Should I or not?

Go for it mate, i have owned an older model 2003 and i loved it but felt a little on the heavy side in corners, i have new bought a 2005 model in the same colour your looking at and must say i love it....i'm glad i made the choice to change and it does look stunning!
A pic to temp ya even more.....
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Before you take the plunge......My brother-in-law has a VERY low mileage '05 RSVR sitting in his garage that he won't ride anymore now he has his Speed Triple.....I appreciate you may have to take into account trade-in etc..BUT this may be a cheaper/better option...If you're interested PM & we'll see if it's a go-er!!!

NewBoots said:

Before you take the plunge......My brother-in-law has a VERY low mileage '05 RSVR sitting in his garage that he won't ride anymore now he has his Speed Triple.....I appreciate you may have to take into account trade-in etc..BUT this may be a cheaper/better option...If you're interested PM & we'll see if it's a go-er!!!

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Far better chance of a good buy privately, there are plenty out there to choose from, don't just jump in mate, go and look at a few, it's a buyers market out there just now, take advantage of it:thumbup

rockdoctor said:

Well I've just got back from test riding both of them.
The RSVR was stunning, it felt like a new bike.
The Factory wasn't as good, when riding it felt really sloppy it had done a few more miles and I think it had been a bit abused. I don't think all factory's are like it just that particular one.
Overall I think they are an evolution of the old style, am in even more of an indecision now as to what to do!
The only photo I could find was the one of the RSVR

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The RSVR looks amazing in that pic, you sound like you have fallen in love with it and in your own words state that it feels 'new' i wouldn't even give the factory a second thought if it feels iffy now you will only be disappionted later. Good luck choosing a bike, remember there are always loads of private ones around so you may find a factory in better nick. All the best :thumbup.

Ok it's happened, I took the RSVR out for another test ride today just to be sure, and as you can prob guess I put a deposit on it, the factory had gone, but I like the look and feel of this bike, oh yeah I haggled a bit and knocked him down by £500.
Had a really thorough look through the bike and it's unmolested apart from a different screen, which means I can enhance it whatever way I want to :thumbup
Oh just need to sell my mille now, in an ideal world I would have both but that would just be greedy and I need the cash from my mille to pay for the new one.

Nice1 m8 !! U have joined the darkside !

Yep dark side for me
Now I'm gonna spend a fortune doing bits to her!