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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
That thing is awesome. Best of luck.
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This will be my first bike purchase. I took the MSF course awhile go and borrowed my father's motorcycle whenever I had the itch to ride. Now I'm looking for a light bike of my own that I can ride around the city in. Anyone have experience with this bike? I emailed him asking how many miles are on the bike and a question about the brakes. 
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
Start at $700 and let him talk you up
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May 11, 2012 00:34
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Rabid Snake posted:This will be my first bike purchase. I took the MSF course awhile go and borrowed my father's motorcycle whenever I had the itch to ride. Now I'm looking for a light bike of my own that I can ride around the city in. Anyone have experience with this bike? He mentioned this in the email: "break cable is a little loose and sometimes, not always, they make a little noise." How hard is that to fix if you know your way around a car?
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May 11, 2012 02:09
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A loose cable is probably trivial, unless it's like a stripped thread on the adjuster or something. If it just something that needs to be tightened up and he didn't know how to do it, I'd question what kind of shape the rest of the bike is in. As for the noise...well it depends on what the noise is, exactly. Could just be out of adjustment, or it could be the friction material is worn all the way down to the shoes. You might as well just spend the $80 or so and replace the shoes front and rear -- then you know it's got good parts and you've eliminated a source of asbestos.
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May 11, 2012 03:01
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Start at $700 and let him talk you up that's pretty much what i was thinking. throw out 7 settle between 8-9 I'm surprised how much these are going for really. the beat up ones are about 5+ and the good ones like this go for around $1800
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May 11, 2012 03:05
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Sagebrush posted:A loose cable is probably trivial, unless it's like a stripped thread on the adjuster or something. If it just something that needs to be tightened up and he didn't know how to do it, I'd question what kind of shape the rest of the bike is in.
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May 11, 2012 05:05
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Rabid Snake posted:This will be my first bike purchase. I took the MSF course awhile go and borrowed my father's motorcycle whenever I had the itch to ride. Now I'm looking for a light bike of my own that I can ride around the city in. Anyone have experience with this bike? My mom picked one up when she got back into riding. It was a fun little ride, very forgiving, great starter. Good luck.
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May 11, 2012 14:07
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Oh no, I found an awesome thing. http://lancaster.craigslist.org/mcy/3008651848.html  Emailed to see if he has a title for it. If he does, I'll probably grab it if I get there in time. A misfiring cylinder is probably a carb issue, right?
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May 11, 2012 16:19
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orthod0ks posted:Oh no, I found an awesome thing. GOOD FIND! It could be any number of things. Check for spark by grounding the plug against the head AWAY FROM THE PLUG HOLE and hit the starter button. If it's not sparking, swap coils (just swap the wires that trigger the coils) and this will greatly narrow down your possibilities. If it's a carb issue then I'm sorry. Those things are a bitch to work on.
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May 11, 2012 16:30
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If its a carb issue, then just recycle the bike for scrap
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May 11, 2012 17:06
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Olde Weird Tip posted:If its a carb issue, then just recycle the bike for scrap Pretty much this. I love the VF but the 500 is slower than an EX500  I wonder if anyone has a kit for putting flatslides on the VF500
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May 11, 2012 17:43
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Pretty much this. I love the VF but the 500 is slower than an EX500 Really? Bikez says it puts out 70hp. Not sure what the EX500 makes, but 70hp is a quick little bike. Reference http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_vf_500_f_1985.php He just emailed me back "yes of course I have the title." He must not deal with CL sellers much...
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May 11, 2012 18:15
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orthod0ks posted:Really? Bikez says it puts out 70hp. Not sure what the EX500 makes, but 70hp is a quick little bike. I might have to backpedal on that previous statement. The VF has a full 10 horses more and beats the EX in the 1/4 mile by .5ish seconds Since the EX500 is generally similarly priced (maybe sometimes cheaper), the real choice here is whether or not that 10hp is worth the increased difficulty of maintenance.
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May 11, 2012 20:01
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I might have to backpedal on that previous statement. I don't know much about them. Care to expound on that?
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May 11, 2012 20:18
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orthod0ks posted:I don't know much about them. Care to expound on that? Any engine maintenance is a nightmare. The valves, actually the entire V4 layout of the VF500 is impossibly complicated compared to the Ninja. Just getting the carbs on/off the bike is a real pain in the rear end. I could probably have the ninja's carbs off, disassembled, cleaned, reassembled/rebuilt, and back on the bike in the time it took me to get the vf carbs of and on (correctly) again. Also there are issues with the cams not getting enough oil and wearing out FAST.
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May 11, 2012 21:06
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http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/mcy/3010210801.html I've been hoping to get a bike to learn on for under $1500, what'd you guys think about this old Rebel? From what I've read Rebels are pretty highly recommended for beginners, and the price on this one is a big draw. I'm somewhat mechanically inclined but have never spent any amount of time on fixing up motorcycles, so the age is a bit of a concern.
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May 11, 2012 23:36
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Looks in good shape, and the price seems good if everything is working on it.
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May 11, 2012 23:49
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Jim Cramer posted:http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/mcy/3010210801.html aaaaand... it's gone.
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orthod0ks posted:Oh no, I found an awesome thing. I'd be concerned if it was "just rebuilt" by the dealership and one cylinder isn't firing. That sounds to me like someone hosed up the rebuild. But talk to him and see what he has to say. If it was rebuilt 2-5k ago, he's ridden it a bunch and then it sat for a bit, and now it's not firing, I'd go for it. If it was at the dealership under 1000 miles ago and it's not working right, I'd let it go.
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Jim Cramer posted:http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/mcy/3010210801.html Excellent choice for a first bike. Extremely easy to wrench on, it's an air-cooled 2 cylinder carbed engine. Parts are cheap and plentiful. If you can, spend around $2000 and you can get one that's much newer. That, or wait until the fall and you can get the same bike for $1500. Here's a couple nearish you: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/mcy/3009987576.html http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/2990705794.html That one in Elk Mound is just west of me (Eau Claire), I'd be willing to take a ride out there to look at it for you if you're interested.
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May 12, 2012 19:39
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I wish I had a spare $1500 laying around.. http://classifieds.castanet.net/showproduct.php/product/1291166/cat/152 A 2004 Multistrada with a hosed front end. I'd love to turn it into a street fighter..
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May 14, 2012 04:04
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That's awesome.
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May 14, 2012 05:42
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MrZig posted:I wish I had a spare $1500 laying around.. Looks like the frame is toast too.
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May 14, 2012 06:25
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Should I have just bought this already http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/mcy/3011800319.html 
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May 14, 2012 13:40
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Yes
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Snowdens Secret posted:Should I have just bought this already I feel like that's a hefty sum for a non-running 350 that has been stored for "a long time" That being said see if he'll take $5-600. don't paint it, just rough up and take off some of the blue paint with sandpaper, and a wet rag and it would look awesome. Also, I found a site with some fairly good deals on old Hondas considering their condition: http://www.ooleyandblackburn.com/inventory/ That black bomber is in IMMACULATE condition, and is totally worth the nearly $7000 they're asking.
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Washington's recent law change to allow people to plate a dirt bike makes part of me want to buy this and get it road legal. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/3014910887.html The rest of me realizes what a stupid idea that is.
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May 14, 2012 19:21
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Why pay that for a non-street-legal FatCat when you can get an RV90 thats street legal. Please do the needful
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My good friend from high school is selling his Yamaha scooter. http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/3015208743.html quote:2005 Yamha Vino 125cc with only 860 original miles. Good, upstanding guy here. I dunno why he doesn't ride it much, though
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 http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/mcy/3014245643.html 
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RuPaul Levesque posted:
Edit- My normal riding buddy is gone and I'm lonely:( VVVVVV I Was thinking you could get a lot of bike for 5 grand but I don't know a lot about katanas so I just went with it VVVVV kenny powerzzz fucked around with this message at 22:59 on May 14, 2012 |
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I'm sorry, it's not even remotely a good ad in any way, shape, or form. I was just appalled at how bad the price is on that, that I had to post it regardless...
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RuPaul Levesque posted:I'm sorry, it's not even remotely a good ad in any way, shape, or form. I was just appalled at how bad the price is on that, that I had to post it regardless... Hmmm...maybe Katani is the plural of Katana and there are 1-2 more just out of view...
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I will taking the MSF course this weekend, and have been trolling the Craig's list adds for the past few days. I am not sure what style of bike I want yet, but would something like this make a good first bike? http://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/3015770340.html
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May 15, 2012 18:37
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Take the MSF course and sit on all the bikes, they usually have a couple different styles. You'll have a way better idea what you like afterwards.
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There anyone in Seattle who can help me look at bikes? I'll be taking the MSF on June 8th and I'm starting the shopping process now.
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Slim Pickens posted:Washington's recent law change to allow people to plate a dirt bike makes part of me want to buy this and get it road legal. I keep wanting to buy a small 2-stroke dirtbike to make into a street legal sumo. I don't know anything about them but on a whim I saw that CR80s weigh ~145lbs and make ~25hp, which sounds incredible. I wonder how often they'd need a rebuild.
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CR80's are pretty small bikes and are very, very, very high strung. 2 strokes aren't good at maintaining a single speed either like bigger 4 strokes can. It'd be fun to mess around with on a short go kart track maybe but you don't wanna deal with it on the road. Rebuild-wise you're probably looking at 60 hours maybe? Larger 2 strokes can go for longer but the smaller ones tend to need rebuilt more often. You may get away with a bit longer on the street where you aren't sucking in dirt 24/7. If you've never ridden an 80 they're a ton of fun - they have 0 power down low and then all the sudden it comes at you. Probably not the wisest choice for the street but I guess if you have money to burn you could do it.
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JP Money posted:CR80's are pretty small bikes and are very, very, very high strung. 2 strokes aren't good at maintaining a single speed either like bigger 4 strokes can. It'd be fun to mess around with on a short go kart track maybe but you don't wanna deal with it on the road. It would be a toy, and this is only a pipe dream Something like that would have to be a 3rd or 4th bike for me, honestlyI'm mostly just really intrigued at the idea of riding an 80cc 2t that makes 2.5x the power of my 150cc 2t (and weighs 100lbs less)
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