Would you rather buy.....

Yamerhaw · 03-03-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeSP1

Raced, there's a better chance that it hasn't been starved for oil. Sport bikes are designed (more or less) like their race bike cousins. I haven't seen a manufacturer yet that has designed a solely stunt bike, except for a trials bike.

true, though a race bike has been rung out its whole life

JoJoYZF · 03-03-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamerhaw

true, though a race bike has been rung out its whole life

Thats a downfall, but like I said, Im taking my chances on a bike thats been ridden more like it was meant to be over being stunted.

Porkchop · 03-03-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamerhaw

true, though a race bike has been rung out its whole life

Isn't that the purpose of a supersport bike?

I'd rather have a clean bike that was raced rather than a bike that the suspension/clutch is beat up and there has been extra stress on the frame....

ericr · 03-03-2009, 10:52 PM

You get enough oil starvation during wheelies that it's probably as hard on the motor as racing it is. Even with the ones that are designed with the pickup in the rear of the sump, the oil doesn't flow through the motor the same. I'll take the race bike.

Dave · 03-03-2009, 11:06 PM

most stuntbikes lack titles too

Mikey · 03-03-2009, 11:13 PM

Racebike all the way. Yeah, it's been run hard, but it's also been much better cared for, hasn't slammed into the pavement from high wheelies, and doesn't have all the extra stress on the suspanesion, frame, clutch, and motor (oil starvation).

Sportbikes are meant to be ridden hard- it's what they're designed for. They aren't designed for mile long highchair wheelies.

Yamerhaw · 03-04-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

most stuntbikes lack titles too

yeah, saw a few racebikes that lacked them too, how exactly do these stunters and racers end up with these bikes with no titles anyway?

Rider · 03-04-2009, 01:12 PM

I don't buy used bikes.

It would have to be a super good deal for me to consider it.

BobTheBiker · 03-04-2009, 01:26 PM

racebike. simply because most of their crashes are lowsides that generally damage bodywork, not wheelies that end in slamming the front down, or overworking the suspension in a way that it wasnt intended to be worked.

the worst a racebike will probably need, is some new bearings in the motor, which is no biggie for me, but a bike with suspension, frame and other untold damage combined, yeahh, NO.

DLIT · 03-04-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

I don't buy used bikes.

It would have to be a super good deal for me to consider it.

I'm with ya there. And the deal would have to be a killer one on, like, an 848 or something with killer fuckin' mods.

03-03-2009, 11:13 PM	#6
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	Racebike all the way. Yeah, it's been run hard, but it's also been much better cared for, hasn't slammed into the pavement from high wheelies, and doesn't have all the extra stress on the suspanesion, frame, clutch, and motor (oil starvation). Sportbikes are meant to be ridden hard- it's what they're designed for. They aren't designed for mile long highchair wheelies. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

03-03-2009, 11:06 PM	#5
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	most stuntbikes lack titles too

03-04-2009, 01:12 PM	#8
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I don't buy used bikes. It would have to be a super good deal for me to consider it.

03-04-2009, 01:26 PM	#9
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	racebike. simply because most of their crashes are lowsides that generally damage bodywork, not wheelies that end in slamming the front down, or overworking the suspension in a way that it wasnt intended to be worked. the worst a racebike will probably need, is some new bearings in the motor, which is no biggie for me, but a bike with suspension, frame and other untold damage combined, yeahh, NO.