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Stop me Before I Buy an Early 2000s Sportbike...The Poll! Part Deux!

What Early 2000s Sportbike is the Best Used-Sprotbile Value?

  • Honda CBR600F4i

    Votes: 13 15.5%

  • Suzuki GSX-R750

    Votes: 14 16.7%

  • Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 (not older gen or ZZR600)

    Votes: 10 11.9%

  • Honda 929/954

    Votes: 16 19.0%

  • First/Second or Third Gen YZF-R1

    Votes: 11 13.1%

  • Aprilia RSV1000 Mille

    Votes: 20 23.8%
  • Total voters
    84
  • Poll closed .
Gabe said:
More voters please!!! I don't want to have a third run-off.
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Ahhh, Think Ya do...

Never understood why someone has to ask someone else, what bike to buy.

And...ask someone to stop them, from something.
Like a person can't stop or start, themselves?

We are so close to a third run...it would be a tad criminal not to have it.
 
Rc51
 
Get a 954!! A bit biased since I own one, but I am extremely happy with it. And I've ridden quite a few other bikes.

BUT if I were you I would go and try to test ride (or at leas sit on) some of your options, get a feel for them, and go from there.

Navas said:
Rc51
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Homie, we barely got that shit back together last nite, so keep your panties on.
 
augustiron said:
Gabe, the people voting for the Aprilia don't like you and want to see you suffer.
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They are f-ing killing me.

But here's the thing--are they considering that maybe the Aprilia won't look very good pitted against the insanely good value you'd get from an SV650, an F4i or even an 929? Or maybe not...in any case, it'll be a fun story to write.
 
augustiron said:
Gabe, the people voting for the Aprilia don't like you and want to see you suffer.
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Not true. I have both an Aprilia RSV and a Honda F4i. Make a few small fixes on the Aprilia that are well documented and easy to do, and it's a great bike that is a blast to ride.
 
I picked the Mille to punish everyone for choosing a 1st gen R1.
:twofinger
 
Gabe said:
They are f-ing killing me.

But here's the thing--are they considering that maybe the Aprilia won't look very good pitted against the insanely good value you'd get from an SV650, an F4i or even an 929? Or maybe not...in any case, it'll be a fun story to write.
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I'd check a few Aprilia Forums to see if there's a "hey, join BARF and vote for Aprilia and fuck with Gabe." thread. :laughing
 
Gabe said:
I'm suspicious! Looks like the 929 people are catching up, though.
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You might be up against it if you buy the premise of this joke:

The results of a poll made by United Nations came out. The question was: "Please, tell us honestly what is your opinion about the abundance vs. scarcity of food in the rest of the world." The results were as follows:
The Europeans did not understand what was meant by "scarcity".
The Africans did not understand "abundance."
The Americans asked the meaning of the "rest of the world".
The Chinese, puzzled, asked for an explanation of "opinion".
Meanwhile, in the Italian Parliament, they are still debating the meaning of "honestly". :laughing
 
Gabe said:
They are f-ing killing me.

But here's the thing--are they considering that maybe the Aprilia won't look very good pitted against the insanely good value you'd get from an SV650, an F4i or even an 929? Or maybe not...in any case, it'll be a fun story to write.
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You asked two different questions. The Aprilia is the right answer to one of them.

You first asked how close can you get to modern sportbike performance with a 10 year old bike. The answer is really close from any of the 10 year old I4s. The Aprilia is not the right answer to that (nor is the RC51).

The second question you asked is what is the best value. "Value" is not necessarily performance/dollar (or if it is, you should have been clear). It's the sum of performance, design, cache, and feel between the legs... or put simply it's boner/dollar. In that respect, the Aprilia wins. Nothing else at sub $5k is going to feel as special.
 
ohio said:
You asked two different questions. The Aprilia is the right answer to one of them.

You first asked how close can you get to modern sportbike performance with a 10 year old bike. The answer is really close from any of the 10 year old I4s. The Aprilia is not the right answer to that (nor is the RC51).

The second question you asked is what is the best value. "Value" is not necessarily performance/dollar (or if it is, you should have been clear). It's the sum of performance, design, cache, and feel between the legs... or put simply it's boner/dollar. In that respect, the Aprilia wins. Nothing else at sub $5k is going to feel as special.
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I was skeptical at first, but then I did a CL search and see that there are actually more than a few Milles in California for sale under $4000. One or two of them aren't being sold by crazed meth heads and would be worth looking at, even. As good a selection as I see for the 929/954. In fact, Hondas seem to be a bit overpriced.
 
ohio said:
You asked two different questions. The Aprilia is the right answer to one of them.

You first asked how close can you get to modern sportbike performance with a 10 year old bike. The answer is really close from any of the 10 year old I4s. The Aprilia is not the right answer to that (nor is the RC51).

The second question you asked is what is the best value. "Value" is not necessarily performance/dollar (or if it is, you should have been clear). It's the sum of performance, design, cache, and feel between the legs... or put simply it's boner/dollar. In that respect, the Aprilia wins. Nothing else at sub $5k is going to feel as special.
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The Aprilla feels so special it's on the verge of going full retard.
:twofinger
 
One of my co-workers bought a 954 for $1500 that had an oil light blinking, turned out someone had unplugged it when doing something, plugged it back in and it stopped blinking, sold the bike for $3000 a week later. Look for one of those.
 
Results are in! Mille, GSXR750 and 929!

If you have one of these bikes (1998-2005 model years) and want to participate in a CityBike story, please email me: editor@citybike dot com.
 
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