Buying a Gixer

I still have my SV.....cos I am crap at selling things. Was thinking about it being a winter hack but A. it's too bloody clean and B. it hurts my shoulder too much.

Originally Posted by Shellywoozle

I have an SV ArtyLady thinking of keeping her too and buying a GSXR.

Once you ride something like a Gixer, you really wont want to ride the SV much anymore.

[Shellywoozle]

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Originally Posted by speedplay

Once you ride something like a Gixer, you really wont want to ride the SV much anymore.

I been told I am doing track days next year and thought of using sv for that...... she my baby don't know if I can sell her LOL.

Originally Posted by Shellywoozle

I been told I am doing track days next year and thought of using sv for that...... she my baby don't know if I can sell her LOL.

It's just a bike.....


And better to chuck the SV down the track than a new bike.

[yorkie_chris]

No point going on a track with a different bike, won't teach you anything about using your usual bike. And the soggy SV stock suspension and ground clearance won't inspire any confidence.

Originally Posted by speedplay

Once you ride something like a Gixer, you really wont want to ride the SV much anymore.

I disagree.

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

No point going on a track with a different bike, won't teach you anything about using your usual bike. And the soggy SV stock suspension and ground clearance won't inspire any confidence.

I want to do track days for fun and confidence, not so much about learning about the bike I ride.

Since my off, over 2 years I still have the mental block and I want to get over that. I am not throwing a brand spanking new Gixer around a track when I have a SV that I can use and no point me buying another bike to throw around the track.

I may get my confidence by just riding the Gixer but if I do then the SV can be sold.

Or I may find something more fun to spend £2k on and sell the SV for that, but I love Zuky

[Bluepete]

Sell the SV, hire a bike for the track.

Quids in!

Pete

Sell the SV and buy my GSX-R 750 K5 in (slightly tatty matt) black. Sorted. When do you want to come and look at it?

I'm off to look at a GSX-R 750 K7 TT Centenary Ltd Edition tomorrow...only 2k miles and if all is good I shall purchase I think.

K7's are known as being the best gixxer 750 I've been looking at them (and older blades) and taz have a few at or around the £5k mark. IMO i would buy now and grab a bargain as showrooms tail off this time of year. Apart from my last new bike i always buy around Sept Oct time. I paid £3700 for a bandit with loads of kit fitted, rrp was £3995!!! and got £500 off a Zed 750 and 0%. The only reason i bought my cb1000r in april was due to the cb being priced on the old price £7495 when new stock would be priced at £8295. kerching