(05-23-05) Would you buy the same bike? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

themeatmanlandry · 05-25-2005, 02:32 PM

If you could go back and re-do your last bike shopping experience . . . would you buy the same bike?

If you respond with a "no," post what you'd buy.

[EDIT: I'm a "yes." The 600 Bandit is absolutely what I need at this point in my development.]

DragonKat · 05-25-2005, 02:35 PM

I voted yes, becuz I really enjoy riding my Kat.. it does exactly what I want too, its easy to mod, and once you get rid of the stock rubber, it handles like a dream.

If had more cash, I may have went for vfr800 interceptor.. but still staying in the sport touring world though.

rmcelroy · 05-25-2005, 02:37 PM

i think ive liked all my bikes ive had so far at the points that ive had them. i think that each bike that ive had has been right along with my level of progression.

so im a "yes"

**Trapper** · 05-25-2005, 02:43 PM

I voted yes... if they still made it. Sorry M50ers I think I would shop around if I were buying this year. I am fond of the standards or the sport tourers. Bandit, V-Strom, Triumph Bonneville, but I like my Swan Song Rodder.

SuzukiGirl1 · 05-25-2005, 03:25 PM

I voted Yes! Except I'd go with an '05...DANG I WISH I HAD THAT BLACK FRAME!!

**inspiron** · 05-25-2005, 03:27 PM

Yes, but not the '05 model! My 1400 has a 4-2-2 exhaust, the '05 model has a 4-2-1 with a monster pipe on the right side. If I had to take a new '05, I would order it with Acropovic titanium headers and can.

stevie c · 05-25-2005, 04:45 PM

I would definately get another Gixer, and maybe in a couple of years I will try a 750.

leenmachine · 05-25-2005, 04:52 PM

I would have picked up the C90 if I had done any research before I bought.

I voted no.

Don't get me wrong the C50 is a nice bike but I think a C90 would be nicer!

KAOS · 05-25-2005, 05:36 PM

yes i would buy another GSXR. not sure about the same year though. unless i found a '86 GSXR 1100 or a '86 GSXR 750 LTD edition for a bada$$ price. but i would want a newer GSXR.

Dave2122 · 05-25-2005, 06:38 PM

I love all my bikes.

Gixxerdale · 05-25-2005, 07:41 PM

Yes, but it would still be the 02 model or maybe the 01.

**Louis** · 05-25-2005, 07:56 PM

I voted yes, hopefully all my little quirks will be resolved at first service.

prekarious1 · 05-25-2005, 09:02 PM

If this was to buy and have only one bike then definately yes. The busa may not be a corner carver but with experience and effort I have yet to be flat left behind anywhere aside from a track.

If this is for a second bike, then no. Looking at a 750 for a track bike right now

LayinLo · 05-26-2005, 08:27 AM

Yes.

**Louis** · 05-26-2005, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuzukiGirl1

I voted Yes! Except I'd go with an '05...DANG I WISH I HAD THAT BLACK FRAME!!

Powder coating does wonders Gina !!!

viper94bite · 05-26-2005, 08:55 AM

No, not that I don't like my bike, but I think some of you know what I would buy.
1.yamaha warrior 2. kawasaki mean streak 3. suzuki m95(last only due to the fact I have not heard much about them.)

**inspiron** · 05-26-2005, 09:28 AM

Would I buy the same bike again? Yes.

Does that mean that I wouldn't consider other bikes? No.

Like I've said, the Yamaha MT-01 is just too nice not to consider it ...
And the Triumph Speed Triple is also so nice ...

viper94bite · 05-26-2005, 10:25 AM

rocket 3, rocket 3

Big Sexy · 05-26-2005, 10:20 PM

I voted yes. I've had my Boulevard M95 about a month now, and it's all that i've hoped it would be and more. Of course, it was a big upgrade from my ACE 750! More power....RRRR...RRRR....RRRR

QuacktheDuck · 05-27-2005, 12:28 AM

yep, my m50 is more than enough bike for me and isn't a fast bike (good thing for me heh heh), comfortable, fairly easy to ride and looks killer.

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05-25-2005, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,138	(05-23-05) Would you buy the same bike? If you could go back and re-do your last bike shopping experience . . . would you buy the same bike? If you respond with a "no," post what you'd buy. [EDIT: I'm a "yes." The 600 Bandit is absolutely what I need at this point in my development.] __________________ I dont need no walls around me. And I dont need no drugs to calm me. I have seen the writing on the wall. Dont think I need any thing at all. No. dont think I need anything at all. All in all it was all just the bricks in the wall. All in all it was all just the bricks in the wall. Last edited by themeatmanlandry; 05-25-2005 at 02:34 PM.

05-25-2005, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
DragonKat In Training Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2000 Katana 750 Location: In front of you Posts: 121	I voted yes, becuz I really enjoy riding my Kat.. it does exactly what I want too, its easy to mod, and once you get rid of the stock rubber, it handles like a dream. If had more cash, I may have went for vfr800 interceptor.. but still staying in the sport touring world though. __________________

05-25-2005, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 8,719	I voted yes... if they still made it. Sorry M50ers I think I would shop around if I were buying this year. I am fond of the standards or the sport tourers. Bandit, V-Strom, Triumph Bonneville, but I like my Swan Song Rodder. __________________ PointFlushRetrieve.com - Bird Dog Blog Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

05-25-2005, 03:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
SuzukiGirl1 Moderatrix Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 2004 SV650S Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,700	I voted Yes! Except I'd go with an '05...DANG I WISH I HAD THAT BLACK FRAME!! __________________ SuzukiGirl '04 SV650S, Yellow...lovely!!

05-25-2005, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
rmcelroy In Training Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: '04 Honda CBR 1000RR Location: Alabama Posts: 139	i think ive liked all my bikes ive had so far at the points that ive had them. i think that each bike that ive had has been right along with my level of progression. so im a "yes"

05-25-2005, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,485	Yes, but not the '05 model! My 1400 has a 4-2-2 exhaust, the '05 model has a 4-2-1 with a monster pipe on the right side. If I had to take a new '05, I would order it with Acropovic titanium headers and can. __________________ blog: gsx1400

05-25-2005, 04:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
stevie c Sit speling cheker Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: GSX-R 600 K1 Location: Northants,UK Posts: 1,631	I would definately get another Gixer, and maybe in a couple of years I will try a 750. __________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!), always beats red ones!! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today.

05-25-2005, 04:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
leenmachine Fender Buffer Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 C50 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 422	I would have picked up the C90 if I had done any research before I bought. I voted no. Don't get me wrong the C50 is a nice bike but I think a C90 would be nicer!

05-25-2005, 05:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
KAOS Third gear and cruising Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 1994 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R Location: Maine Posts: 451	yes i would buy another GSXR. not sure about the same year though. unless i found a '86 GSXR 1100 or a '86 GSXR 750 LTD edition for a bada$$ price. but i would want a newer GSXR. __________________ "The WORLD is yours..." 1994 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R "Play ya cards, go against all odds, Shoot for the moon if you miss, still amongst those stars"

05-25-2005, 06:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dave2122 Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: Which one of the 9? Location: USA Posts: 887	I love all my bikes.

05-25-2005, 07:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Yes, but it would still be the 02 model or maybe the 01. __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

05-25-2005, 07:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,635	I voted yes, hopefully all my little quirks will be resolved at first service. __________________ Louis

05-25-2005, 09:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
prekarious1 Sprocket Pilot Joined: May 2004 Bike: 02 busa LE Location: Pensacola Fl Posts: 879	If this was to buy and have only one bike then definately yes. The busa may not be a corner carver but with experience and effort I have yet to be flat left behind anywhere aside from a track. If this is for a second bike, then no. Looking at a 750 for a track bike right now __________________ If my busa is so slow in the twisties, why can't you keep up?

05-26-2005, 08:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	Yes.

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05-26-2005, 08:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	No, not that I don't like my bike, but I think some of you know what I would buy. 1.yamaha warrior 2. kawasaki mean streak 3. suzuki m95(last only due to the fact I have not heard much about them.) __________________ *yippee*

05-26-2005, 09:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,485	Would I buy the same bike again? Yes. Does that mean that I wouldn't consider other bikes? No. Like I've said, the Yamaha MT-01 is just too nice not to consider it ... And the Triumph Speed Triple is also so nice ... __________________ blog: gsx1400

05-26-2005, 10:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	rocket 3, rocket 3 __________________ *yippee*

05-26-2005, 10:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
Big Sexy Newbie Joined: May 2005 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M95 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11	Yes I voted yes. I've had my Boulevard M95 about a month now, and it's all that i've hoped it would be and more. Of course, it was a big upgrade from my ACE 750! More power....RRRR...RRRR....RRRR __________________ Big Sexy Latino Heat is Forever

05-27-2005, 12:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
QuacktheDuck Sprocket Pilot Joined: May 2005 Bike: 2004 FZ6 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 858	yep, my m50 is more than enough bike for me and isn't a fast bike (good thing for me heh heh), comfortable, fairly easy to ride and looks killer.