used bikes?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:39 am
Where is the best place to look for used bikes on the web? I have looked a little on craigs list but haven't been too successful finding what I want.
Criswell
Wilsons Sandbox
http://frenchandlogan.com/phpBB3/
http://frenchandlogan.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=271006
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote: > > Where is the best place to look for used bikes on the web? I have looked a little on craigs list but haven't been too successful finding what I want. > > Criswell >
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote: > > Where is the best place to look for used bikes on the web? I have looked a little on craigs list but haven't been too successful finding what I want. > > Criswell >
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SNIP> Kevin Kevin-- What an excellent post! A bike far away is an invitation for adventure! Additional/Alternate ways of getting the bike home 1. ride the bus and go get it. (I have done this 3 times; once for a KLR, two times for BMW's). One additional resources is http://www.greyhound.com/errors/filenotfound.aspx?aspxerrorpath=%2fhome.asp or 2. advertise for a 'ride' to a location and go get the bike. Both will have distinct quirks. One that I have never done, but others have 3. Drive someone's car that wants a car in your area moved to where you want to go. Numerous snow birds have their vehicle moved this way all the time--it could be a way to move from one place to another cheaply. Rates/agreements vary, etc. Some pay you, some require you to buy the gas. shrug. 4. of course; the airlines. I rode the bus 26 hours to get one KLR650, (it had saddle bags); I shared a ride with another (driving straight through 20 hours) to get a KLR 250. Both return rides were >1700 miles and were quite an adventure. I also carried a full riding gear, tool kit, tents, sleeping bag etc on the bus; carried a set of saddle bags plus the camping stuff for the KLR250. If Hoteling on the way home, you could do it with just a credit card, a travel kit and tool bag. After a normal, fastidious preflight of the bike, strap it on and have fun! That includes extensive conversations with the PO on the maintenance status of the bike. If it is NOT what was advertised, walk away. One trip for a BWW was described enthusiastically, "Ride it anywhere, today! I would!" did not go so well. I shared a ride with fellow poster-er Jeff Saline (who was going that direction) to get a R100; cough, it was a RAT! (Saline, "Don't buy this bike at ANY price." smile.) It was so bad we did not even start it, or ride it around the block; active fuel leak, blown fork seals, undersized battery, blah, blah, blah. The good news, Greyhound (sic) will take you to the bike; Greyhound will also take you home if it is a bust. That was a 24+ hour trip as well. Unlicensed, non-plated bikes, well, that is another story, solved by the suggestions or Kevin. revmaaatin.> You may find that your best deal is farther than you want to travel. No problem.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Bennett wrote: > SNIP> > You may find that your best deal is farther than you want to travel. No >problem. > SNIP> Kevin Kevin-- What an excellent post! A bike far away is an invitation for adventure! Additional/Alternate ways of getting the bike home 1. ride the bus and go get it. (I have done this 3 times; once for a KLR, two times for BMW's). One additional resources is http://www.greyhound.com/errors/filenotfound.aspx?aspxerrorpath=%2fhome.asp or 2. advertise for a 'ride' to a location and go get the bike. Both will have distinct quirks. One that I have never done, but others have 3. Drive someone's car that wants a car in your area moved to where you want to go. Numerous snow birds have their vehicle moved this way all the time--it could be a way to move from one place to another cheaply. Rates/agreements vary, etc. Some pay you, some require you to buy the gas. shrug. 4. of course; the airlines. I rode the bus 26 hours to get one KLR650, (it had saddle bags); I shared a ride with another (driving straight through 20 hours) to get a KLR 250. Both return rides were >1700 miles and were quite an adventure. I also carried a full riding gear, tool kit, tents, sleeping bag etc on the bus; carried a set of saddle bags plus the camping stuff for the KLR250. If Hoteling on the way home, you could do it with just a credit card, a travel kit and tool bag. After a normal, fastidious preflight of the bike, strap it on and have fun! That includes extensive conversations with the PO on the maintenance status of the bike. If it is NOT what was advertised, walk away. One trip for a BWW was described enthusiastically, "Ride it anywhere, today! I would!" did not go so well. I shared a ride with fellow poster-er Jeff Saline (who was going that direction) to get a R100; cough, it was a RAT! (Saline, "Don't buy this bike at ANY price." smile.) It was so bad we did not even start it, or ride it around the block; active fuel leak, blown fork seals, undersized battery, blah, blah, blah. The good news, Greyhound (sic) will take you to the bike; Greyhound will also take you home if it is a bust. That was a 24+ hour trip as well. Unlicensed, non-plated bikes, well, that is another story, solved by the suggestions or Kevin. revmaaatin. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]