Searching for a new bike.

NONE_too_SOFT · 05-01-2008, 05:23 PM

no prob. after im done there im gonna go look at an 01 r6. 8k miles. very clean. older, mature owner (from phone conversation)...

only thing is he's asking 5500 (has a micron high mount and flush signals, integrated rear signals)... KBB puts it at 4750 and NADA puts it even lower.

we'll see how this goes.

Cutty72 · 05-01-2008, 05:32 PM

There's an 04 R6 up here with around 3500 on it, high mount micron and flushies, $5000.
Dude wants to get a Harley...

NONE_too_SOFT · 05-01-2008, 05:34 PM

tell him to ride it down to my neighborhood, i'll gladly buy it.

NONE_too_SOFT · 05-01-2008, 08:29 PM

so i went to look at the r6. it was very clean. had mismatched tires. the guy was pretty laid back, he didnt seem to know shit about shit, said he just rode it as a commuter and what not. bike started good, looked good.

I asked what he was asking ( i already knew) and he says 5500. i say "well Kbb states retail is around 4800 at best". he says yea, he's aware of that, and he thinks the micron exaust, untertail, and flushies do the 5500 justice.

I flat out tell him i think the bike is worth 46-47 hundred, and put that on the table. He says 5k is the lowest he's willing to go. I politely agreed to disagree and told him i will check back in a week.

On the plus side, his girl was there the whole time, and i made sure to make an offer in front of her. Nothing is going to get a man to sell his bike faster than the scorn of a woman. also, he says he needs money for school, he just got married, whatever. He's 33 and in school, if i flashed 4500 in benjamins he prolly woulda taken it right there. either way imma let this one sit for a while.

Lamnidae · 05-01-2008, 08:31 PM

Good call NtS. 'pecially calling out the offer there in front of the woman. Fair price I think in this circumstance.

Guess he doesn't understand most typically when you put those "extras" into the bike, they're just that at resale... "extras." Not something to really negotiate w/.

keep us posted as to what happens.

NONE_too_SOFT · 05-01-2008, 08:35 PM

oh i will. i'm watching craigslist, local forums, and cycletrader like a hawk.

t-homo · 05-01-2008, 08:55 PM

Good work. Hope you find something soon. I have been kinda looking and was about to get serious soon, but I think a deal on a 97 gsxr 750 just fell into my lap. Like trade mine and some cash for his. Hopefully all goes well.

Mr Lefty · 05-01-2008, 09:01 PM

well good luck... as for the first bike... the 929 as others have said... that's a 12 O'clock bar... even if it's not scratched I wouldn't trust that it's not been abused... too many other good deals out there to even bother with that bike IMO.

The R6 looks good... as for his exhaust undertail and signals make'n the 700 diffrence... remind him they are not new and not worth their new price... maybe worth 300 together to add to the price. IMO

Good luck! but be patient... I know it's a pain in the ass when you wanna ride... but it'd suck to jump a little quick into something that is just gonna bite your ass later... ya know?

definatly see if you can get a local shop guy to come look at it with ya.

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05-01-2008, 05:23 PM	#1
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	no prob. after im done there im gonna go look at an 01 r6. 8k miles. very clean. older, mature owner (from phone conversation)... only thing is he's asking 5500 (has a micron high mount and flush signals, integrated rear signals)... KBB puts it at 4750 and NADA puts it even lower. we'll see how this goes.

05-01-2008, 05:34 PM	#3
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	tell him to ride it down to my neighborhood, i'll gladly buy it.

05-01-2008, 08:29 PM	#4
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	so i went to look at the r6. it was very clean. had mismatched tires. the guy was pretty laid back, he didnt seem to know shit about shit, said he just rode it as a commuter and what not. bike started good, looked good. I asked what he was asking ( i already knew) and he says 5500. i say "well Kbb states retail is around 4800 at best". he says yea, he's aware of that, and he thinks the micron exaust, untertail, and flushies do the 5500 justice. I flat out tell him i think the bike is worth 46-47 hundred, and put that on the table. He says 5k is the lowest he's willing to go. I politely agreed to disagree and told him i will check back in a week. On the plus side, his girl was there the whole time, and i made sure to make an offer in front of her. Nothing is going to get a man to sell his bike faster than the scorn of a woman. also, he says he needs money for school, he just got married, whatever. He's 33 and in school, if i flashed 4500 in benjamins he prolly woulda taken it right there. either way imma let this one sit for a while.

05-01-2008, 08:31 PM	#5
Lamnidae CMDLINE Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Moto: 2008 Black/Grey Hayabusa Posts: 1,406	Good call NtS. 'pecially calling out the offer there in front of the woman. Fair price I think in this circumstance. Guess he doesn't understand most typically when you put those "extras" into the bike, they're just that at resale... "extras." Not something to really negotiate w/. keep us posted as to what happens.

05-01-2008, 08:35 PM	#6
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	oh i will. i'm watching craigslist, local forums, and cycletrader like a hawk.

05-01-2008, 08:55 PM	#7
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	Good work. Hope you find something soon. I have been kinda looking and was about to get serious soon, but I think a deal on a 97 gsxr 750 just fell into my lap. Like trade mine and some cash for his. Hopefully all goes well.

05-01-2008, 09:01 PM	#8
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	well good luck... as for the first bike... the 929 as others have said... that's a 12 O'clock bar... even if it's not scratched I wouldn't trust that it's not been abused... too many other good deals out there to even bother with that bike IMO. The R6 looks good... as for his exhaust undertail and signals make'n the 700 diffrence... remind him they are not new and not worth their new price... maybe worth 300 together to add to the price. IMO Good luck! but be patient... I know it's a pain in the ass when you wanna ride... but it'd suck to jump a little quick into something that is just gonna bite your ass later... ya know? definatly see if you can get a local shop guy to come look at it with ya.