beansbaxter
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posted December 09, 2005 09:59 PM
Found a Yamaha R7 for sale in Seattle
Is this a good deal?
I found a 1999 Yamaha R7 for sale for $24,000 here locally in Seattle. The dealer has the race kit as well and is including it in the price. But I dont know if this moto is worth it as a motorcycle and for the money. Thoughts??
Here it is here:
http://www.i-90motorsports.com/pre_owned_detail.asp?sid=01235163X12K9K2005J9I01I11JPMQ1502R0&veh=166259
   
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swft
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posted December 10, 2005 05:22 AM
Having put the race kit in one, and seen the dyno results, the only value of this bike is as a collector piece. Even in race trim, any new 600 would spank it.
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nedragr
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posted December 10, 2005 06:24 AM
 Edited By: nedragr on 11 Dec 2005 04:03
From what I remember alot of them went unsold?? Don't know why outside of the price at the time. Very rare and collectable like Swift mentioned??
When you posted the bike was in Seattle I thought it might be one of Kie's? Do you know of him???
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beansbaxter
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posted December 10, 2005 07:08 PM
"In order to ensure that the bike complies with a host of emission laws, Yamaha has shut down one of the two injectors per cylinder. This is how the bike is capped at 105 horsepower. Turn on the other injector, add a high-level, free-flowing exhaust system, make a minor modification to the ECU wiring, fit a high pressure fuel pump and the R7 will produce a claimed 135 horsepower. In full race trim expect this figure to rise to around 150 horsepower."
Dry weight is 355lbs by the way. Suh-weet.
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trenace
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posted December 10, 2005 07:48 PM
Those would be crank hp.
I think it's extraordinarily improbable that a 2005 or 2006 literbike, e.g. ZX-10R (either C or D model) or Gixxer, particularly with a FRACTION of the $14K saved put into goodies, is not a superior motorcycle in every way.
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swft
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posted December 11, 2005 03:26 PM
I can vouch for those figures. In race trim saw about 135 hp at the back tire.
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trenace
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posted December 11, 2005 05:25 PM
Which would match up with the 150 crank. I was just saying I don't think the 150 should be interpreted as rear wheel.
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swft
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posted December 11, 2005 05:57 PM
Yep
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sagot
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posted December 11, 2005 11:48 PM
One word...GSXR 750. Woops thats two.
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posted December 15, 2005 03:33 PM
Having ridden one that had been kitted & retuned (second injectors activated, forced air, etc), I would say that i caught the 'hype' around this bike. Very sweet to ride (power/response/weight/handling) and very rare.
But then I loved 0W-01's and RC30's as well...
Nevertheless, I can't afford to have a 'stable' or collection of bikes, so despite my appreciation of it, will continue to own the bikes you other pos(t)ers have indicated.
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nedragr
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posted January 01, 2006 07:08 PM
Edited By: nedragr on 1 Jan 2006 19:11
Looks like the bike ended up in Kie's hands after all?? A little better discription by the owner.
http://www.redlabelmoto.com/details.asp?srID=112
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