| Just a thought, but if you were going to give up riding altogether, I would say sell the 749 and swallow the loss...the last thing you need at the moment is "Shall I sell it? Shall I keep it " stress...do the deed and move on.
BUT...
If you still want a bike , because riding gives you pleasure and you need all the positive vibes you can get, then surely its worth a couple of hundred pounds punt trying out some cycle-cat risers or similar?
If the risers don't work, and you still think a UJM is going to be more useable for you, recent posts seem to suggest that you could sell the risers on via this forum at a minimal loss, and you could then go down the UJM route.
I can't help thinking that you have lost most of the depreciation on the 749 already...if you do a swap to an IL4, the only one who is really going to benefit is the dealer. When you get on top of the ME (sorry, my "how I beat ME email" is on its way...its just harder to write than I thought) A 749R in the garage will be better than a Fireblade.
Best of luck whatever you decide, but it is a rotten market to be selling a bike at the moment and, if you can do without the cash, that 749R is going to be worth more in a few years time than a 2005 Fireblade.  |