Thinking about getting an RC51

[tribaltalon]

I know quite a few of yall have had the RC's. Mainly just want it because I think the America themed Edwards paint job is the coolest looking bike ever. I currently have a 2009 night rod special that I'll be keeping and the rc will be for solo rides. How does it honestly match up to say a cbr1000rr? Ive had a sv1000 and it was barely faster then a 600 inline4. Talk me out of it before i go and buy a 10 year old sportbike. lol

[dsrtuckteezy]

i have a 2001. i love the bike, very unique. it can hold its own, but a cbr is going to out perform it in almost every way besides the grin factor.

[tribaltalon]

yeah... i did love my old cbr1000rr but at the same time realistically I didnt use 100% of the available power more then probably 25% of the time i rode it. Im either going to get the RC which has been my dream bike since high school, or get a zx14 or hayabusa and turn it into a hyper touring bike.

[UserX]

Do it, you won't regret it. Best bike I ever had, liked it better than the 08 ZX10 I bought new.

[UserX]

[tribaltalon]

fap fap fap.....

is there truly a huge difference between sp1 and sp2? the sp1's are a lot cheaper.

[Big pappa pump]

the main difference is ...wheels, throttle bodies and weight.

[dsrtuckteezy]

not a huge difference. lighter 6 spoke wheels, 32 bit ecu, larger throttle bodies, better swingarm, 12 hole injectors, judder spring in the clutch, and thicker brake discs are the main things.

the sp1 guys really only care to uprgrade to the sp2 swingarm and some guys will swap the throttle bodies.

sp1 exhaust is hard to come by

there was a guy in arlington that was selling a rc51 painted like the colin edwards bike

and that bike you posted has front mount rads which are $$

[dsrtuckteezy]

my 01 i picked up from monsoonx

[tribaltalon]

the bike i posted is Colin Edwards race bike. so yeah... $$$$ lol. the custom akro exhaust is dope too. My wife isnt thrilled about getting another bike along with the night rod and the 2000 ss turbo project but if i can find one in the 3500-4k price range i think ill be good to go.

[ScottJ]

loved mine, a 2000, huge grin factor. Unique, not a 4-cyl, its a dope bike and it sounds wicked. Just enjoy riding it and not lose your mind about how other bikes are "faster".

[kingjason]

loved mine, a 2000, huge grin factor. Unique, not a 4-cyl, its a dope bike and it sounds wicked. Just enjoy riding it and not lose your mind about how other bikes are "faster".

Yeah like you can't fucking break the speed limit on the highway in second gear or so. Now days it really doesn't matter what liter bike you own they are all fast.

I almost bought the brand new 2005 RC51 that was on Craigslist a month ago. It was 7k and very tempting. Hell I went in KTM the other day and had to pry myself out the door from buying a RC8 at 13900. I went in to look at the 350x and 1000 R Polaris buggies but man I love the twins. I enjoyed my TLR about as much as any of my bikes, even the turbo ZX I had.

[UserX]

I almost bought the brand new 2005 RC51 that was on Craigslist a month ago. It was 7k and very tempting.

One of my buddies saw that bike too and was telling me about it. If I still lived in TX I probably would have bought it. I'm too scared to ride here.

[kingjason]

One of my buddies saw that bike too and was telling me about it. If I still lived in TX I probably would have bought it. I'm too scared to ride here.

It was on there three months or so. It started at 9k and steadily dropped.

[wickedblkgt]

I had a murdered out 03, and it was tits. One of my most favorite bikes so far. Also you can find tons of parts on EBAY all day long.