A friend of mine was in town for the week and gave me a call asking me if I wanted to meet up. I pulled into our meeting spot to see him sitting on his "new" motorcycle.








It's a 2002 Kawasaki ZX6R (I believe that's what he said it was) that he bought with 3,XXX miles for $3,200. Some spoiled rich kid couldn't keep up his grades so his dad sold the bike he bought him.

Well, after about an hour of begging, pleading and promising if I dropped it he could kill me he FINALLY let me take it for a spin. I have been on mopeds, scooters, dirtbikes, four-wheelers etc. quite a few times and wouldn't consider getting on a motorcycle like that if I didn't believe I could handle it.

Hoooly **** I am SOLD. Even though all I did was take it for a quick spin around the parking lot (maybe 1/4 mile max), I was amazed the WHOLE time. I am SOLD on getting a bike now. I have always wanted one but have never really had the opportunity to even sit on one let alone ride one until now. Now that I have ridden one it's a must.

Even cooler news is that Jeff (the guy in the pictures) also has his old bike that he said he wouldn't mind letting me take off his hands It's a '95 Katana 600 with 7,000 miles that he said he will let go for REAL cheap.

Anyways, just thought I would share some pictures and the story of my first ride. Hopefully I will be visiting this forum a lot more in the near future.

 

please tell me he wasnt riding around in flip flops.

 

He had shoes and jeans and a leather jacket. It was just hot as hell and we weren't going anywhere soon so he changed.

 

I almost bought a bike JUST like that, except it had 3600 miles and it was a lot more expensive.

If/when you get a bike, MSF-it-up and gear-up y0.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sup gurl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> MSF-it-up and gear-up y0.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Great bike! I have a 2002 ZX6R and I love it! On a side note I was out riding the other day and came across a guy riding a gixxer wear a T-shirt, shorts and flip flops I thought that was crazy! Anyways are you going to buy the katana??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tolowhb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Anyways are you going to buy the katana??</TD></TR></TABLE>

The katana is down near ann arbor and I have to work every day this week. As soon as I have a day off, we will hopefully drive down there and get it. Even if I decide not to buy it, he has no one else to ride with in town so he said I could just ride that with him the rest of the summer.

 

good stuff man, i got my first bike this past weekend and have rode every day since

 

omg i have that very same bike . i'm picking up mines today and i'll have pics up as soon as i get it. mines flat black right now, but i'm almost sold on that yellow.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzntaggeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">omg i have that very same bike . i'm picking up mines today and i'll have pics up as soon as i get it. mines flat black right now, but i'm almost sold on that yellow. </TD></TR></TABLE>

That is one of the most attractive bikes I have seen in town. There is something about it that just yells "awesome".

He has a D&D pipe sitting in his garage for it, but even with the stock exhaust that thing sounded amaaaazing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egryda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">please tell me he wasnt riding around in flip flops. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I think it is illegal to ride in open toed shoes aka flip flops. Can anyone confirm?

 

your in the middle of a parking lot, and he changed since he wasnt riding, yet he kept 2 helmets within arms reach of the bike....

hes odd

wtf did he put the clothes? In the trunk?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Scribes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your in the middle of a parking lot, and he changed since he wasnt riding, yet he kept 2 helmets within arms reach of the bike....

hes odd

wtf did he put the clothes? In the trunk?</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL. I had my car in the parking lot and he had all his **** in his backpack. We were going to take my car downtown, so he just changed in the parking lot.

 

NO gear, and wearing sandals. Darwin, do your worst buddy!

 

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Reading is your FRIEND!

 

im leaning to getting an 05 kawasaki zx-6r.

 

Don't bother buying his katana, they're crap. There's a reason they're cheap as **** to buy used.

 

Rode a sport bike for my first time!

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Give that man a cookie and a skin graft

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by veks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im leaning to getting an 05 kawasaki zx-6r. </TD></TR></TABLE>

05&gt;02 by far. crazy how much the sakis change!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CXHatchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't bother buying his katana, they're crap. There's a reason they're cheap as **** to buy used.</TD></TR></TABLE>

In that case, who wants to sell me a bike?

 

UPDATE: Jeff got into a car accident and totaled his car so the bike is now up for sale. Like I said before, he bought the bike for $3,200 and is willing to sell it to me for $4,000. However, I have to sell my summer car first before I can buy it and he is really strapped for a car/money so I'm just hoping he keeps it long enough.

I really don't know jack **** about the value of motorcycles so someone help me out. It's a 2002 Kawasaki ZX6R with 7,000 miles. I guess the previous owner had it bored out to a 750. The rear wheel was just replaced. Ummm, he is including the helmet with the bike. That's about all I can think of. $4,000 seems like a hell of a deal though, is it?

HOPEFULLY, I will be a regular in this forum soon

 

bored out to a 750? never really heard of that before anybody else know?

 

He's selling it to you for more than he paid? I don't care what kind of deal he got, that's a dick move your "friend" is pulling there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Apocalypse &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">He's selling it to you for more than he paid? I don't care what kind of deal he got, that's a dick move your "friend" is pulling there.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What the hell kind of friend is this? He wil be out nothing if he sells it for what he got it for..

 

not a real friend