[5.0 LX]

can some one tell me about this bike. fast or no?

[VaporS197]

No. But it's a great bike for starters. If you want a fast 600 get an R6 over that bike that handles better than anything has any right to!

[bwesky]

r6's are crap, youll be better off with this bike, its alot more reliable, also look into hondas. hondas have the best engine life, r6's are too overpriced for a junk bike!

[Darrell]

It depends on what you consider fast. Most guys that own crotch crickets think they are the fastest things on the road. Too bad that is far from the truth. Really the only fast bikes are Busas and new Kawasaki monster.

[VaporS197]

Originally Posted by bwesky r6's are crap, youll be better off with this bike, its alot more reliable, also look into hondas. hondas have the best engine life, r6's are too overpriced for a junk bike!

Are you serious?!

Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? Have you ever been near one? Are you really telling me that you prefer an FZR600 over an R6?!

You now have zero credibility...

[VaporS197]

Originally Posted by Darrell It depends on what you consider fast. Most guys that own crotch crickets think they are the fastest things on the road. Too bad that is far from the truth. Really the only fast bikes are Busas and new Kawasaki monster.

Incredibly not true

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by VaporS197 Incredibly not true

Like I said, it depends on what you consider fast. And yes I've owned bikes.

[VaporS197]

I'm not calling you out on that, I just think the R6 and the other serious 600s are fast! Easily capable of 160 mph out of the crate.

The 1000s (R1, GSX-R1000, etc)? 185. That's fast, man. Only a couple mph slower than the Busa and ZX-14R, thanks to ridiculous regulations...

Sure, there are a lot of guys out there who feel like they are untouchable, but by most standards they really are...

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by VaporS197 I'm not calling you out on that, I just think the R6 and the other serious 600s are fast! Easily capable of 160 mph out of the crate. The 1000s (R1, GSX-R1000, etc)? 185. That's fast, man. Only a couple mph slower than the Busa and ZX-14R, thanks to ridiculous regulations... Sure, there are a lot of guys out there who feel like they are untouchable, but by most standards they really are...

I agree with you about top speed. I was refering to acceleration. I used to street race bikes all the time. I'd look for the guys with no helmets because there heads were too big to fit in a helmet. I'd tell them I want to race. I point to whatever Mustang I'd be driving at the time. They would laugh. We would go to the spot. I would take their money and leave. The process repeated itself often. I started telling them to just give me their money and not bother wasting their time racing. That really pissed them off and was always worth a doubling of the money.

[Goblin]

Originally Posted by bwesky r6's are crap, youll be better off with this bike, its alot more reliable, also look into hondas. hondas have the best engine life, r6's are too overpriced for a junk bike!

That shows exactly how much you know about the R6. You think honda has the best engine life? You really know nothing about motorcycles, do you?

Originally Posted by Darrell It depends on what you consider fast. Most guys that own crotch crickets think they are the fastest things on the road. Too bad that is far from the truth. Really the only fast bikes are Busas and new Kawasaki monster.

The new GSXR1000 is about as fast as the Busa in an acceleration contest. The ZX-14 is still a slug down low. The MV Agusta F4 312R is suppose to be a 200mph motorcycle.. and its a liter class bike. I dont know how much of that 200mph claim is true, but ive seen the bike grace 190mph. I would say any bike that can accelerate to 60mph in 2.5 seconds or faster, is pretty damn fast.. and alot of bikes can do it. The FZR-600 really isnt fast, but its an excellent beginner bike.

Originally Posted by Darrell I agree with you about top speed. I was refering to acceleration. I used to street race bikes all the time. I'd look for the guys with no helmets because there heads were too big to fit in a helmet. I'd tell them I want to race. I point to whatever Mustang I'd be driving at the time. They would laugh. We would go to the spot. I would take their money and leave. The process repeated itself often. I started telling them to just give me their money and not bother wasting their time racing. That really pissed them off and was always worth a doubling of the money.

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Dude, i cant even begin to tell you how many times ive been beat down by really REALLY fast mustangs. Steve Cole whooped my ass one night in his purple 95 mustang GT (TT 337ci). Trent Kendal also killed me numerous times with his turbo fox. I got killed one night by a supercharged notch... (that thing was nasty) and the guy driving had to have weighed 250lb's. I think theres still a few videos on TM.com.

[mattstang]

we've had stock literbikes into the nines. im sure they cost less than any four wheeler in the nines. if youve got a nine second street car you got a badass ride that can smoke almost all the crotch rockets.

alot of racing a bike depends on the rider. i used to beat new literbikes on my 97 gsxr 600, just because i could launch. they would wheelie, spin, shift like grandmas, or get headshake and lift.

i agree with you darrell alot of riders these days are idiots. but a 6,000 bike in the nines is easier for me to afford than a 20000 drag car. and the bikes gets betta mileage.

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by mattstang we've had stock literbikes into the nines. im sure they cost less than any four wheeler in the nines. if youve got a nine second street car you got a badass ride that can smoke almost all the crotch rockets. alot of racing a bike depends on the rider. i used to beat new literbikes on my 97 gsxr 600, just because i could launch. they would wheelie, spin, shift like grandmas, or get headshake and lift. i agree with you darrell alot of riders these days are idiots. but a 6,000 bike in the nines is easier for me to afford than a 20000 drag car. and the bikes gets betta mileage.

1000cc and bigger bikes are common to run low 10s high 9s but not without an extended swing arm or a really good rider. On the street they don't run anywhere near that good......either do most cars. 600s are a different story. I haven't seen a street 600 at any track run any faster than low 11s. A good rider/driver can make anything quicker but 80% of people that ride bikes think they are good riders and the truth is the exact opposite.

[Speednlux]

Get yourself a Honda Cbr 600rr and call it a day =)

[mattstang]

my 600 wasnt stock either, lowered 3" all around, cams, p&p, k&n, full yoshi rs-3 race exhaust, 2 up in back, and 1 down in front. it was a pretty nasty 600. people used to judge it alot because it was old. just made my barganing easier.

weve had literbikes, 12r's, and busas just lowered in low tens and 9s in street trim. my buddy was a damn good rider, he was in high nines with a $20 strap some dogbones and still had stock pipes on his busa. quietest nine's i ever seen


alot of the bigger bikes i beat were just non riding idiots. that just bought the biggest bike they could afford and thought it would make up for their lack of riding skillz


btw on the cbrs

[00mustanggt]

Originally Posted by VaporS197 Are you serious?! Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? Have you ever been near one? Are you really telling me that you prefer an FZR600 over an R6?! You now have zero credibility...

+1

[hotshot]

I agree that most of the time the riders have little experience drag racing bikes but with a good rider a completley stock (with full warrenty in effect)gixxer 1k will do very low 10s. How many cars driven on the street can do that.I have never seen any car get that kind of time without slicks.I am not talking about at the track, I mean on the street. I have never lost to a car on any of my bikes.

[Vinyl66]

im not a big fan of the r6. its great on the track but its too much work to keep up with other bikes in its class on the street. i still think the r6 is faster but zero low end torque and you have to be around 10grand to hit the power band

[Goblin]

Originally Posted by hotshot I agree that most of the time the riders have little experience drag racing bikes but with a good rider a completley stock (with full warrenty in effect)gixxer 1k will do very low 10s. How many cars driven on the street can do that.I have never seen any car get that kind of time without slicks.I am not talking about at the track, I mean on the street. I have never lost to a car on any of my bikes.

Ive seen a bone stock GSXR-1000K7 go 9.80s @ 140mph. I would expect an intermediate rider to go low 10s if he or she knew how to launch (which most people dont on bikes). I agree that most cars on the street are no where near the performance of most, if not all sport bikes. But, like i said above.. ive got my ass kicked by some seriously fast cars on the street. I wasnt riding a sled either, it was a piped and PC'd 02 R1. I will admitt though, the majority of cars ive played with, had nothing for me. Im not blind to seriously fast cars though.

Originally Posted by Vinyl66 im not a big fan of the r6. its great on the track but its too much work to keep up with other bikes in its class on the street. i still think the r6 is faster but zero low end torque and you have to be around 10grand to hit the power band

Not to poop in your ice cream, but with those comments, i dont think you've ever truly ridden an R6. The last R6 i rode was an 06, and minus the fact that the throttle response was messed up, that bike had a suprisingly healthy low-end torque production. Almost comparible to suzukis GSXR600, and hondas CBR RR. I didnt need to be at 10,000 rpm to sample its power band, it was already IN its power band, and had been since 7,000 rpm. Most 600s dont start really pulling until 7-8,000 rpms.. and normaly have a 4-5000 rpm powerband spread, with redlines in the 14,000-15,000 rpm range. The newer R6s are very competitive with todays leading middle weights, even for street comparisons sake.

[nicklo]

I'm a service manager at a motorcycle shop and have road about every bike out there. If I was going to ride a bike in the 600 class an R6 would be my bike of choice. On the other hand the FZR 600 was a good bike in its day now its badly out dated. The FZR 600 will run low 12's to high 11's depending on skill and weight. There still a fun bike to ride I've owned several in the 90's.

[nicklo]

If you get the bike email me I'm about an hour from birmingham we'll go riding sometime.