| I've bought two used bikes in the past, both | | | | |
| from private sellers. | | | | Find out how long its been sitting. If it's |
| | | | sat for a year or so, you'll probably need to |
| The first one was an '83 Honda 750 for $700 | | | | clean the carbs and do a bunch of other crap |
| that I bought off of ebay. I had emailed the | | | | to it which could add a bit of money to it. |
| guy before buying it, but never saw it. over | | | | Bikes like to be maintained much more often |
| email, he told me he was going to a bigger | | | | than cars. |
| bike and wanted to get rid of this one. when | | | | |
| i go to pick it up, the guy is working on the | | | | If you know how to ride, the best bet would |
| bike, says he barely knows anything about | | | | be to just take it out and see how she rides. |
| them; turns out he's an auctioneer who bought | | | | If you don't know how to ride, take a |
| it for $400 and is reselling it. needless to | | | | motorcycle course before you buy. If you can |
| say, the fucker lasted for four hours. i got | | | | borrow someones bike for a while as you're |
| it running again a few months later and the | | | | learning, that would be helpful as well. |
| mechanic told me to cut my losses and get rid | | | | |
| of it. | | | | You should be able to get a decent running |
| | | | old bike for US $1000-1500. The good thing |
| The second bike i bought i found on cycle | | | | about old bikes is that its very basic parts |
| trader, went to see it. it was a '74 Honda | | | | and you can do 90% of the maintenance and |
| CB550 for $900. he had three bikes in his | | | | repairs on it yourself. For $3000 you should |
| garage and said he was getting rid of this | | | | be able to get a pretty nice bike as well. |
| one to put more money into the other ones. | | | | For your very first bike, you also want a |
| That was four years ago, and I still have it. | | | | naked-ish bike. You will eventually drop it, |
| It's not perfect, but I ride it everyday. | | | | and if it has plastic fairings on it, it'll |
| | | | be expensive to replace. |
| The biker community is somewhat like the | | | | |
| skykdiving community; they wave at each other | | | | Also, a friend of mine recently bought a bike |
| when driving past, and shit, it's a common | | | | from the BMW dealership for $5000. They |
| bond. Hence, they don't generally screw over | | | | supposedly don't get commission, so I would |
| other bikers. Getting a bike I'd look at | | | | have no problem buying from them. Beamers are |
| local sellers, and make sure they actually | | | | damn good bikes, but a little on the pricey |
| ride themselves. When you go to look at it, | | | | side. It could be worrth it if you have the |
| tell them to not turn it on before. You want | | | | cash for it. |
| the engine cold, to see how it starts up. You | | | | |
| shouldn't need to put too much effort into | | | | Crotch Rockets - #1 Crazy Sport Bike Videos, |
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| smoothly, idle between 1-2000 RPM. | | | | |