2005 zx6r 636
2005 gsxr 750
2005 R6

2002-2003 R1




Other


basically.. I can borrow <$9k for a bike..  pick one.  So far I'm leaning towards a 2005 R6... seems like many on r1-forums.com end up wanting R6's...

1. GSX-R 750
2. 636

others:

3. Daytona 650
4. GSX-R 600 (hey it's $8300, so you can buy $700 worth of accessories and gear)
5. CBR600rr

....sorry, nothing personal against the Yamaha's, they're just not my style....

oh yeah....and of course SV1000S......or it's baby bro the 650 and then you can have lots o' dough for tons of fun stuff....

....oh and speaking of SV's.....here's a couple o' decent deals on a 1ks.....

$3700
$4700

Out of the ones you listed first, I'd probably pick the GSX-R 750

Yeow ... bad to worse ... cheap crap (ok cheapish crap) to expensive crap.
If I had to buy new - B12, CB919, FZ1, ZRX1200 in that order.
If I had to buy old - TL/S/R, CBR900RR 95-99 (pre 929), F3, VFR 750.
The TL is one the last motors built with an idea to live 100K+ IMHO OK SV too. The rest all perform and perish. Yea R1's and 96-99 GSXR 7/6's and the 96-99 ZX6/7's all do manage a decent life span ... but IMHO ... that wasn't the real goal. Post 2000-01 they all went fragile ...
Cool.
Srinath.

What use will you be putting it to?

Quote from: RoadstergalWhat use will you be putting it to?

Yea ... he's be giving it to me ...  :lol:  ... whihc is why I want a B12 ...  :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

For me, I would pick R6

Is it going to be for a track bike or joy rider or transport?  What are you going to do with it?

These are the bikes that I am going to look into this spring.  I want something that would be more comfortible for riding a little distance and for a passenger.   Plus have a little git up an go and handles better than a cruiser and weighs less than 500 lbs.

FZ6

Z750S

GSX750F

GSF1200s    I don't like this color though.

its going to be actually used for about 60% commuting 40% twisties

I want something good for curves though

also.. what makes the sv engines built to run longer?

Quote from: cheesyits going to be actually used for about 60% commuting 40% twisties

I want something good for curves though

SV650 or 650S.  The ones you listed will have 80-95% of their potential wasted on the street (as opposed to an SV, where it's more like 60-65% ).

okay the local dealer has an sv1000 for $7892 out the door.. does that sound good?

If that's last year's model, I'd hold out for more off.  But compare 1000 to 650; if twisties are in the mix, you'll want the one with better handling.

Quote from: cheesyits going to be actually used for about 60% commuting 40% twisties

I want something good for curves though

also.. what makes the sv engines built to run longer?

The time period it was designed ... 96-98 for most manufacturers was when the hard core sportbikes started being toys and stopped being real world bikes. The first shot was I believe fired by Yamaha with that first gen R6 ... paper thin pressed tin foil frame, and everyhting else was worse. It survives a 15,500 (then) rpm red line by being super light in the valve train and crank and rods. Yea I do believe it can be nursed to a good high miles and many may years, but get real, a small drop, a little impact with curbs/sidewalks, other objects in the road etc ... will make the thing break like a potato chip ... 96 was new enough to have good modern tech etc but still old enough to not have this philosophy at the core of the design. They knew quite well the target market (US) has 99.99% of the bikes never see 10K before the warranty is out, and hence they didn't plan on it lasting any longer. Yes there are exceptions ... and not all models from all manufacturers are that way, and in europe many of the big sellers aren't the R6's or R1's ... the YZF600's and the SV's and that genre still outsell the hard core ... Get somehting that was designed before 1996-97 ... Just what I think, and have seen. The first gen R1 was great, F4's were good too but they come from honda's I have no frame era ... so I'd go to an F3 ... The rest ... older = better.
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: cheesyokay the local dealer has an sv1000 for $7892 out the door.. does that sound good?

OK good choice ... I'll check my dealer and PM'ya ... but I believe list was 5999 for the non s, and 6399 for the s, so what is that when it turns into OTD. ... OK call these guys ... 704 394 6666. Team charlotte and ask them about it. Also call Excel - I'll send you the #.
Cool.
Srinath.

IIRC, MSRP was $7999 for the 1000 non-S, but that was last year...

Charlotte Honda
3012 Freedom Dr             - You prolly need to ask for suzuki sales.
CHARLOTTE, NC 28208
Phone: (704) 394-7301


Excel Motorsports Honda Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha Viper
254 Concord Pkwy
CONCORD, NC 28107         ------- Ask for Steve, and tell him Srinath. He's the owner and knows me well. His OTD price is bound to be about the best in this area.
Phone: (704) 784-5400

Theres an 03 used Z1000 at my local dealer for 5 grand, 8k on it.

I want so bad  

EDIT: But I'm not going to get it because I need a bunch of MX gear so I can introduce myself to the local MX track  

GSXR750
if you are going to carry someone on the back. Every bit of cc's counts.

But, I am a tall and heavy guy. I like the leg room, and the grunt.