i'm going tomorrow to look at an 03 954rr titanium gray and black with 15k miles on the clock. it has a d&d pipe new tires and an undertail kit the owner said it's very clean and garage kept. the question i have is their anything i should look for when i go to look at it? and he is asking $4800 is this a good price? i ws gonna try to talk him down to $4000 let me know what you guys think

thanks

 

Sounds good, ask if it had the steering-head upgrade. It was a factory recall or TSB.

 

What steering head upgrade?What factory recall? Never heard of one for these bikes.

 

Honda offered a product update (TSB - Technical Service Bulletin) -- not to be confused with a recall -- for the '02 954RR, swapping the tapered rollers originally installed in the 954's steering head for ball bearings "to enhance handling during high-speed use such as closed-course competition on a racetrack."

Wasn't needed on the '03.

 

.... swapping the tapered rollers originally installed in the 954's steering head for ball bearings "to enhance handling during high-speed use such as closed-course competition on a racetrack."

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Frames are rubber . all steer heads need tapered rollers .

***** would need to be 3/8" diameter to handle the load ,

theres NOT enuf room for 3/8 diam' ***** .

The lower roller needs a angle "7" , upper has so little load ,

it does not matter .

I prefer trail of 2.8 inches . We tolerate 4.3 to 4.5 , cause

they "know" better ...

A racer can feel the front end better , with little caster ( trail ) .

He must pull hard on bars to keep it turning , with 4.3" trail .