Need Priller opinions

External Since: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 96

Hey kids...I'm kind of in a dilema...Figured I've been married long
enough..maybe I'll test my luck and get a new bike..hehe...anyway, me local
dealer has 03 mille's for $10,800..if that weren't bad enough he's got a haga
rep, comes with the full akro dual exhaust & chip, full ohlins, and oz wheels
for $15800...the exhaust alone is probably worth around $2500, as are the front
forks...Im gonna have to do the exhaust anyway so wtf, right?? Even though I'm
not much for the boy racer graphics the haga seems like a pretty good deal at
that price..Pretty much wouldn't have to do anything else to it accept the
servicing.....

The downsides - I'd have to trade me 929 in, which I have a feeling I would
regret as it really is a great all around bike...and: I like to do an
occasional track day...I'd be horrified to scratch the haga replica...not to
mention parts are costly and practically unobtainable..

Ok, what should I do??

Steve
01 929
01 ex2fity

External Since: Jun 23, 2003 Posts: 80

"Desmoface" <desmoface RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030801173716.24201.00001213@mb-m16.aol.com...
> Hey kids...I'm kind of in a dilema...Figured I've been married long
> enough..maybe I'll test my luck and get a new bike..hehe...anyway, me
local
> dealer has 03 mille's for $10,800..if that weren't bad enough he's got a
haga
> rep, comes with the full akro dual exhaust & chip, full ohlins, and oz
wheels
> for $15800...the exhaust alone is probably worth around $2500, as are the
front
> forks...Im gonna have to do the exhaust anyway so wtf, right?? Even though
I'm
> not much for the boy racer graphics the haga seems like a pretty good deal
at
> that price..Pretty much wouldn't have to do anything else to it accept the
> servicing.....
>
> The downsides - I'd have to trade me 929 in, which I have a feeling I
would
> regret as it really is a great all around bike...and: I like to do an
> occasional track day...I'd be horrified to scratch the haga replica...not
to
> mention parts are costly and practically unobtainable..
>
> Ok, what should I do??
>
> Steve
> 01 929
> 01 ex2fity

Steve, a couple months ago I was in the same spot. My nephew had a cherry 02
Mille R, with 3200 miles on it, and was going to sell it to me for the same
price I was going to pay for an 03 RC51, which was , $10,000.. Everybody
told me to go with the Mille R, after all, pound for pound it is a more bike
then the RC51. So, I picked the Mille R.. But, at the last minute I started
thinking about, price of parts, price of service, parts being available, and
shops that work on the Mille..So, I changed my mind and went back to the
RC51.. I am happy with my choice.

However, your case might be different then mine. You can be good with a
wrench, and do most of your work, don't mind waiting for parts if it gets to
that, and prices of service and parts don't matter. If that is the case,
then I would go with the Mille, it is a sweet machine, and even I might
change up and get one down the line..

By the way, a sporting twin is sweet, real sweet! Smile

ceh
2001 GSX R1000
2003 RC51
(62 & don't know jack)