"Michael H." <Gixxer25@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:agudea$n1b$1@sunsite.dk...
> Det er lige før at konen er hoppet på at vi absolut ikke kan leve uden en
af
> de ovenævnte mc'er.
> Tror kun at jeg skal massere hende 2-3 gange mere før en af dem er min
>
))
>
Jeg giver jer nedenfor hvad Jørund Seim skrev kl. 10.22 den 7. april 2002 på
no.alt.motorsykler:
Jeg postet nedenstående innlegg på en engelsk liste <snip>.
Well guys. Back after three days at Nürburgring, and a week on Circuit Val
de Vienne in France. Was really looking forward to test my Gixxer in a
proper environment. But what a piece of shit the Gixxer is. I've not had a
Screwsuki since the late 80's, and as of right now I deeply regret that I
bought one again. Before I continue, let me emphazise that I do not write
this to upset anyone, but I need to vent my frustration over a product that
doesn't even come close to fulfill my expectations.
I started off with a couple of days at Nürburgrings Nordschleife. Bike ran
great. Lots of power, stable, and pretty good handling. I wasn't even close
to my laptimes of last year, but being start of the season on a bike I
wasn't too familiar with, I didn't put too much into it. What annoyed me
though, was a tendency of the engine to cut at high speed on bumpy surfaces.
Down Fuchsröhre, the engine would stall for a splitsecond, which is not what
you want when you're riding at 270kph and setting up for the coming 200kph
corner.
I was also disappointed to see that I'd grounded out the bottom fairing on
both sides. OK, the suspension wasn't fine tuned for me, but I hadn't
thought it would be that easy. Another rider had told me he had the same
problem last year, but I took it he was bragging. Now I know he wasn't.
Well, that's sorted with suitable springs and a bit more ride height at the
rear, but not impressive.
Arrived in Val de Vienne Monday. Val de Vienne is a tight and technically
demanding track, and certainly not Gixxer territory. More ride height at the
rear and the forks up the yokes a few mm helped the bike handle, but where's
the huge advantage the Gixxer is supposed to have? I certainly didn't find
it. I took it as a sign of me being unfamiliar with the bike, but I had
expected more.
I wouldn't even mentioned the above complaints if the bike had performed,
but the piece of shit Screwsuzuki did not. The brakes are crap. They
overheated, and the lever came closer and closer to the handlebar. Once I
started lapping below 2 minutes, the bike couldn't cope with it. A buddy on
another Gixxer had the same problem. He lost his brakes totally, and crashed
at 200kph. In fact, 3 Gixxers went down because of brake failure. I say it
again: What a piece of crap. Who the fuck designed a bike with monster
power, only to supply it with brakes that can't handle a few sessions of
hard riding at the track?
The problem with the cutting engine appeared again. I was told a relay was
known to fail, so I spent a lot of time checking for loose connections. It
helped for a while - only to become worse. Then the TPS sensor stopped
working, so I was unable to ride the bike smoothly. I say it again: What a
piece of crap.
Ine one week I spent more time in the garage fixing problems together with
the other Gixxer riders, than I've done in 3 years with my previous bike.
When the Yamaha and Mille R guys were drinking beer in the afternoon, the
Gixxer guys were repairing their bikes. And if nothing else was wrong, we
had to replace tires at a speed I had thought impossible. I'm glad I have a
tire sponsorship. But I'm fed up with replacing them every 3rd session. You
need a fucking mechanic to ride this thing, it is too much stress handling
it all alone.
In between changing electrical components, checking for loose contacts and
bleeding the brakes, we could enjouy the sound of Gixxers blowing their
engines down the backstraight, and racers complaining about the quality of
their Gixxers. What a piece of crap, we just all had to agree. It became a
standing joke when we met in the pits: "Want a Gixxer thou'? I have one for
sale cheap. Want to sell your Mille R? How about a trade with my Gixxer". It
really was that bad, we were all fed up.
Sure, the Gixxer handles well when set up right, and it is very powerful.But
its build quality sucks badly. Whoever wrote that Suzuki design racebikes
and then make them road legal, doesn't know what he is talking about. The
bike need loads of mods just to be able to cope with a week of race
practice. What a piece of crap.
I'm exhausted. Not from riding fast, but from spending all my time between
race sessions in the pit garage, trying to make the bike run well. Who needs
that? And whoever designed that piece of shit swingarm need a good spanking.
Adjusting the chain is hopeless, and the alignment is way off. What a piece
of crap.
After 1000km of track riding, I am tempted to sell the Screwsuki, and get a
proper bike. A bike where I can concentrate on riding instead of making
repairs, and a bike that can cope with the stress from racing. My friends
Aprilia Mille performed without one single failure. When it was time to
ride, he was rested and fit for fight. I was worn out because of a fucking
piece of shit that isn't built properly, and with little attention to
detail. Suzuki seem to have spent all the money on the engine, and
compromised on all the rest.
Before I can start racing this thing for real, it need major upgrades. I'll
give it another chance, but right now I am tempted to sell it. If it
continues like this, it simply isn't worth the hassle. The Gixxer sucks -
badly. I hope I will change my mind, but if this is the Gixxer experience,
I'd rather be without it.
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Jørund Seim
København
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