What would you pay: GSX-R600 K6?

[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]