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Thought about "upgrading" to a 7th Gen


gilkeyb

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Haven't been on the forum in a while, but still lurk once in a while.  I came back because I recently posted my '07 RWB on the local CL and facebook marketplaces, and haven't gotten so much as a sniff!  Thought i would post it here in the classifieds, maybe find someone more interested...

 

I found a 2013 7th Gen for sale locally at a price significantly below what i normally see them listed for.  I managed to convince my wife that it would be okay for me to buy it as long as I sold my '07 for at least the same amount.  The 7th gen is all stock and has some...imperfections.  Whilst my '07 is pretty well set up though admittedly high-er mileage.

 

Really surprised I haven't gotten much attention for my '07.  Are VFRs difficult bikes to sell since they don't fall under the typical "sportbike" crowd, but also aren't full on "touring" rigs?  Maybe they're a bit of a niche bike...

 

I am resigned to keeping my RWB, which the more I think about isn't half bad.  Getting it prepped to sell reminded me how great it is, and doing a deep clean of the white wheels really made the bike shine again!  Another 30k miles on this bike would be about the best punishment a guy could ask for!

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If you had been a thousand miles closer to the east coast I’d have bought it last week!  Lol. Doesn’t do you any good now though. I’d say yes the VFR is a bit niche. Low numbers imported or sold, not quite sport and not quite touring. Btw your 25th looks great!  

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It won't be the end of the world if it doesn't sell.  Seems like, even amongst VFR faithful, the 7th gen has a bit of mixed reviews.  


The 6th Gen seems better equipped all around, except one criteria: POWER!  I don't do much touring, or street riding in general anymore, so I thought getting a 7th gen with more "WOW" factor would be fun compared to the 6th.  

Based on selling bikes previously I expected to get at least a few insulting lowballs, or "Whats your lowest price" emails.  But I have only gotten one genuine offer from a friend, and its just less than i'm willing to let it go for!  

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