What would you pay: GSX-R600 K6?

[EnzoYug]

This is not an ad, merely an attempt to settle an argument provide some perspective.
As always, value is relative to a bunch of things; choice, demand, relative expense, opportunity cost etc... but the question is. How much would you lay down for this bike, right now:

Suzuki GSX-R600 K6
50,000 ks
Full Service history (8,000k intervals)
Exceptional cared for etc etc blah blah
No track use.
Completely stock save for; K&N filter, Yoshi Y-55 Slipon and Crash bungs.
No tech failures / issues bar a flat tire or two along the way
Red & Black - IMAGE (http://www.tapeworks.com/SUZUKI%20Images/2006GSXR600RedBlackStock.jpg)


ps. "I wouldn't touch it with my cousins grubby dick" and "Nothing, cause I'm a poor bastard" are reasonable responses.

Just wondering what the KB Market reckons because TradeMe is full of over optimistic fools, dealers are full of shit and my mates are fucking stupid.

pps. Feels good to post again

[Hitcher]

Why don't you start the conversation by ascribing what you think is a fair market value and then see how many idiots disagree with you?

[SMOKEU]

Probably around $7k-$7.5k. That value also depends on the type and condition of the tyres, chain, sprockets etc.

[rossirep]

50,000 ks on a lil 600...?? it aint worth fuck all..

[Damantis]

But to buy it at 7k I think it would need some bling blings and 12 months rego and new tyres, chain and sprockets. So probably an auction at 5.5k would sell it for upward of 6, IMO

[Damantis]

But to buy it at 7k I think it would need some bling blings and 12 months rego and new tyres, chain and sprockets. So probably an auction at 5.5k would sell it for upward of 6, IMO

We seem to pay a shitload more for most things in this country so you will probably find someone who thinks its a bargain at 8k :brick:

[BMWST?]

not interested at all...so nothing

[Conquiztador]

I take it is a 2006 model (as per the picture). And I assume it does not fit inside the LAMS L bracket. (Cant be bothered checking but most unlikely I recon).

At 50K there should be another 50K in her before something more major is needed. I take that she has rego and WOF. A 600cc bike is in my book a compromise bike. You have "stepped up" from the L bikes but are not ready for a 1000cc+ one yet. There clearly is a market for them and many do not want a big heavier one anyhow. Many females find the 600cc market a good compromise. Thou, get one that is just below 600cc and you save on rego...

It is not a bike I would consider for anything as it has no appeal for me. So if I ever was convinced to buy one there would be a reason that I currently do not know of.

Taken all this in to consideration I would not give you more than $5K. If you said "piss off" I would happily walk away.

As comparison, something I could consider as a toy would be a Triumph Daytona 675. Same mileage and around same age I should be able to get one for $6K.

[ducatilover]

I'd answer seriously but I'm measuring string

[Jantar]

For similar bikes dealers appear to be asking around $9K - $10K. Considering that they will pay $2K - $3K less that means its probably worth somewhere around $7K

However I would be looking at that 50,000 km over 6 years and be asking why it,s less than 10,000 km per year. Was there something wrong with the bike that made it not so nice to ride? So if I was considering this bike I'd offer maybe $6K

[Glowerss]

I take it is a 2006 model (as per the picture). And I assume it does not fit inside the LAMS L bracket. (Cant be bothered checking but most unlikely I recon).

At 50K there should be another 50K in her before something more major is needed. I take that she has rego and WOF. A 600cc bike is in my book a compromise bike. You have "stepped up" from the L bikes but are not ready for a 1000cc+ one yet. There clearly is a market for them and many do not want a big heavier one anyhow. Many females find the 600cc market a good compromise. Thou, get one that is just below 600cc and you save on rego...

It is not a bike I would consider for anything as it has no appeal for me. So if I ever was convinced to buy one there would be a reason that I currently do not know of.

Taken all this in to consideration I would not give you more than $5K. If you said "piss off" I would happily walk away.

As comparison, something I could consider as a toy would be a Triumph Daytona 675. Same mileage and around same age I should be able to get one for $6K.

I can't tell if the first part of your post is serious or not. It's a 112 BHP supersport bike. Of course it's not a LAMS bike. :brick: What on earth are you riding to think that a 600 sports is "compromised", and a "step up" bike? An S1000RR?

Anyway, on thread I wouldn't pay more then 5-6k for one. Any more then that and you're starting to get into the territory where you can find new or just barely run in bikes for not a heck of a lot more. Certainly anyone willing to spend more then 7 is a bit crazy

[DEATH_INC.]

Yup, 5k max. It's old now.

[98tls]

I take it is a 2006 model (as per the picture). And I assume it does not fit inside the LAMS L bracket. (Cant be bothered checking but most unlikely I recon).

At 50K there should be another 50K in her before something more major is needed. I take that she has rego and WOF. A 600cc bike is in my book a compromise bike. You have "stepped up" from the L bikes but are not ready for a 1000cc+ one yet. There clearly is a market for them and many do not want a big heavier one anyhow. Many females find the 600cc market a good compromise. Thou, get one that is just below 600cc and you save on rego...

It is not a bike I would consider for anything as it has no appeal for me. So if I ever was convinced to buy one there would be a reason that I currently do not know of.

Taken all this in to consideration I would not give you more than $5K. If you said "piss off" I would happily walk away.

As comparison, something I could consider as a toy would be a Triumph Daytona 675. Same mileage and around same age I should be able to get one for $6K.

Ever seen one go round the cemetery circuit in front of GSXR1000s?

[kiwifruit]

How much would you lay down for this bike, right now:


2500, immediate settlement

[c4.]

Agree with death.
5K if yr lucky, depends on how long you want to wait.

[ducatilover]

5K? What horse radish. You'll still get 5k for a K1-4 era

[Conquiztador]

I can't tell if the first part of your post is serious or not. It's a 112 BHP supersport bike. Of course it's not a LAMS bike. :brick: What on earth are you riding to think that a 600 sports is "compromised", and a "step up" bike? An S1000RR?

Anyway, on thread I wouldn't pay more then 5-6k for one. Any more then that and you're starting to get into the territory where you can find new or just barely run in bikes for not a heck of a lot more. Certainly anyone willing to spend more then 7 is a bit crazy

I was serious. Someone will be drooling over the opportunity to get this one for $9K. Others, like me, would walk past this thing and not even see it.

There are 250cc ones that will blow me of the road. But does not mean they have appeal for me. A 600 will always, in my books, be a compromise.

[tbs]

I was serious. Someone will be drooling over the opportunity to get this one for $9K. Others, like me, would walk past this thing and not even see it.

There are 250cc ones that will blow me of the road. But does not mean they have appeal for me. A 600 will always, in my books, be a compromise.

Bloody good compromise.

[pratik8890]

I'd pay between 6 to 8 G birds at the max..

[ckai]

As comparison, something I could consider as a toy would be a Triumph Daytona 675. Same mileage and around same age I should be able to get one for $6K.

Holy fuck! Show me where I can get a 675 for $6k!!! :gob: I'd jump at that for a track only bike. Keep the current one for road only.

Personally, I think you'd be hard pressed to find one at that. God, I hope you can though cause I'd start looking.

[Ender EnZed]

How much would you lay down for this bike, right now?

$5k but I'm not in the market for one. I'd expect it sell for around $7k if you don't mind waiting or $6k by Sunday (maybe next Sunday).


However I would be looking at that 50,000 km over 6 years and be asking why it,s less than 10,000 km per year. Was there something wrong with the bike that made it not so nice to ride? So if I was considering this bike I'd offer maybe $6K

It's been further than most bikes twice it's age.

[rossirep]

At 50K there should be another 50K in her before something more major is needed .

ya dreaming..!!! iv never seen a good 600cc bike with anywhere near 100ks on the clock, come to think of it iv not seen any good bikes with that sort off high ks. let alone a high reving 600

[ducatilover]

ya dreaming..!!! iv never seen a good 600cc bike with anywhere near 100ks on the clock, come to think of it iv not seen any good bikes with that sort off high ks. let alone a high reving 600
I've seen a fair few CBR600f4i onwards do that.
I've seen an R6 with over 100k on the clock.
My ZX6 has 74 on the clock, it's perfectly fine.

Christ, 100,000km isn't death on a modern high revving bike, even CBR250s will do more than that when taken care of...

[Jantar]

...It's been further than most bikes twice it's age.

Oh? I would have thought 50,000 km in 2 years would be about average.

[rossirep]

I've seen a fair few CBR600f4i onwards do that.
I've seen an R6 with over 100k on the clock.
My ZX6 has 74 on the clock, it's perfectly fine.

Christ, 100,000km isn't death on a modern high revving bike, even CBR250s will do more than that when taken care of...

well with my 22 years of road riding iv not seen anything good with that sort of high ks, not saying they dont do them as my last bike had over 60 with me doing 95% of them but i wouldnt look twice at a bike with 50, as you have no idea what sort of 50 that bike had done.. 1 careful lady owner..??? yeah right..!!! why would you pay for a bike with 50 unless it was dirt cheap , when you could shop around and get a bike with low ks for not much more coin..??

[ducatilover]

well with my 22 years of road riding iv not seen anything good with that sort of high ks, not saying they dont do them as my last bike had over 60 with me doing 95% of them but i wouldnt look twice at a bike with 50, as you have no idea what sort of 50 that bike had done.. 1 careful lady owner..??? yeah right..!!! why would you pay for a bike with 50 unless it was dirt cheap , when you could shop around and get a bike with low ks for not much more coin..??
I buy on condition, not KMs. The distance traveled means very little to me. Generally a higher km bike is used with the engine warm more, so a bike doing long runs at 50,000km would be my pick over some thrashed bike with under 20-30,000km.

But, I like people with your way of thinking, it keeps the solid, well kept bikes at good prices for people like me :2thumbsup




Seriously, distance traveled on new bikes is not really an issue... You'd have to be naive to think it's the most important thing

[SMOKEU]

However I would be looking at that 50,000 km over 6 years and be asking why it,s less than 10,000 km per year. Was there something wrong with the bike that made it not so nice to ride? So if I was considering this bike I'd offer maybe $6K

Not everyone has the time or money to ride 10,000km a year. When you add the cost up for doing that sort of mileage on a bike like that it gets very expensive.

[Hitcher]

ya dreaming..!!! iv never seen a good 600cc bike with anywhere near 100ks on the clock, come to think of it iv not seen any good bikes with that sort off high ks. let alone a high reving 600

You should get out more. Mrs H rides a GSF650K6 with 115,000km on its clock, most of which have been put there by her. It runs as well now as it ever has.

[rossirep]

You should get out more. Mrs H rides a GSF650K6 with 115,000km on its clock, most of which have been put there by her. It runs as well now as it ever has.

she most prob rides the bike so much to get away from fat old creepy pedo looking face.. and a chick on a shit touring gsf650 would ride like a bitch anyway, its not a gsxr600 is it..??

[rossirep]

Generally a higher km bike is used with the engine warm more, so a bike doing long runs at 50,000km would be my pick over some thrashed bike with under 20-30,000km.

who is to say that the 50k bike hasnt been thrashed by some wanna be boy racer..??

i know my old bike got raped by me for years over 60 ks..

[ducatilover]

who is to say that the 50k bike hasnt been thrashed by some wanna be boy racer..??

i know my old bike got raped by me for years over 60 ks..
That's why I said I buy on condition, not kms.
And as I said, generally the one with the higher km has been run hot more, which is a good thing. Nothing fucks a high stress motor like cold starts

[GSF]

she most prob rides the bike so much to get away from fat old creepy pedo looks face.. and a chick on a shit touring gsf650 would ride like a bitch anyway, its not a gsxr600 is it..??

A bike (or car) that has been regularly serviced and has done a lot of long distance highway km's with the engine hot and oil flowing will pretty much always be in better nick than one that has only been poodled around town with lots of stops and starts and never properly getting up to good operating temperature. Even if the hot km's machine has twice the km's on it.
Engine starts, stops and running without proper warm up are the hardest things a motor has to put up with - same as jet turbines.

I would trust a 100,000km bike that has been run hot and well maintained far more than a 25,000km bike that has been thrashed around town by one of the fully sick clutch-it-up trafficlight GP crowd, ridden hard and put away wet with fucked clutch and steering head bearings. I'm guessing you're one of those guys (or just a bad troll).

[rossirep]

A bike (or car) that has been regularly serviced and has done a lot of long distance highway km's with the engine hot and oil flowing will pretty much always be in better nick than one that has only been poodled around town with lots of stops and starts and never properly getting up to good operating temperature. Even if the hot km's machine has twice the km's on it.
Engine starts, stops and running without proper warm up are the hardest things a motor has to put up with - same as jet turbines.

I would trust a 100,000km bike that has been run hot and well maintained far more than a 25,000km bike that has been thrashed around town by one of the fully sick clutch-it-up trafficlight GP crowd, ridden hard and put away wet with fucked clutch and steering head bearings. I'm guessing you're one of those guys (or just a bad troll).

and you sound like mr creppy pedo's wife.. so ya can keep ya 100k bikes and il keep my low ks red light wheelie and stoppie machines.

[ducatilover]

and you sound like mr creppy pedo's wife.. so ya can keep ya 100k bikes and il keep my low ks red light wheelie and stoppie machines.
Yeah, but you're a diddle anyway

[GSF]

so ya can keep ya 100k bikes and il keep my low ks red light wheelie and stoppie machines.

What's the point in owning a bike if it never goes anywhere?

Oh yeah, the open road is pretty scary... there are cars going fast and scary corners - fucking terrifying.

[rossirep]

Yeah, but you're a diddle anyway

this whole site is full of diddles, i thought a cunt like you would be into it.

[ducatilover]

this whole site is full of diddles, i thought a cunt like you would be into it.
Problem with being a cunt like me, is diddles love me and I live next to an arse hole

[Drew]

LOL, this thread is awesome.

Shuddup DL ya cunt!

[Brett]

ya dreaming..!!! iv never seen a good 600cc bike with anywhere near 100ks on the clock, come to think of it iv not seen any good bikes with that sort off high ks. let alone a high reving 600

That's cause most muppets crash them, not because the bikes can't do the distance. I know of a couple of K4/K5 GSXR 600's that are up around the 100,000km mark with very little maintenance issues and still going bloody strong. A high revving 600cc motor that is regularly serviced needn't have any issues at all. Thrash it without changing the oil at all and you would be lucky to make 20,000kms.

[Brett]

More on topic - I would pay $5.5k - $6k for it. I would pay MORE for a K4 or K5 with the same Kms though as I believe they were a better made machine. FYI - a year ago I sold my '05 regd K4 GSXR 600, stock other than Yoshi and crash bungs, for $7500, it had previously been 100% mint, however I had low sided it the day before it actually sold, hence discounted the price. The guy had been willing to pay $8000-$8500. If he was keen to sell it, I would happily buy it back from him at that price tomorrow (because I know how well it was looked after by myself - not sure if he has followed suit or not though), wish I hadn't sold it.

[EnzoYug]

For similar bikes dealers appear to be asking around $9K - $10K. Considering that they will pay $2K - $3K less that means its probably worth somewhere around $7K

However I would be looking at that 50,000 km over 6 years and be asking why it,s less than 10,000 km per year. Was there something wrong with the bike that made it not so nice to ride? So if I was considering this bike I'd offer maybe $6K


This is great.
Yes. Why less than 10k per year?

Well actually I've owned if for 3 and done 40 of those 50,000ks. Most of that was laid down in adventures around the South Island.
And I gather you've never ridden a 600 super-sport... most people find them plain-as-shit uncomfortable after an hour - let alone some of the 14 hour + rides I've logged on her. To me, she's home... :)

[EnzoYug]

A bike (or car) that has been regularly serviced and has done a lot of long distance highway km's with the engine hot and oil flowing will pretty much always be in better nick than one that has only been poodled around town with lots of stops and starts and never properly getting up to good operating temperature. Even if the hot km's machine has twice the km's on it.
Engine starts, stops and running without proper warm up are the hardest things a motor has to put up with - same as jet turbines.

I would trust a 100,000km bike that has been run hot and well maintained far more than a 25,000km bike that has been thrashed around town by one of the fully sick clutch-it-up trafficlight GP crowd, ridden hard and put away wet with fucked clutch and steering head bearings. I'm guessing you're one of those guys (or just a bad troll).


THIS.

It's simple math - at 100kph (I observe the speed limit*) the engine will be in 6th gear (I observe the User Manual*) and doing fewer RPM than when you're flying around town. Ergo, you'll actually go further while putting less wear on the engine. Combine that with long distance rides (Auckland to Wellington) and the bike barely feels it. Unlike the lads who commute 20 minutes in gridlock, sitting in traffic then redlining it up On ramps.
Nope this baby just likes to chill out at 4,000 RPM on the open road*.

*All Lies.

[Jantar]

.And I gather you've never ridden a 600 super-sport... most people find them plain-as-shit uncomfortable after an hour - ....

You gather wrong. I also find them uncomfortable after a couple of hours, but that can be improved with a padded sheepskin seat cover which uncramps the legs slightly.

[SVboy]

I wouldnt hesitate to buy a GSXR with those kms and a known history as this bike obviously has, but at the right price, which I would punt about 5-5.5k. I justify this because K6-7s can have reg-rec faults and I would presume the bike might need a full suspension and linkage rebuild [or at least service-unless the previous owners have been very diligent]