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Bomber
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 01:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Fresno -- could be becase the OP is a long time denizen of this board, has many friends here, and likes the society.

GOod advice on buying used, btw, though some really like that new bike smell ;-}
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Crusty
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 06:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Or maybe she's just a troll and is trying to stir things up.
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Barker
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 09:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you want a cheap bike Take a good look @ Versys, I found a new one for 6700 out the door, but I went with a used 06 uly w/ bags for less.


But I got weird tastes in bikes, this is my next bike. (automatic tranny)



I rode one a few weeks ago, its every thing I expected.
(adding to fleet, keeping at least one buell)
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Buellgrrrl
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 01:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

As far as buying used, if I knew the owner and the history of the bike I'd consider it. Unfortunately with Buells and most sports bikes the PO squid had the engine redlined and the front wheel lofted as soon as they left the dealer's lot. So if you want any chance of getting a reliable Buell, you have to buy new. Even then, you have to be careful- at least one dealer dyno tests every new bike before delivering it to the customer... Not the way I want to see my new engine broken in.
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Fresnobuell
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 02:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

at least one dealer dyno tests every new bike before delivering it to the customer...

I would venture to say that is in the extreme minority of dealers, but you never know. The one good thing about bike dealers is that they are WAY more careful about letting their bike go on test rides. Your chance of buying a bike with just a handful of miles from the pre-delivery setup is very high.

With a used bike you can sometimes get a feeling about the seller by just chatting for a while. And I always look at the telltale sign--chicken strips. I figure if they are rather large, then there is a good chance that the bike has been babied.

SHoot, lots of people sell bikes cause they are just plain scared to ride them. trips to the redline are no joke on high power machines--I still use them judiciously on my 1125r and IMO a newbie would certainly not be riding like Mat Mladin.

Bikes these days are pretty darn bulletproof, especially the Japanese variety. I sometimes wonder if the break in procedures are written just so newbies don't kill themselves the first time out. That's an argument that we don't want to start here.
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