82 honda cx500 turbo or 92 suzuki katana Options

[JasonX]

hello guys, i haven't bought the honda yet. it belongs to my in-law and wants 500 for it. It runs pretty decent, other than at hard accelaration the fuel system light comes on sometimes, and it's a little shaky in neutral. It has only 16K miles on it. The fairing needs repainting and touch-up and needs some TLC for cosmetic reasons. My good friend found me a bike from his friend who doesn't ride as often. it's a 92 suzuki katana. it's either 600 or 750. only has 32K miles and it's in a great condition and spotless. I can get it for 750-800 bucks. i looked them up in kelly blue book and if they were at their top shape, 92 katana goes for $2175 and the 82 cx500t goes for 2550. I cant make up my mind. What do you guys think?





This post has been edited by JasonX: Mar 25, 2008 - 8:16 PM

[tigersvain]

well coming from a honda hater...me... i would buy the honda hands down..that sucker is a classic , if i could get my hands on it for 500 bucks i'd definatly restore it to mint shape! the katana is a nicer cleaner looking bike but that honda is has a nice resell value if in good shape! I wouldnt worry to much about which would be the better starter bike power wise.. my starter bike was a FZR1000 its all about how u handle it till u get comfortable..no horse play till u know for a fact its not gonna come out from under ur ass lol