I'm looking at buying a Buell. I found a 2000 X1 Lightning. It seems to be in great shape with a lot of mods. The guy is asking 5k for it. According to NADA, the average retail of this bike is 2500. He has a lot invested in the bike with mods. I'm not sure if the bike is worth 5k though...I could use some help from those of you that may know. The list of mods is as follows:

Buell X1 Lightning
1203cc XLC
Motor Carbon Stripper #63 of 250 made
Low miles
Mods includes:
Harley Davidson 535 cams
Heads flowed and shaved to 10.5 CR
Keith Black pistons
Buell race ECM
Taylor Hot wires
Venom Hi-flow intake
GP4 4" full custom exhaust, jet hot coating wrapped
Banke foot controls
Billet foot pegs
Custom powder coated paint - Crown Royal Blue with flames
Buell Snap All carbon fiber body (rear tail section powder then clear)
Corbin Low custom flame seat
Oil cooler
HD battery
XB rocker covers with vent system & Puke tank/filter
Upgraded Buell rear shock
Race-Tech Gold valves in forks
Brembo brakes including rotor (new)
Many expensive carbon fiber bits, front fender, rear belt cover, upper & lower fairings
mirriors, trim under tank
Rear upper fender eliminator
New 72RW tires (nitrogen filled)
LSP frame sliders & bar ends (never down)

I haven't gone to look at it yet. I'm supposed to today though. What do you guys think?

 

If you can get it for 4k I would hop on it but then again im cheap. 5k not bad Nada is just for stock bike. If you add up all the parts and labor powder coating plus the dyno tune for the race ecm to get the bike where its at now it will be over 5k easy. If the bike been cared for which it sound like it is I would buy it. Check out badweatherbiker for buell enthusiast. Also remember the X1 was the flagship for buell before the xb models

 

This guy is a douche. He said he can't find the paper work to prove the parts and work done to the bike but, he might take the $5k if I come by. I told him I'm not willing to pay more than twice the value for a bike in which he can't prove what has been done to it. The search continues....