I just sold my 01 929rr for 3k with a reconstructed title and my brothers friend is selling me his 05 1000rr with 6k miles for 4k( clean title). I think its a good deal. Any down side to the 1000rr, I haven't rode it yet to see if I like it

 

sounds like a great deal on paper. what condition is the bike in?

 

It depends on what you value in a liter bike. Some value wheelies, some value stability. Between the two, you'll probably find the 1000RR a little more race inspired seating position. You sit up and over the tank more. its a little easier to get into the proper body position for aggressive cornering. The final gearing is much taller too. For me, I like it. If your a wheelie guy, you won't like the 1000RR as much as the 929. The 1000RR has a much longer swing arm which transfers power to the ground better and keeps the front down better. Also, the taller gearing limits the front end from coming up so often. with the geometry changes, it also makes the 1000RR less twitchy and it really stays planted in corners. the only down side to this is the bike is less flickable. Its still crazy easy to switch side to side, but it can become a bit heavy feeling if your really into a lot back and forth corners. But for how stable the bike is, its well worth the slight trade off. However, it will still wheelie easy, so you still have to keep your wrist in check.

If you do get the 05, keep an eye out for an 06-07 1000RR seat. You can still get them fairly cheap. The 04-05 seat is very hard and will become a pain even on short trips. The 06-07 seat is the same seat dimensionally, but it has softer foam and is much more comfortable.

Some things to note. They tend to run a bit hot, they crank over rather slow when compared to other bikes, and the engines are a bit noisy. These are normal characteristics of these bikes. So if you ride it and you notice any of them, its normal.

There were some recalls on the stators. Although I've never had an issue with mine.

But I've had mine since it was new and haven't had one issue with it. I'm over 20k on it and its been flawless.

 

The bike looks to be flawless,spoke to my brother and he told me that his friend is really picky and **** about what he owns so that the bike is basically new and extremely well maintained. I know his owned it for 3 years and ive only seem him ride it a hand full of times.

 

Thanks justasquid for the info

 

Bike ended up being an 04 with 4875 miles. Has a double bubble windscreen led front turn signals,led taillight with integrated turns.rear seat cowl. Has an aftermarket exhaust(all I remember right now is that it has carbon fiber on the tip area. I am the 3rd owner. I decided to take it with me.keeping this bike for along time