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Suzuki GSXR 750 K8
Bike Summary
Price: TBA
Engine: 749 cc
Year of model: 2008
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BBG Score
 
 
  90%
Styling And Design
Score:10/10
To the surprise of many, the Gixxer 750 claimed styling identical to its lesser sibling, the GSXR600. Its painfully beautiful; sporting beautifully designed fairings, side exit stub exhaust, menacing front headlight and a paintjob to thrill. Being the middle opt of the gixxer family, it aint to big, and aint to small. No changes physically for 2007, though the 750 has gained a different blue and white colour scheme for the new season. Again available in black, but no other choices.
Performance
Score:10/10
Once cleared of the confines associated with inner city traffic and speed limits, let the GSXR750 rip and you’l notice its destinct power advantage over the 600. Being the only 750 inline four sportsbike on the market, it does have a unique air and more street-cred than other gixxers. Suzuki place its bhp output onwards of 140bhp, which if you take it is only 30bhp off the daddy 1000. Power delivery is so crisp, whilst its stub exhaust delivers a beautiful rasp sound from the right side. It’l wipe many a new R6 riders smug of their mug, though wont quite hang with the 1000’s.
Ride And Handling
Score:10/10
Despite gaining an additional 150cc’s over the 600, the GSXR750 is a mere 2kg heavier, being 163kg dry. Because its motor needs to be revved hard in order to deliver the goods, its really hard not to go fast! Chassis is setup super stiff as standard, and bears identical suspension setup to that of the 600. Its a cracking road bike, and equally brilliant on the track too. Its incredibly flickable, and with a slipper clutch as standard stable too. Front end feel is like no other, and partly the reason as to why road racers throughout Ireland are turning to the new gixxer, and winning on it.
Comfort
 Score:6/10
Its racy engine, style and setup does heavily reflect on comfort unfortunately. Fairing protection is slim to none, though in comparison with rival sportsbikes its bars and adjustable pegs are modestly placed as standard. Dont expect passengers to go comfortable either; to be honest we’d keep the gixxer all to ourselves anyway! Being so slim it is incredibly easy to flick through traffic, and a hell of alot more competent filtering than most street and supermoto bikes on the market.

+ Good

In its own class, containing all the the 600’s dimensions, with a train-load more bhp.

- Bad

A little too sporty and lack of colour choice.
 

= Summary =

Being wedged between the 600 and 1000, it does claim the benifit of the doubt; being lighter and cheaper to insure than the 1000, though faster and coooler than the 600.
Detailed Statistics
Max Speed 274 kmph
Max Power 145bhp
Seat Height 810 mm
Weight 163 kilos
0 - 100 kph TBA
Capacity 749 cc
Fuel Economy N/A mpg
Insurance Group 12
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Our view on the best points
CBG Score
 
 
  90%
 
Styling And Design To the surprise of many, the Gixxer 750 claimed styling identical to its lesser sibling, the GSXR600. Its painfully beautiful; sporting beautifully designed fairings, side exit stub exhaust, menacing front headlight and a paintjob to thrill. Being the middle opt of the gixxer family, it aint to big, and aint to small. No changes physically for 2007, though the 750 has gained a different blue and white colour scheme for the new season. Again available in black, but no other choices.
+ Stunning shape - More colours needed
Score: 10/10
Performance Once cleared of the confines associated with inner city traffic and speed limits, let the GSXR750 rip and you’l notice its destinct power advantage over the 600. Being the only 750 inline four sportsbike on the market, it does have a unique air and more street-cred than other gixxers. Suzuki place its bhp output onwards of 140bhp, which if you take it is only 30bhp off the daddy 1000. Power delivery is so crisp, whilst its stub exhaust delivers a beautiful rasp sound from the right side. It’l wipe many a new R6 riders smug of their mug, though wont quite hang with the 1000’s.
+ Endless midrange - No low down grunt
Score: 10/10
Ride And Handling Despite gaining an additional 150cc’s over the 600, the GSXR750 is a mere 2kg heavier, being 163kg dry. Because its motor needs to be revved hard in order to deliver the goods, its really hard not to go fast! Chassis is setup super stiff as standard, and bears identical suspension setup to that of the 600. Its a cracking road bike, and equally brilliant on the track too. Its incredibly flickable, and with a slipper clutch as standard stable too. Front end feel is like no other, and partly the reason as to why road racers throughout Ireland are turning to the new gixxer, and winning on it.
+ At home on track - Hates bad roads
Score: 10/10
Comfort Its racy engine, style and setup does heavily reflect on comfort unfortunately. Fairing protection is slim to none, though in comparison with rival sportsbikes its bars and adjustable pegs are modestly placed as standard. Dont expect passengers to go comfortable either; to be honest we’d keep the gixxer all to ourselves anyway! Being so slim it is incredibly easy to flick through traffic, and a hell of alot more competent filtering than most street and supermoto bikes on the market.
+ Controls layout - Suspension setup
Score: 6/10