Before you upgrade...

**R6_kid:Me** · 11th June 2009, 10:37

Originally Posted by howdamnhard

Talking about servicing costs , R6 kid , how much were the 12000km ones costing you on average?

I can't remember off the top of my head as it was a few years back and all the records went with the bike.

I was doing oil changes every 5000km at about $60 a time. I ended up running second hand race tyres at about $150-200 a set and they'd last me about 3000-5000km.

I had the valve clearances done, and had the cam chain replaced at 42,000km, i think that one was about $700.

I also had some other pretty serious shit go wrong with that particular bike, one episode involving the reg/reg + alternator was about $500, then the gearbox shat itself and that cost slightly over $1200.

On top of that, insurance was $1100 a year for full cover (before I'd lost my license!)

**R6_kid:Me** · 11th June 2009, 10:42

Originally Posted by NZJONESY

Prepared would have been a better word in hindsight. But don't over react thinking you know me in any way, you never will. It was just an opinion. Trying to have a dig personally is just immature and slightly narcissistic. Keep it objective yeah?

Fair call.

Prepared - that's the reason that I put this post up - I wasn't, because for whatever reason I hadn't thought about it much more than "600's are fucken awesome, I want one"

Originally Posted by Slyer

Duuude, this thread is a major buzz kill.

Lol, in all honesty I wouldn't stress it. It all depends on how you ride, what you ride, and how much you ride. At the time I was doing 500km+ per week, probably half of that was open road riding 'at pace', and also included a trackday probably every second month.

Basically what I was saying is that you need to take everything into consideration - not just how much you are gonna need to buy the bike.If you plan, and save a bit each week then you shouldn't have any trouble.

**Northsyde** · 22nd June 2009, 23:15

Thanks heaps for the read and the info, I'll be getting my full soon and was thinking of getting a ZX-6R, which would put me in the same boat!

Might settle for an SV or something less racey.