A spanner in the works?

Here am I with my heart set to get a 10R then I go and get a few bits n'bobs
sorted out on my gixxer.

A new clutch, chain, sprockets, a general tidy up and some nice new oil.
After brisk ride with a few naughty fun things thrown in for good measure it
left me wondering about changing it. Could I really have more fun on a 10R?
Help.



Bikes can be so frustrating.

 

Yes, you deserve one[1].

[1] How's that for rationalization?

 

Sound advice.

 

You've probably just paid for 1/5th of a new 10R with those bits. I'd
wait till they're worn out again and then swap it for a nice shiney new
one. Unless, of course, you can bag a bargain over winter ;-) .

 

It cost me 380GBP which I thought was quite reasonable. It will save the
dealer sucking through his teeth when I part ex it. I am going to wait a bit
to see if prices come down. There is one with the dealer for 7999 with
Scorpion exhausts etc. If that comes down to 7Kish I'll get it. The
advantages of the newer bikes are they are much lighter and smaller. The
gixxer is quite heavy for me to push around.

 

There isn't much weight difference shirly? they are both 175kg ish

 

It certainly feels a lot lighter. Perhaps it's because it's smaller?

 

Gixxer dry weight was claimed as 170 kg for the K1
ZX10R dry weight was claimed as 170kg for the C2
ZX10R dry weight is claimed as 175kg for this years model.

Obviously size matters to you.

 

Cheers Andy and to be honest it's surprised me. It does feel lighter to me.

Indeed it does, especially when you're 5'2" and can't touch the ground. I
have never been able to paddle my gixxer but I could paddle the 10R.

 

Isn't that rather slow? it does have a lovely big engine and everything

 

It does seem taller when I rode it but I did manage to get both feet (toes)
down at the same time. I cannot do that on my gixxer. The entire bike felt
smaller but I did feel I was sitting higher. IYSWIM? The tank also seemed
smaller.

Don't forget just one inch means the difference between getting my foot down
are not.