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5 Common Wear and Tear Items on Motorcycles
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DwightKSchruteParticipant
Great input so far thanks! I am anxious to get into the MSF class so I can actually be on a bike that is moving instead of just sitting on them. I am budgeting about $2000 (could go a bit higher). I am open to pretty much brand, Honda (I guess I picked Honda first because I have owned a little Honda bike, and a few ATVs and they have been 100% on reliability), Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki we have dealers in the area for the major brands in case I ever did need one to be worked on. I definitely would rather get a smaller bike and learn well, AND hopefully keep it in good shape. I really don’t want to drop a bike, or have a heavier bike on top of me due to lack of experience.
One thing I have noticed about price… not too much difference going on here, I called about a Rebel locally (turns out it was already sold), they wanted $1500 for it, it was a 1985 w/an undisclosed amount of miles. Is that a REALLY high price, or do these things hold their value that well, considering I have seen several 2007-08 models in the $2000 range? Will the price bottom out on bikes once it starts getting cold, or will the market for the 250cc class bikes remain pretty constant due to the already low-end pricing?
DwightKSchruteParticipantThanks for the input there… I guess it is a bit suspicious that I was looking at about a $2000, bike and the bike I was directed towards was about $5000. I kinda wondered if he was messing with me when he said a 250 was built for (and pointed to a petite lady in the shop) trying to get me to feel girly for even considering a cheaper bike.
I figure my “target” riding area is around town and backroads. Most of my traveling even in my SUV is done in 55mph zones or less. I rarely need get on the interstate for anything (I live in a pretty rural area).
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