Sell 17 Sidewinder LTX SE and buy newer or keep it?

[twyztid]

I currently have a very nice 2017 Sidewinder LTX SE that bought in 2021 with 350 miles. It has about 6500 miles now and has been trouble free. I do plenty of maintenance and have pretty much all of the fixes/upgrades done to it. It has the TD Power Trail PM tune with CAI & 3" Super Quiet Exhaust and everything Thunder Products offers for clutching.

Anyway, we bought a 2025 Sidewinder LTX LE last February and my fiancé finally had a chance to ride it this past weekend. She seems to like it as much or better than her 2012 Vector LTX. Because of that, the 25 won't be my replacement for the 17 anymore. I would love to find another 25 LTX LE at a reasonable price but people want $26K-$30K for the ones that I have found (new but owned by private party). I am not paying that much for another one of those.

That brings me to a couple of options and I was wondering your opinions on this:
1. I could buy a low-mile 22-24 LTX SE (and add EPS), GT, or LE and sell the 17 but I would likely still have to lay out $7000-$10,000 over what I could get for my 17 and there are some upgrades that I would have to buy for a newer one that I couldn't take from the 17. That means the total upgrade cost could be $9000-$13,000.
2. I could keep the 17, replace the track/studs, replace driveline bearings, and maybe add EPS (using Mr. Sleds tutorial). I already have a new track. I would just have to buy studs/backers and the EPS parts. Total cost would be around $2000 if I don't include the cost of the track.

I am VERY religious on maintenance. With that being said, if maintenance is kept up and I replace the track, is it possible to see another 6500 trouble-free miles?

Here's a couple pics of the 17.

 

[DMCTurbo]

IMO EPS would be the only reason to upgrade. 6500 miles is nothing if you've done the maintenance.

 

[twyztid]

IMO EPS would be the only reason to upgrade. 6500 miles is nothing if you've done the maintenance.

And that really isn't a big reason either since I can install EPS on my 17 if I wanted to.

 

[DMCTurbo]

And that really isn't a big reason either since I can install EPS on my 17 if I wanted to.

Yes exactly.