hi guys,
recently i was asked if i wanted to trade my bike for a suzuki dr 800 S big. i am pretty happy with my bike (1994 1000f) after just 4 months of using it but the ideea of a dr 800 from 97 is not bad either. I ask ur opinion

 

Welcome to the forum!

To answer your question - would I swap ? NO WAY
I might consider something like a 1200 Bandit from Suzuki or a Blackbird.
But it would be a difficult decision

But one of these - def not !!!!

 

is that just the fact that u don't like the bike's looks or have u driven it or know of some technical issues of the Dr 800. personally i like the fact that the suzuki is 4 years younger and also has some offroad capability. i'm from romania and our roads are not pretty much.

 

If I was going to change, it would be for a 'Blade' or a 'Bird'.

I wouldn't get caught up in the age thing, these bikes are old, but so what? They're great bikes!

The guy that wants to swap obviously thinks so too, otherwise he wouldn't be making the offer would he?

 

good point hawkind

 

A good friend of mine recently purchased a KTM super duke 990. On paper I love the duke and was jealous. After a ride I would not trade my 1987 cbr for his 2011 KTM. The cbr beat it everywhere. I'm sure the guys on a KTM enthusiast site would disagree and the bikes were admittedly build with different goals but it sounds similar to your trade. Bottom line is the cbr1000f is on of those rare bikes that does everything very well despite its age.

 

The top answer was - imo

 

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. I have a 1994 but also have a DR-Z400. The DR is fun off road and great on poorly paved roads. I would not consider them to be close for a trade. The CBR has much more re-sale value and as you already stated, they are a great bike. On/off road bikes can only be ridden for short rides. If you have friends that ride you will be the weak link in the chain with a off road bike if they want to travel any distance.

 

On/offroad bikes can actually be ridden great distances. It really boils down to what the OP wants to do. If he wants to ride offroad, a dual sport would be the answer. But, not necessarily the one his buddy wants to trade him.

If it was me, I'd have a dual sport sitting alongside my 1000F

 

You haven't seen South African roads, have you ?
I've ridden many on/offroad bikes including the Suzuki, I did 2000K's on a GS1200 3 years back, and I think dual purpose bikes are a poor compromise - they do most things OK but nothing really well. I'd rather have a road bike and the 1000F would be my choice over just about anything else.
Do you know Blackbears MC ?