Rontalvos posted:

Not a 250, but a 500. Crossposting from the "what bike to buy" thread.

I test drove an 87 Ninja 500 (in the dark, thanks DST) last week, 14000 miles, it started cold no problem and runs smoothly like a dream, it was pretty comfortable and in not bad shape. The guy wants 1500 and says he 'won't go much lower because he can get that much easy during riding season.' I live in Los Angeles so it's always riding season.

It has a slightly leaky fork seal, a cracked fairing which is making one of the front turn signals droop, may need a new battery, and wiggles slightly around slow corners (which may just be an underinflated tire)

My dad said don't buy it if he won't take a grand. I was prepared to be a little more generous and say 1100, especially since blue book is like $1270 in good condition. It's not perfect shape cosmetically but I want it just for commuting and maybe some longer rides on the weekends, and to re-learn my skills as I spent a year and a half on a 1980 Honda 750 and now haven't ridden for almost 3 years.

I was planning on checking it out in the daylight tomorrow, what says the goon hivemind?

Easy fixers and getting a used bike for re-learning or are there better deals to be had?