Good evening all. This might be a bit long, so please bear with me. I got into riding last year when I took a notion to buy a new Yamaha Bolt. Its a great little bike but now that I know a bit more, I want something bigger that I can stretch out on. Also, I'd like to do more longer distance rides and can't carry much with me on the Bolt. Now, I could buy some saddlebags and have some storage but still wouldn't really be happy. I'm looking at some bikes in my area and these 3 are the ones I'm leaning towards.The 08 seems like its kind of a little high on the mileage side of things. Heard it running and it sounds pretty nice (dealer put a set of Vance and Hines Big Shots on it), was sitting in their warehouse since the fall and there was no oil leaks or anything on the cement. Can get this one for under 13k out the door with my trade in. The 03 is a beautiful bike. Heard it running and it sounds pretty sweet too. The miles are lower on this one and it looks like it was well looked after (but I'm a long way from an expert). The dealer listed off a bunch of things they done to it maintenance wise so they won't drop any on the price. The only thing about this one is its the 88 with the 5 speed (would like the 6 speed). Last is the 07. Its very low mileage, not sure if that's great or not for the year (More sitting around than anything) but I dig the color combo and its got all the things I would likely add (highway pegs, backrest etc).I'd love to go newer but these bikes are within my budget. My main questions are would I be happy with the 03? Or should I pony up for the newer machines? Also, I'm in Canada so I know he pricing is going to be different from the States but I'd just like to ballpark it for now.Any input would be great! Thanks, Jeremy https://www.centennialast.com/defaul...OwnedInventory https://www.toysforbigboys.ca/defaul...OwnedInventory https://www.toysforbigboys.ca/defaul...OwnedInventory

 

08, 03 and 07 what?

 

My guess is that they're Harleys.

 

Sorry JohnMn, forgot to put the links in,

 

Love the color combo on the 07. I would go with the 07 at least. Bigger motor and 6 speed. But that's just me. Good luck

 

The '07 seems like the best bike for the money.

 

Yep & Yep!!

 

Thanks for your opinions guys! Never got to hear the 07 running but the only thing that I could pick out that was wrong with it was the lower forks were pretty pitted, other than that it looked good. Also, just found this bike https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruis...ationFlag=true Nice looking machine, mileage is a bit high but seems cheap for the year. Lowers are missing though.

 

Those forks can be wet sanded, buffed and polished out and will look better than new. It's an easy job for a rainy day.

 

03 is overpriced
08 has to many KM's
07 is ok