R6_kid
18th January 2007, 17:55
well my trusty old R6 is nearly at 60,000km and still (sorta) going strong. A couple of problems have compounded and resulted in the carbs being at a specialist to see if they can be rebuilt/repaired. By they time i get the problem sorted i'll have spent over $2k in repairs and servicing in the last year... half what it'd cost me to HP a 2006 R6, which by all means would be more reliable.
Now the dilemma is that after i've got the carbs sorted, and the clutch serviced, there is no reason for it to have any problems. Compression tested all ok, gearbox is pretty much as new, bottom end looked fine to the mechanic. Carbs will be as new or close enough, and i've had the electrical problems sorted. So theoretically i can look forward to trouble free riding. I've got 4 months before i go away to Air Force recruit course at which time i will be purely saving 98% of my income for 3 months.
Is it worth selling my current bike now and getting a new R6, or would you say to wait til recruit course, sell my bike then, and save up to get a new bike on the flip side of said recruit course?
Now the dilemma is that after i've got the carbs sorted, and the clutch serviced, there is no reason for it to have any problems. Compression tested all ok, gearbox is pretty much as new, bottom end looked fine to the mechanic. Carbs will be as new or close enough, and i've had the electrical problems sorted. So theoretically i can look forward to trouble free riding. I've got 4 months before i go away to Air Force recruit course at which time i will be purely saving 98% of my income for 3 months.
Is it worth selling my current bike now and getting a new R6, or would you say to wait til recruit course, sell my bike then, and save up to get a new bike on the flip side of said recruit course?