hey guys im just tryin to get ur guys opionion on which bike to get and i know some of yall have the 05 636 and some have the 04 636 so who better to ask so i have a chance to get a 05 636 with 4,500 miles on it for $5000 all stock everything. or a 04 636 with 400 miles on it flushmount turn signals but it has been down cracked quage cluster and cracked right side fairings with some rash on italso theplastic partthat holds the headlights was replace and repainted its selling for $6000...what do yall think ?? performance wise and just over all which one is better bike thanks alot for ur help

 

$6k is way too much for a downed 04. I doubt that mileage is even correct...

Here is a quote from motorcyle-usa.com about changes for 2005:
I think the underseat exhaust is a huge change and I have read elsewhere that they upped the peak power and midrange while lowering the coeffiecient of drag, so in theroy it's a faster bike than the 2004's.

Here is the article, there were more changes made to the engine also, like a new head and pistons.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Articl...291&Page=1

P.S. You can buy my 05 with 3600 miles for $6000. I want a ZX-14!

 

+1 on 6k being way to much. i have a friend here who just bought one that has been donw once for 4k, that was after new paint new exhaust and a new cage.

the main difference is the style i think, the 03-04 is more of the "raw" starting point for these incredible bikes. the 05-06 is the "refined" smoother bike. both are comperable on power and cornering.

basically just the look of the bike and weather or not you want the undertail

 

i would go for the 05 with no damage imo. welcome to KF intense

 

I hate the look of the '04s. I think they're so ugly. I love every single refinement on my '05, most especially the undertail exhaust. I'd go with the '05, especially if its never been down.

 

+1 for the 05. It's a good deal. It's already broken in.The undertail exhaust is way cool. I still get comments. Got my 05 636 with 3447 miles for 5g's. it has a few scratches from the owner from when it fell over but you can't really tell.

 

well i picked my 04 zx 636 for 3,400 and it had a quarter size dent int he tank and the right side fairing was scratched, in all i spent 30.00 to fix both parts and painted all back together to match the original silver paint, bike came with a pc111 usb, k&n filter, yoshi high mount exhaust, fender eleminator kit, flush mount front and rear turn signals, lowered and geared when i bought it, and the bike only had 10,800 miles on it, but i did have to replace the rear tire but i already had a new 1 before i even bought it, bike needs nothin and is very fast

 

The 05 had a Slipper Clutch, dual stagefuel injectors, bigger valves, Oval intake ports, 03-04 Race kit cams (more power & speed), underseat exhaust, lighter wheels, bigger rotorsand better radialfrontbrake master cylinder, more aerodynamic bodywork, braced swingarm &better suspension are among the changes/ improvements. The 05 is definitely the better choice.