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07-23-2011, 06:50 PM | #1 |
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Would this bike be a safe purchase
My dad loves my Nomad. He is looking to buy his own. We found this one near us. I was wondering what everyone thought about it. It does have a lot of miles....
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07-23-2011, 06:59 PM | #2 |
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Looks pretty clean. I'd ask to see the service records and take it for a good test ride. Listen for a noisy idle which could possibly indicate loose cam chains. You may be able to bump them down $500.
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07-23-2011, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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I don't think that is bad at all.
If you can talk them down any I would say buy it if it sounds and runs OK. Hell I would say buy it even if you can't talk them down. My 07 has 67,000 miles on it so I don't think 58,000 on an 02 is bad at all. As Mitch said, check the service records. Look to see if it has had the cam chain extenders installed.
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07-23-2011, 08:17 PM | #4 |
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07-23-2011, 08:41 PM | #5 |
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There is no reserve so the bike will sell as of right now for $3000. If you are really interested I would get over there and make them an offer.
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07-23-2011, 08:56 PM | #6 |
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Jay, tell you other dad to call me and we can go over and look at it. There are a couple on Craigslist in the area too.
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07-23-2011, 10:21 PM | #7 |
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Good looking bike. If it runs good and sounds good I would say it is a good buy.
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07-23-2011, 11:38 PM | #8 |
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Nice bike, but it has a few miles on it, a great bike for weekend riders.
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07-24-2011, 08:01 AM | #9 |
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Oh Boy....if he gets it....another KawaNow Nomad rider fur sure. ;)
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07-24-2011, 08:15 AM | #11 |
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If the guy can save $500 good, on the flip side the seller might be pissed at me :-/ I hope hes not a member here.
Jay, I love your green on green
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07-24-2011, 10:05 AM | #12 |
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Looks like a good deal if the cam chain extenders were done the head bearings were serviced and so was the swing arm.
I'ld be looking for a leaky final drive gear box too. I could never buy a bike unseen in person. On the other hand 1500's are not easy to ride at less than a man can walk, and elderly riders need to be very fit IMO.
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07-24-2011, 10:22 AM | #13 |
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If the bike checks out mechanically ok, thats a steal in anyones book. There are $2000+ in add-on's. You better not wait too long to jump on it.
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07-24-2011, 03:16 PM | #15 |
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I don't think mileage is an issue, There are many here that have more than that. Mine has 72K + and I will take it wherever I want to go.
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