Hi, I'm about to buy my first CBR 1000F this summer. I want a cheap bike with big potential to last for several years, both for short rides and mid touring rides. This one seem to be the right model for me! I've just had Suzuki and Kawasaki before, and people say Honda is of better quality, right through.

But, I have not got involved in the details about each years model and therefore I would like advices from you guys. Right now for example, I can choose from one 1995 with 4000km on the meter, and one 1997 with (probably touring) 7000km. Of course, there is a lot more details to be considered for each before a deal, but if I could just get some comments already here I would be more than happy!

Thanks in advance!

 

Bear in mind that the speedo only goes to 100'000, so 4,000 could be 104,000.
Look for oil leaks and noisy Alternator chain.
there will be other things to look for, but if I was to buy again..

 

No difference between 95 and 97 except for color schemes.

 

Thanks for the tip about speedo. However, in Scandinavia where I live we have long winters which means (unfortunately) short biking seasons... 6-7 months. Because of this, "our bikes" does not very often do "speedo overtaking". Considering this, I think the risk is minimal.

Really swift replies on this forum, thanks for the info about models -95 and -97 too. [sm=chattypair.gif]

 

I guess there is a zero missing in the figures above, right? In case the 95 has 30 000 less km's on the odo, and probably is cheaper to, it will be the better buy since there are no differnces between these years,

 

Welcome to the Forum !
These bikes have been known to run over 200 000 kilo's without a rebuild, so these two bikes you are considering aren't even run in yet Mine is a 90 model and has 67000 K's up.
I wish I could find one with such low K's on the clock- check to be sure the bike wasn't imported from somewhere else ......speedo wise
otherwise, +1 on comments from the other guys.

 

Agree with the above.
I've been thinking about buying a Blackbird, so you might want to buy my CBR 1000F 1995, 75000 km?

 

You're so right, I missed a zero. 40.000 and 70.000km.

CosmoBob: Might be interesting. Depends on the price to be competitive, around 28K SEK, given mid season. Could that be plausible, or a mockery?

 

I will send you a private message.

 

I would go for low milage before age anytime. But again it depends on how the generel state the bikes is in.