I'm in love

[ital916]

Well, I decided to stop in at red baron today, just to have a look at some bikes as I will be changing soon....and I had a sit on a 900ss, nice bike. Light, felt nimble, was abit worn...then the salesman said did I want to sit on the vtr1000sp-1. I really should have said no (as I fully well know that the sp-1 is my fav sprot bike and probably my dream bike to own). I sat on it and fell in love with it and now want it. Its an 01 with sixty four thousand k though. And I realise bikes can go for hundreds of ks but a high performance machine like that...I dunno. Anyway, it was perfect fit. My feet were planted, the reach was all good, it wasnt cramped...and it got the blood pumping (and it wasnt even on!) and it looks drop dead gorgeous.

So, whats the opinon on sprot bikes of that age and mileage. I know a well kept high mileage bike is better than a thrashed low mileage bike. It was in great nick bar the odd boot scuff on the rear and stone chip here and there. More an opinion wanted on how high performance hondas have held up. Whaddya guys reckon...overpriced? Can get some nice bikes for 10k...

Maybe I should be sensible and get a gsx1200 or a klr650 or summat.

Sigh...

Sweet lord I love the look of this bike

[hayd3n]

farkin awesome bike screw the ks its a honda buy it

[Slyer]

Don't die!

[steelestring]

well, i decided to stop in at red baron today, just to have a look at some bikes as i will be changing soon....and i had a sit on a 900ss, nice bike. Light, felt nimble, was abit worn...then the salesman said did i want to sit on the vtr1000sp-1. I really should have said no (as i fully well know that the sp-1 is my fav sprot bike and probably my dream bike to own). I sat on it and fell in love with it and now want it. Its an 01 with sixty four thousand k though. And i realise bikes can go for hundreds of ks but a high performance machine like that...i dunno. Anyway, it was perfect fit. My feet were planted, the reach was all good, it wasnt cramped...and it got the blood pumping (and it wasnt even on!) and it looks drop dead gorgeous.

So, whats the opinon on sprot bikes of that age and mileage. I know a well kept high mileage bike is better than a thrashed low mileage bike. It was in great nick bar the odd boot scuff on the rear and stone chip here and there. More an opinion wanted on how high performance hondas have held up. Whaddya guys reckon...overpriced? Can get some nice bikes for 10k...

Maybe i should be sensible and get a gsx1200 or a klr650 or summat.

Sigh...

Sweet lord i love the look of this bike

get it get it get get get get it!!!!!

[TOTO]

honda = bulletproof

not gonna give you advice on wether you should get it or not based on your experience, because in the end you willdo what you think is right.

Nice bike

[steelestring]

I was chatting to mossy who bought one brand new just before!!! he paid almost 30K for it!!!!!! I was just going on about the fact they dont seem to come up very often... and how god dam sexy they are its a honda....... but I like it hahaha

[varminter]

Get it, wash off the drool and it'll be perfect.

[hospitalfood]

ks not a concern to me..........

having trouble with the honda bit

[Sharry]

Maybe I should be sensible and get a gsx1200 or a klr650 or summat.

Goodness mate.............

What is there to wonder about :slap:

She is a HONDA, she is RED and she is SEXY

[Edbear]

Test reports said they were uncomfortable with seats like planks and didn't achieve the goal Honda set for them. Much the same with the Suzuki TL1000R except the R was fairly comfortable.

Bikes that ultimately failed in the market because they didn't live up to the hype by the manufacturers.

Both are good bikes in their own right and owners liked them. Who ever said buying a bike was a "sensible" decision based on logic?

If you like it and want it and can afford it and you're going to have fun on it, what else do you need to know?

[Chooky]

Yer.. got one new in 2000.... Paid almost 30g's for it.
Best way I can describe it is user unfriendly. Didn't like it at all.
It is a high reving Vtwin with a unique whistling sound because of all the shaft driven cams.... Nothing like a Ducati's rattle.
They will become a collectors item one day, just like the CBX.
I've PM'd you a link to the RC51 site in USA.Most of the technical stuff is available without joining.... There's heaps of aftermarket stuff for them.
Dont buy it you wont like it...

But... then you may love it...

[NinjaNanna]

Be careful of Red Baron's pricing, in my experience they are the most over priced bike shop I've come across.

When I bought my R1 last year they had the same model in the same colour, so I went to check it out:

03, 30,000kms, no aftermarket goodies, UK bike with mph speedo, scuffed and scratched badly, asking price $13500

my bike listed on Trademe at the same time private sale in Tauranga,
04, 8600kms, aftermarket iridium screen, carbon fibre can, NZ new, immaculate (you could lick the side stand and swing arm), bought for $11,500.

Now this isn't a bash red baron post, but money talks bullshit walks.

oh and as for the seat, send Cajun a PM and factor into the purchase price of any SP1 what he quotes you for a "Rider Custom Seat" - no point being uncomfortable.

[NinjaNanna]

with a unique whistling sound because of all the shaft driven cams.... Nothing like a Ducati's rattle.

Yeah be careful about that, I upgraded from an 01 VFR-800 (V4 with cam gears) to an 04 VFR-800 (v4 with cam chain and VTEC) to get away from that bloody whine, at first I loved it - thought it sound like a jet engine - but after about 2 yrs I bloody hated it. Still had to wait another year to upgrade though.

But of course each to there own.

[martybabe]

immaculate (you could lick the side stand and swing arm)

Ital916: Not quite my cup of tea but I love it when people love stuff so I say take it for a spin, still love it? then buy it mate. It's not a contract made for life, If you don't like it in the long term just sell it on but it would be rude not to purchase something you're in love with eh.

Good luck

[nosebleed]

Did I miss the price?

Oh, and another username change?