Thinking of selling my VTR to put some money towards a 749/999. It's a 2000 plate with 16kmiles. Lovely condition, new back tyre, new Honda CCT's just fitted.Totally Standard, runs perfect, very reliable V twin Japanese sports bike with a relaxed ride. I've had it for 3years and had some great rides on it however I really want a 749/999 so need to make space. Looking for £1950..
Should sell at that price Go for the grunty 999. Same size and weight, more power, better spec. Love mine.
V T R 's are nice bikes (I have ridden a few, well a red one and a yellow 1 ) but a Ducati they are not (Honda build quality though they do start to look a bit shabby and greater service intervals to name a few benefits) . A friend has just got a 1999 one for 850 , 30k miles on it , yellow and with history . Bargain of the year if you ask me .
They are cracking bikes, build quality is top notch, they age very well indeed but if abused like most things they will look a bit tired.£850 is a total bargain..they will do big mileage as long as the CCT's are kept good or manuals. They are nothing like a Ducati although on paper they should be the same, my 1000ss is 85hp, the VTR 100hp but the SS is faster and way more fun to ride...the Firestorm would be a good bike to rack up some mileage or keep good and enjoy..it turns in easier than the SS but I prefer the SS. I want another Ducati basically.
Racking up miles on a VTR needs plenty of fuel stops. Usually got 80 miles to the tank. Heavy old bus! Sold this for £1k a few years back with ~12k on the clock.
Nice cans..They would be worth £300, I reckon if I put a set of those on mine and had the forks rebuilt I would end up keeping it. N..nothing like an SP, much better as an everyday bike but on the track...well!
I thought that..it seemed like a good test too, no one particularly liked the Aprillia which the 1st gen was raved over by all. For the 999 to come out top over those 2 , especially the SP1 is quite a thing..now to sell my VTR and get one.
That was an SP-2 Try and get an S version if you can. More power and Ohlins suspension. They cost a lot more when they were new but not that much difference now. Mine's a base version but it's been tweaked and gives 130bhp at the back wheel - usefully more than any of those bikes tested there. The power is still extremely linear and smooth though, it just pulls and pulls...