Hi!
I'm a short rider (5'7) and am looking for a fully faired bike like the R15. I previously owned an R15 for a year (2013-2014) and clocked about 3k on the ODO before selling it. I loved it's cornering ability and the riding stance wasn't an issue for me. I will be owning bike for a year before selling it. My budget will depend on the resale value of the bikes. I do not feel like buying the R15 again because it seems to cost 10k more than when I bought it 4 years ago and has had no upgrades at all. In short, it feels old and it doesn't seem like it has VFM right now. Am willing to consider it if there's enough demand in the second hand market and can get about 1L a year from now. Yamaha dealer told me V3 bookings will start in Jan with deliveries in March but that would mean I'd own the bike for half a year only. I'm looking at the KTM RC 200 & 390 and also the R3 and am open to other bikes as well. I expect to ride about 3k kilometers this time around as well. Please give me your recommendations.
TL;DR:
Short guy - 5'7
Need a fully faired bike (riding stance isn't an issue)
Will sell after a year
Might ride for about 3k kilometers over the course of a year
Budget based on resale value (40-50k drop is okay if its over 2L)
Questions:
How is the demand for the R3/RC200/RC390? What is it's resale value like for 3-5k ODO?
Are my requirements too unrealistic?
I'm a short rider (5'7) and am looking for a fully faired bike like the R15. I previously owned an R15 for a year (2013-2014) and clocked about 3k on the ODO before selling it. I loved it's cornering ability and the riding stance wasn't an issue for me. I will be owning bike for a year before selling it. My budget will depend on the resale value of the bikes. I do not feel like buying the R15 again because it seems to cost 10k more than when I bought it 4 years ago and has had no upgrades at all. In short, it feels old and it doesn't seem like it has VFM right now. Am willing to consider it if there's enough demand in the second hand market and can get about 1L a year from now. Yamaha dealer told me V3 bookings will start in Jan with deliveries in March but that would mean I'd own the bike for half a year only. I'm looking at the KTM RC 200 & 390 and also the R3 and am open to other bikes as well. I expect to ride about 3k kilometers this time around as well. Please give me your recommendations.
TL;DR:
Short guy - 5'7
Need a fully faired bike (riding stance isn't an issue)
Will sell after a year
Might ride for about 3k kilometers over the course of a year
Budget based on resale value (40-50k drop is okay if its over 2L)
Questions:
How is the demand for the R3/RC200/RC390? What is it's resale value like for 3-5k ODO?
Are my requirements too unrealistic?