thoughts ?
Cruiser
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I looked for a used low mileage RK for almost 2 yrs and came across more than a few bikes that had the odometer tampered with. Finally decided to buy a bike new enough that the mileage is stored in the ecm not just in the odometer that could easily be changed out.
Get the vin and call a couple dealers and ask if they have any maintenance records to see if there are any discrepancies in the mileage records.
I once found a bike that looked really nice and had 2200 miles on the odo, called the original selling dealer and they had records of 2 services, 1000 mile in about 3 months and next one had almost 4k on it...
Get the vin and call a couple dealers and ask if they have any maintenance records to see if there are any discrepancies in the mileage records.
I once found a bike that looked really nice and had 2200 miles on the odo, called the original selling dealer and they had records of 2 services, 1000 mile in about 3 months and next one had almost 4k on it...
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Road Warrior
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well it does look like new. suppose someone could buy a new speedo and then put 3300 miles on it then sell it. id ****** it up if i can get him down to $6000.00. would be nice for long runs. had a 1990 FXSTC for a few years, fun but pain having to mount saddle bags and roll bag. made me want a bagger. and it seemed, for a while at least, most riders were going with baggers.
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Just something to keep in mind when deciding what to pay.
And the tires, are they brand new? Or original tires that look new? Tires have an expiration date that's 5-7 years from manufacture. On a bike, that's one thing I would replace if there was any question.