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I'm getting a motorcycle liscense in a week and I want to pick up a bike.

I want a 600cc sport bike

I want to spend 2-3k

I've been looking at the cbr f3's but I saw a f2 that looks pretty good.

How do older bikes hold up?
It looks like i'll be getting either a slightly older bike, or a newer bike thats been laid down. If they're ugly I don't really care, I'm sure I'll drop it at least once and I'm in a auto paint class right now anyways.

anyone in the bay area thats selling a bike?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/277830949.html
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/277797567.html

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Is this going to be your first bike?

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If you say he needs to start on a 250, I'm going to e-slap you all the way back to honda-tech.

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yup..

i'm pretty set on a 600. I definitley don't want anything faster but I don't want a 250 or something of similar size.

I want a bike i can grow into without dieing..

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Older bikes are fine. Compared to the newer stuff:

pros
-They are more forgiving powerwise
-Lots of junk parts online
-who gives a ---- if you lay it down (aslong as you aren't hurt that is)
-won't depreciate as much as when new

cons
-carbs can be no fun sometimes
-not as fast
-won't handle as well


With that said.... go buy whatever you want.. free country but wear the gear. Because contrary to popular thinking having road-rash all over your body and death aren't that cool. BTW, I ride a 96 Suzuki GS500. It is [relative to other sport bikes]slow, cheap, reliable and yet still as much fun as I need.

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If youve never rode a bike before at all a 600 is fine. If youve rode dirtbikes alot Get the biggest bike you can afford.

Just like cars it all depends on how beat on the bike is how many miles. show some pateince look around and you'll find a good deal something like a 99 cbr 900 in your price range.

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as far as speed goes, thats no problem and there aren't many/any fuel injected bikes in my price range.

I definitley don't want a 900 but I'll wait around for a good deal on a newer 600..

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carbs are fun ALL the time ;)

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-...QQcmdZViewItem

Here's one on ebay of all places. It's a bit far from where you live but you can find one closer. You need to get one soon though, In a another month people will start buying the ones that have set around for sale all winter. The good deals are sitting around right now.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...QQcmdZViewItem


:y

1000cc v twin = bad ass. torquey, fast, very ridable.

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http://slo.craigslist.org/mcy/277646624.html

can't beat 1500.... comes with a new tank.

leave it ugly or pick up some new fairings and make it all pretty.

orrrr flat black.! hehe

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GL.

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^ beat me to it.

Buy a bike with a title.

and wow... that aprilia is dead sexy... i would buy it in a sec.. if i had some extra cash.

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Interesting, same bike same description same pictures on another site, for $10,500 and lists 5000 miles... hmm..scam?

http://www.chooseyouritem.com/motorc...00/115956.html

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i know its somewhat of a hassle but why is it soooo bad not to have a title?

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it very well may be, but honestly the bikes not worth 10k. you can get 2004-2005's for that much

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Why wouldn't something have a title? Maybe stolen?

Anyways... I had a 1985 GPZ 750 turbo for my first bike. Easy as hell to work on, and with a few minor tweaks, will rape the piss out of any late 90's 600. Mine with my fat ass (270) ran a 11.3 with stock internals @ 33000 miles. I sold it 2 years ago, and regret doing so everyday I see the sunshine.

There are folks out there that have gotten them into the 9's with some mod's. Just a thought.

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id definatly make sure you get somethign that doesnt need any work and is in good running condition

you dont want something getting fucked up while riding it and making you crash

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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...0/Image005.jpg

this was my 92 cbr f2 that i had. i got it with a lil over 19,000 miles on it. bike was in mint condition( i took off decals cause i planned on painting it). if your gettin an older bike like the f2 or f3 try to find one with less then 20,000 miles on it. they usually say once you put 20,000 miles on it its time to get a new bike. anything over 20,000 miles and i would be askin for service paper work especially on older bikes. i'm probably gonna get a gsxr 750 this summer, but i really like riding my f2. i know i'll get another one in the near future cause they are fun little bikes

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That's so true. I've rode a couple motorcycles so didn't think my friends puny yz250 (with mods) would be too bad.

Well 30 seconds later, and a little too much throttle, the bike was vertical while I was giving it more and more throttle just trying to hold onto the bike (friend calls it UTA for Unintentional Throttle Application ::)). Once I saw the clean parked Corvette Stingray coming closer at a quick pace, I decided it was time to let go. Not sure how, but the bike fell backwards and broke a brake lever, I flew forwards about 15-20 feet, rolled, and stopped the roll on my feet. Then the pain set in.

Was pretty awesome though, I want one now.

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Sprees are pretty nice.

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I've been on dirtbikes for a long time and liter bikes still scare the piss out of me. Buddy has an '07 R1 he got for waaaaaaaay below msrp, (he works at a Yamaha outboard retailer) and that is the fastest thing I've ever ridden. I'm partial to the '03 GSX-R 600, and you can sometimes find an '03 for that price. Aprilias are garbage. They look amazing, yea, but repairs are expensive and reoccuring. My friend had the newest one they released, he said that snap steer was something you had to live with, he sold it now for the 999R...bastard

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id like to get a buell just because not that many people have them

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and because buell overengineers everything to perfection. Those ZTL braking systems are sic

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are you being sarcastic? i cant tell :P

i heard they were good bikes, not as fast as a r1 or hayabusa but still sweet bikes

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No dude, Buell's XBR1200 is like the scariest thing I've ever seen.

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how are the blasts? the motors are pretty small arent they

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Honestly the blast is a chick bike. This girl at my highschool rides one, it is comparably slow to my teacher's soft tail. It's like a 400cc v-twin isn't it? All I know is that it took like a good deal of clutch manipulation to get it to wheelie in second.

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which one is in the middle the lightning?

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buells are the ----

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Ive always wanted one of those 250 aprilla race bikes just to beat the shot out of on back roads. I kinda miss trail riding my kx125 with all my friends on xr650's WOT all day.

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gsxr 600 make for a great frist bike, and you can pick one up for around 1500-2000 (99-02)

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i wish i could find one for that cheap in my area cause i'd jump on one fast...99-02 gixxers usually go for 2500-4000 depending on the condition, millage, and if its stock or not(atleast in my area thats what they go for and i live in washington)

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Well i live in N.C and that seem's about the going rate for one. My cousin has a 99 forsale right now for 1800 and it has like 8000 mile's on it. Blue and white but completey stock. But the only bad thing about the bike is it was wreck. Well the guy that was buying it from him hit a person that was walking and the person he hit died. I dont know if you wanna drive to N.C to buy a bike but i can find out a lil more about it if you like?

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damn, that sucks...so what kind of damage is to the bike?....i don't understand why in a place were you can only ride maybe 4 months outa the year a bike would cost so much used. i'd be down to buy it, but right now i'm sinkin my money into my banshee. i wanna get into mx so theres a few things i gotta replace and add to my bike. i know i'll get a crotch rocket this summer if i have the money or i might wait till end of summer/next fall to buy so i can get a killer deal. but man that is a ------ awesome deal for a 99 with those miles. the f2 that i had the guy was sellin it for 3k. i ended up trading a del sol that i spent $1200 on straight across for the bike.

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There is no damage to the bike now. Wasent much to start with i think the front wheel is about the only thing that hit the guy.