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[r1flyguy]

Ok... So I have my 09 ZX10R which is in for a slight repair and think should another mishap occur it would have been better to have spent a couple of k on a track bike instead!

So, given a 2k budget or thereabouts, what would you buy??

I am quite keen on a GSXR750 or ZX6 or even an early R1

Given I'm 6'1 and 'ahem' 14st what best suits

There quite a few on EBay to choose from too

[kwaka jack]

personally id go for an early R1 aswell loads about so shit loads of parts available everywhere the only problem ive been told bout them whether its true or not i dont know that the bottom ends of anything older than a 03 R1 arnt the strongest and prone to failure but if ur budget will stretch to a couple of grand should be able to get one thats been takin care of wivin reason

pretty much all the gixers hold their money realllllllly well i saw a completly bog standard K1 1000 wiv only race fairing and that was for 3500 so think u might strugle to find evan a 750 wivin budget

[slapknacker]

[HammyUK]

http://pbmagforum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20257

[r1flyguy]

[wedgiewolves]

[Wheeltrax]

Keep an open mind and get the right bike when it comes along within your budget.
Wouldnt get fixated on any one make or model.
Even seen guys havin a right hoot out on track on Yamaha trx850's!

Keep it simple, cheap spares, nothing too precious.
It aint wot you've got etc....

[nuddy]

[r1flyguy]

I had the first of the injection model R1's (see my avtar) and really liked that so would consider one of those again 

[dan.46]

really want a track bike myself but don't want to sell my 10 (can't have both). having a year away from road riding next year and doing just track days. suppose its more expensive to convert a road bike to track bike. can't afford to spend any extra money on track plastics etc.
what do you lot think?

(thread jacked)  

[r1flyguy]

That is a consideration  for me also  but do I really want to track my 09 10R?? Thing is, I already did and the result is a 1k repair bill, that 1k that I could have spent on a track bike but now goes to restoring my bike back to new!

Track bike will have to go in garden too as no room in garage (car & bike already in there)

Also considered buying from salvage a damaged repairable, I know the considerations for this, still in no hurry, so may be ongoing project for next season

[Dave dix]

What about an aprilia rsv mille?
Dave

[r1flyguy]

What about an aprilia rsv mille?
Dave

As nice as they look and sound, i couldn't get on with the one i test road when they first came out, still like them though but just to look at.

Narrowed down to poss a GSXR750, 2002+ R1 or 04/05 ZX10R (those these are still commanding big money)

[Wheeltrax]

You could do a lot worse than a well set up gsxr750 
would be my choice of the 3 you mentioned.

[davemfox]

You could do a lot worse than a well set up gsxr750 
would be my choice of the 3 you mentioned.

 

Dave