loose, worn drive sprockets and chain which I replaced myself. It had been dropped, badly put back together again. I purchased my Suzuki GSX600F in 1999 for just £250 (Trade).
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