be careful and treat her easy to begin w/. Slow and easy movements.... moving up to the liter is a BIG step, as you said.... Lotsa power w/o a powerband...

Plus it's got headwork, full exhaust, and the proper jet kit... be careful.

Good catch OSP...


Yeah.. zackly what OSP said. Be careful.

Just got off of the phone with him again. Miles are high. Like 40K. I am planning on going through all of the same steps with it as I would have with the 97 750 with similar miles. Honestly, I plan on riding my next bike till it dies, so resale is not an issue for me with the miles going to be high. I've talked to two of my close friends who both ride and they said to be careful, but that I am smart enough to handle it. I've talked to my dad about having the 1000cc and he is ok with it.

If you have a cool head and think with logic, you'll be fine. I jumped from a '94 Kat-o-tuna 600 to a '06 GSXR-1000. Bout as big a jump as you can get right there. I handled it fine because I respected it and honestly, it scared the hell out of me because I knew what it could do but I wasn't sure what I could do. This is where track days would have come in REAL handy but the money never materialized for that, unfortunately.

Keep a cool head on it. Liters are animals of a different breed. They'll toss you right off of them if they don't like you.

Now here's something else I caught... "newer paint"... Meaning, 'at some point crashed'... Combine that with the engine work and the high miles... Talk to the guy and feel him out for info (ie. why new paint, etc), but my gut feeling is keep looking...

This is more of the ad I'd be responding to... low miles and the guy seems forthright...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/669308580.html

Might be worth a look...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/669308580.html

Maybe outside your price range, but you could recoup some of the cost by selling the included gear...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/668379464.html

I've always liked these Gix's, but the miles are high...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/667626766.html

Come over to the v-twin side... rebuilt forks prolly mean whoolies, new switches could mean neglect or electrical issues (run!)... TLS' are notorious for frame cracks around where the rotory shock mounts... It's got great tires!
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/667711954.html

Stay in the family...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/667404595.html

Again, there's something to be said with someone who's upfront with the description... Plus it's HOT...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/667156342.html

Get it titled and be a fucking Hooligan!
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/666765491.html

I'm not going to be able to go over 4000. I'll probably check with the top one tomorrow. It wasn't up earlier when I called this guy.

That Gix 6 and the TLS would be top of my list... just cause I love those bikes... I bet that guy with the TLS would take 4k...

I think I want a full fairing bike for my next one. Gix will get a call.

On a side note, selling my bike seems to look pretty good. I posted it on the St.L craigslist at 8:30 and have had 1 phone call and 2 emails already.