DownrangeFuture
Electronic Repair Genius
So, my bike is most likely going to be totaled. Well, based on past experience anyway.
I was talking to one of my coworkers and he mentioned that he's selling his '08 GSXR-1000. He had a minor low-side not too long ago and it scared him. Classic case of a liter bike for your first bike... Anyway, the bike is in decent shape. I was there when he went down; it was at 20-30mph and the frame sliders took the hit. There's some road rash, but that's about it. It was a group ride that day and we all checked his bike out and it was fine. Just cosmetic. (He chopped throttle on a tight left and nailed the back brake because he felt he was coming in too fast. I was going faster than he was when he went down tho.)
Anyway, he said he'd sell to me for $5k (Book here is $8400). I'm just wondering what the difference is between the two. I don't want to jump up too fast, but I've been riding for about 2 years now as a daily rider. I normally try to practice at least once a week as well.
I normally wouldn't even consider a liter bike, I think they're too much for the street, but his bike has less than 3000 on the odo, and he's letting it go for under book value. I think because he feels I'm responsible enough to sell it to. And, well, honestly it'd just be easier to not have to look around for a bike, or try and come up with $7500 for the Ninja 650 or $8700 for the FZ8.
So, what's you guys take on it? I know the bike is a deal, and I'm not buying anything without checking it out first. That's not the question. I'm just wondering if I'm jumping the gun on the liter, or if my healthy fear of them is a bit more than is healthy.
I was talking to one of my coworkers and he mentioned that he's selling his '08 GSXR-1000. He had a minor low-side not too long ago and it scared him. Classic case of a liter bike for your first bike... Anyway, the bike is in decent shape. I was there when he went down; it was at 20-30mph and the frame sliders took the hit. There's some road rash, but that's about it. It was a group ride that day and we all checked his bike out and it was fine. Just cosmetic. (He chopped throttle on a tight left and nailed the back brake because he felt he was coming in too fast. I was going faster than he was when he went down tho.)
Anyway, he said he'd sell to me for $5k (Book here is $8400). I'm just wondering what the difference is between the two. I don't want to jump up too fast, but I've been riding for about 2 years now as a daily rider. I normally try to practice at least once a week as well.
I normally wouldn't even consider a liter bike, I think they're too much for the street, but his bike has less than 3000 on the odo, and he's letting it go for under book value. I think because he feels I'm responsible enough to sell it to. And, well, honestly it'd just be easier to not have to look around for a bike, or try and come up with $7500 for the Ninja 650 or $8700 for the FZ8.
So, what's you guys take on it? I know the bike is a deal, and I'm not buying anything without checking it out first. That's not the question. I'm just wondering if I'm jumping the gun on the liter, or if my healthy fear of them is a bit more than is healthy.