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What to do with my CBR600RR

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LiNK666

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Hey all,

My 09 CBR600RR has been sitting in my garage for 3+ years now. I stopped riding because of work and figured I would always get back into the next year. Every year keeps getting busier and I don't have the time for it anymore. I invested in my Tesla instead.

Every time I look at it I get depressed now. I don't think I'll be riding anytime soon.

What should I do with the bike? It was in good condition 22k km. Definitely needs work done since it's been siting there for 3 years without anyone touching it. I can't even find the keys for it anymore....

Please advise!
 
I want one but Im not prepared to spend $4000 a year in insurance to ride a bike 2000km.

Insurance has destroyed the market for these bikes. It seems like almost none of them sell on kijiji as I regularly check.
 
K20EF8 said:
I want one but Im not prepared to spend $4000 a year in insurance to ride a bike 2000km.

Insurance has destroyed the market for these bikes. It seems like almost none of them sell on kijiji as I regularly check.
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Not to mention the uncomfortable riding position.
 
If your sure you wont ride it anytime soon, price it according to condition and value and it will sell. Someone may make a track bike out of it, maybe need parts or somebody lucky enough to have decent ins rates may street ride it.
Everything sells at a price.
 
I'm in the same boat. Ever since I broke my wrist at the Flat Track Canada School, my clutch hand goes numb. I can last about 20 minutes before I have no feeling in my hand.

I have a 2013 GSXR 600 and a 2014 CBR 600R... I pulled both insurances last season. I cry a little bit, every time I walk into my garage.
 
Slick_Steveo said:
I'm in the same boat. Ever since I broke my wrist at the Flat Track Canada School, my clutch hand goes numb. I can last about 20 minutes before I have no feeling in my hand.

I have a 2013 GSXR 600 and a 2014 CBR 600R... I pulled both insurances last season. I cry a little bit, every time I walk into my garage.
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You need bikes that don't put so much weight on your wrist.
 
LiNK666 said:
I have no time to go through the process of selling. I don't even know what the bike is worth.
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Sounds like a perfect match for @Mina . They'll do the research, give you the wholesale price and pick it up. You could get more money privately, but that will also expose you to Kijidiots.
 
GreyGhost said:
Sounds like a perfect match for @Mina . They'll do the research, give you the wholesale price and pick it up. You could get more money privately, but that will also expose you to Kijidiots.
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I tried to sell my elantra for 1 day gave up and traded it in to tesla for whole sale price.
 
I read (in ads) hear this a lot: No time to ride.

How much time does it take to suit up and go for a blast? Figure 3 minutes to get the gear on, an hour terrorizing the villagers and another, say, 5 minutes to put the machine away and de-gear.

Is it really that you can't find the time or that you've simply lost interest? It's not a crime to admit the latter.
 
Blackfin said:
I read (in ads) hear this a lot: No time to ride.

How much time does it take to suit up and go for a blast? Figure 3 minutes to get the gear on, an hour terrorizing the villagers and another, say, 5 minutes to put the machine away and de-gear.

Is it really that you can't find the time or that you've simply lost interest? It's not a crime to admit the latter.
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Sometimes my schedule is so booked I'll do a 4am out the door drive 200km home by 8pm. Exhausted. That can go on for weeks.

Then my normal days I spend all my time driving taking phone calls. It's pretty much everyday 10 hrs. Will be like this for 4 more years.

I dont want do bike as a work tool at all.
 
Blackfin said:
I read (in ads) hear this a lot: No time to ride.

How much time does it take to suit up and go for a blast? Figure 3 minutes to get the gear on, an hour terrorizing the villagers and another, say, 5 minutes to put the machine away and de-gear.

Is it really that you can't find the time or that you've simply lost interest? It's not a crime to admit the latter.
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Priorities.
 
Blackfin said:
I read (in ads) hear this a lot: No time to ride.
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No time to ride = no time to justify the expense of riding.

5 minutes to suit up, 5 minutes to get the bike out of the garage, and a minimum of 1+ hour one way to get anywhere worth riding. If you aren’t commuting on a bike it gets hard to justify owning one in the GTA.

It would be one thing if insurance/cost of ownership was dirt cheap. But keeping a 600cc bike on the road for the occasional spin doesn’t make sense. Insurance, licensing/registration, routine maintenance, etc. are easily going to average a few hundred per month for most people. Also probably a good way to lose your license or end up in a wreck if you feel the need to go out and justify owning a 600cc SS.
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