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Me and the Mrs did London to Lyon in a day
You're having a fucking bubble son! That's a lot of horizons eaten up! Took me nearly three days to do that in the Pyrenees. Jesus man, you have issues. Saying that, you do MX in the desert so I suppose that's normal.
Hypotheticals again. I'm debating something rapid, between the 600rr/Daytona 675/GSXR750.
I know...all different, but you can see where I'm heading with this. I know the RR is supposedly the most comfortable whilst still screaming around corners, so any idea how the GSXR compares? If so, which iteration? Biased opinions welcome.
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You're having a fucking bubble son! That's a lot of horizons eaten up! Took me nearly three days to do that in the Pyrenees. Jesus man, you have issues.
I've done Cahors in a day before. It's another 100 miles more than Lyon (and then back in a day, three days later).
We're doing the same trip on Friday / Saturday this week...
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Haha - the last 150 miles of the 1000 mile day was miserable. I was hallucinating. The crazy thing is I started early in the morning in San Sebastien, did all the mountain gnadgery and got to Toulouse, where I sat down for a steak frites at 6pm. I eventually ended up just south of Paris after breaking the sound barrier for a few hours on the Peage. It was a mistake really, I had to be back in London the next day and just had to keep going.
I've no time at all on the Triumph...it's a bike that I'd really like to have at some point though. I'd have the GSXR over the CBR all day ...physically speaking there's precious little difference in comfort but the bigger motor makes for a much more relaxing ride when you're not going gonzo. All the 750s are good, there were big revisions in 00 and 04. I've ridden an 02 a bit in street and track form and it was so sweet. A real turbine. The 04 was a bit more sophisticated and delightful too. I think the really recent ones went back to a shorter stroke engine and I've never tried any of those. Have a proper go if you can, they just feel very 'right' and balanced as a bike.
Heart Triumph, head GSXR for me.
@soul - yeah that's a schlep!
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Yeah, I'm with you on the striple - love those things and it looks really clean but that's a lot of miles on one of those motors.
It sounds crazy but the 1k (at least all the GSXRs) I've had are fantastic for distance. They're so fast and under-stressed, you can cruise the peage well into 3 digits without feeling the least bit troubled. The fairings work well, especially with a TT style screen. Then when you get to the twisties, they're in their element. Me and the Mrs did London to Lyon in a day, no bother aside from a bit of arse ache. It's the main reason I kept getting them - I know I'd have more fun scratching a 600 but the 1k bikes are just so much more practical if you want to do any big distances.
Worth noting my K5/6 had more legroom than the K3 in that pic...made it even comfier. I did 1000 miles in a day on the K5 including multiple passes in the Pyrenees. (Admittedly I was a total zombie by the end.) I can't recommend the k5/6 iterations highly enough - they are one of the all time great bikes in my opinion, there's nothing aside from perhaps the brakes that isn't absolutely wow.