I have a franken CR ,,,,bits from every year ,,buy them cheap when I can The early 90 Rm susuki got the valving right ....Honda Suspension was crap ...they had it sorted by the 01 ,,( but the frame was I problem I think)
The probably the best thing ,,,is to have a good long hard look at your riding skills ...I f you are anything like me ,,,and thought you were the next best thing to rossi,,,only to have a 12 yr old shout at you for going to slow !!!!!
,,,it is the Rider ....and ride fitness that makes the fast ,,guys ....
So 90 percent rider.... 10 0r even 5 percent bike IMHO buy an older CR or RM ,,( try to get ones before the plated barrel ,,,as when you run crap oil or ger sand in the engine ,,,its very fixable CHEAPLY ,,,,,)
The only thing about the older bikes is that they are larger and slightly heavier and look dated ........and _ ( see thread about 2 stroke 4 stroke ) the 4 strokes get the drive out of the corners ,,,,,better than my franken CR ....
Then with a bike that is cheap to run ,,,,,and has a resale value of what u paid 4 it ...ie you will get that money back .....
you can ride like you stole it .....and if it goes pear shaped ,,,who cares as its cheap to fix ....
I just blew the crank on my cr ,,,as the wheel was spinning in the mud and I had it pinned ,,,( I was having wayyyyy to much fun to back the throttle off)
Finally with the 4k you have now saved ...you can afford to attend race meetings ,,and even look semi pro ,,,,,
Stephen
Failing that my preference would be for the CR ,,2 stroke of as WR said the 01 vintage .....but with a 96 motor in it ..( rare as hens teeth cos they were good )
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