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Save yourself some money and get a Keeway Superlight
Use the spare pennies to get a full licence sooner ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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The only difference I can see is the mileage and the price.
The private sale is higher (25,000), but not outrageous. This could be mitigated by servicing. However, why does the MOT say 40,803 miles? My guess: listing error, as exact 25,000 is shown. Can't see anything else bad on the MOT. Apparently unused for 3 months (owner says he's changed bikes).
The dealer one is photographed carefully in a salesroom. It will have been cleaned and its tyres shone up. You pay for that. It seems to have suffered from a lack of use and maintenance. It might need parts or work soon because of this.
The private one is over £1,000 cheaper.
Both have been used every so often; the private one has had new parts fiitted presumably as they wore out.
Hard to say. I'm not particularly fazed by mileage, so I would at least ask the private seller: "Why is 25,000 miles listed but the MOT says 40,803?" to see what sort of chap he is, and "what about service history" and let him explain. If he says "Yes I've oiled it and fixed bits various" with some detail then maybe. If no detail, ask for detail. Look at tyres & chain condition too. I as you can tell would be sort of interested in the cheaper one.
EDIT: Whatever you get, don't go in with the idea of "riding it to death". Look after the thing properly, especially changing oil/filter in a timely way, lubricating and adjusting the chain, etc. |
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Obi wrote: | So the guy called to tell me he had a no show.
Went to look at the bike and these are my findings.
Petrol Gauge not working
New chain require soon
Rear wheel may need replacing
Broken Pannier on the bottom rear.
Some rust on chrome as been sitting around for a while.
Made an offer but the guy is holding out for the full advertised amount. |
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Petrol gauge: don't care. Maybe an easy fix, maybe not, doesn't matter, won't stpo you going.
New chain require soon: Chain £20. Sprockets OK? If not, similar amount. You can do them so no mechanics fees.
Rear wheel may need replacing: Why? Maybe £50, eBay.
Broken Pannier on the bottom rear: How broken? Fixable (see plastics repair threads in "Workshop")? A new set id about £100.
Some rust on chrome as been sitting around for a while: Happens. You can improve it with fine steel wool (Brillo) used gently, then apply oil, Waxoyl, vaseline or somesuch, polishing it every now and again to stpo it getting worse.
What about the VIN, so you know where it comes from, its exact age, etc?
Looking around at what's available, it does seem sort-of reasonable for the price - but double check the VIN, and did you ask him about what routine maintenance he's been doing/had done (oil changes are *imnportant*, but he seems to have used it continually (looking at MOT history), which is a good sign)? |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 168 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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