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KozmoNaut posted:I fully get what you're saying and I'm definitely not going to start out on a finicky old-ish Italian bike (although my riding instructor said to go for it), it's just so drat pretty. Well, the obvious answer is to buy two bikes, so you have something to ride while you work on that.
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Full coverage on a new Suzuki B-King is $200 a month with Progressive. I am 27 and have zero accidents or tickets on my record. I think I'll stick with my KLR650 for a little while.
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If the seat is thrashed then what would a roughly fair value for this bike be? http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/1702612313.html quote:2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 need to sell ASAP - $1550 (Central ) My rule of thumb would be that I would value a well-sorted early 2000s / late 90s ninja 250 at $1500, so if this one needs a new seat but is in good condition otherwise I'd be willing to give him about $1350 for it. Will $150 get me a new seat or repair his? If his chain / sprockets are hosed or the tires aren't "good", I would offer him $1100 then walk away. Are these reasonable price goals or am I going to need to pony up more? I'm a bit worried that this specific bike is "all blacked out", that could mean him trying to make the crash damage look not as bad. Twerk from Home fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Apr 21, 2010 |
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Weinertron posted:If the seat is thrashed then what would a roughly fair value for this bike be? Looks like a good plan to me. Replacement seats can be found for ~50-100$ on ebay in good to excellent shape. Hughmoris posted:Full coverage on a new Suzuki B-King is $200 a month with Progressive. I am 27 and have zero accidents or tickets on my record. I think I'll stick with my KLR650 for a little while. Try shopping around, if you haven't...that seems stupid high, even for a B-King.
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Apr 21, 2010 16:37
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Doctor Zero posted:Well, the obvious answer is to buy two bikes, so you have something to ride while you work on that. Oh how I wish I could do this My budget 
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Apr 21, 2010 19:00
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Hughmoris posted:Full coverage on a new Suzuki B-King is $200 a month with Progressive. I am 27 and have zero accidents or tickets on my record. I think I'll stick with my KLR650 for a little while. Sell your car.
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Hughmoris posted:Full coverage on a new Suzuki B-King is $200 a month with Progressive. I am 27 and have zero accidents or tickets on my record. I think I'll stick with my KLR650 for a little while. Where do you live? That is a crazy amount of money. How much is the insurance on your KLR?
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Apr 21, 2010 19:32
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Scrapez posted:Where do you live? That is a crazy amount of money. I live in the panhandle of Florida. I have complete coverage on my KLR650 which is $53 a month (was my sole means of transportation for a while). I COULD sell my '89 suburban but the insurance on that is only $25 a month.
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Apr 21, 2010 20:10
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Hughmoris posted:I live in the panhandle of Florida. I have complete coverage on my KLR650 which is $53 a month (was my sole means of transportation for a while). I COULD sell my '89 suburban but the insurance on that is only $25 a month. That still seems like a lot, especially for a cheap bike like a KLR. Full coverage on my '04 V-Strom 650 w/$3000 of accessory coverage is $37/month, and identical coverage on my '97 Virago is $15/month. I'm 26, no accidents, couple of moving violations.
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Tsaven Nava posted:That still seems like a lot, especially for a cheap bike like a KLR. Full coverage on my '04 V-Strom 650 w/$3000 of accessory coverage is $37/month, and identical coverage on my '97 Virago is $15/month. The main thing counting against me is my credit score I think. I'm a safe driver/rider but the mistakes of my youth have hurt my credit, which seems to be a bigger factor to insurance companies. Hughmoris fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Apr 21, 2010 |
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Apr 21, 2010 20:44
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Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000?
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Apr 22, 2010 07:18
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A used Street Triple: 
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Apr 22, 2010 07:31
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One of my local buds is selling his KTM 950 Adventure for $6K. That'd be my choice.
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Apr 22, 2010 07:54
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? 2007 VFR in the red white and blue color scheme.
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Guni posted:haha, I'm not really interested in a KTM. Friends of ours have had serious troubles to the point of the bike blowing up ('07 250sxf). Also I want to keep the same models in our house, matching! I'd go with the 250F for the reasons you gave. I've ridden an '08 for a day and thought it was pretty loving awesome. As stock it certainly won't tear your arms off, but then I don't think there's any particular need for huge power for trail/bush riding. Having owned a KTM road bike and spent a lot of time cursing at it, I'm not sure I'd want a KTM dirt bike either, but that's just me. I can see the reasoning behind sticking with Yamahas if you and your dad are used to wrenching on them and they're all going to be of a similar age. Hughmoris posted:Lately, I've been itching to get a hypertourer. For me, the Blackbird is the proverbial no-brainer. Extremely reliable, available cheap, easy to ride (compared to a 'busa or a ZX12 anyway), comfy, good looking, feature extensive aftermarket support and I gather you can lose a ridiculous amount of weight with a swap to a 4-1 and a carbon can. The only reason I went with a Hornet over a used BB myself was the prospect of riding ~250+kg of Japanese tank over our icy winter roads. Other option which I don't think has been mentioned would be an R1100, 1150 or R1200RT. Good if you do a lot of distance, and the R12 actually handles, shockingly enough.
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? KTM 450 SM with a plate. RSV Mille Factory/Tuono Factory. Crashed 848 to track rat. Good condition 999 to pose with. Really depends on what was a deal in my area.
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? New DRZ400 Used R800G/S in decent condition Maybe a nice /5 or /6
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? Tell me what five bikes you consider and what you plan to use it for, and I'll tell you what to buy.
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Apr 22, 2010 23:12
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? If I had 5k to spend on a bike right now... It would probably come down to a coin toss between getting a KTM 450 SMR or an kitted out adventure bike. Then, with good intentions and dreams of far away places dancing in my head... at the last moment I'd turn around and get the KTM 450 SMR and wad the poo poo out of it at the supermoto track repeatedly every weekend and never stop loving it.
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Blaster of Justice posted:Tell me what five bikes you consider and what you plan to use it for, and I'll tell you what to buy. I'd probably honestly buy 5 bikes 
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UserNotFound posted:I'd probably honestly buy 5 bikes If you haven't got 5 bikes already, you really should. Wait. No you really should, regardless of how many bikes you already own. Just plan ahead and don't get married to a dragon like mine, and it'll probably work.
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Blaster of Justice posted:If you haven't got 5 bikes already, you really should. Wait. No you really should, regardless of how many bikes you already own. You mean like this? 
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Apr 22, 2010 23:46
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Blaster of Justice posted:If you haven't got 5 bikes already, you really should. Wait. No you really should, regardless of how many bikes you already own. I'm gonna go against the grain here...I get tired of maintaining multiple bikes. When you've got 4+ bikes in the garage, there's always something that needs to be done to some bike...very annoying when I just want to go ride.
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Z3n posted:I'm gonna go against the grain here...I get tired of maintaining multiple bikes. When you've got 4+ bikes in the garage, there's always something that needs to be done to some bike...very annoying when I just want to go ride. Well the answer to that is 2 DRZs 2 DR650s and 1 KLR650.
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Well the answer to that is 2 DRZs 2 DR650s and 1 KLR650. Why? The DRZ400s would be the only bikes worth riding in that group  I'm happy with the pair of DRZs, and the ZX9R project at the moment. I really need to get started on that.
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Z3n posted:Why? The DRZ400s would be the only bikes worth riding in that group Some people aren't insane enough to freeway a drz for those 3 hour + trips!
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Some people aren't insane enough to freeway a drz for those 3 hour + trips! I've never ridden a KLR650, but I have ridden a KLX650, and I didn't feel that it was any better or worse on the freeway. Of course, I'm willing to fiddle with my DRZ to get it exactly how I want. 
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? Husqvarna SM510R, best touring bike ever 
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infraboy posted:Dumb but interesting question: What bike would you guys buy used or new between $5000 - $6000? $1500 for a farkled but well-used KLR650 + three-month-long road trip.
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Tsaven Nava posted:$1500 for a farkled but well-used KLR650 + three-month-long road trip. This guy has the right idea. Clapped out 90's sportbike and a year's worth of trackdays.
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http://www.cycletrader.com/find/listing/2003-Ducati-Monster-620-i.e.-Dark-96737770 60 horsepowers. Would I be a retard to consider this as a beginner?
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Lord Master posted:http://www.cycletrader.com/find/listing/2003-Ducati-Monster-620-i.e.-Dark-96737770 Buy some tissues for when you drop it.
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blugu64 posted:Buy some tissues for when you drop it.
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blugu64 posted:Buy some tissues for when you drop it. And you will drop it. Don't have any retarded delusions otherwise. For content (with apologies to Mr. Cash); Early one morning, with time to kill, I rode my bike northwards, and into the hills. I saw an old Beezer, down a small lane. I stoppied my sumo, and stopp'd I became. I should've kept riding, but wallet in hand, A cry rang out, across the land. "Don't buy an old Beezer, it's most likely dead." I hung my head, I hung my head.  The '76 is a typo, the owner is an old boy and he is not good with computers (oh god how did this get here?!). It's actually a '66.  Running order with a new set of tires at the end of the summer. Three owners since the bike was imported new in 1966, it has never lived more than 6 miles away from the original dealers, who are still running and have been running continuously since 1908. And I paid the asking price. These are going for £500-£800 in the UK right now. Here on the forums, the goons were all there, I see the mod, High up in his chair, "Explain to the forum, what went through your mind, and we'll ask the asylum, what verdict they find." I felt the power, of having no wife. I emptied my wallet, gave up social life. I pray for goons mercy, 'cause soon I'll be dead. I hung my head, I hung my head.
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blugu64 posted:Buy some tissues for when you drop it. Not that this will solve that problem, but does anyone make frame sliders for Monsters (or any Duc for that matter)?
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MetaJew posted:Not that this will solve that problem, but does anyone make frame sliders for Monsters (or any Duc for that matter)? Yes, you can get sliders for almost any bike these days. However, if you can't find them for your model, or they are horrendously expensive, find you nearest motorcycle-friendly machine shop. I have a local chap who makes nylon and delrin sliders for dick-all. Cutting a set of sliders takes no time at all as they can cut through it like cheese on a metalworking mill.
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http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/1709627654.htmlquote:Honda Nighthawk 250 - $400 Now THIS looks like a good first bike. I know it'll be gutless, but front forks can be repaired / replaced for low enough money to make this worthwhile, right?
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Is a Ninja 500 too much bike for a complete newbie? It fits the horsepower specs, but I figured I'd ask. I badly want a CBR600RR, but I don't badly want to die. Plus I'd cry like a bitch the first time I downed it and scuffed up the fairing, so something cheaper is in order. :p E: assuming this has been asked before, but I don't have search. I read 10 pages looking for my question, and then realized the thread is almost 100 pages.
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Comradephate posted:Is a Ninja 500 too much bike for a complete newbie? It fits the horsepower specs, but I figured I'd ask. Considering you sound judgement on the 600RR not being a good choice, and your regard for your physical well being, you'd probably be just fine on a Ninja 500. Take the MSF and get a frame of reference, you may want something less depending on how that goes.
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