$675..1991 vlx600 19k miles.....didnt run...only 2 pea size dings in tank...the rest perfect ...alotta cleaning and only needed $5 worth of plugs and carbs cleaned(i did myself) and fresh gas.. no cam chain noise or valve ticking...smooth and quiet running...:smile2:
Best deal I ever made was buying a Dillon reloading press at a yard sale for $5.00, cleaned it up and sold it for $400.00, took the money and paid for a new Mustang studded seat shown on my bike in my signature picture.
I got my 1983 750 Shadow with 27,000 miles, for free from a friend who had gotten a 1800VTX. It was running and didn't need much at all. Had a dent in the tank which I fixed and painted. Put some bags and windshield and other goodies. Not a bad deal there !
Brand new 1985 Honda 450 Nighthawk for $250.00! I put that much on a down payment, drove it of the lot and someone screwed up.I never got a payment book and the title was sent in a plain envelope 8 months later.
guess nothing better than free....i never get that lucky
i will say this....at any given time you could buy a bike off craigslist thats not running for cheap and 9 times outta 10 its a simple fix.....
saw a 1982 kz550 kawasaki that was garage kept on craigslist yesterday $375.....i figured what the hey....i checked it out...had great compression/strong spark/all lights worked...just wouldnt fire up....figured its fuel or carbs.
....sure enough..fuel problem....petcock was clogged....cleaned it...fired right up......
then started spittin out white goo out of crankcase breather....turns out 1 quart too much oil in case....are people that stupid?
runs great now....ill make a $600 profit from this and sell for $1000....its old but in good running shape.
The best deal I ever got was my 76 750F. A friend bought it new when we were in high school. I put way more miles on the bike than he ever did. When I was living in Tx. I called him to see if he still had the bike. I offered to buy the bike from him when he said he still had it. He told me to come on out and I could have it. I came back to Ca. with a friend. Spent a day going over the bike. Rode it for a few days, and then headed back to Tx. on it. It is probably the most comfortable bike I have rode yet. Made it all the way home with out an issue. That was back in 97.
Bought the Yamaha RD-350 (my sig pic) from a co-worker.
He didn't have a price in mind, so I suggested a dollar a cc; so he accepted $350.
That was back in 1989, the bike was nearly mint with only 8000 miles on the odo. I could kick myself for selling it, even though I more than doubled my money.
It was one of the best motorcycles I've ever owned. You could pull the front wheel off the ground at 50 mph with just a twist of the throttle.....
my best deal was on my 85 vette bought it for 4800.00 borrowed the money to buy it about 1/2 way thru the payments my back went out and had to retire. the loan had disability ins. on it paid the rest of it. then a couple of months ago ran over a rock and did some damage to it ins totaled it out and paid me more than I paid for it. fixed it and still driving it took it on a trip to pigeon forge last week.
Seeing as this is the General Bike discussion, we should probably keep the best deal bike related. If people think otherwise let me know and I can move it to the off topic sectipn.
The first deal was the bike it self. 2007 VLX with 10300 miles on it for $1000. Paid $100 a month for 10 months from a friend. Then the Mustang Seat. A friend of a friend had a 750 aero and rode once with the seat. She didn't like the sitting position and promptly took it off. I purchased it for $75. After some modification to the mounts and the rear fender it fits perfect on the VLX.
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