(JINKSTER @ Sep. 12 2006,18:35)
(DNGrumpy @ Sep. 12 2006,14:59) I just don't get these guys...
that's cause it ain't supposed to work that way...the way it works is...."They Get You"....and smile in yer face the entire time.....that's why...the last three bikes i bought?...went like this....
In late '99?....i bought an early release '00 Kaw ZRX1100 with 5K on the odo...privately for $6K even...(guy was asking $6,500) and came with a matching helmet that actually fit me) and maint. records included...i rolled the odo up too 22,000+ miles before a minivan totaled it for me...and his insurance company cut me a check for $6,900.
In may of '01?...I flew one-way too Newark, NJ and bought a very slightly used Black '01 Yami FZ1 w/ 1,500 miles on the odo...with a GYTR slip-on and Yami FZ1 bike cover...guy was asking $7,200...he took $6,500 ca$h...(i couldn't roll a new one out the door anywheres local here for anything under $9K)....and i happily rode it 1,300 miles back home to south floirda...almost 4 years later?...w/ 27,000+ on the odo?...I sold it to a guy who traveled all the way from texas to buy it...for $4,500 and then?...
out with the old?...
and in with the "almost" new...
over 18 months ago?...i found an '03 busa w/ only 1,600 miles on the odo....get this...from a sheriffs deputy....he was afraid to ride it.....as....it was his first streetbike.
Price?...$8,500 with a matching Shoei RF900 Hayabusa Edition Silver/Graphite lid.
There's a reason we call'im "Stealerships".....and buying a "NEW" bike from them or trading in an "Old" bikes too them is always the worst deal on two wheels.
Buyer Beware and...L8R, Bill.