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Super Slash posted:I have a dumb question; how are you supposed to transport a bike you've bought back to your home? (UK) Insurance should be an easy online form. If it is current on tax/rego you should be OK riding it home. Or you could arrange delivery with the seller - offer to buy it but at your place or something. Talk to the seller. A friend of mine sold his CX500 to a guy as his first bike, but he didn't want to ride motorway-distance home on it with no experience so my friend rode it to his house for him and then the buyer drove him home.
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Insurance companies and municipalities have accounted for this. My insurance company gives me 30 days to tell them I've purchased a new vehicle, and California gives you 10 days to register it. Where you are may vary but I'm certain there's some leeway built in.
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Yeah check your local laws, there's almost always an exemption, it's not exactly a rare thing to buy a used vehicle and have to get it home somehow. If not, just get insurance online, keep the title on you as proof you just bought it (dated and all), and I can't imagine any decent cop would actually ding you for it, unless you're doing something else stupid like speeding or doing wheelies down the road. DMV here also does temp tags, though I've never bothered so I don't know the specifics.
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So the KLR 250 fell through. Even though it is a 24 year old budget tier dual sport the guy insisted it was in such a good condition it should be priced as a showbike/collectors item.
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makka-setan posted:So the KLR 250 fell through. Even though it is a 24 year old budget tier dual sport the guy insisted it was in such a good condition it should be priced as a showbike/collectors item. That's pretty much the_craigslist_experience.txt. Guys like that are the reason you will see a motorcycle or car on CL for months at a time. They're looking for P.T. Barnum's proverbial sucker who's made of money and not terribly bright - the problem is, that person is usually going for a motorcycle or car that brings a status, not just a well-functioning machine. If you have the patience, wait a month and send another message. The problem is he's probably feeling bold right now as we're quickly approaching spring, and there will be a lot of people out there jealous of other riders and looking for something.
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Mar 4, 2015 19:33
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As Nero Danced posted:This just popped up nearby, a 92 Seca II. Pretty tame all-in-all. Handling was OK, power output was linear and somewhat unexciting. I remember them being a little cold-hearted, like 5 minutes on choke. Most of the Seca-IIs I see now have been beat on and basically unloved. That one doesn't look special in any way. I put many miles on one as a beginner, then went to an FJ1200 which was awesome.
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Ripoff posted:That's pretty much the_craigslist_experience.txt. Guys like that are the reason you will see a motorcycle or car on CL for months at a time. They're looking for P.T. Barnum's proverbial sucker who's made of money and not terribly bright - the problem is, that person is usually going for a motorcycle or car that brings a status, not just a well-functioning machine. I can't wait to see the emails and poo poo that I get when I put the Harley up for sale in a few weeks.
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VERTiG0 posted:I can't wait to see the emails and poo poo that I get when I put the Harley up for sale in a few weeks. Please post them for posterity.
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My experience with CL must be atypical. I generally have good experiences buying, selling, or giving away. Heck I got my 4'x6' workbench for 1/3 the cost of materials to build one. OK I just read something that made me chuckle: "Craigslist is a damned amazing goldmine if you are smart, quick, and persistent. It's also a war zone of insane worm-hole travelers that come from a parallel universe with a barter system that cannot be comprehended by any rational human. Those skilled enough can navigate the battlefield and enjoy a life filled with legitimate treasure." clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Mar 6, 2015 |
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I just sold the CA staple, 07 SVs. I'll be following the goon progression and getting sumo/dualsport next! (DRZ400 or WR250) OOoooooweeeee I am excited!
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clutchpuck posted:My experience with CL must be atypical. I generally have good experiences buying, selling, or giving away. Heck I got my 4'x6' workbench for 1/3 the cost of materials to build one. It depends on what your buying, and where you live mostly. Generally buying anything car/motorcycle/bicycle in nature on Craigslist is just a poo poo deal all around though, and the few times something worth buying does come up it's snatched faster than you can react.
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There was a goon that bought an MT-09 when it came out. How is it going so far? Saw one in the flesh and seriously considering it as an upgrade after my 250.
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Should I buy this? I'm going to have a look at it tomorrow. It has 1/3 the miles as mine, upgraded DDFI3 engine with the beefier rods/crank and computerized idle control. Same color as my brother's.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:21
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No. Next?
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how awful are Suzuki Bandits? I hvae one that's been for sale in my area for a while, a 2003 gsf600 (with the windshield, etc) for 2500 bucks. would it possibly be a decent upgrade from a gs500?
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They're pretty fun if you get a 1200. A friend of mine rode his to Sturgis with me a few years ago. His only problems were a neglected chain and an under-torqued oil filter, both self inflicted. And $2500 should be 1200 territory. Slavvy posted:No. That was rhetorical.
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nitrogen posted:how awful are Suzuki Bandits? Can't speak for price but a b600 is a substantial upgrade over a gs in the engine and brakes department. Also slightly less budget construction/quality but it's still suzuki. Suspension is so-so. Really if you want a proper upgrade, get a B12 for around the same money. clutchpuck posted:That was rhetorical. I know. You're too far gone for rescue by conventional means to be possible. The only way you could be rehabilitated now is if someone sneaks into your house at night and replaces your bike with a KTM adventure or something.
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clutchpuck posted:Should I buy this? Of course - if we can concentrate all the Buells together in one garage it's less property damage when we burn the garage down. You're doing gods work. (Real talk: Owning multiples of the same bike is the right way to handle the sickness)
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Slavvy posted:Can't speak for price but a b600 is a substantial upgrade over a gs in the engine and brakes department. Also slightly less budget construction/quality but it's still suzuki. Suspension is so-so. Really if you want a proper upgrade, get a B12 for around the same money. Upgrades to just about everything are still very much available for Bandits though so you can fix most problems/niggles for pretty cheap (although the 12 is even easier in that regard)
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Thanks. I just looked at a newer ducati 620 that I liked even better
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How are old(ish) dr650 as a first bike? There's a 1994 one for 2700$ cad with 11k kms in really good condition. They seem to make more power than the later gen. + it looks  
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So it is still several months off at the earliest, but my fiance already insisted that I upgrade to a bigger bike soon.  I can't wait to spend months agonizing in this thread with all of you before settling for a salvaged Street Triple that I never get properly runnjng.
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Grimarest posted:How are old(ish) dr650 as a first bike? There's a 1994 one for 2700$ cad with 11k kms in really good condition. Hell yes. Chichevache posted:So it is still several months off at the earliest, but my fiance already insisted that I upgrade to a bigger bike soon. It must be nice to get confirmation that you were right to put a ring on it.
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Chichevache posted:So it is still several months off at the earliest, but my fiance already insisted that I upgrade to a bigger bike soon. A good fiance.
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Is a Kawasaki 250 or 300 still a good starter bike for a larger person? I'm about 6'3 and was reading that people my size weren't as comfortable on those bikes.
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ChaosReaper posted:Is a Kawasaki 250 or 300 still a good starter bike for a larger person? I'm about 6'3 and was reading that people my size weren't as comfortable on those bikes. I'm 6'4 and couldn't fit my knees on the 250 or 300. I fit quite comfortably on the cbr250/300. Depends what your leg length is though. Short answer: try one for yourself.
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Not a huge deal, but out of curiousity: if I'm looking at dual sports, is the fuel economy between a 250, 400, and 650 going to be much different? This would be my third bike (first was a 125, second was a 250), I'm leaning towards a 400/600 since I'd like to do a bit of highway riding and feel like I ought to take the opportunity move up. This being Tasmania we're talking a very occasional, no more than 2-3 hours jaunt on the highway at ~110kph, with the bulk of the riding being commuting or done on more local roads. nitrogen posted:how awful are Suzuki Bandits? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVUZMAPjHTI Grimarest posted:How are old(ish) dr650 as a first bike? There's a 1994 one for 2700$ cad with 11k kms in really good condition. Should be fine, that seems like a good price too. IIRC the DR650 is slightly more road-oriented than a KLR650, I could be mis-remembering though.
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So I'm looking to get my first bike, and a friend from work is offering up his early 80's Honda CB750 Custom for ~$1500 CDN. He says it has around 130k miles and has been sitting around unused, so it may need a little maintenance. No collisions/drops, etc. Good deal? Should I go for a different bike? Ideally I want to use this to train on so I can go touring.
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There's a guy on the big Toronto motorcycle forum cancelling his RC390 order because it's too thin.
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ceaselessfuture posted:So I'm looking to get my first bike, and a friend from work is offering up his early 80's Honda CB750 Custom for ~$1500 CDN. He says it has around 130k miles and has been sitting around unused, so it may need a little maintenance. Anything that has sat around unused is a big red flag. You should buy your first bike in ready to ride condition unless you really know how to work on stuff. $1500 doesn't seem like much of a deal either. If it starts right up and runs/rides well that's a different deal.
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VERTiG0 posted:There's a guy on the big Toronto motorcycle forum cancelling his RC390 order because it's too thin. Is that a good place to look for used bikes in the GTA? Because kijiji is as thin as the hair on the top of my head.
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Linedance posted:Is that a good place to look for used bikes in the GTA? Because kijiji is as thin as the hair on the top of my head. It can be, if you want a supersport. Everybody on Kijiji wants unbelievably hilarious prices for their used bikes. May as well just buy new. The best was a guy recently asking $8k for a year old Ninja 300.
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VERTiG0 posted:It can be, if you want a supersport. Everybody on Kijiji wants unbelievably hilarious prices for their used bikes. May as well just buy new. The best was a guy recently asking $8k for a year old Ninja 300. I don't. I'd probably be better off importing from the US if the exchange rate wasn't in the toilet at the moment. Hell at least I'd be more likely to find something that isn't a dirt bike/cruiser/r6.
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ceaselessfuture posted:So I'm looking to get my first bike, and a friend from work is offering up his early 80's Honda CB750 Custom for ~$1500 CDN. He says it has around 130k miles and has been sitting around unused, so it may need a little maintenance. Terrible idea. Buying an 80's bike is nothing like buying an 80's car. 130k miles is interstellar distance as far as an old bike like that is concerned. The fact that it has sat around not being used means you're taking the carbs apart and replacing the tyres at minimum. You'll end up doing more working on than actual riding, plus it's a terrible bike to learn on - heavy, cantankerous, crap handling and brakes. On top of which you have piss poor reliability (mainly a product of age and PO fuckery, of which there will be lots). Think less 'old worn honda beater' and more 'classic in dire need of restoration'. Slavvy fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Mar 8, 2015 |
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clutchpuck posted:Should I buy this? I rode it, I liked it. It has the right Buell specific quirks. The wife will let me buy it. We can afford it. It's too expensive though.
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Great, thanks for the intel guys!
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clutchpuck posted:I rode it, I liked it. It has the right Buell specific quirks. The wife will let me buy it. We can afford it. It's too expensive though. That's a 2008 right? What exhaust? And does the updated engine actually feel different?
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Factory exhaust. Sounds like a bag of skeletons at idle but when it switches over to open pipe mode it sounds pretty good. The beefier 08 crank seems to make the pistons feel lighter. It has a less pronounced shake at idle. Above that, the isolation system in the 06 does as good a job as the 08. e: poo poo's getting real. I posted a craigslist WTB and might have found one with 1/5 the miles as this one, for $1000 less.  I showed my wife the photo and she said "You have to buy that." clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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Pro Tip: (e.g. I did something dumb, so don't y'all do it) Now everything i'm taking about here mostly applies to 2003-2007ish ducatis. Check for yourself to figure out what's what. I'm still learning. If you are buying a ducati (or any other motorcycle with a transponder lockout key) make sure you either: 1) have two or more working keys. 2) have the magical red key that will allow new keys to be added 3) use the lack of either to negotiate the price down.  drat place gave me two keys, but only one of them was "blessed" by the bike, even though both were cut. Of course, They nor I realized that until I had driven off. NOW If you need more of these magical keys, tons of locksmiths will tell you NOPE WE CAN'T DO IT!" but they are just being lazy. You'll have to order the keyblank1 most likely, but any place that can program a T5 transponder chip2 can then program/clone and cut the key. --- 1 JMA TP05DCT-1.P, Ilco KW17T5-SI or Silca KW17T5-SI keyblanks. 2 Ilco/Silca - RW2 or RW3, Strattec - Quick code, Jet – Smart clone, Bianchi - Repli-code can code the keys. Not limited to these, but these can do it. nitrogen fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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That's a really good post that could save some folks a lot of money.
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