Suzuki GSX-R750 (1996-1999)

bought a 750 1999 as my first bike and absolutley love it.adrenaline rush is too soft a word for it.first and second gear wheelie,third gear pulls a house down and the rest pul you to 170 mph! yoshi rs3 and a kand n filter make the engine sound and pull better.stock brakes and suspension are fantastic for "a" road hacks,just fit a steering damper and it gives that little bit extra confidence. overall it is a lot of bike for very very little cash.ideal first bike.

an old one to muck around on. Great handling and quite comfy. Build quality excellent tho broken down 4 times got a fueling problem. Overall tho an excellent bike and lts of fun to be had on a tight budget.

I bought the last model before Suzuki introduced fuel injection. After riding an old R1, I would say what the bike loses in power it makes up for in handling. The bike is a lot easier to turn than a lot of big bore machines. I've had a few bikes and this one was the most fun! Strengths: Quick and easy to chuck about. Weaknesses: The bars flap about on the power quite a bit. Build quality not great.

I had a gsxr600 before this on which I did 16000 miles in its 1st year. Traded in for the 750. The first thing I noticed was the heavy steering at low speed - caused by the steering damper - anyway I left well alone because my 600 used to shake its head when powering out of bends. If you like peaky power characteristics then get one of these (bit like a peaky 2 stroke but with engine breaking) Its reliable , very fast and always brings a smile on a twisty country road. Now done over 30k miles - took it for a dyno - 121 bhp at the back wheel . I dont want and cant afford the latest model 1000cc posing machine - this is alot more fun r1s,gsxr1000,zx9,r1 owners look twice at the engine size after a run dave. Strengths: Performance, performance, reliability and looks. Weaknesses: I go out in all weathers and some of the finish is poor. perhaps I should wash it better.

I have just traded a ZX6RG1 for this bike (a '99 WW). First, I've got to dispell at the rumours. Dead uncomfortable - not true. The bike is roomy enough for me and I'm 6'1". The screen is low so you do get wind blast but the bike really does have a good riding position. My wrists didn't need amputating after a long ride - its just as comfortable as the ZX6R but without the wind protection for your head (haven't tried it with the bird on the back yet, so can't give you pillion performance). No bottom end and crap-all mid-range - not true. Okay, the fuel injection means the bike does shunt when accelerating at low revs (under 4000?) from a closed throttle but after that the drive is as sweet as a nut. It is perfectly able to be driven around at less than 4000 revs if need be and the engine really gets going at 7000 revs. When it hits 10,000 the bike just goes barking mad - this is one very quick bike, don't believe the hype about it not being that quick - feels a lot quicker at the top end than my mates 'blade and you have to concentrate to keep the front wheel down, especially in second. But in terms of driveability and mid range, there really isn't a problem. Okay, you're going to get left behind by an R1 if you both need to leg it after pootling along in top and don't change down, but R1 owners I know sh*t themselves in the wet and at least you can moderate the power better in the Suzuki. But the star of the show is the bike suspension and handling. Hitting the front brakes hard on this bike is a dream - the forks hardly dive and the bike feels so solid, planted and composed that you just start taking liberties without thinking about it. I cannot tell you enough how fantastic the front end feels. I was lifting the back wheel into bends without even trying, the bike is that composed. I don't seen to be getting alot of rear wheel grip, but I'm going to change the pretty well worn D207 so I'll have to see if its the bike or the tyre. This bike looks lower and wider than the ZX6R and that's how it feels - lower to the ground and more stable with a more useable engine that is just barking at the top end of the rev. range. No wonder people call this a hooligan's tool. I just can't stop wanting to ride it and ride it hard. It is fantastic. Really. And who wants a Mondeo (sorry Fireblade) or common-as-muck R1 anyway?

I can't fault it, although it is starting to look a little dated, but after 6 months, what bike doesn't!

An utterly awsome machine. Gives loads of confidence partly due to the great tyres. I'm 6'3 so the screen is a bit low but i can live with it. Just need a new can now to make it sound like a true GSXR.

Other bikes might be better, get caught in the low revs and youll be 4 bikes lengths behind, but it still looks sexy, nice fat rear (the bike, not the wife). Gets real hairy over bumps...but what a grin factor...will sell kids before bike.

The bike is real fun to ride but I find the gearbox a bit clunky every now and again and the mid range was terrible till i fitted a K & N and the Yoshi end can now it's spot on.

I've actually just part exchanged it for an Aprilia RSVR 1000 Mille. This was after I tested one from Tony Jefferies in Warrington. I'd always fancied a twin, but having never ridden one, I was a bit wary, hence the test first. Anyway, back to the GSXR. It was a superb bike, far and away the best bike I've ever owned. It was ultra reliable and never once let me down, including a 1500 mile round trip to Alicante and back last year. However it's main use was for Sunday blast's and track days. I could not fault it here. It went round bend's as if it was on rails ! It was fast enough right through the range, although it did need to be revved right round to the red to keep it up there - then I initially thought it would do. The brakes were superb ( I had fitted HH pads ) and hardly went off by the end of a trackday - you just needed to tug them a bit harder. I actually swopped bikes round the TT course with a friend of mine - he had a 99 Fireblade. The Blade did feel slightly quicker in a straight line on smooth tarmac, but once we got onto the bendy bits it was a nightmare. It just did not handle anything like my GSX. It seemed to wobble and chatter into and round the corners and the brakes were just not up to the job. He said the complete opposite and is now looking to buy a new GSXR750 ! In short, I could not fault it - best £7000 I ever spent. I just hope my RSVR performs the same.