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Congrats man, shes looks hot
Its the first time i saw this colour combo which looks great.
Have a wonderful stay in xbhp and wish you long miles on you beauty

Ride Safe
CHEERS

Wow, what can I say. It's always been my dream to own a Gixxer but in my case it would be the 600. Liked the mode selector concept, for starters like us it would be a blessing. Nice write up, nice bike and awesome place to ride. Congrats and Ride safe

wow, hot ride.... nice color combo....

get her a pair of frame sliders. they protect the bike from getting scratched in case of a tip over.

also the pillion is not supposed to lean on you.... the pillions knees and thighs should be holding your lower body and their hands should either clasped around you (for high speed runs and acceleration) or rested on the fuel tank...
this should give you some relief from the wrist pain....

P.S: time to change your pic...

congrats mate.you got an amazing ride there & amazing place tho.just keep your right wrist under control till the time you get used to it & you'll soon get used to riding position too.RIDE SAFE

Riding a motorcycle in India is obviously different from riding a motorcycle in North America (speed being the main factor, the other being very unpredictable weather). Looks like you have good gear, ride safe.

I would recommend sitting up straight and relaxing (I know, easier said than done). If you really want to have an upright seating position on the superbike, consider heli bars:

Heli Modified, Maine | HeliBars

If you plan on long rides, you should **really** get a Corbin seat:

Corbin Motorcycle Seats & Accessories | Cool Motorcycle Stuff since 1968 | 800-538-7035

Correct, ALWAYS ride with your high beams on (unless you have HID lights).
IMO, people in North America just don't care about motorcycles (there ARE a ton of us out there). In Europe (Italy) is where I felt people were most conducive to motorcycles. Don't know about Australia, New Zealand etc., never been there.

Get cold weather motorcycle gear, here is my fav. website on motorcycle gear:

Motorcycle Riding Suits

The scorpion exo (I have a 1000) visors are one of the best on the market, they don't fog at all (clean them with water ONLY, do NOT use any solvent(s)).

Good approach, one thing you may want to do is to change your oil (I changed mine within the first 50 miles). The reason is given (again from my fav. website) here:

New Motorcycle Check list, Break in

Note that you really should not run your bike hard (yes, I contradict the website above in that point) because running your bike hard during break-in will maximize horsepower AND minimize engine life (i.e..your bike will become a track bike).

Again, be really careful. That throttle is pretty sensitive. Ride safe, later.

Bartman

That's one Sweet Ride mate..always loved the K7 & K8 color combos!

Thanks Guys! and thanks for approving the thread.

I have Shogun Frame Sliders, need to get them installed, probably will do during the first service. I don't have the proper tools to install it.
I thought I changed my pic, seems like I change the wrong one earlier, thanks...


Thanks for the suggestions mbharat.
I do mostly short runs, for long runs, I agree, need GEL seats or something like in the link you provided will be required.
I usually get my gear and accessories from Motorcycle Superstore - Motorcycle Accessories and Motorcycle Gear. Thanks for the links.
I not running the bike too hard, just trying to vary RPM and shift at ~5K in highways.
I have about 500km in the ODO by now. I haven't changed the oil. I read conflicting reviews online about the oil change, so decided to go by the manual, 1000km. Though I think doing the change at 50km is not a bad idea.

Congrats on getting your SBK.



Well,I disagree with that statement though,the more power you have,the more careful you have to be.
Liter class bikes accelerate like crazy and hence you have to have enough control on throttle and on yourself too.
Seen many accident videos on net and hence you need to be careful to stay alive as the drivers drive like crazy and don't respect 2 wheelers (happens everywhere)

Ride Safe!

Congrats on an awesome ride.

Ride Safe.

Kudos bro.. Just an awesome bike you have got..
Keep riding.. Ride safe.

That's a beauty.Lovely colour scheme ,Hopefully you get a good riding position soon,looking foward to hear more from you.

Thats one beautiful machine !

Congrats , ride safe !

Many congratulations to you my fellow superbike rider. This is kinda special as I own a K8 white and silver GSX-R 1000 which I too bought brand new. So here goes from one gixxer owner to another.

As u must have noticed the bike has stonking power. Ride her around in C mode and then gradually up the ante as your confidence peaks. Please do RUN it in , is very important. Try varying your speeds and avoid constant speeds. This way the brand new parts inside get aligned to each other lots better.

Need I say savour every moment??

Cheers!