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11-05-2007, 8:10 PM
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  Join Date: 05-25-2007 Location: Australia - QLD Sunshine Coast
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| GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year Two Wheels magazine in Australia has given the Suzuki GSXR 1000 the "boty" award in 2007. The contenders for the award were BMW 1200 R Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Ducati 1098s Honda CBR600RR Kawasaki 1400GTR KTM Superduke 990 Suzuki Bandit 1250s Suzuki GSXR 1000 K7 Triumph Tiger 1050 Judging criteria was based on the following "must advance motorcycling in Australia in some way or being a significant new model or by representing a major improvement over an existing model." So would you have chosen these 9 as the significant bikes of 07? And is the GSXR1000 worthy? Hmmmm Here is the quote from the conclusion in the magazine, it all makes sense until you get to the very last sentence - "One motorcycle that blends performance, technology, quality and value that sets it apart from the other. One motorcylce is the 2007 twowheels bike of the year. That motorcycle is the GSXR1000K7." | |
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11-05-2007, 8:19 PM
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| Meatarian  Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
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 | Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year I think the Editors are on crack because everyone else is picking the CBR600RR with the 1098 coming in pretty high also. most of the mention of the big gixxer is "overweight pig"
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11-05-2007, 8:22 PM
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| Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year Quote:
At 465.5 lbs I couldn't agree more... | |
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11-05-2007, 9:14 PM
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| MSF Ridercoach   Join Date: 02-05-2005 Location: Bristol, TN
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 | Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year Quote:
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+1 on both statements. It's not all that, have ridden it and would keep my 1000RR even if I was offered even trade for one.
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11-05-2007, 11:07 PM
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| Join Date: 11-05-2007 Location: San Jose
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| Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year Given the list of contenders, then I would have to agree with giving the K7 BOTY award. I do like that hypermotard though and having rode it around, I had alot of fun on it. 600RR is surely a big improvement and a great track oriented bike, but not enough to give BOTY award to. |
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11-05-2007, 11:12 PM
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| Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year Hey it's always good to have some Suzuki based feedback on the thread  I take it you don't agree with the claims made about the gsxr being overweight? |
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11-09-2007, 11:59 PM
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| Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year I do agree. The K7 has gained alot of weight. That said, the chassis and engine are so superb that the loss of flickability is mitigated. There is a difference between it and the K6. However, it still has a motor that is only touched by the 10R's monster motor. The suspension/chassis coupled with a strong engine is easily justifed in taking BOTY. |
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11-10-2007, 3:28 AM
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| Join Date: 11-10-2007 Location: ireland
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| Re: GSXR 1000 gets bike of the year hi guys,i new to all this can someone help me.  |
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