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Adempha · 06-29-2004, 02:06 AM

I had to stop in and say something so you guys might not make a mistake I did.

500CC is fine for the beginner. I bought a 2003 500R and god I loved that bike. I purchased it in June 2003. In April of 2004 I traded it for the 636CC I have now.

According to the 500R Oklahoma title I got, that model is known to have 67HP. My 636, although not much larger displacement, 4 cyclinders and not 2, has 125HP.

Now, I LOVE the 500R. I wished I could have kept it, but I had to keep my Kawasaki account under $8K or so or I'd need a cosigner, so I had to trade it in.

Since the purchase price of the two bikes is only like $2000 difference, get the bigger bike. After only one year, I owed more on the bike than it was worth and lost about $2k going bigger.

06-29-2004, 02:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
Adempha Superbike Racer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Somewhere out there Age: 28 Posts: 269 Casino Cash: $250 Sportbike: 2004 Ninja ZX-6R	500R's are sweet, but.... I had to stop in and say something so you guys might not make a mistake I did. 500CC is fine for the beginner. I bought a 2003 500R and god I loved that bike. I purchased it in June 2003. In April of 2004 I traded it for the 636CC I have now. According to the 500R Oklahoma title I got, that model is known to have 67HP. My 636, although not much larger displacement, 4 cyclinders and not 2, has 125HP. Now, I LOVE the 500R. I wished I could have kept it, but I had to keep my Kawasaki account under $8K or so or I'd need a cosigner, so I had to trade it in. Since the purchase price of the two bikes is only like $2000 difference, get the bigger bike. After only one year, I owed more on the bike than it was worth and lost about $2k going bigger.