11-07-12, 09:24 AM
Just thought I'd throw in my thoughts too.
I bought a 03 Foxeye Fazer about 3 months ago. Spent some time looking and a few things I noticed:
- the pre foxeye fazers are a lot cheaper that the foxeye versions. £1000 will get you a good pre foxeye - nothing should need doing. If you wait you may be able to pay less than a grand for a good one but only you know how long your prepared to wait. Ebay is a good source of bikes but just do you research and don't rush into buying anything - another one with be up for sale before too long.
- some of the foxeye's can be had with very low mileage and in very good condition .. but you do pay for this. Maybe £1500-£1800. Obviously you will get ones above and below this .. it all depends on who is selling and why.
- If there's anything wrong with the bike (or the owner) walk away - there are so many out there it's just not worth the risk. Obviously if you know what your doing then this can actually help with the price but I didn't want the hassle of work on the bike.
- If your commuting big distances then frequency of your fuel stops can be bothersome .. the foxeye has a bigger tank. So it was a no brainer for me - although I knew that I could get a pre foxeye for at lot less I wanted to reduce the refuelling hassle on my commute to an absolute minimum. Hence the 03 foxeye - I've done 290 miles between fill ups.
BTW I actually prefer the look of the pre-foxeye but in the end practicality was what I was after.
I bought a 03 Foxeye Fazer about 3 months ago. Spent some time looking and a few things I noticed:
- the pre foxeye fazers are a lot cheaper that the foxeye versions. £1000 will get you a good pre foxeye - nothing should need doing. If you wait you may be able to pay less than a grand for a good one but only you know how long your prepared to wait. Ebay is a good source of bikes but just do you research and don't rush into buying anything - another one with be up for sale before too long.
- some of the foxeye's can be had with very low mileage and in very good condition .. but you do pay for this. Maybe £1500-£1800. Obviously you will get ones above and below this .. it all depends on who is selling and why.
- If there's anything wrong with the bike (or the owner) walk away - there are so many out there it's just not worth the risk. Obviously if you know what your doing then this can actually help with the price but I didn't want the hassle of work on the bike.
- If your commuting big distances then frequency of your fuel stops can be bothersome .. the foxeye has a bigger tank. So it was a no brainer for me - although I knew that I could get a pre foxeye for at lot less I wanted to reduce the refuelling hassle on my commute to an absolute minimum. Hence the 03 foxeye - I've done 290 miles between fill ups.
BTW I actually prefer the look of the pre-foxeye but in the end practicality was what I was after.