hey hey hey... I recently picked up a 98 F3 smokin joe edition for $700. I've done some work to get it back together and it looks pretty good, however, I've been looking at the 954's and I'm REALLY thinking about trading up to it. 75% of the move has to do with model year upgrade and looks and the other 25% is based on the "expected" performance difference. My problem is, I don't know much about them. Can all that know, give me some insight on the pro's and con's of this change?

Thanks in advance!

 

Dude, what a coinkydink!!! I've been riding an F3 for 6 years now and just yesterday brought home my new '02 954RR. Can't wait for the spring weather.

 

NO comparison at all. The 54 will kick an f3*s *** all day at everything. And going to FI is nice too. Besides they are dead sexy

 

Yeah, you are right.. dead sexy!

 

Yeah they are dead sexy. I don't think there is a better looking bike out there. The new 1000's that they make are goofy looking. They have weird *** undertails with the directionals sticking off of a piece of plastic. There are no fairings on them n to me they look really plain. Get a 954 n customize it. You will find a ton of different aftermarket parts out there. Personalize it to your liking.

 

I rode a 97 f3 for three years before selling it to get my 03 954 and don't regret it for one second! My only complaint is thatat low speeds on/off the throttle is a bit jerky. Otherwise the 954 out performs the f3 hands down. And yeah, she's one sexy bitch!