pretty sure i over paid for 03 954 today but mabey not the bike is in showroom condition orig owner who was 53 years old i might add and the bike only has 2600 miles and the everythings bone stock on the bike except a scott dampener and stock rims were chromed i paid 6,000 but this bike runs as smooth as my 07 600 did ! my buddy has a 03 r1 and says he would blow me ouuta the water not into racing but would it ??

 

The price is high even for low mileage.As long as you are happy is what's important.AS far as getting smoked by a 03 R1?Depends on the rider.I smoked a BMW S1000rr at the track recently.What does that tell you.

 

it makes more power than the 954.... but that doesn't mean anything. the 954 is a better bike imo. it handles like its on rails. the power is there all over the place. it looks better. its more comfortable. i think it's easier to use.

the 954 is not a "get on the highway and race your buddies" bike. niether is the r1. your friend should have bought a busa if thats what he wants to do.

 

Blow you out of the water? Is he talking about straight line racing? Any idiot can buy a fast bike and twist the throttle. I have rode with 06-07 r1's and matched or pulled them in corners easily. With an 03 954 and an 03 r1 it would definetly come down to the rider. Your buddy sounds like a douche bag.

 

he most certainly is a douch bag lol

 

In 2003. Both the R1 & the 954 shared the same Hp and torque #'s. HP=152 and TQ=77.4
I dont know if these numbers were claimed at the rear wheel or not. Regardless.....Both these machines were pretty evenly matched back in the day. My thoughts are that all Yamaha owners are douchers to begin with! The Fireblade will always win by default.....

 

152 was crank.

 

My Math still shows Yamaha=Doucher.........

 

No matter how many times I do the math, I come up with the same answer as well! Lol

 

so back too my intital question did i over pay alot on my bike ?? i must say this bike was as clean as mloly last 07 gixer when i bought her new