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I hate to say it but my new R1 has me thinking about selling/trading my ol' 2000 996S. The 996S has a long list of upgrades of injector mod, shaved flywheel from the old BCM crew that gave it a solid 123 rear wheel horsepower. Holding it on the road was a full upgraded Ohlins front end and tweaked spring rate and valving to the Ohlins rear shock for a 200+ pound rider. Slowing it down is an upgraded front brakes of radial Brembo's. It all adds up to a fully sorted and very entertaining bike. It's a tiny bike compared to the R1. It feels like a 250 with a monster motor. The Termi exhausts sound like hell being ripped open behind you. All good news with only 7500 miles. The major service was done 2 years ago including belts. The forks were rebuilt by Peter Kates last year... I pretty much never ride the thing cause it is at best a 30 minute motorcycle. Track days are a joy with the thing as it is very stable and predictable. A couple a year was what I did with it and being lazy I would just avoid braking and ride in the lower groups making time in the corners and going easy on the straights.
Why sell or trade it?
I got the new R1.
The electronics are what make it entertaining. I like the security and the heroic feeling of powering out of a corner and knowing the slide control is on. If they fitted this system in an R6 I would gladly trade down as the motor is just insane for the tracks around here. But you have to love the R1's mid range...
So my decision may be to free up space in the garage by trading in two bikes, the 996S and a Duc Scrambler Full Throttle for a new Hyper SP. The trade in on the 996S is $6K I was wondering if I should sell the thing out right for another grand. Is it worth the hassle?
Anyone have a recent Hyper? Thoughts on living with the bike? I like the idea of hooning around on it. I like the Scrambler FT but the motor is a little eh and its really in need of a full suspension replacement. I figure the Hyper is really what I was looking for in the Scrambler. Just 1/2 a foot taller.
Sell or Trade
Thoughts on Hyper 939?