good deal or not? 2003 Yammie R6

[futant]

in mint condition, clear title
3800 bucks , approx 15K mileage
from a friend of mine
considering just selling my shitty bike and upgrading.
also:
various bolt ons like flame heel guards , misc cosmetic stuff
yoshi carbon fiber exhaust
windscreen i think
may need a battery, I forget the tire conditions
may need a chain cause he didn't take care of well

hasn't been riden much ,especially recently
let me know if you can think of any problems that might occur with not riding it much.
a year ago we slapped a new battery in it and drove around a bit. rode fine, not sure if he ever put new gas in it or not before he gave up on riding yet again

[347Mike]

in mint condition, clear title
3800 bucks , approx 15K mileage
from a friend of mine
considering just selling my shitty bike and upgrading.
also:
various bolt ons like flame heel guards , misc cosmetic stuff
yoshi carbon fiber exhaust
windscreen i think
may need a battery, I forget the tire conditions
may need a chain cause he didn't take care of well

hasn't been riden much ,especially recently
let me know if you can think of any problems that might occur with not riding it much.
a year ago we slapped a new battery in it and drove around a bit. rode fine, not sure if he ever put new gas in it or not before he gave up on riding yet again

I would see if he would go lower. Not because of what I am going to say next but because of countless hours of the past 1.5 year looking at bike prices. I paid $3,500 for mine last year (in Summer/Fall) and sold it for $4,000 a few months ago.

It was a 2005 Yamaha R6 with 9,000 miles (when I bought it) and just under 13k when I sold it.

PS for a bike that is in mint condition you sure do list a lot of things wrong with it..

[ThreeFingerPete]

I would see if he would go lower. Not because of what I am going to say next but because of countless hours of the past 1.5 year looking at bike prices. I paid $3,500 for mine last year (in Summer/Fall) and sold it for $4,000 a few months ago.

It was a 2005 Yamaha R6 with 9,000 miles (when I bought it) and just under 13k when I sold it.

PS for a bike that is in mint condition you sure do list a lot of things wrong with it..

Tires and a chain?

[347Mike]

Tires and a chain?

..and a battery.

That just seems like a lot of stuff for a $3,800 bike. I mean, IF all of those are needed that is what, $400 -/+ in things he needs to buy for it just to consider it safe?

All I am saying for that price range there are some real nice bikes to be had. It wasn't to long ago there was an '06 GSXR for $3,700 on here. It needed tires and it had a bit more miles than I would like for a bike but other than that it was a clean looking bike.

[bcoop]

Tires and a chain?

I'd be more worried about what else the owner didn't maintain, if he couldn't even keep the chain adjusted and lubed.

[futant]

i can't remember if it needed tires or not
chain either, he may have replaced it I forgot
battery almost definitely

I appreciate the comments, and I see there really are some deals out there to be had
the yoshi exhaust is really nice on it though

[ram57ta]

thats a little steep for an 03 R6 with the mileage and the repairs needed. I'd expect a clean running 03 R6 needing no repairs would probably fetch $2800-3500.

[momo]

$3300

[dsrtuckteezy]

pass....here's a few

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/mcy/2306386302.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/mcy/2304377325.html

there's an 06 636 in the classifieds that i would offer 3500 on

[Sleeper]

If you want a deal look for bikes further north. I see 04-05 r1 sell for 4000-5000. With 6-9k miles.

This is in nw Iowa

[Vertnut]

The last time I bought good tires for my bike, it was nothing to sneeze at price-wise. I would definitely see if he might adjust the price some if it did need tires.

[futant]

he said the tires are brand new
he said the batt is good too, but we'll see about that, it's at least a year old and not being ridden so thats bad on the battery for sure.
he said it does need a chain.

that 600rr looked pretty good.

ironic , I m going to Iowa in like a week on business. like anyone could ride a bike like these back! lol

[Skidmark]

If you want a deal look for bikes further north. I see 04-05 r1 sell for 4000-5000. With 6-9k miles.

This is in nw Iowa

Save the trip! I'd let mind go for 5k. '04 Gsxr600, 6400 miles I think (I'm not by bike).

[347Mike]

Save the trip! I'd let mind go for 5k. '04 Gsxr600, 6400 miles I think (I'm not by bike).

x2. The bike is super clean.

[fastwhite99gt]

The miles on the bikes don't worry me anymore, my 03 R1 has 45k miles on it right now and who knows how many dragstrip passes under it's belt. If you want a good handling bike for corners, its hard to beat an R6. I'm in Texarkana and it's hard to find a decent F4i for less than $3500. I guess the bigger cities make it easier to find good deals.