Should I buy an '08 or '09?

[bk000]

Please vote...

Ok, so the wife relented and is allowing me to drop some serious change on a new bike but I don't want to be stupid about it.

There are a couple of '08s for sale in the area with less than 2k miles on them.

The price for new 2009 from the local stealerships is about $2k more.

For a $2k premium I would get:

1.) A never before ridden bike that I would break in...both a good and bad thing. Good: I would do the break-in procedure. Bad: I would have to wait 1k miles to really start "enjoying" the bike.

2.) 12 mos. of warranty.

3.) A revised clutch.

Be sure and VOTE in the POLL above. Thanks for your help!

 

[majicmaker]

No Brainer! "08 is the way to go!!

 

[johnny80s]

I say 09 because I like the black out look.

 

[FJRBluesman]

They are bascially the same bike with some minor bling on the 09, which I don't care for anyway.

 

[johnny80s]

They are bascially the same bike with some minor bling on the 09, which I don't care for anyway.

That's cause your a big fat loser! So there!

 

[Knifemaker]

Neither....wait for a 2010 model....they are supposed to be the coolest ever!!!

KM

 

[TAZ1300]

I am looking myself and was wondering the same thing .... I like the look of the 09 better and since being the original owner as well as a newer bike the 09 is my vote.

 

[Steve01]

I would save the 2K and go for a low miles 08, plus I do not like the design of the 09.........

 

[jhinderliter]

there are new left over 08 and 07s out there...i bought a new left over 07 in march.. still get the warrenty and save the $$... good luck..

 

[Toecutter]

Save the $2K and get some good gear to ride in.

Personally, I'd get an '07AE for the awesome (and easy to keep clean) color....

 

[FLOWBACK]

Howdy folks I'm back. Picked up an 09 last thursday in Florence, Co. Rode the required 600 miles and went back to the dealer Saturday for oil change.

So, I vote for the 09 because it's the fastest, best looking, stealth mode som ***** out there. h34r:

 

[majicmaker]

Howdy folks I'm back. Picked up an 09 last thursday in Florence, Co. Rode the required 600 miles and went back to the dealer Saturday for oil change.So, I vote for the 09 because it's the fastest, best looking, stealth mode som ***** out there. h34r:

I like this guy!! B)

 

[bk000]

Thanks for the replies!

Although, I don't think 13 votes is a representative sample.

I'll keep checking back...

 

[dsmack]

BK ~ While you're sitting here on the pot looking for a representative sample, some other SOB is out there snagging the deal that could have been yours!

Pull the trigger, man!

Don

 

[DeweyIsgod]

I voted for the 2008, but you may want to make sure you can still get the YES extended warranty if you want it (well worth the $400 from D&H). If they 2008s have been in private hands for more than a year, their factory warranty may have run out - and thus the window to buy the YES has expired.

If you can still buy the YES for the 2008s, a 4 year warranty vs. a 5 year (YES + factory for a new bike) isn't such a big deal.

 

[stevec677]

If you buy the 2009, I believe you can write off the sales tax on your income taxes (part of the stimulus package). That drops the difference to less then $2,000.00.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Get an '04.

Get an '09.

Just get one...before the riding season ends.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Man, I just had to sell my 1-year old KLR, and I hate to say it, but I took an awful bath. Fact is, after I replaced my wrecked FJR, the KLR just wasn't getting any attention, pointless to keep making the payments. But still, what a hit on depreciation, not to mention all the extra dough I put into it making it right for me. And what a crappy time to be trying to sell ANYTHING!

My point (and I do have one) is this is a hell of a GOOD time to be buying a used FJR--or KLR--or anything else. There are so many excellent Gen II feejers here on the forum and elsewhere with low miles, all the expensive goodies you'd go spending boo-coo bucks to put on already installed. Go price sliders, heated grips, cruise control, top cases, bigger windscreens, aux. lighting, and on and on. You'll get a bike that's broken in, maybe a set of fresh tires, lots of wonderful miles in front of it, set up just how you'd want it, or darn close. AND you'll have lots left over for a nice set of Cycleport gear like Toe's. And five or six coast-to-coast trips worth of gas.

 

[twistedcricket]

I voted for the 2008, but you may want to make sure you can still get the YES extended warranty if you want it (well worth the $400 from D&H). If they 2008s have been in private hands for more than a year, their factory warranty may have run out - and thus the window to buy the YES has expired.
If you can still buy the YES for the 2008s, a 4 year warranty vs. a 5 year (YES + factory for a new bike) isn't such a big deal.

+1 - if you can still get the YES (or if the '08 has it, get it transferred?) If it's out of factory warranty, I would opt for a new bike, regardless of year.