2011 Big Four model changes?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Rider

The gix 600 and 750 are due for an update.

Derf: The nice thing about the 750 is that it really is a 600 that has had the engine punched out 150cc over. The bikes are identical right down to every bolt. The only difference are the cylinder bore and some fuel mapping(and color options of course). It's a better bike than a 600 for both street and track. It's the best of both worlds. 600 handling with liter bike power. Just because it doesn't have a race class, means it's an obsolete bike. For a street going sport bike, a 750 is all I would ever own..... As long as they were still in production.

ya k but what are you going to do w/ that extra 150cc? you're really not gonna need any more powe on the track, and we all know damn well even a 600cc sport bike is just insane for street riding.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

what happened to all this talk about the other three brands comming out w/ a comparable mid/heavy size bike to compete w/ the 750? why will nobody touch this market?

The economy.

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

ya k but what are you going to do w/ that extra 150cc? you're really not gonna need any more powe on the track, and we all know damn well even a 600cc sport bike is just insane for street riding.

More torque, better power curve.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

what happened to all this talk about the other three brands comming out w/ a comparable mid/heavy size bike to compete w/ the 750? why will nobody touch this market?

maybe the stepped licensing in europe keeps people away?

[derf]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

what happened to all this talk about the other three brands comming out w/ a comparable mid/heavy size bike to compete w/ the 750? why will nobody touch this market?

I was thinking that why should they add another competitor to the sportbike market, all it will do is lower sales of their current 600 and 1k bikes

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

The economy.




More torque, better power curve.

Yea i get the benefits of the bigger motor, but thats my point. do you really NEED more torque and a better power band on the street? 99% of riders will never get close to the potential of their bike anyways.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by derf

I was thinking that why should they add another competitor to the sportbike market, all it will do is lower sales of their current 600 and 1k bikes

well my logic is that they're competing manufacturers. It seems the norm nowadays is if you see a rival outselling you in a specific niche because you dont offer that product, you get on R+D until you can satisfy the demand in that area. same reason why car companies usually offer the exact same line-up of cars as their competitors.

But then again i dont really think the 750 is stealing much competition from the other companies, i dont really see any more of them out there than anything else. "gixxerrrr" is always gonna be a go-to brand anyways.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

Yea i get the benefits of the bigger motor, but thats my point. do you really NEED more torque and a better power band on the street? 99% of riders will never get close to the potential of their bike anyways.

It's a more user friendly power band, you don't need to rev it to the moon to make it go, or it won't require that extra downshift that a 600 might.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

i must have some sort of different 600 then, my tach ends with a redline, not the moon. I will look into this.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

i must have some sort of different 600 then, my tach ends with a redline, not the moon. I will look into this.

The moon actually comes right before redline...
Yours may have fallen off on one of your guardrail encounters.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

The moon actually comes right before redline...
Yours may have fallen off on one of your guardrail encounters.

lord only knows what i've left under the careful watch of mother guard rail.