Possible new 2005 Owner

[sleeves]

Well, I went ahead and bought her! Very clean bike, unfortunately the current owner didn't have a ton of information on it as he hadn't owned it very long. He had quite a collection of bikes and pretty much only had this to say that he owned one.

First things on my list are doing the typical fluid changes and the ignition fix. Front tire has an 07 date and rear tire is a '19. What else should I plan on doing? What all was in the "update kit"?

In the 50 mile ride home last night, all I can say is WOW! What a great bike.... So much power, but never feeling out of control, and such a smooth and comfortable ride. Definitely impressed so far.

Nice same colour as mine. I've had my 05 since 07 with very few issues and the problems I had were self inflicted. The TPS may give you greif over time and the speedo odometer claps out on some. The early ones seem to be quite reliable. Enjoy.

 

[pholling]

Hi all. I'm actually really excited to be going to look at a 2005 R3 with only about 9500 miles on it tonight. Bike appears to be 99% stock other than the sissy bar/back rack. If everything appears as it should, I'll be bringing it home with me. My question is, other than the obvious things to look at on a used bike, are there any known issues or anything specific to the R3 I should pay specific attention to and look out for? The current owner is asking $6,000 for the bike, I'm expecting to be able to get him to $5500... That seem like a fair price for the age/mileage and assuming it's in near showroom condition? Thanks! and hopefully I'll be back here looking for mods soon!

Greetings: I also purchased a 2005 R3 recently for $3,500. However, it was in need of new tires, an oil change, and brakes. Cost to get it back to where it should be was under $1,000.00. Wonderful machine.

 

[Bernard Vinet]

Welcome from Montreal , Bienvenue . Although you are a late bloomer ( 2005 , 18 yrs behind ) you're gonna love it. It's harder to control the grin on your face than it is to control the bike . Have fun !

 

[Mike188]

Welcome to the forums, from South Australia