On Saturday, Gen and I went to the Suzuki dealer as planned so that Gen could test ride the V-Strom I tried last week (I’ll let her tell you about her experience in her own post). We had agreed last week with the dealer that I could go out with Gen on another bike, with no obligation at all to buy (not that we were planning on buying new V-Stroms either), my bike of choice? The GSX-R 600, the bike that started it all for me.
The bike is everything I expected it to be; small, light, fast to accelerate and easy to corner, it did everything but disappoint. I think I may have even found a bike that’s more fun than the Monster on the twisties! Just like the V-Strom this bike is very different to my own in the way the gears work, though it’s not too far off the V-Strom itself. The acceleration is in a different league; the 600cc engine manages to provide just enough power to make the bike shift (I’m talking 0-70 before I even realised it) but not too much that I was scared of it (this is after all the first super sports I’ve ever ridden).
I don’t think there’s much point going into details, It’s not like I can give a technical review of the bike with my knowledge but I will say this: There is now no doubt in my mind that I will own one of these machines one day. The GSX-R 600 is probably the smoothest, fastest bike I’ve ridden thus far and it doesn’t exactly lack in the styling department either!
It’s not the bike to travel on; I fear the same wrist/hand (and probably back too) problems as the Monster gives. I’ve made an offer on the white test-ride Strom, honestly, I’d rather not buy new but I do like that white, so I guess this is a happy medium. I could be without a Monster in less than a week!