| Author | Message | ||
     Dummkauf |
Ok, as much as I want an XB one of my friends has finally convinced me that a smaller bike might be a better idea for my first MC. I think I found a 2002 Blast with 2,700 miles on it, second owner asking $2,300 for it. Does this sound about right for the price? He claims he is the second owner and that he bought it from a Harley dealership used. He claimed the previous owner had dumped the bike once but that he never has gone down with it. The cover over the gas tank was replaced by the dealership prior to his purchasing it and there are a few minor scratches that he claims are virtually unnoticeable. I am going to look at it later this week in person, but does this price sound about right for the bike. Also, anything I should specifically be checking on a used Blast?? | ||
| Ezblast |
Unless the rocker cover gasket has been changed, it will start to leak - sooner or later - 2 hrs for a dealer to do, 6 hrs for the home mechanic - updated gaskets around 20 bucks - so offer about 300 less or have them have the gasket exchanged/fixed then sell it to you. EZ | ||
| Dummkauf |
How can you tell if the rocker cover gasket had been replaced? Is this something I can tell by looking at it or would that require pulling the bike apart? | ||
| Ezblast |
From a friend: If you are about to buy a used 2000-2002 Blast, you might want to check if it still has a *Paper Rocker Box gasket? (before it starts leaking) It involves looking under the right hand side of the rocker box (silver top to cylinder head), on this side only- you'll find an air cooling passage that runs from front to rear under the rocker box. If you squat down and peer upward to the bottonside of this airflow passage- you'll see the silver underside of the rockerbox bottom. IF- the latest metal gasket is in place, you'll see a thin bluish piece of sheetmetal- bridging one side of this tunnel roof to the other. This gasket bridge is only about one inch wide- and you can spot one of the two bridges from either the front or the rear of this tunnel roof. The original paper gasket was two pieces, and did not have this bridge. So it's THAT easy to spot (or not). Although in some early cases, dealers did not have the (yet released) one piece metal gasket, and just used a Better aftermarket gasket made by either "James" or "Cometic" , I forget, but one these gaskets may have been either two piece or one piece, and may or may not leak? But those are my directions, on how to look for the latest style metal gasket. A bridge or no bridge... EZ | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Early 2002=paper gasket. Late 2002=metal. Follow the above instructions for seeing the difference. 2nd owner, I'd offer him $2000.Bone stock in good condition, 2300 might be 'okay' if thats the market rate. Check Kelly, Edmunds or N.A.D.A. for pricing guidlines-other people will also check these and offering someone $1000 for a bike listed at $2000 could prove pointless (conversely, paying someone $2000 for a bike 'worth' $1000 isnt smart either). | ||
| Dummkauf |
I don't suppose someone would be willing to post s picture of what exactly I am looking for. I have done some googling for images and based on this description I am relatively confident I know what I am looking for, but I'd just like to be sure.(This is my first bike, so I don't have a lot of experince working with a bike motor) |
