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I plan on gettin a used bike. This bike has scratches and was dropped once. It has no dents or any mechanical problems. I saw the nada guide and it stated the value of the bike is $2580. it is a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R. It has 14k miles. Is $2100 a good value for this bike? Please lmk your thoughts.

Thanks.

Junaid

Impossible to tell from a 4 sentence description.

First bike right? I'd advise against a bike like this to learn on...

Ya, impossible to tell without a pic of more details, 2ed. The options 'No' and 'You can find a better deal elseware are almost similar enough to be one option. 3rd, a GSXR 600 is not a good starter bike, please reconsider. Check out the stickys and other posts on the pros and cons of starter bikes and what not




JWF

Steer clear of the Gixxer 600 as a starter...try a GS500. Looks similar, but the power isn't so ferocious.

gujunaid23 wrote:I plan on gettin a used bike. This bike has scratches and was dropped once. It has no dents or any mechanical problems. I saw the nada guide and it stated the value of the bike is $2580. it is a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R. It has 14k miles. Is $2100 a good value for this bike? Please lmk your thoughts.

Thanks.

Junaid

Thankfully, since you're looking at getting a GSX-R, you've already been riding for at the very least a season. Go talk to some of the fellow riders you have met during this time of learning and you can probably find out if it's a good deal or if they know a guy who knows a guy trying to offload a bike on the cheap.

If this is a candidate for your first bike, let me state this clearly: we will not validate your idea getting a sportsbike for a first bike is a good idea. Instead, we will link to many articles and previous discussions as to why we are correct. You, in turn, will either get offended and leave in a huff or possibly stay and insult our sexual preference, citing anecdotal evidence to, in your mind, validate your posistion.

Boy, I'm cynical today.

Skier wrote:

gujunaid23 wrote:I plan on gettin a used bike. This bike has scratches and was dropped once. It has no dents or any mechanical problems. I saw the nada guide and it stated the value of the bike is $2580. it is a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R. It has 14k miles. Is $2100 a good value for this bike? Please lmk your thoughts.

Thanks.

Junaid

Thankfully, since you're looking at getting a GSX-R, you've already been riding for at the very least a season. Go talk to some of the fellow riders you have met during this time of learning and you can probably find out if it's a good deal or if they know a guy who knows a guy trying to offload a bike on the cheap.

If this is a candidate for your first bike, let me state this clearly: we will not validate your idea getting a sportsbike for a first bike is a good idea. Instead, we will link to many articles and previous discussions as to why we are correct. You, in turn, will either get offended and leave in a huff or possibly stay and insult our sexual preference, citing anecdotal evidence to, in your mind, validate your posistion.

Boy, I'm cynical today.

Why so bitter? Just because the guy asks whether it is a good deal or not does not mean you have to start acting like he is a squid who wants just one person out of a hundred to say "yah, a newbie can definitely handle this bike!". All he wanted to know is whether it was a good deal or not.

With that said I understand the frustration many of you feel with the amount of people that come on here hoping that someone will crack and say the Gixxer is a great bike to learn on. However, I just passed the MSF course this past weekend and met three people there who were riding a GSX-R600, Yamaha R6, and a Ninja Z600R. They were all beginners as well. There are lots of people who start on 600CC sport bikes and contrary to what is said on this forum they survive and thrive on these bikes.

Now don't get my wrong, I know where I stand with my motorcycle abilities and to be honest I don't think I could handle that kind of power right away. But my problem with the lower CC books are that they don't look as nice. I honestly don't like the looks of the Ninja 500 and the GS500F does not look as nice as a Gixxer or a Yamaha supersport bike. I know many of you will say hell, it is your first bike and you can sell it but I'd rather have a bike I can hold on to for a few years without having to go through the process of selling it and buying a new one.

The Ninja 650R that is coming out near the end of this year looks pretty good but the market is not that great for anything <600CCs. Hell, give me the body of a Gixxer on a 500CC and I'd buy it in a second. For many it isn't the power they want but the styling and I don't want to be stuck with a Ninja 500 that looks like it just stepped out of a Mad Max movie.

LeafsFan wrote:

Skier wrote:

gujunaid23 wrote:I plan on gettin a used bike. This bike has scratches and was dropped once. It has no dents or any mechanical problems. I saw the nada guide and it stated the value of the bike is $2580. it is a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R. It has 14k miles. Is $2100 a good value for this bike? Please lmk your thoughts.

Thanks.

Junaid

Thankfully, since you're looking at getting a GSX-R, you've already been riding for at the very least a season. Go talk to some of the fellow riders you have met during this time of learning and you can probably find out if it's a good deal or if they know a guy who knows a guy trying to offload a bike on the cheap.

If this is a candidate for your first bike, let me state this clearly: we will not validate your idea getting a sportsbike for a first bike is a good idea. Instead, we will link to many articles and previous discussions as to why we are correct. You, in turn, will either get offended and leave in a huff or possibly stay and insult our sexual preference, citing anecdotal evidence to, in your mind, validate your posistion.

Boy, I'm cynical today.

Why so bitter? Just because the guy asks whether it is a good deal or not does not mean you have to start acting like he is a squid who wants just one person out of a hundred to say "yah, a newbie can definitely handle this bike!". All he wanted to know is whether it was a good deal or not.

Take the time to read my post: I gave him useful advice. Local riders will have a much better idea of the local market that I ever would, making their advice much, much more appropriate than anything I could give.

LeafsFan wrote:With that said I understand the frustration many of you feel with the amount of people that come on here hoping that someone will crack and say the Gixxer is a great bike to learn on.

I'm glad to hear you understand that position. It gets quite tedious after a while. People do not realize that, just like everyone else, the statistics apply to them.

LeafsFan wrote:However, I just passed the MSF course this past weekend and met three people there who were riding a GSX-R600, Yamaha R6, and a Ninja Z600R. They were all beginners as well. There are lots of people who start on 600CC sport bikes and contrary to what is said on this forum they survive and thrive on these bikes.

And how many riders who started with those kinds of bikes are not around today and we don't know what happened to them?

LeafsFan wrote:Now don't get my wrong, I know where I stand with my motorcycle abilities and to be honest I don't think I could handle that kind of power right away. But my problem with the lower CC books are that they don't look as nice.

If you're into motorcycling for the look, perhaps you should research cheaper ways to "look nice."

LeafsFan wrote: I honestly don't like the looks of the Ninja 500 and the GS500F does not look as nice as a Gixxer or a Yamaha supersport bike. I know many of you will say hell, it is your first bike and you can sell it but I'd rather have a bike I can hold on to for a few years without having to go through the process of selling it and buying a new one.

This has been handled in many a thread. The short of it is you save lots of money and frustration but starting with one of those recommended starter bikes.

LeafsFan wrote:The Ninja 650R that is coming out near the end of this year looks pretty good but the market is not that great for anything <600CCs. Hell, give me the body of a Gixxer on a 500CC and I'd buy it in a second.

Fabricate it yourself. It'd be fun. (Yes, I am serious).

LeafsFan wrote:For many it isn't the power they want but the styling and I don't want to be stuck with a Ninja 500 that looks like it just stepped out of a Mad Max movie.

Riding for an image is, in my opinion, one of the biggest and most dangerous ways to waste money on the planet. I suppose shark-feeding might top it, but just barely.

LeafsFan, to answer your first question, I'm bitter because you can set you watch by these kinds of posts and their inevitable downward spiral, in addition to schoolwork having me down.

And how many riders who started with those kinds of bikes are not around today and we don't know what happened to them?

That is a valid and good point but that comes with riding a motorcycle. Any idiot can just as easily die on a 500CC bike. My argument is that lumping anyone who wants a 600CC as a first bike into the category of a snot-nosed punk who just wants to go fast and pull wheelies all day is not helpful. As I said, I know a few friends who are mature and cautious and have learned on these types of bikes and I'm sure there are many others.

If you're into motorcycling for the look, perhaps you should research cheaper ways to "look nice."

The look is part of the whole experience or I'd just be content to pedal around on a 10-speed all day. I'm not going to invest so much money into proper riding gear and the MSF course ($385 in Ontario) just to putt around on a crappy looking bike. Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not going to be striking poses on my bike or anything but I prefer the way the supersport bikes look compared to the lesser models. That is why I like the 650R because it has that supersport look with much less power.

Fabricate it yourself. It'd be fun. (Yes, I am serious).

Unfortunately I don't have the skills or time to modify a bike to make it look better.

Never buy a used race replica sport bike unless you know the person selling it, and they are a responsible rider, and/or the bike has a full record of complete maintenance history.

People don't buy these bikes to putt around on. Buying a used one is asking for trouble.

Buying one as a first bike is also asking for trouble.

skier wrote:If you're into motorcycling for the look, perhaps you should research cheaper ways to "look nice."

That's mean, really funny, but mean