My local dealership has some 04 leftover CBR1000rr's in stock. MSRP is 10999, they are giving me the bike for 9500+tax&license. My 04 600rr would be also traded in for 6500, which I think is a very strong trade-in. I really wanted a ZX-10 or a R-1, but at this kind of deal I might live with 10hp less or 30 pounds more. what do you guys think?

 

I would get the R1 if I were you. I sat on a 1000RR at the stealership and it felt very cheaply built to me. Also I have never been a big fan of Honda bikes.

 

What color is your RR,? I might want to buy it from you !


Victor

 

The 1000RR is a great bike, it'll have all the hp (and more) you need, and although it's a little heavier than the comp (like the 600RR), the mass is well centralized to minimize the perceived difference.

 

So, you've mastered the 600 and now want a 1000. hmmmm
There is no better bike for the track than the 6. if you havent ever been to a track day, you should check it out.

seems to me the 600 would be the better choice, but to each his own.

and for an avg joe riding around town, i dont now if 10hp will make alot of difference. or the little bit of extra weight.

 

I think that's a bit presumptuous. Sure, the 600 is a better track bike for most, but what if he mainly street rides?

I've had 600's and literbikes, and greatly prefer literbikes for the street....not b/c I need to go faster, but I like the extra torque.

 

black

 

Having ridden my friends 600RR I would rather have the 1000 for street riding myself, but both are too painful for my body to ride very long (knees and wrists)

You have to work the gearbox a lot and rev the pee out of the 600 to get in the power, then it's too much.

 

[QUOTE=speed4tu,Dec 13 2004, 11:52 PM] I would get the R1 if I were you.

 

Well, I wasn't trying to piss anyone off, I was just stating my opinion of the bike as he asked for us to do. He said he really wanted an R1 or a ZX-10 and I told him which one I would get. Also, you are correct, I may very well change my mind about the 1000rr if I were to ride one.