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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Those have cam issues, no? Apparently the 500cc is less susceptible than the 700+ engines From the page detailing the problem: quote:It is not entirely clear why the 500 Interceptor and Magna are not on this list. They apparently are less vulnerable but it still happens. There is at least one notable design difference mentioned below. The '86-87 VFR700/750 Interceptors and the 1990+ VFR 750s (with single sided swingarm, no longer called Interceptor) are not affected because significant valve train and oil system redesign accompanied the gear driven cams.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Those have cam issues, no? Some say the 500 doesn't suffer from these issues, it's the 700 and 750. There's been a debate raging about these motors for 35 years. Personally I think if the cams were going to turn to cheese they would have done it somewhere in the previous 34,000 miles. If the motor does blow up, it's not terribly difficult or expensive to find a replacement. IIRC you can even use a motor from the VT500 cruiser. The real issue with the older Interceptors is maintenance and replacement parts availability. They are cool bikes and that look has aged really well, but I wouldn't want one if I depended on it to get to work or something. The cam story Mewse posted is a bit of interesting manufacturing/moto history and is a good read. It's the reason why the later gear driven V4's were so good. This also explains the problem, with pictures: https://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/v4_cams_what.html
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Gorson posted:Some say the 500 doesn't suffer from these issues, it's the 700 and 750. There's been a debate raging about these motors for 35 years. Personally I think if the cams were going to turn to cheese they would have done it somewhere in the previous 34,000 miles. If the motor does blow up, it's not terribly difficult or expensive to find a replacement. IIRC you can even use a motor from the VT500 cruiser. The real issue with the older Interceptors is maintenance and replacement parts availability. They are cool bikes and that look has aged really well, but I wouldn't want one if I depended on it to get to work or something. Interesting read and he's totally on point regarding forums regurgitating half-truths endlessly.
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Gorson posted:Some say the 500 doesn't suffer from these issues, it's the 700 and 750. There's been a debate raging about these motors for 35 years. Personally I think if the cams were going to turn to cheese they would have done it somewhere in the previous 34,000 miles. If the motor does blow up, it's not terribly difficult or expensive to find a replacement. IIRC you can even use a motor from the VT500 cruiser. The real issue with the older Interceptors is maintenance and replacement parts availability. They are cool bikes and that look has aged really well, but I wouldn't want one if I depended on it to get to work or something. So according to this if you find an old Honda V4 with higher mileage it’s probably gonna be fine. Only low mileage examples are really a risk
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Are these bikes any good?
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:So according to this if you find an old Honda V4 with higher mileage it’s probably gonna be fine. Only low mileage examples are really a risk Pretty much! More to the point though that you will see many VF500's with 30k+ miles on them. It's just as likely that after 35 years any component is going to give you a problem, and if the motor blows up was it due to chocolate cams or something else? Only a teardown will tell. Old bikes are a labor of love. JQADDINGMACHINE posted:Are these bikes any good? Eh. Nothing particularly special about them. 80's bikes don't have much value (yet) and parts are hard to source, especially for the more obscure models. If you're looking for a V4 "muscle cruiser", you might want to look at the 94-2002 Magna. They are everywhere and cheap. Just know what you are getting into with V4 carbs.
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This seems cheap. https://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/d/lewiston-1978-honda-750/6956949613.html 
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Aug 18, 2019 02:08
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It won’t be.
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$650 for an extremely clean SOHC Honda 750 is right in that “it’s almost definitely a scam but hit them up to make sure” realm. There are still people left on earth who don’t know a clean SOHC is worth money
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Aug 18, 2019 20:54
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Someone bought in within an hour
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I envy you guys who live in areas with stuff still on Craigslist. I don’t know where people have moved to (maybe facebook marketplace) but cL has dried up in the last year or two
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Yeah it all moved to FB Marketplace. gently caress sending someone an email when you can get their real name and hit them on FB Messenger
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gently caress using Facebook for anything, I’ll keep my shady wal-mart parking lot Craigslist deals tyvm.
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It’s fine to hold that opinion, but know that most of your buying and selling market doesn’t share that opinion
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Depends on where you are I think. Uncle Henry’s (weekly printed classified ads) and craigslist are still going pretty strong here in Maine especially among the older crowd, which is basically the entire state.
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Found a few, i really want a touring bike to complement my tuono: Goldwing : https://poconos.craigslist.org/mcy/d/stroudsburg-honda-goldwing-6ooo-mi/6951174176.html https://allentown.craigslist.org/mcy/d/boyertown-gold-wing-honda-1984-gl-1200/6950094469.html
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Aug 25, 2019 06:38
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< 6k miles on a bike from 1982 that you actually intend to ride = no bueno
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Theres an 06 650 vstrom with 46k km for 2800 euros 🤔 theres only two pics that dont show much and the description is mistyped serviced.
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Patrocclesiastes posted:Theres an 06 650 vstrom with 46k km for 2800 euros 🤔 theres only two pics that dont show much and the description is mistyped serviced.
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Its about 1000 euros less than Ive seen them usually go for, might just be trying to get rid of it fast because of autumn. I should go check it out but on the other hand I shouldnt buy a bike before spring because I dont at the moment have a place to store it for the winter now that my dad has two bikes in the garage already. I just cant stop looking whats for sale.
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I don’t need or want a Ducati Scrambler but that’s almost 50% off the new price for a bike with 1500 miles  https://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/d/old-orchard-beach-2016-ducati-scrambler/7007654179.html
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moxieman posted:I don’t need or want a Ducati Scrambler but that’s almost 50% off the new price for a bike with 1500 miles Hopefully this is the first wave of folks realizing there’s a difference between the Ducati lifestyle and just owning a scrambler.
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It's not, Ducatis just don't hold their value for poo poo
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Jazzzzz posted:It's not, Ducatis just don't hold their value for poo poo So I should hold out for 3k?
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builds character posted:Hopefully this is the first wave of folks realizing there’s a difference between the Ducati lifestyle and just owning a scrambler. What do you mean? Also, that's in the ballpark for scramblers around here. I hope the trend continues, because I'd like to have one someday to thrash around. Even if I was disappointed in the monster.
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Isn't the Vitpillen also over $10k new-- and the Duke 390 for that matter?
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Coydog posted:What do you mean? Just that lots of folks are going to start selling scramblers, driving the prices further down.
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builds character posted:folks realizing there’s a difference between the Ducati lifestyle and just owning a scrambler. I meant this part.
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Coydog posted:I meant this part. Oh. A bunch of people bought scramblers based on glossy pictures and someone whispering ducatista in a throaty voice and then it turns out that owning a motorcycle is awesome, just in a different way.
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Razzled posted:aircooled bikes are I'm just curious how an aircooled vtwin deals with slow off road riding. I mean, apparently the desert sled performs really well, but where does that heat go?!
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MetaJew posted:Isn't the Vitpillen also over $10k new-- and the Duke 390 for that matter? Duke 390 is $4800 - $5000 while the Svart/Vit 401 is $5000 - $5500 here is NZ; The 701 is $6500 - $7000. (all prices converted to USD). I think the USA gets boned in terms of regional pricing when it comes to some motorcycle brands. On the flipside the new Mustang costs 50% more in Aus/NZ because...well tbh they probably know only rich boomers will buy them. I think Husqvarna is trying to target the "cool tech-bro" in SF or NYC with their modern/neo/cafe-racer image and take then for all they can, hence the inflated pricing.
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My bad, I must not be comparing apples to apples. The 701 is indeed I. The $12k range in the US. The 401 closer to $6300. But yeah, I love the looks of the 701 vit/svart/sm, but maybe I'll wait and try and get a cheapo used one from a techbro.
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The gauges on the Husqvarna versions is incredibly ugly and bad and the current discounts still aren't enough to make up for it imo
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Razzled posted:aircooled bikes are trash I'm sorry, what did you say?  https://orlando.craigslist.org/mpo/d/clermont-1991-gsxr-1100/7009716325.html
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MetaJew posted:My bad, I must not be comparing apples to apples. It also pays to shop for incentives, unsold 2018 Huskies were $2k+ off, with a "hidden" 0% financing incentive on top of it when I was shopping around, I wasn't in the market for a Vitpilen when I was shopping, but the deals I saw put an '18 sub $5k, which made me go 
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Razzled posted:aircooled bikes are trash That is a trash opinion Coydog posted:I'm just curious how an aircooled vtwin deals with slow off road riding. I mean, apparently the desert sled performs really well, but where does that heat go?! The same place the heat would go from a radiator. Off road air cooled bikes tend to have looser tolerances to deal with a lack of airflow.
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DR650 supremacy but for vtwin my experience tells me they feel like mini nuclear reactors in traffic.
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