I went to indianapolis ducati today, luckily it didnt snow. After drooling over 1098s for a bit I saw the SV650s i came to see. Its pretty much what I expected. Its in good condition, no scratches, dents. I didn't start it up or test ride it unfortunately because it was in the showroom and it was freezing outside.
The rear tire was pretty much a square, and the chain was a bit rusty. I pointed that out and the salesman talked to maintenance and came back and told me that they'd be replacing the rear tire (for free), and cleaning the chain, replace it if necessary. Salesman said they did a checkup on it for an hour or two, checked all major things. The old owner traded it in on a Duc GT1000. Apparently he was a younger guy, used this bike as a commuter. (But he can't be as young as me... if he's buying a ducati). well anyways it looks decently cared for.
my fucking camera died, its a complete piece of mother fucking shit.. so no pictures of the SV or sexy ducatis. I only managed a few on my phone's [worthless] camera. here's the link with a few low res pics.
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/589939856.html
Salesman said he'd email me more pics tomorrow.
The listed price is
$4475. Add something like 100 dollars in fees (title maybe? i didnt ask). and then another 285 or so in taxes. but since im out of state i wouldnt pay that. (so So here is another question:
If i buy a bike at a dealer in indiana, when do I pay sales tax? when I register it or what? I'm confused as hell on this since I've never bought a bike used.
I didn't talk price with him at all except to get the asking price.
It comes out to 4575 OTD (then after that I pay taxes). With a new rear tire, don't know which one.
What should I offer? by the way, its been sitting in the dealer for about 3 weeks, so not a real long time.
Another thing for people that have had SVs. I noticed when I turned the key (didn't start the engine) that the word "CHEC" showed up on the display. This is just the standard "check oil cuz the bike isnt started yet" warning right? kthx