Want 650

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Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Go Ninja.

Or Fischer...

But seriously, you can find a newish 650R with relatively low miles for pretty cheap. As long as you don't mind the usual plastic damage.

Okay speaking about the Fisher. Ive never actually had one but i did have the Hyosung 250 and HYO builds the United Motors and the Fisher 650 motor. I wasnt exactly impressed with the bike. I would advise against it. I liked my Hyo250 alot. It was in many ways much better than a Ninja 250 but it had many problems that went with it. I would probably buy my Hyo in a heart beat again but i wouldnt upgrade to the 650 due to the small problems i had with my 250 that i wouldnt want to deal with when getting a bigger bike. So i would put an X on Fisher and get either an SV650 or later model R6. if you get the 03 or newer they are FI and they you wouldnt need to worry about your little Carb starting up problem.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Go Ninja.

Or Fischer...

But seriously, you can find a newish 650R with relatively low miles for pretty cheap. As long as you don't mind the usual plastic damage.

You have the first gen right? How is the wind protection? The fairing on gen 1 looks rather small compared to the new ones.

[derf]

I've never been a fan of any motorcycle that doesnt have a huge dealer network and a good reputation. Fisher, Hyosung, are def at the bottom of my list for any bikes I would ever own. Not saying they are bad, I really don't know except their reputation says not great. I do know that if my honda breaks down, there is a dealership 20 minutes from my house and I can very easily get any parts for it within a few easy days, same for used parts.

Other bikes, like KTM, bimoto and the like I would lump into the same category, they have great reputation, but I've never seen a bimoto dealership, and the only KTM dealership Ive seen closed down just as soon as it opened up. Being a motorcycle boutique doesn't inspire confidence in me. You can get parts on the internet easily, but being able to pick up brake pads, or an oil filter without having to wait a week is a great thing

Other people may feel different about this, but this is just my take on the subject.

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Originally Posted by derf

I've never been a fan of any motorcycle that doesnt have a huge dealer network and a good reputation. Fisher, Hyosung, are def at the bottom of my list for any bikes I would ever own. Not saying they are bad, I really don't know except their reputation says not great. I do know that if my honda breaks down, there is a dealership 20 minutes from my house and I can very easily get any parts for it within a few easy days, same for used parts.

Other bikes, like KTM, bimoto and the like I would lump into the same category, they have great reputation, but I've never seen a bimoto dealership, and the only KTM dealership Ive seen closed down just as soon as it opened up. Being a motorcycle boutique doesn't inspire confidence in me. You can get parts on the internet easily, but being able to pick up brake pads, or an oil filter without having to wait a week is a great thing

Other people may feel different about this, but this is just my take on the subject.

That was one of the other complaints i had about the Hyosung. I even had a dealer here in town but like you said the dealer network wasnt large by any means therefore the parts are generally not in surplus and have to get ordered from across seas. Now like derf said get something with a good dealer market. SV650 has the largest market in its catagory. Therefore should start at the top due to reputation and the vast amount of parts available. Also i dont think ive ever heard a real legitamate fault about the bike. But i still think R6 all the way lol. you can find one for around 3k on CL that an 03 model.

[Porkchop]

Good deal or bad deal?

http://www.cycletrader.com/find/list...650s--96845399

[derf]

I'm no expert, but that seems about right for an SV650