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My main concern for the 1991 is that it's VERY old. i was 3 years old playing with toy cars when this bike was made. I was only 7 years old when the other bike was made. Please tell me any imminent dangers to my life if i buy and ride these bikes. if they're okay as long as i maintain them somewhat, then threat neturalized. lol.
I have three options right now:
1) 1991 Cbr F2, 8k miles, $2000
2) 1995 Cbr F3, 23k miles, $2000
3) Wait for a better deal/bike.
i might be able to take off a couple hundred for each bike, so the final price for each will be approx. $1800.
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i always am as cautious as possible while riding with whacko's like your van friend... it always makes me nervous to consider how little it would take for them to "win" in any sort of vehicular gladiatorial combat on the streets.
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I would say go with the F2. It's got less than half the miles and looks to have been kept in better shape. Any parts you would have to buy probably wouldn't be any harder to get than the F3, so you're really not gaining anything by buying the "newer" bike. BTW, "custom" paint is a red flag. Especially since they didn't bother to paint the tank. It's very possible that the bike was dropped and those are either not the original fairings or they've been "fixed" and painted. Plus the F2 is a full exhaust, while the F3 is only the muffler. From the CL posts the seller of the F2 sounds a little more mature, more like someone I'd like to deal with if it were my money. FWIW, my bike's a '93, I bought it in April of last year with 51,000 miles and have put another 16,000 on it. All I've done to it is basic maintenance (oil, chain, tires, filters), no major problems.
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+1^^^ go with the F2 if you are set on getting one of these...
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Ditto to what the folks above have said. Go with the '91 F2. It looks like it's in better shape, and '91 wasn't that long ago. You shouldn't have a problem finding parts if you want to make changes or finding folks to work on it.
Price wise $2K isn't bad. Blue book retail on that bike is $2230 and trade in is $1490 for one in good shape. Given the miles are so low, two grand could be a good deal. You might want to see how long it's been sitting up though. If most of those 8K miles were in the first years of it's life, the tires, battery, plugs, oil, and coolant could be a decade or more old and you'd want to see about having them replaced before you start riding it.
F2, just becouse its old,does not mean its not good. Its still going to be more bike than you can handle.
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anyways, so yeah, i'm heavily leaning towards the f2 now, but it's a 1991!!!!!
gona take a week or so to think about it then decide.
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Originally Posted by DoWorkSon
i always am as cautious as possible while riding with whacko's like your van friend... it always makes me nervous to consider how little it would take for them to "win" in any sort of vehicular gladiatorial combat on the streets.
My main concern for the 1991 is that it's VERY old. i was 3 years old playing with toy cars when this bike was made. I was only 5 years old in kindergarten when the other bike was made. Please tell me any imminent dangers to my life if i buy and ride these bikes. if they're okay as long as i maintain them somewhat, then threat neturalized. lol.
Any one notice his math? At the age of 3 an '91, and then at the age of 5 at '95. How does that work?
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anyways, so yeah, i'm heavily leaning towards the f2 now, but it's a 1991!!!!!
gona take a week or so to think about it then decide.
sooo your a master rider and you can toss a bike around in the twisties like rossi on the circuit?
please dude, the f2 is more bike than 90 percent on here will ever be able to fully ride to its potential.
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There are to many babies in this country anyhow.
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Originally Posted by Robert_S_Hunter
Have you ever experienced a governmental department that did things in a common sense manner? If you have, that puts you "one up" on the overwhelming majority of the people on this planet
Any one notice his math? At the age of 3 an '91, and then at the age of 5 at '95. How does that work?
ohy jesus your'e right, my bad it was a typo
edited the original post
and my riding experience is only msf. i have all my gear everything except the bike + insurance.
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Originally Posted by DoWorkSon
i always am as cautious as possible while riding with whacko's like your van friend... it always makes me nervous to consider how little it would take for them to "win" in any sort of vehicular gladiatorial combat on the streets.
so i've narrowed it down to two bikes
