cleaning up shop, deleting old posts

 

Personally I would never get a bike that wasn't fuel injected. This is 2008, we're beyond things like carbs, reserve tanks and chokes. I know that may not win any points with the purists. I was shocked to find that the Katana's still had fuel valves right up until they stopped making them. No thanks.

As for these insurance figures your quoting (1700,1400), what is that? An extended warranty or your annual insurance premium?

-Stooxie

 

I suppose I should add that I have an '08 650R myself.

 

get the 650 - nice bikes - the non-hassle of FI is nice.

I have a 95 zx6r (mechanicly the same as the zzr) and a coworker has a 650 - the zzr is faster but honestly i don't much care- i'd love to have his 650

 

$8,500 out the door is high, have the prices on the 650r gone up that much since I bought mine a year a half ago? I would tell you to go with the 650r thought, because it is better bike for starting out and more forgiving for a new rider.

 

I paid in Cali 5,999.00 OTD for my 08, but I didn't get the Lo Jack though so not sure how much extra thatwould add to the price.

 

Warranty really isn't much unless you get the extended. It's only good for the first year you own the bike and you have to have the first break-in maintenence done at the dealer. I didn't know this til after the fact and now my warranty is null [:@].

The ZZR has the top end power and pull but for just cruising the 650R has power througout the entire rpm range which is a plus. I do enjoy having FI. No messing around with it and if anything goes array with the mechanical side of things it makes it so much easier to identify the problem haha.

It's all about what you really want the bike for, either to go fast or to just enjoy riding. Answer that then you will know which bike to get.

 

As jperkins said, what's with that $8,500 price tag?? The 650R is $6,400 MSRP, where's the other $2,100 coming from? Lojack doesn't cost that much, maybe $600 with installation.

-Stooxie

 

If the place is wildly popular with tons of business you will end up paying MSRP. Any dealer that charges you MORE than MSRP is a crooked shop (I don't care what the market is doing) and should be avoided.

Motorcycles are fairly popular so if you got a couple hundred bucks off you'd be doing ok. This is the "on" season. Buy it in the dead of winter for a better discount!

-Stooxie

 

I've had both bikes, and the 650 is the way to go for anything practical. It gets great gas mileage and is quite punchy and comfy. If you're going to go ZZR, go ahead and get one of the more recent sportbikes, IMO. Having said that, I got my wife's 650 for $6200OTD. I don't know much about the Lojack expense, though...