Need some help in TX!

**dan991** · 12-30-2006, 07:05 PM

Hey guys, I'm in the process of possibly buying a motorcycle. It's located in San Antonio. I've decided to start racing again, but I kinda need a new bike for it. Anyways, I need someone to go out and take a look at this thing for me in person. I"ll even pay you $200.00. I just need you to verify all the "numbers" match on the bike, and also do a quick visual inspection. Let me know via PM if your interested.

Oh, here's the bike:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...QQcmdZViewItem

**guest589745** · 12-30-2006, 07:44 PM

Be careful, please.

My cousin just got paralyzed on his bike, my co worker just broek his neck adn back, a guy from my town just came back from iraq and died on his bike the next day he got home and my dads friend flew off a cliff last year while riding his bike and died of exposure.

I will never ride a bike.

**dan991** · 12-30-2006, 07:48 PM

Thanks. But.. I don't ride on the street. Racetrack only. It's safer.

**crash187ct** · 12-30-2006, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Skullsmasher

Be careful, please.

My cousin just got paralyzed on his bike, my co worker just broek his neck adn back, a guy from my town just came back from iraq and died on his bike the next day he got home and my dads friend flew off a cliff last year while riding his bike and died of exposure.

I will never ride a bike.

jesus christ man.

**chest6** · 12-30-2006, 11:25 PM

san antonio

WAS 1 hour away

NOW 5 hours away..

auction ends in 2 days hmm..

My sister is in austin now..she was in SA tonight at the alamo bowl..too bad i i didnt see this thread earlier i coulda helped you out..

then again she prolly wouldnt have been much help

If you gave me til like the end of the month id be back close to SA but not now

**IBdmfkr** · 12-31-2006, 12:38 AM

Why choose such an expensive bike to race?

Get something like a GSXR1000 or a R1, throw some race fairings on it and let it rip.. Plus you'd save like 10K and much more than that if you happen to go down.

**Foskamink** · 12-31-2006, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by I**mfkr

Why choose such an expensive bike to race?

Get something like a GSXR1000 or a R1, throw some race fairings on it and let it rip.. Plus you'd save like 10K and much more than that if you happen to go down.

yeh... buy a gsxr1000 and then buy me a plane ticket and a gsxr600 and better spent 20k!

**big L 17** · 12-31-2006, 05:10 AM

hey ill do it i live 45 mins from sa

**dan991** · 12-31-2006, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by I**mfkr

Why choose such an expensive bike to race?

Get something like a GSXR1000 or a R1, throw some race fairings on it and let it rip.. Plus you'd save like 10K and much more than that if you happen to go down.

Well, because believe it or not, to bring a GSXR1000 or R1 to the same "level" as that bike, it would take a ton of work and about $10K in parts. The chassis, brakes, suspension, and geometry of the Ducati makes it a better bike than all the jap bikes. Hell, even the wheels make a difference. These kinds of bikes are actually "different" animals on the race track. The jap bikes are now made to "sell" as opposed to win. If you look, Yamaha has yet to have a Factory Team run an R1 on the race track during a sanctioned race. This is because they know the bike is all looks and will get it's ass handed to it by everyone else.

Plus, by the time I'm done race prepping it, I'll get about $6K back off the stock parts.

That's my tire money. If you guys only knew what it costs to race, you'd be sick. Let's just say I go thru one set of tires if not two A DAY on the race track.

Here's some pics of me wrecking a $33K bike:

http://beta.photoshow.com/watch?sc=Em4Hf7ZX&cid=12

**dan991** · 12-31-2006, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by big L 17

hey ill do it i live 45 mins from sa

Well.. uhm... do you wanna know where to go or are you just gonna drive around San Antonio

**IBdmfkr** · 12-31-2006, 01:13 PM

In that case PM me if you'd like bro, I have a 2000 Aprilia Mille for sale, asking 7500$. Has around 5K miles, full titanium race exhaust etc..

Also have a 04 GSXR1000, 01 750 and 00 R6.
Had a Ducati 748, loved it but they are too high maintenance.

I'm located in TX as well.