ducati alternative bike, help needed.
 

Since I can't find a suitable alternative duke to use as a run around at the moment, I'm looking at something different now.
Does anyone on the board own one, or had one that can advise meon the following bike.
A mate of mine has a 2000 (w) CBR600 in black, just over 2k miles on it, in immaculate condition.
Never been dropped or pranged etc, totally original.
This is the carb flavour, not injection. realalistically what sort of money would it be worth, any areas to look at for problems etc.
My last IL4 was a CB900F2, so it's been awhile since i been on a IL4.
I've heard they can be a bit nippy, any help.
Yes, I know it's not a duke, but it will get me out about on two wheels for the rest of the year which is what I need to do at present.

cheers
robin

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thanks henry.

How about getting a Supermoto type bike? I had a DRZ for a short while and it was a lot of fun.

depends upon how many miles and how you're gonna be using it I spose!

There's always the Brutale, S4R, KTM Duke type bike that offer the "same but different" if you see what I mean.

Tim

I know what you mean tim, I been looking at all sorts of things, and this cbr came up, and has the advantage of being a little used and well maintained bike.
I want to do some longer distant rides and track days before the weather goes down hill to much, so need a bike that fits both reqiurements, also cheap to run, and with my wrist problems needs to be sort of comfy.

robin

[Edited on 7-8-2005 by Red SPS]

Hi Rob,

I had a CBR600fx model before my Duke, I think thats the same model as the one your looking at.

I did have my fair share of problems with it, blown regulator which fried the dash, rusty centre stand after first time getting wet and gearing a little on the high side (as all bikes I feel), and quiet like a hairdryer.

The last problem (quiet like a hairdryer) caused me to sell it as a kid ran out in front of me not knowing I was coming!!! Certainly wont do that on the Duke:devil:

No real pboems although I've heard about the cam chain tensioner as all IL4's.

Andy

What about a nice ST2?
 

Snells have a blue one which is in lovely condition - I'm sure Robert would haggle ;)

http://64.176.28.245/findex.htm

I had an Fx track bike. Excellent bike for the track and loads of peeps race them, plus one of the best allrounder bikes out there. If well maintained, should should benefit from Honda reliability and it's much cheaper to maintain. The only thing is it's a bit uninvolving, it's a functional bike to do a job, not something to love and cherish, but that's what you have the duc for - buy the right tool for the job is what I would say, so if you want something that will be comfy, keep going all day every day and be cheaper to service and run, then you can't get much better than a Honda IL4.

WeeJohnyB

I've had a CBR600F before, it was a '96 and fantastic. Can't go wrong with a Honda for reliability you can just run them into the ground and they'll keep on ticking.

Didn't have any problems with it being quiet either as it was an ex-TT Proddy Bike!!! Went like stink!!

I take it you won't be popping around for a look at the 996 then Robin?

:puzzled:

I've not made any final descission yet tony which avenue to take, duke or something else, getting a short list together at present to see who got what.
would prefer another duke, but have a complex now about the running cost of another duke, and every time that I go into the garage, I see a very big bill sitting there, hence why I am looking at cbr or somethingy else.
purchase cost is a factor, but running cost are even a bigger issue.
I need a bike that I can use on a day to day basis aswell as some trackdays and touring before the summer ends.
But I'm still open minded to the whole situtation, if you get my drift mate.

robin

No worries Robin, it's cool.

Just let me know what you want to do later when you make a decision.

TP

Try a Suzuki DRZ 400SM, there rerally nice and fun, My misses won`t let me get one as I don`t use the two bikes in the garage enough.:(:(:(:flame:

Robin,

I had a CBR600 FX which is the one you are considering, last of the carb CBRs, I fitted a Scorpion cand and a matched Dynojet kit and put 16000 miles on it in the 2 years I owned it.

Not a single problem and it was run all year round including French trips, trackdays and regular runs into Wales.

It would be my 1st choice as an "everyday" sportsbike if I needed one.

Heres one for sale on VD as a comparable and this ones not badly priced ...

http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218512

I always prefered the Earlier Steel framed CBR600's over the Alloy framed FX/FY model, up until 98 the FV and FW models were probably one of the best 600s you could get, then the R6 came along and I feel the R6 is a lot better bike than the first Alloy framed CBRs.
Currently I own 3 Jap 600s, my 1997 CBR600FV, a 1998 R6 and a 2002 GSXR600K2 and they are all capable bikes, but for Distance work and track work the CBR600 is probably the best all rounder and costs less than the others.