Newbie. Question about price of a Busa 00'

[merczab]

Hey guys and girls.
I was wondering what you guys thought of this deal.

2000 *FACTORY UNRESTRICTED MODEL**
13,xxx original miles (will go up as it is my DD)
Silver/maroon scheme in beautiful condition, near mint
Bone stock aside from small air box mod and billet block offs
NEW Michelin Pilot Road 2 tires

I have..
solo cowl with "Trunk mod"
Rear seat
Rear grab bar

For $5,200.
I've been reading 1st gen busas aren't that good and all that, but what do you guys think of the deal?
I have more pics if that will help, but it looks clean to me, but then again, I don't know **** about busas...
Let me know asap please!

 

[VIPER]

they are just fine nothing wrong with them. i would buy it though i would beat him on the price some.

 

[dragonbusa]

Gen1"s arnt that good? as I recalled they were the badest bikes on the planet for 8 years

 

[Busa Rookie]

im in the market & have been looking at prices lately... i would try for 4k....

 

[Freechance]

Well if he is at 5200 now talk him down ..
Whats his low dollar?

 

[Freechance]

I think at 4500 u will not get hurt..
But 5200 is high..but it depends where u live at..

 

[Freechance]

Is this stealthy's busa??

 

[merczab]

I'm in AZ.
I brought him down from 6300 to that.
He says it's worth 6500-7500.
I've been looking around and that's the cheapest I can find it.
You guys say it's not worth 5.2k?

 

[superchargedv8]

blue book value says 4800 which is what i was thinking more along the lines of.

 

[merczab]

Ohhh damn. Thanks a lot. I was really breaking the bank to get this bike.
I was sorting really rushing to buy this thing, maybe I'll wait...
Where are some places I can look to buy one?
I've tried eBay, and clicked on every single link on Craigslist...

 

[merczab]

So I told the guy selling it what you guys said, but he says he's asking for "fair market"? What does that mean?
He says I won't find a cleaner or lower price anywhere, and it is an unrestricted model with factory aluminium subframe.
What does that mean?!
Hahaha I'm so lost.

 

[merczab]

Wow. Small world, it is that guy, "Stealthy"'s! hahaha

 

[superchargedv8]

don't push it...the right bike will come along soon enough....cycle trader has one in tucson az its an 05 model and the guy is asking 4500...

 

[Freechance]

Fair market price is basically what the bikes are selling for in your area not actually the value..
99-2000 busa are unrestricted models
And the have a aluminum sub frame..
Which is under the tail under the passenger seat and bolts to the main frame..the newer ones are made of steel and heavier. But the aluminum ones , some say they can crack with weight of a passenger..but a sub frame from that year will not be a hard swap..most are looking for a aluminum one for weight reduction for racing..

 

[Hayabusawannabe]

Wait for winter the prices are better. I got a 2005 for $4800 with only 7700 miles.

 

[superchargedv8]

uh hum....i just recently got mine an 04 with 9k miles for 5 grand off of here....it had add ons as well.

 

[SoCal Blur]

I got my '00 with 15kmiles for $3,000 from a used bike dealer with a 90 day waranty, here in SoCal. That was last winter. When I check ads today, now that it's riding season, I've seen '00s with similar mileage going for between $5,600 - $7,200. This is definately not the right time of year to be a buyer.

 

[kromdom]

Ohhh damn. Thanks a lot. I was really breaking the bank to get this bike.
I was sorting really rushing to buy this thing, maybe I'll wait...
Where are some places I can look to buy one?
I've tried eBay, and clicked on every single link on Craigslist...

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[merczab]

Ok, thanks a lot for the advice.
I'll keep lookin around.

 

[dadofthree]

Offer him $4800