$5000 FOR BETTER MOTOR, BETTER SUSPENSION, NEWER INSTUMENTS, NEW BODYWORK, LED TAILLIGHTS, BETTER BRAKES. It just doesn't make any sense. I should have bought a 99 I guess. Just pointing out that some people would rather buy the upgrade than upgrade an older bike that will never have as good of resale and still look like an older bike.
Oh please...
Your better motor = 20 hp and maybe 1/2 second in a quarter mile by a
"professional" rider.
Instruments, bodywork and tail light (which is ugly as fk btw) = the new wrapper I refered to.
Brakes are better (and STILL NOT AS GOOD AS THE 14) mostly because the
stock Zuk brakes suck so bad and haven't been upgraded in a decade. Suzuki
SHOULD HAVE update all our brakes 5+ years ago. They COMPLETELY REDESIGN
the 1000 every 2 years, we can't even get a bone in the way of better brakes for
10 years. I upgraded mine 2 years ago with steal brake lines and HH pads.
BTW-I mention Brembo brakes which again would spank the sheet out of the
gen 2 (which is really gen 1.5) brakes.
Suspension...ya o.k. it's the same chasis and virtually identical shocks and parts
(and the bike is heavier) if you think it handles way better...more power to you.
I don't buy something for resale value, when I buy I buy for value and plan to
keep. BTW - All jap bikes have crap for resale. Give your bike another year or
two...my dealer is selling brand new '08 zx10s for $8900.00
I don't care what people buy...
I'm just pointing out that if you have a solid
Gen 1 (especially if it's modded) considering poor resale, it's not worth your bike
+ the 5-6 grand for a scitch of an upgrade (were back to VALUE again).
Now if Suzuki would have done a full blown update, like the Vmax
all new lighter much stronger chasis...imagine if the Gen 2 bike was 30lbs less than the Gen 1
NEW engine 1400cc+ pumping out 200-210 hp at the rear wheel.
Brakes actually better than Kawis zx14 brakes (that came out 2 years earlier)
etc, etc...and do something WITH THAT UGLY TAIL.
Listen...If I had no bike and had the money...I'd buy an '09 (despite the tail)
but trading Selene in and boatload of cash for 20 hp...noway...not me.
I'd take the 5-6grand and put it down on ANOTHER bike...Maybe a cruiser or
a Ducati...or maybe that '08 Zx10 for 8900 bucks.