Sports/Comute? Its not sure itself (Suzuki GSX600F)

Member Name: smurfuk76

Product:	Suzuki GSX600F
Date:	22/03/09 (267 review reads)
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Advantages: Comfy Ride Position, Good Tank Range

Disadvantages: Other Bikes Do What This Does, Only Better

I used to ride this bike for two years for a 50 mile round trip (commuting to work) 5 days a week, come rain or shine. Its not an exciting sports bike by any stretch of the imagination. Its also not a new riders dream bike either as the brakes are not full on and feel like they are charity workers at a weekend bring and buy sale (they want to do the job but wont put 100% effort in). It got me from Home to Work without any problems, but without any smiles too. If you want a bike to get you from one place to another with no fuss then this could be worth a look. If your looking for even a litttle bit of excitement look elsewhere.
The fuel tank holds about 18/19 litres and riding sensibly (the only thing you can do) you get on average about 40-42 miles per gallon. So you do get a real world tank range of over 150 miles, which is quite good.
The GSX600-F may have a slight sports bike look but the seating position is very comfortable as you sit almost upright (almost tourer style). Even though your riding position is quiet high fitting a double bubble screen takes all the wind blast away from you and the faring itself is very good for diverting the wind blast away from the rider.
From floor to seat its 770(ish mm) so its not a bike for the very short rider as there is only a tiny amount height of adjustment.
The turning circle is also poor so she can take some serious man handling to get into a tight storage space. What makes it harder is that the GSX600-F may look sporty(ish) but she is damm heavy. So put the weight and bad turning circle together and you had better be in good physical shape. There is no center stand either which I would havethough was a must on a bike of this size and weight.
The Uk insurance group is a respectable 10 so it comes in considerably cheaper to run than a lot of other 600`s.
If your looking for a bit of excitement you have got to really try hard and play at the top of the rev range. But its so much hard work to do it.
If your after a comfy bike with good tank range, but dont want a full on tourer, then yes take a good look at this. If your after a weekend toy try a Fireblade, Ninja or something. For the daily commute try a Bandit.

Summary: Try A Bandit Before You Try This - I Bet You End Up Riding A Bandit

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