Will Kawi ever make a new 750?

[Cutty72]

02 954 = 04 GSXR750 wet weight according to that chart

Bikes are getting heavier as they have made them as light as they can without sacrificing strength and affordablity, and are having to put on more wieght with all the emissions shit.

[p00kienrayray]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Bikes are getting heavier as they have made them as light as they can without sacrificing strength and affordablity, and are having to put on more wieght with all the emissions shit.

yea, the gsxr 1000 went from single to dual exhausts because of emissions.

[Homeslice]

I still say a new ZX-7R would own. That bike had a different look all its own, low and mean. Styling is important to most people, especially since a 750 is more likely to be purchased by a street rider rather than a track rider. If Kawi came out with a new 7R with killer looks, not all insect-like like the rest of their bikes, it could easily de-throne the Gixxer.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I still say a new ZX-7R would own. That bike had a different look all its own, low and mean. Styling is important to most people, especially since a 750 is more likely to be purchased by a street rider rather than a track rider. If Kawi came out with a new 7R with killer looks, not all insect-like like the rest of their bikes, it could easily de-throne the Gixxer.

Your blood runs green, doesn't it?

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I still say a new ZX-7R would own. That bike had a different look all its own, low and mean. Styling is important to most people, especially since a 750 is more likely to be purchased by a street rider rather than a track rider. If Kawi came out with a new 7R with killer looks, not all insect-like like the rest of their bikes, it could easily de-throne the Gixxer.

Kawi has gone the way of harder ergos every since the intro. of the 636.

If you want a good ergo bike, get a 600rr in 2007 or higher. I keep dragging my toe in the canyons, but that is nothing some rearsets couldn't fix. The bike can be ridden all day w/o hurting anything. Its comfy.

But yes to your suggestion. If Kawi could make a new 7r that was light and had an ultra short stroke (torque), I'd buy one. The Gixxer 750s are still too high end RPM bikes IMO. The difference between the 750 and 600 isn't all that great. Its something the 675 and 848 has over the 600...torque.

Along the same lines...Kawi isn't going to come out with a 750 unless AMA starts to allow it to race.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Kawi has gone the way of harder ergos every since the intro. of the 636.

If you want a good ergo bike, get a 600rr in 2007 or higher. I keep dragging my toe in the canyons, but that is nothing some rearsets couldn't fix. The bike can be ridden all day w/o hurting anything. Its comfy.

But yes to your suggestion. If Kawi could make a new 7r that was light and had an ultra short stroke (torque), I'd buy one. The Gixxer 750s are still too high end RPM bikes IMO. The difference between the 750 and 600 isn't all that great. Its something the 675 and 848 has over the 600...torque.

Along the same lines...Kawi isn't going to come out with a 750 unless AMA starts to allow it to race.

i think you mean longer stroke there

[ceo012384]

You guys are forgetting that online internet forums often gather a larger percentage of intelligent riders; this is not indicative of the percentage of intelligent riders in the overall riding community.

We here on forums are into bikes, some of us do track days and race, most of us are into riding hard but also safely and geared up.

When the new ninja 250's come out we all are interested... the average rider, not so much. They all want gixxer 1000's.

The market for a 750 just isn't that large, in reality. The gixxer 750 is a sick bike though.

The other thing to note is bike width... the gixxer 1000 is a lot wider when you sit on it than the 750... felt like a tank when i sat on one. Even if the weights were the exact same, I would buy the 750 just for the shape.

[Homeslice]

I could easily see some BS laws coming out against liter bikes. So a ZX-8R could score some pretty good sales. Insurance would be lower too.

Stretch it out a little bit, make the bars low and far away like the original, make it look like the 10R from the side but give it its own upper fairing and no stupid turn-signal stalks.....Done.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

You guys are forgetting that online internet forums often gather a larger percentage of intelligent riders; this is not indicative of the percentage of intelligent riders in the overall riding community.

We here on forums are into bikes, some of us do track days and race, most of us are into riding hard but also safely and geared up.

When the new ninja 250's come out we all are interested... the average rider, not so much. They all want gixxer 1000's.

The market for a 750 just isn't that large, in reality. The gixxer 750 is a sick bike though.

The other thing to note is bike width... the gixxer 1000 is a lot wider when you sit on it than the 750... felt like a tank when i sat on one. Even if the weights were the exact same, I would buy the 750 just for the shape.

Well...since that black stunter dude (can't remember his name) is touting a 636, all the stunters went out and bought one. Gixxer 750s are big squid bikes...don't fool urself.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Well...since that black stunter dude (can't remember his name) is touting a 636, all the stunters went out and bought one. Gixxer 750s are big squid bikes...don't fool urself.

No more than any other bike. There are far less 750 on the road than 600's and I saw a lot more percentage of douchebags riding 600's than 750's. Around here anyway, most of the 750 riders are older more seasoned riders. The squids will usually pass the 750 and go straight to the liter bikes.