welcome. i was in your shoes about a year ago. i ended up buying a babied '03. i don't know how much research you've done, (i'm no expert but there are some real rc51 phd's on here) but i did a ton before i bought. if you're gonna buy, get an sp2, '02 or newer. the fuel and chassis upgrades are worth it alone.
mine had 3400 miles when i got it and so far i have put a set of twobrothers slip-ons, a pcIII, flapper valve mod and the 520 conversion. pretty standard mods for the rc51. last dyno was 138hp and 81 foot lbs of torque at around 8000 rpm.
it's a true race bike so the gearing is taller than paul bunyan. get used to sounding like the start of a motogp race when you leave stoplights or have a honda shop do the above mentioned mods for you. they make street life much more bearable but the beast is still there when you want it.
if you're used to in-line fours you'll love changing gears cause you want to, not cause you have to. the torque is amazing and addictive. you'll find you turn into one of those guys dropping down a gear to ride through tunnels. i've had two superhawks, a gixxer 750 and rode many friends machines and the rc51 is by far my favorite.
mine had 3400 miles when i got it and so far i have put a set of twobrothers slip-ons, a pcIII, flapper valve mod and the 520 conversion. pretty standard mods for the rc51. last dyno was 138hp and 81 foot lbs of torque at around 8000 rpm.
it's a true race bike so the gearing is taller than paul bunyan. get used to sounding like the start of a motogp race when you leave stoplights or have a honda shop do the above mentioned mods for you. they make street life much more bearable but the beast is still there when you want it.
if you're used to in-line fours you'll love changing gears cause you want to, not cause you have to. the torque is amazing and addictive. you'll find you turn into one of those guys dropping down a gear to ride through tunnels. i've had two superhawks, a gixxer 750 and rode many friends machines and the rc51 is by far my favorite.