sticky6
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Afternoon,
i have some questions about buying a new busa (bike in general). I don't know anything about mechanics my buddy back home used to service my bike when I was younger but now I'm too far away. I know I was an idiot for not learning but like I said, I'm a bit older now and wiser.
I'm looking at an '03 Busa on CL. Talked to the guy etc and the feeling is that this guy's bike is clean. It's stock, 17000miles and never dropped @5500 bucks. Getting divorced so he's selling. He said a mechanic can nit pick it buthe's confident nothing is wrong with the bike.
Ok the questions.
1.How do you check out the mechanics etc if you don't know **** what to look for ina bike? I know you guys can just listen to a motor and tell if something is wrong.
2. Since I haven't ridden in threee years (immigrated and didn't get bike license yet) I thought to have the mechanic test drive the bike for me. It'll all come back to me obviouysly since it's not the first bullet I've ridden but since I don't own it and haven't ridden for a few I don't want to test it myself. It's contrary to how you buy cars/bikes but I"m not too full of ****. If the experienced mechanic/rider says it feels right I'll go out on a limb. So...
Where do you find a trustworthy mechanic (payment obviously included) to help me out? I'm iffy about CL so should I go to a dealership?
Gear:
I'm going to finance the big boy so my cash reserves are limited at the moment. I want to get the bike before it's sold so what are some good but cheaper gear I can get to cover the basics till I can buy kevlar etc? I AM NOT GOING TO BE AN IDIOT AND RACE THE DAMN THING WHEN I GET IT. I'm scheduled for my license course and will take the more intermediate ones too. I want to ride for the love of it and not be a race maniac and die.
Please don't start arguments about this or that I just want some help on my questions. Thanks for this great site!!
i have some questions about buying a new busa (bike in general). I don't know anything about mechanics my buddy back home used to service my bike when I was younger but now I'm too far away. I know I was an idiot for not learning but like I said, I'm a bit older now and wiser.
I'm looking at an '03 Busa on CL. Talked to the guy etc and the feeling is that this guy's bike is clean. It's stock, 17000miles and never dropped @5500 bucks. Getting divorced so he's selling. He said a mechanic can nit pick it buthe's confident nothing is wrong with the bike.
Ok the questions.
1.How do you check out the mechanics etc if you don't know **** what to look for ina bike? I know you guys can just listen to a motor and tell if something is wrong.
2. Since I haven't ridden in threee years (immigrated and didn't get bike license yet) I thought to have the mechanic test drive the bike for me. It'll all come back to me obviouysly since it's not the first bullet I've ridden but since I don't own it and haven't ridden for a few I don't want to test it myself. It's contrary to how you buy cars/bikes but I"m not too full of ****. If the experienced mechanic/rider says it feels right I'll go out on a limb. So...
Where do you find a trustworthy mechanic (payment obviously included) to help me out? I'm iffy about CL so should I go to a dealership?
Gear:
I'm going to finance the big boy so my cash reserves are limited at the moment. I want to get the bike before it's sold so what are some good but cheaper gear I can get to cover the basics till I can buy kevlar etc? I AM NOT GOING TO BE AN IDIOT AND RACE THE DAMN THING WHEN I GET IT. I'm scheduled for my license course and will take the more intermediate ones too. I want to ride for the love of it and not be a race maniac and die.
Please don't start arguments about this or that I just want some help on my questions. Thanks for this great site!!