jayare05

well.. i bought a 98 gsxr last summer and wasnt really all about the whole stunt scene until i started ridin with my friends that had a great influence on me to pick up the hobby lol.. i started doin power wheelies torwards the end of the season just to get the feel of the bike goin up and down.. WHEELIE wise.. ( not in the parking lot ) is there anything different i should be doin to pull up in second ( usin my clutch )? i understand the whole concept of clutchin it up just seems that ridin a carbed bike i would have to unload at a higher RPM as opposed to FI? im tryin to be on the safe side as for others who just say **** it and if they go down they go down..

Street Warrior

No, it's actually easier to learn on a carbed bike. Throttle response isn't as instantaneous so your throttle hand can be a little more sloppy/choppy. The bike going up and down aka bucking aka throttle chop is something that just takes seat time to get rid of.

Vetter

+1


i knwo when i switched to a 636 i hated it... but no i couldnt live without that instant response.

Tru Texan

Is a 636 carbed of FI?
I have a 97gsxr 750, and a 98 600 we are going to stunt w/the cages, sprocket, etc and all that good stuff..I was wondering the same things about the carbs on slow wheelies, circle wheelies, etc....So the carbd gsxrs should be ok for stunting huh?

N/A

The 636 is FI but the 600 is carbed. I'm pretty sure the 636 was the first FI bike Kawi came out with in the 600cc class.

PAINTRIXX

fi is the easyest way to go cause you dont have to fight the bike as much,carb bike tend to wonta stall &cut off trying idle stuff.but some people still rockin them *****.. but if you wonta learn slow stuff sell the gsxr & get an f4i you`ll pick up **** alot quicker,you`ll be droppin it alot and it takes abuse better than the rest.

N/A

+1 on that

Tru Texan

Yeah, I've heard honda takes a licking and keeps ticking....Only prob is that i can't find a cheap Honda around here....what year is good for f41? Whats good price range?

N/A

Any year F4i is awesome... just depends on whether you prefer the split seat or the banana seat. Either way, you can swap out the subframe and go whichever way you prefer with any year F4i.

bruno_z

doesn't matter if you can ride...

Street Warrior

+1 run what ya brung


What do you mean the 600 is carbed? The 6RR is FI, has been since it came out, and was released at the same time as the 636

Beto

I think he meant the 02 model 600...

GeRiGiXXeR600

harder to circle if you didnt learn on a smaller bike.. wheelies are the same on any bike

stuntmonkey

Yea I have a carbed 1999 f4 and it never gave me problems until circles. You will find yourself fighting that carb to keep the bike running at first when learning circles. But after just a little time doing them you dont really have to fight the carb and it isnt really a prob.

f4istunna

i learned everything on a f4i, but i got a carbed zx6r (00) never had any problems doing slow stuff on it never attempted circles on it though. Only thing i had a prob w/ was oil filling the airbox and cylinder on long tall wheelies smoke for awhile when you set it down

stuntmonkey

Yea that is b/c of the pcv(positive crankcase ventilation) . You got to move it up and out of the airbox. Most of the time it is just a small hose that goes from the crankcase to airbox. I had to do it on my F4.

jayare05

well.. ima start practicin i this thursday.. thanks for the replys..

bruno_z

'02 is 636 too...I don't know was there 600cc version, but I don't think so...

Street Warrior

Only in europe man... our '02 ZX-6R's still had the old carbed 600cc motor... the 636 motor didn't come to us until '03 with the new frame and the new FI 600 motor. So actually I guess Mr. Farley was right...

Reyals Bemus

Yeah, carbs are no problem.