CBR6 good deal or bad deal?

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

CBR600 Good deal or not?.

Good deal or not after a semi lengthy haggle (I managed to move a sellers price woohoo!), its sort of like TobyR's but alot cheaper, £600 cheaper..

CBR600 FX 1999 model 25.9K on clocks , FSH up to 19500 miles then service history goes
blank,

All MOT certs to verify miles

C&S good

forks ok not leaking,

Engine sounds ok , no rattly cam chain (like his other H reg CBR6 that one was 600 though)

Engine has its orginal finish on it , not the salty peeling kind I see all the time,

Stainless (well it wasn't magnetic as per Stinky's evaluation of Stainless steel) zorst down pipes

no rust anywhere but side and centre stand,

std can,

HISS equipped (whats HISS?)

13Months MOT yes 13 months the new computerised MOT system means that presentation of old MOT
certs is unecessary and doing it before , extends the MOT to the date it was due.

7 months tax left

tyres have enourmous chicken strips on them, and appear to be Conti road attacks with at least 3.5mm on
the front and 4mm on the back.

he wanted £2100 for it I cash £1800 he said £1975 , I said £1850 , he said £1900 , I said I'll be
back,if I'm going to buy it I'm going to bring him £1875 and not a penny more.

bad points:

Right indy fairing area is cracked , see pic , and I managed to accidentally delete my other photos

A = minor scuff about the size of a 2p piece
B = light scuff all way round the crank case cover
C = 3cm long 1cm wide scuff

no rear hugger,

std rubber hoses

its been down on the right , at a slowish speed

Rather thin pads on the front

5 Owners , which sort of worries me, a bit and it putting me off

Any thoughts? I've seen other CBR600 FX's with 80K on the clocks for £2400 , and a lower undamaged
CBR6 FX @ 36K for £2600.

Any thoughts?

Ta
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I'd say pretty good price, they hold their value well.

Wouldn't worry about 5 owners, it's an 8 year old bike.

skida · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

Sounds good except for the lack of rear hugger. Do they not come with a hugger as standard? If they do, why would someone take it off? Confused

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

No, they don't come as standard.

Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

sorry triple post somehow
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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

oops
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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

I had one of these a few years ago. It had been a CAT D on cosmetics. Had a scratch on the right hand fairing and a damaged infill by the time I got it. Had been kept outside so it had rusting on the lower yoke thingy. Had covered 6000 miles, was a 2000 and had no service history. I paid 2100 for it and that was three or four years ago.

I think to get one sub 2k (these bikes still fetch an amazing price when you think about it lol) is a good deal. The mileage shouldnt be a problem.

I wouldnt worry too much about the damage as mine had been over plenty of times and was always ok. Just look for things that are going to piss you off in a few months, knackered fairing bolts, missing clips, that bloody cam chain tensioner, switchgear and soggy rear shock.

No hugger as standard, just a chain guard like other bikes I think

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skida · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

Thinking about the hugger thing: Check for any signs of damage around the front cog in case it has had a chain snap on the move.

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I can't think of many modernish sportsbikes that come with a hugger as standard, the aftermarket shite companies would have a fit!

Mine's 36k old, never had a hugger in its life and the shock's perfectly fine.

skida · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

Maybe the older ones had them as standard. This one is identical to my '94 FR:
https://www.hondabikes.freeserve.co.uk/me.htm

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Yup, the older steelies did, but it's one of many things that got ditched, the FX is an entirely different bike (new engine, ally frame instead of steel...).

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Sounds good, based on your details I'd go for it.

Grav · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

£1875 and he throws in a few pics of his missus having a shower Thumbs Up

numpty · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Karma :

sounds like a good deal matey. Mine's a black and yellow F-Y with 12,000 miles on the clocks. Cost me £3000 altogether. It did come with a hugger but it does have a nice chunk missing out the left hand side. I dont know if the last owner got a nail or something in his tyre that came round and gave the hugger a big thump Neutral

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skida · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

How much of an improvement is the 99 FX over the 1998- bikes?

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dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

There is a j1 ZX6R in the for sale section which looks like a really good deal!.

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

Not mine i must add, mine is sold

Its the green one

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

Raaaaa!

I swear to god if you ever find a bike it will be the end of the world.
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Erm CBR6 is fave currently , I'm going to HPI it tommorow and after work go round his house to put down a deposit if the HPI comes back clean (or is this sort of an over reaction ie HPI to a fairly old bike?).

He does say hes going to have a GSXR '99 SRAD in on Tuesday though. just finding a time to go up there he was busy today.
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skida · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

Just 'cos it isn't brand new doesn't mean it hasn't been stolen, written off or doesn't have finance outstanding. HPI isn't overkill if you are spending nearly £2000 on a bike.