could yall clear something up for me

[warpedvette1]

A mbuddy of mine told me not to buy any carbed bikes because you have to tune them all the time and tune them everytime the weather changes.Is he right about this? How hard is it to tune these bikes with carbs because I looked into buying a cbr900rr and he is trying to steer me away from this bike so I am looking into the tl1000r"s instead

[NayNay]

i had a carb'd R1, and i didnt do anything to it but put gas in it and go.....they can be finniky in the cold on start ups, but once the bike warms up it's all good..

go for the RR you'll love it!

[warpedvette1]

What is a good year for these bikes I only have about 4500 to spend

[evil jose]

I wouldn't let a carb'd bike steer you away from getting one. I know once you start getting into a slip on, hi flow filter, and other mods you might have to rejet the carbs where on an injected bike you would have to tune it with a Power Commander. Same sort of problems but they are just solved differently. If you can get a good deal on a RR than go for it.

[AnotherRedHead]

shit if you got 4500 I would buy a fuel inj 750 gsxr

[MSQ Racing]

Nick you trip me out with those signatures you have

[NayNay]

shit if you got 4500 I would buy a fuel inj 750 gsxr


I'm with Paul Wall on that one!

[DamonH]

I had a carbed 900RR and it never gave me any problems. Even cold starting didn't reall seem to be much of an issue (but I kept it in the garage). Ran like a top ....

[KevinH78]

I've had a carb'ed R1, two carb'ed CBR900's, and a carb'ed CBR600 with no problems other than one of the 900's that a dumbass who owned it before me tried to re-jet without sync'ing the carbs afterwards.

[warpedvette1]

So would yall lean towards the 900rr or the tl1000r

[tribaltalon]

for a first bike? damn dude. i wouldnt choose either. get at the biggest a 600. i have a cbr 600 f2 (carb'ed) and never had any problems with it.. i did get the carbs tuned up recently but that was part of the whole tune up deal. no big thang. :D but the lesser of two evils would be the TLR, i think. the 900rr is crazy twitchy.. thats why people love it for stuntin, its so easy to pop that thing up.. but i'd honestly say you'd be happy with a 600 for a first bike. and you'd probably live longer, too. :D

[warpedvette1]

I always get something bigger than I should plus I dont want to have to upgrade(I get bored really fast).I am not stupid either I will respect my power until I shouldnt respect it any longer.I actually had thought about a 600 but it just doesnt appeal to me I guess.What do you mean by twitchy if you dont mind me asking?

[88LX50]

I am not stupid either I will respect my power until I shouldnt respect it any longer.



you should never stop respecting the power...
I have had 2 carb'd bikes and the most you ever have to do is a jet kit which is really easy and only done once. sometimes you have to choke on really cold start-ups till its warms up, but then you are good to go. if you have a garage, you prolly wouldnt even have to do that. go for the 900RR. TLR's are fun bikes though. dont let the whole v-twin thingy throw you. v-twins are monsters out of the hole.

[tribaltalon]

twitchy as in really crazy powerband.. it'll be slow.. then blast off on you then go a little off then blast off.. i've ridden alot of bikes.. the 900rr is not a bike for a beginner. i'm not a beginner by any means, and the 900rr is still a handful. of course, if you're just gonna putt around in a parking lot and do slow stunts like most of the people that buy 900s do, then big deal. but for something that you ride on the road alot.. err. *shrugs* your choice. i'd still choose a tiller.. nothing like the scream of a v twin with bad ass exhaust.

[slammedV6]

any liter bike (aka 900cc and up) is not a begginers bike what so ever, IMO i would go with a 600 or 750. get good on that then move up. ive been riding 2 and half years and ive had two 600's and i still ride a 600. its more than plenty of bike for me. just my 2 cents.

[NayNay]

So would yall lean towards the 900rr or the tl1000r

or the gixxer750 :0

[warpedvette1]

I am new at this so I am gonna take yalls word for it.

What year gsxr750 should I look for.I do have a q though.What would I have to do to a gixxer750 to get it to hang with a 929rr once I get better?(buddys bike)

[Shaithis]

experience is the main thing. you wil find out that keeping up isn't that hard to do. Your not full throttle everywhere you go.

[tribaltalon]

dude to be honest with you.. i wouldnt worry about trying to keep up with a buddy at all. thats what gets people killed for real. i know i've scared the SHIT out of myself with close calls trying to keep up with buddies.. you ride outside your limits and you either shit yo pants or end up dead.

[NayNay]

I am new at this so I am gonna take yalls word for it.

What year gsxr750 should I look for.I do have a q though.What would I have to do to a gixxer750 to get it to hang with a 929rr once I get better?(buddys bike)

look for an 00+, 01-02 are the most solid bikes IMO...

to get it to hang with a 929, all you gotta do is put gas in it and mash the throttle..LoL...929s arent that fast :p

[my dixie wrecked]

not for sure but arent the tl's carb'd too? And to answer your question ive got a 00 r1 and havent had no problems with mine. As a matter of fact it seems like its raring to go with so much more power. been like that for two years too.I was out at moes tonight doing wheelies for a little while ran just fine.

[ScottJ]

Im not sure if all years TL's are EFI but the newer ones are. I've owned 2 carbed RR's, both no issues; never did any tuning on either they ran fine. I will tell you though, out of the box I think EFI bikes have smoother power delivery, better starting, and better ability to program w/ modern electronics...if any of that interests you.

4500 should get you into something real nice for a 1st bike, just so happens thats what my budget was too for my 1st bike, and I gave that for my first 900RR, 4000 for the second; both were very nice bikes.