Ok I posted about this a few days ago

here is the first one ive gotten pics of and here is pics of my bike the gsxr1k

636 with 7k on it, looks maybe to have not spent its whole life in garage but still in good condition.

not me in the pic

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and my gix





Let me know what you guys think, keep in mind im done with being on a 1k and want a smaller bike to be more maneuverable.

 

I should have made a better title, I think its getting confused for the post I made a few days ago

 

So your wondering IF u should trade your 1000 for a 636. IMO, i would say trade (but get the owner to add a little cash along with the 636). I say this because, i believe that 90% of the guys that right street cant even ride a 600 near its full potential, much less a 1000. Its like the extra 400cc isnt going to be used any ways, so why bothering having it. Unless u just want to be cool and say "Oh look i have a 1000, i'm cool". I personally think its funny when the guys on the 750's and 1000's THINK they can out ride my little 636 on the streets. Then again, i do ride track on a regular basis (so i guess its not fair to them, LoL). You can learn alot more a 600 without having to kill urself doing it. For instance the 600 isnt as violent coming out of the turns as the 1000. You give the 600 throttle and sticks on a roll. Give the 1000 some throttle and alot of times the back slips out..........Just my opinion a 1000 is usless on the streets. Unless u just like going in straight lines...my 2 cents

I sold my 1000 and bought my 636.
Traded my other 600 for a 450 supermoto
Now i dont even ride my 636 anymore.......You see how much the BIGGER engine means to me, hehe

 

So, what was the details on the trade? 636 + cash?

636 is a SOLID strong little bike, 7k miles is nothing on a sixdurty... it is just barely broken in. Do you think you will notice the difference from 180 mph on a 636 to 205 mph on a gixx 1k? I'm thinking the 636 will treat you better for whoolies.

I would do it for the bike + cash...

 

I dont think cash would be involved, my gix has 25k and a rebuilt title but also pcIII, slip on high mount leo vince, double bouble, ek530 chain -1 +2, and 2cts with some life left maybe 2k miles.

I ride this 1k to its limit and its limit is that its too big, and to its limit i dont mean top speed i mean a 1:32 or so at pacific raceways

I just like to wheelie slow more than rail hard and fast

u think my bike is still worth more with a stamped title and 25k?

 

Hey man, it all depends on what it is worth to you. I would make the trade straight up.

 

180 on a 636????
205 on a 1000?????
where the hell do you find these bikes

 

my 04 636 speedo read 178 mph (real speed probly 155-163 mph)
my 06 636 speedo read 181 mph (real speed probly 155-165 mph)

my 04 r1 speedo read 193 mph (real speed probly 170 -180 mph )


just my stock gears also

 

Sounds about right to me... there is like an 8%-12% difference in speedo and actual speed. I was talking speedo, not actual. I saw 180 mph on the speedo on my 05 636 stock gearing. I was mad because Tony Romeo was on a gixx grand and passed me like I was standing still and my 636 was revving out. He said his speedo got to 205 and he had a PCIII on stock gearing. Just using numbers I have seen is all.

 

You will love the 636 then... get that guy to put new tires on it... looks like he is running a track take off for his rear and they SUCK in the lots and wear like *** when stunting because they don't heat well or hold it evenly.

 

ya that was the first thing I noticed, but 7k and a clean and clear title is nice, I think I can order a michilin for not too much

and my tires on the gix dont have much left, at least the rear

I have a pirelli diablo in my garage with tons of tread but it needs a plug lol

 

tell that to the AMA 1000cc class road racers and they will tell you THROTTLE CONTROL is where its at.

 

I love watching the guys at local track days on gixxer 1000 and 750s getting owned by people on ninja 250s!

Most riders on the street don't take full advantage of their bikes is what ReSpECT is getting at I think. Majority of street riders with a pretty 1000cc bike and low miles have it for show, a status symbol, they couldn't afford a Hardley so they had to get a big Jap bike to impress the ladies (obviously not talking about the OP, he used his bike well). Almost 80% of the gixxer grands and Hyabusas I have seen have chicken strips wide enough to land a jumbo jet on and the bike spends more time on the kickstand than doing what it was made for.

I see it all the time in the area I'm at now but more with vehicles. Some fool will go out and buy a H2 (AKA Tahoe with a crappy body kit) because his PP is small and never use it off road because his PP is small. Really if dude wanted an offroad vehicle he should get the first (only real) Hummer or an FJ cruiser, both million times better than a Tahoe. But those are not current status symbols, you follow. I hate people that buy something to "keep up with the Jones'" and then never use it the way it was meant to be used.

OP, get the 6durty and never look back... after throwing around a liter bike on the track you should have a ton of fun with a 600cc bike.

 

thanks for the help everyone, doing the trade this saturday!! im pumped

cant wait to be on the 636, first thing is chain and sprockets im thinking im going to start with -1/+10 so I can still ride the highway

whats the best cage for the 06?

ive looked though a bunch of the 636 pictures on here, anyone know of a good round bar set up for 06 so I can still have a decent brake light?

 

I don't use a round bar or twelve bar, the stock exhaust works great and replacements are less than $20 on fleaBay. Just try not to gorilla scrape and you're all good.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawas...Q5fAccessories


Sick Innovations is the cage I run, most on here will say ATOWN or ImPackTech or how ever it is spelled. They will all work better on a 636 than a Freestyle Ingenuity cage.

Congrats on joining the Kawi family, you will never look back to zuki the same again... Only thing as good as a Kawi is a Honda and that is because they crash more before breaking. 636 has way more low end power and will treat you well on your slow woolies.


Spend the extra $$ on a subframe cage because the passenger pegs are weak and break alot. Also if you run stock rearsets take the "feeler" out because it will hit if you drop the bike and break your rearset. No "feeler" no problems! Bar ends can also bend your clipons or tweak your front end if you pancake hard so you might want to take them off as well.

I also recommend flipping your tripple and maybe flipping your clipons (you will have to relocate your ignition). I did it to have a DB feel. Sorry for the old photo, this was before I got my HB from Scott.



This is what my baby looked like stock before I started stunting it:

 

Ya a few other people said the exhaust is just as good as a 12 bar, but will the bike still be strong at the rear end, I dont want to trash the tail because im still learning

ya sub cage is on the list too, I was going to do impaktek when I was thinking about the gix, but maybe ill try a bigger company just so I dont have to wait to get it, is there one that is still decently light but still strong?

I was going to order the hb and the sprockets from full throttle inc, u think there is anything bad about getting sprockets from them, I just figured id make it one order.

 

You will trash the exhaust before the tail, especially if you have a subframe cage. As far as motor cages go, weight doesn't matter... where's the beef! You gotta protect your ****.

I got no problems with FTinc. I got their HB adapter.

just do the +10 sprocket bud, don't worry about the -1 up front... 636 don't need it.

 

someone, who was a racer and picky, said that its better to balance the teeth a bit, instead of +10 rear he might say -1/+6 or something, im not sure how much it matters, what do you think?

 

-1 on the front is like +3.5 on the rear. It is all up to you really. Won't make any difference in the lot, you're not going to be at top RPM. I suggest about +10 on the rear or equivalent (-1/+6 = +9.5 rear). I think a good lubed new chain with new sprockets is more important than the # of teeth on the sprocket/balancing... Just my .02

Plus racers would go down on the rear instead of up, wouldn't they?

 

depends on the track, the longer straight roads yea go down in the rear, more curves go up for better accel

def agree with you on the exhaust, everyone i know with one jus scrapes the pipe