Sold the busa, should I buy this sv

[RACER X]

So w this terrible economy we have I sold the busa within 1 day of listing, $200 of my asking price, and $200 less then I bought it for 2 yrs ago.

Granted it had a new pilot road 3 rear tire, but that's the cost of riding

Was never really comfortable on. The bike at a stop, having short legs 29" inseam, bike having a 1" riser dog bone, and the new tire was 190/55 it was pretty freaking tall, when I had 1 toe (literally) down, my other toe was 4-5" off the ground, now at speed that bike was wonderful.

I started car pooling to work, might even start a van pool, so I'll never get to commute, and weekends are family time.

I had positive equity, so I could buy this sv outright, but Zs argument is that we'd have 2 sv's, which is truth

http://www.motohouston.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=187577

But this is a sweet sv, owner builds personnal bikes rides then for a bit and sells them

Here's his sv1000 for sale

http://www.motohouston.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=177633

Sweet bike too

Hmmmm decisions decisions.....

[Rangerscott]

The both are over on twtex.com

Id like either of them.

[Particle Man]

They're a ton of fun. That one is freaking LOADED.

[RACER X]

Yeah, he's got it on craigslist and svrider too

Very nice bike, owner says bike has never been down, and it's a very fair price for the mods

See the sv1000? Wheels and a ohlins ft fork and ohlins rear too :drool

But I don't want to spend that much, or save the $ towards a diavel next yr ????

[tallywacker]

Am I the only one that looks for bikes with no mods? I'd rather not buy bikes that others have fucked up.

[RACER X]

I don't mind bikes done right

My busa was done right, that's why it sold in 1 day + it's a busa
The bike builder owns pretty much the only shop that touches my bike, and they do itright too. I shouldve bought his rc51 when he had it, similar setup to the sv1000

Modded bikes are the best value, cuz it's thousand of $ for those mods

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by RACER X

I don't mind bikes done right

My busa was done right, that's why it sold in 1 day + it's a busa
The bike builder owns pretty much the only shop that touches my bike, and they don right too. I shouldve bought his rc51 when he had it, similar setup to the sv1000

Modded bikes are the best value, cuz it's thousand of $ for those mods

Mod's in my experience come with unexpected issues. But of course if it's just something like suspension, that's different.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

Mod's in my experience come with unexpected issues. But of course if it's just something like suspension, that's different.

Depends on the mods. Suspension, seats, stuff like that I'm good with. Major motor mods, not so much. Still wouldn't mind that SV though.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

Mod's in my experience come with unexpected issues. But of course if it's just something like suspension, that's different.

Sounds like a rider issue.

[Corey]

Personal opinion only: Mods only mean something if someone wants them, especially if you're trying to use mods to get extra money on a sale. To me, most things added to a bike are lost money that an owner eats in a sale. I'd rather have more stock than more mods. The more mods there are, the more money it'll cost me, as a buyer, to remove.