so many 2004s

[bigsur52]

It seems that there are an inordinent amount of 2004 R1150 type bikes for sale. Why? Is there something fundamentally wrong with that year's models? I'm interested in all your replies!

[Hottech]

I believe that most warranties have expired on the 2004 models so more riders are opting to sell and buy a new bike with no worries about major repairs.

[owldaddy]

I have an 04, it is almost paid off so I have looked around to see what is new. Nothing new stirs my soul so I'm keeping it. Only failure I have had was with those cheap plastic QD's. Lucky for me it broke while I was changing the fuel filter and I had metal replacements already on hand.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I have an 04, it is almost paid off so I have looked around to see what is new. Nothing new stirs my soul so I'm keeping it. Only failure I have had was with those cheap plastic QD's. Lucky for me it broke while I was changing the fuel filter and I had metal replacements already on hand.

me. too. Still the gold standard for me at 42k

John

[awagnon]

I believe that most warranties have expired on the 2004 models so more riders are opting to sell and buy a new bike with no worries about major repairs.

The way I look at it, you can pay for a bunch of repairs for what a new bike would cost, even with trade-in. This is especially true if you do most of your own work.