2001 suzuki hyabusa, 10,000 - £3500?

steveuk

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• Jan 12, 2007

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my nephew is selling his (almost) mint 2001 hyabusa.
i fancy it as a toy for the summer - and he reckons it's a steel at £3500....

any one had one?
i don't need to ask if it's going to be fun - i can figure that much out - but...

can you do hundreds of miles in a day in comfort? how long does a back tyre last? any good for a week round europe? will it cost an arm and a leg to fix if something goes wrong?

any comments would be appreciated - good or bad.

thanks. . . .

 

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• Jan 12, 2007

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IIRC a rear tyre can be illegal in 800 miles. So the bikes cheap can you afford the tyres, insurance and speeding tickets?

 

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• Jan 12, 2007

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Has it got the modified g/box as some had trouble with 4th and 5th gears disappearing

 

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• Jan 12, 2007

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Awesome bike . can get 2k from a rear tyre could fry it in an afternoon if you want

no more to service than a GS

Personally never found them comfy and preferred the position on my ZX 12

but lots of people love em and for a jap bike they seem to hold there value better than most

 

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• Jan 13, 2007

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Make sure it has had the rear subframe modification/upgrade, they had a tendency to fracture. Do a google search to find the history on this failure.

 

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• Jan 13, 2007

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it's a lot of HP for your money

I'd go for it

 

steveuk

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• Jan 13, 2007

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ok-
now someone put me off buying it........quick!

quick......!

too late....reaching for the phone.......

 

Captain Pugwash

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• Jan 13, 2007

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steveuk said:

ok-
now someone put me off buying it........quick!

quick......!

too late....reaching for the phone.......

Click to expand...

Get it !!!

I had a 2004 model for a while.


Amazing power,very stable.

Long distance spoilt only by high pegs-the GSXR 1000 K5 that replaced mine was more comfortable for a week away.

 

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• Jan 17, 2007

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So whats the end to this story? Did you get it?

we all want to know!