Used Bike Tournament (Round 1): 2003 GSX-R1000 vs. 2004 R1

[Sarchi]

Yes.......come next year I will actually be able to insure one of these.

Probably a very bad idea, but still.

[Sport-Touring]

[R Doug]

There's something to the 20 valve high-rev'n motor in the R1 that appeals to me.  

Plus, it's the better looking bike between the two IMHO.  

[DredheadV2.0]

Bleah.  The Blackbird.  

[DogBoy]

I put 1,500 miles on an '04 GSXR1000 and it was a great bike. More power than I needed, though.

[Justin]

I've ridden all the big liter bikes, and the GSX-R always seems to impress me more than the others. Great power, great handling, IMO, the complete package... the others always lack in at least one area compared to the gixxer.

[Against The Wind]

Bleah.  The Blackbird.  

So maybe it's possible I might consider the above comment as somewhat

RIGHT ON!

[Sarchi]

I like the Blackbird a lot (it's in one of my other polls).  The smoothness appeals to me.  I haven't seen a bike that looked as smooth at high speed, if onboard cam videos are any indication.

But a bike with less hp and less weight would suit me fine, especially if it wasn't a torture rack.