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Downthegarage said:
My local bike shop reckons the gsxr 600 k5 will only go one way in value in the next few years and that's up. What's your thoughts?
The K5 1000 is the one that is riding the hype train. I don't think the 600 will ever receive the same reverence. The K5 GSXR 1000 will probably not lose you any money but at the same time, I wouldn't plough a retirement fund into buying them. The same K5's seem to sit on the market for quite a while, where dealers have bought them and tried to cash in. The K6 and K7 GSXR 1000 both received a bit of a lukewarm review at arrival that couldn't have hurt the K5 and certainly helped build it's reputation but by the K8, Suzuki were firmly back on track and had tamed the technology that they struggled to calibrate on the K6 and K7.
K5 and 6 same bike. K7 and 8 considered a backward step from the 5 / 6. In reality if you replaced the standard cams it was lighter and more powerful than the 5 / 6. The k9 was the first major change since the 5 and ran to l1. Different engine and BPF front end with mono block calipers. L2 to l6 new again and a very good bike.
For a guide of future k5 / 6 prices look at the original blade and r1 and 04 zx10.
For a guide of future k5 / 6 prices look at the original blade and r1 and 04 zx10.
Downthegarage said:
My local bike shop reckons the gsxr 600 k5 will only go one way in value in the next few years and that's up. What's your thoughts?
No, the opposite. K5 600 is a meh bike IMO. It got overhauled the very next year and was never as good as the ZX636R, or 600RR of the time. It was the sensible choice, but didn't do anything especially well. Sorry. (Just my opinion, probably wrong. :P)Ho Lee Kau said:
I Went with my K6 GSXR1000, 14000km on the Clock, to a dealer to see If I could partex it for the new 1000R. He offered me 2k CHF and said noone buys them, only people who want to race them on race tracks. I just turned around and left.
That's because you is in Switzerland which is a very strange place. Old bike innit.The chap that bought my RC30 before me got it for £1500 (10 years ago, but still...) in Switzerland and this was from a dealer. He wandered past in a business suit and an hour later had bought it, jacket, lid and some boots and couriered his suit and overnight bag home and b
ks to the flight home.He did forget to check the oil and also failed to go through the 'goods to declare' channel at Dover though, which spiced the whole deal up though.
Back to K5 & K6's - got to be just thou's surely (and it's been done to death). 600's will just depreciate into track bikes, they're not going to be placed on a plinth in the living room.
I bought my K7 1000 for £5200 18 months ago with 4k on the clock
I sold it a couple of weeks ago with 9K on the clock for £4900, considering i only lost £300 i was happy and so was the owner as it was by far the best he had seen condition wise, plus it had a remap and single yoshi and in the correct colour.
So all parties were happy. That bike will be missed as it was amazing.
I sold it a couple of weeks ago with 9K on the clock for £4900, considering i only lost £300 i was happy and so was the owner as it was by far the best he had seen condition wise, plus it had a remap and single yoshi and in the correct colour.
So all parties were happy. That bike will be missed as it was amazing.
Each to their own i guess. I think after 10 years they are stunning bikes, i think the back end looks brilliant.
PTF said:
Never really got the hype of the K5/K6 1000. I'm sure they ride well, but the styling hasn't aged well at all IMO. That back end looks squished flat.
Then again i'd love a K6/K7 750. Lovely looking machine to my eyes.
Then again i'd love a K6/K7 750. Lovely looking machine to my eyes.
moto_traxport said:
Ho Lee Kau said:
I Went with my K6 GSXR1000, 14000km on the Clock, to a dealer to see If I could partex it for the new 1000R. He offered me 2k CHF and said noone buys them, only people who want to race them on race tracks. I just turned around and left.
That's because you is in Switzerland which is a very strange place. Old bike innit.The chap that bought my RC30 before me got it for £1500 (10 years ago, but still...) in Switzerland and this was from a dealer. He wandered past in a business suit and an hour later had bought it, jacket, lid and some boots and couriered his suit and overnight bag home and b
ks to the flight home.He did forget to check the oil and also failed to go through the 'goods to declare' channel at Dover though, which spiced the whole deal up though.
Back to K5 & K6's - got to be just thou's surely (and it's been done to death). 600's will just depreciate into track bikes, they're not going to be placed on a plinth in the living room.
I decided to stay away from the new 1000R as well. It will lose value like crazy here in CH. I'll wait a couple of years and see if I really want one, so far I've been happy enough with the old bikes like K6.
PTF said:
Never really got the hype of the K5/K6 1000. I'm sure they ride well, but the styling hasn't aged well at all IMO. That back end looks squished flat.
Then again i'd love a K6/K7 750. Lovely looking machine to my eyes.
Personally I like the styling of K5/6 1000. I like that the plastic stretch all the way to the back wheel even covering it a bit. And the platypus rear with built-in turn signals, it's big, especially compared to the latest GSXR1000, but it has its own, unmistakable, design and somehow it attracts me.Then again i'd love a K6/K7 750. Lovely looking machine to my eyes.
In terms of desirability (resell potential) Suzuki and Kawasaki are the worst, especially Kawas, noone buys the ZX-10R here, even the latest 2017 models with pipes and discounted by thousands.
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