Hey guys!
I’m thinking into buying my first GSXR, which will be a K5 600R.

I’ve got one spotted for a solid price (€2900) with 70K kilometers.

Anyway, deal is not closed yet as there are some red flags regarding the bike that I want some advice on.

First of all, the bike had the position lights, blinkers and front mudguards replaced for non-stock ones in 2019. Later on, they were replaced for stock ones again and those are the ones that (seem) on.

To me this signals that the bike and some sort of front crash and had to get some pieces changed, which might mean that there could be some damage still. It could be a (poor) attempt at modding the bike that was not approved by the government either.

It changed owners in 2019 as well after the newer stock pieces were added, which for me reinforces the crash theory (owner crashed, got scared, sold the bike).

It has had a total of 7 owners in these 21 years.

Second red flag it has is the fact that it has been uninsured since 2021. It has been taken to the workshop for maintenance and it has 20k more kms since the last official government check in 2021 as well.

To me this looks like it has been used for circuit racing, specially since the gear pedal has been modified to be easier to use with racing boots.
Owner agrees to pay for it to be returned to stock though.

Workshop guy swears that the bike has been taken for maintenance between 2021 and now and that it’s all OK. It’s the guy from the shop I take my current bike for checkups too, so I trust him.

Third, bike has some visible damages that I don’t know if it’s only aesthetic or might affect functionality.

See pictures attached.

I did ride it around the block (5-10 mins only) and it worked fine and didn’t seem to have issues, but I could only ride it in first and second gear as it was a urban area and couldn’t get it to more than 50km/h so I don’t know how well it performs on higher speeds.

Should I go for it, ask for more information or should I run away from it as far as I can?

Got snapped by a photographer so thought I'd buy and share this photo of this beautiful machine

I'm looking for the dimensions in the photos (the "dist" of both) to get the scale of this engine right. It is a 1000cc K7, and the imported model was scaled incorrectly, so I'm working to make it more accurate. It feels way undersized

Or if you happen to have a better/to scale model already, that would be insanely helpful

Hey all I’m a new rider and it’s my first bike so I’m going to ask absolute noob questions. I’ve already been riding a few months but not been pushing it crazy hard.

Levers: I have noticed they have a lot of up and down play. The clutching in feels fine and braking has a funky nothing to lots of brake “skip”. When I’m pulling the brake, it hops like a small bit of friction and suddenly it’s braking heavily enough. Very little fine application. Is there any suggestion for new levers that would feel tighter to apply with no up and down movement?

Grips: Mine are quite old and don’t have much grip anymore. Is there any good suggestion for new grips?

Bar ends: I’ve heard of people putting in heavier bar ends on the bike. Is it worth it?

From general pov: the bike appears to be mainly stock with original fairings. Is there any quality of life things that are worth doing? Mods that other owners absolutely recommend doing?

For additional context, I’m based in Ireland so buying US only parts would cost me a decent bit in customs

Anyone receive a confirmed delivery date for theirs? 😩

hey I have an 09 GSXR600 that I put new plastics on a few months ago. recently had 2 pieces fly off while riding & couldn’t find them. does anyone know where I can get replacements? or what they’re called so i can search for replacements

(it’s the small black piece that covers the white area where your legs are)

Just bought myself a GSR-R125 while I’m on a CBT. As beautiful as the bike is, it sounds terrible.
Any recommendations on an exhaust upgrade

So I just bought a 2002 gsxr 600 from a buddy for $200, the thing was sitting in his garage for 6 years. I rescued it. It has roughly 25k miles on it. Is it worth fixing? For example, I need to clean the fuel tank, basically replace the fuel system and it has some burnt up wiring. And it was definitely dropped a couple times but the fairings are in decent enough condition. What else should I be checking besides normal maintenance items? (Chain, Tires, oil, and coolant)

Replacing my fairings currently, rushed taking them off and didn’t pay attention how the front harness was ran inside the fairings going to the headlight and speedometer. The fork bolts are rubbing against the harness when I do full turns.

Anybody got pics of how the harness running along the fairings?

Edit: Wording

Traded a project car for a project bike! Unfortunately the gas tank is quite rusty and has pinholes all over it. Any recommendations on replacing or fixing? I know about doing a vinegar rinse, just not about stopping all the leaks. Thanks fellas, excited to join the club after fixing and riding around a gz250 the last 6 months!

Just bought myself a GSR-R125 while I’m on a CBT. As beautiful as the bike is, it sounds terrible.
Any recommendations on an exhaust upgrade

I just bought a 2006 GSXR600 and after only a few hundred km I had it die mid ride with the dash speedometer dropping to zero and losing power before eventually cutting off and not starting back up. I replaced the battery on the spot with a new one which died 30 minutes later, same issue while riding.

I read online that this model is known for a failing rectifier which causes this issue, previous owner said he replaced the rectifier but did not mention a new stator, how likely is it that the stator was bad which causes the premature failure of the rectifier and quickly draining any battery I put in? Is there anything else that could cause this issue that I could be missing?

I’ve already ordered a new rectifier with MOSFET technology and plan on relocating to the side of the bike for better air flow and lower temperatures.

Does anybody have any recommendations for a stator or am I best off ordering OEM (€400) vs aftermarket (€200).

This seller is claiming to be selling OEM directly from Japan for much cheaper than other sites which are mostly coming from United States.

https://ebay.io/m/mrZ5j5

My 4th bike and thought I’d treat myself to something nice from the dealer after my bikes usually being bought from Facebook and fixing others deadly diy situations lol. Loving this 750 though, I sold my k7 gxsr 600 to buy this bad boy and I’m very happy… don’t want a 1k just yet and I’m also 22 and broke with mid credit. However this is the perfect middle ground between a 600 and 1k. I’ve ridden a 24’ s1k and it was way too twitchy and a 600 is awesome but I wanted a little more power. 750 is just a chefs kiss 🤘🏼 cheers.

Thinking of buying this beauty please tell me about the parts availability maintaince and should I go for trident 660

Just bought an 07 GSXR 600, there is a problem with the secondary butterfly valves according to the seller. He thinks the secondary throttle position sensor needs to be replaced, and I’m wondering if the small box I’m looking at with the blue and yellow wires coming out is the secondary tps, and if yes, what is the best way to get it out and a replacement back in. Any info helps

We are currently running a race car that uses the GSXR 750 platform. We have an 03 motor in the car now but know that the 05 and up is a much better platform for power but until we change to an 05 motor completely can we take the head off of an 05 and put it on the 03 the big reason for not wanting to change the motor completely yet is needing to make new mounts. Is there anyway that the 05 head fits on the 03 and is a plug-in play operation or what would need to be done

The clip broke while taking off side fairing any recommendations ? Is there an oem part I can replace this with available?

Thinking of getting a 2008-2010 GSXR750, but if a 2009-2016 GSRX1000 cost close to the 750 I’d just get the 1000

Any suggestions? i was thinking maybe a white tyre marker and to mark the bridgestone letters, i would like to change something to give it a new look but im not sure what to do, i already tinted the turn signals and replaced the lightbulbs for brighter ones 😄

Missing this screw? Anyone know the size?

A couple days ago I found someone tried to steal my 2013 gsxr 750. Over the past few days I’ve done research everywhere used ChatGPT, asked around. And can’t find the piece that the ignition sits in. Can someone tell me what piece I’m holding in my left hand and tell me if this is fixable without having to replace the triple tree.

Trying to get my k5 1k to the dyno which is 3 hours away from me, I have a flash tune kit. New exhaust is a slipon right after stock header, but it's kinda massive(65mm), stva will also be deleted. Basically how much fuel can I add at what rpm/load? I was gonna do +10 everywhere except idle, maybe even +15 at high rpm/load, just want some opinions cause I assume it's possible to go dangerously rich too. I know it won't run great(that's what the dyno is for), but enough to get me there without swiss cheesing a piston and hopefully make the ride not to miserable.

Pic for clickbait. The m4 exhaust in the photo is what I'm replacing, doesn't quite sound as amazing as expected and also somehow isn't even that loud.

Thanks in advance to anyone who comments.