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advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:20 am
by Steven D. Thomas Jr.
Folks,
Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it, it's
my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid $1500
for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
$600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on the
road, I can return it within 7 days.
Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original owner,
seems like he took good care of it, almost exclusively
rode it on-road, problems are all wear items ( tires,
brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to smoke
at all, runs, shifts well.
Thanks for your help,
Steve
advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:48 pm
by Arden Kysely
New tires alone will cost $100 or more, front/rear brake pads another
$40-50, a new front rotor is probably $100 or more, bearings I can't
remember. These prices are just parts, no labor. $600 sounds like a
lot, but not out of the question considering dealer mark-ups and it
depends somewhat on the kinds of tires you spec. If you like the bike
and want to keep it, take the quote to the seller and ask for few
hundred dollars back. Age-related items to think about are gas tank
rust (check for a brown stain by the left rear part of the tank),
cracked rubber parts, rust (especially bad on the forks, will kill
the seals). If you get a bad feeling about anything, return it and
wait for another one to come along.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Steven D. Thomas Jr."
wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it, it's
> my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid $1500
> for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
> $600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
> guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on the
> road, I can return it within 7 days.
>
> Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original owner,
> seems like he took good care of it, almost exclusively
> rode it on-road, problems are all wear items ( tires,
> brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to smoke
> at all, runs, shifts well.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Steve
advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:28 pm
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
At 9:19 AM -0700 9/8/05, Steven D. Thomas Jr. wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it, it's
>my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid $1500
>for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
>$600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
>guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on the
>road, I can return it within 7 days.
>
>Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original owner,
>seems like he took good care of it, almost exclusively
>rode it on-road, problems are all wear items ( tires,
>brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to smoke
>at all, runs, shifts well.
I'd return the bike just on the principle that you were raped on the
price. That bike is only worth a grand tops.
Now the mechanic is trying to rape you out the other end too. For
the $2,100 you'd have wrapped up, you can get a lower-mileage KLR
that's ready to hit the road with no hassles. I thought I recently
saw an ad on this list for some guy in PA selling a '95 KLR650 with
7K miles for $2,100.
Mark
advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:46 pm
by Steven D. Thomas Jr.
So now it's 2-2, 2 say keep it, 2 say ditch it.
Anybody want to break the tie?
Or sell me a bike that will pass MD inspection,
somewhere in the Baltimore area?
--- Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> At 9:19 AM -0700 9/8/05, Steven D. Thomas Jr. wrote:
> >Folks,
> >
> >Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it,
> it's
> >my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid
> $1500
> >for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
> >$600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
> >guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on
> the
> >road, I can return it within 7 days.
> >
> >Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original
> owner,
> >seems like he took good care of it, almost
> exclusively
> >rode it on-road, problems are all wear items (
> tires,
> >brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to
> smoke
> >at all, runs, shifts well.
>
> I'd return the bike just on the principle that you
> were raped on the
> price. That bike is only worth a grand tops.
> Now the mechanic is trying to rape you out the other
> end too. For
> the $2,100 you'd have wrapped up, you can get a
> lower-mileage KLR
> that's ready to hit the road with no hassles. I
> thought I recently
> saw an ad on this list for some guy in PA selling a
> '95 KLR650 with
> 7K miles for $2,100.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Archive Quicksearch at:
>
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html
advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:50 pm
by Rick McCauley
Well Steve, I was wondering why the top end had to be rebuilt at 30,000 miles. You long time KLR riders out there, isn't that a little early. Maybe it wasn't taken care of as well as you think.
Rick A17
"Steven D. Thomas Jr." wrote:
So now it's 2-2, 2 say keep it, 2 say ditch it.
Anybody want to break the tie?
Or sell me a bike that will pass MD inspection,
somewhere in the Baltimore area?
--- Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> At 9:19 AM -0700 9/8/05, Steven D. Thomas Jr. wrote:
> >Folks,
> >
> >Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it,
> it's
> >my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid
> $1500
> >for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
> >$600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
> >guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on
> the
> >road, I can return it within 7 days.
> >
> >Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original
> owner,
> >seems like he took good care of it, almost
> exclusively
> >rode it on-road, problems are all wear items (
> tires,
> >brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to
> smoke
> >at all, runs, shifts well.
>
> I'd return the bike just on the principle that you
> were raped on the
> price. That bike is only worth a grand tops.
> Now the mechanic is trying to rape you out the other
> end too. For
> the $2,100 you'd have wrapped up, you can get a
> lower-mileage KLR
> that's ready to hit the road with no hassles. I
> thought I recently
> saw an ad on this list for some guy in PA selling a
> '95 KLR650 with
> 7K miles for $2,100.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Archive Quicksearch at:
>
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html
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advice please!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:56 pm
by Jim
Check the oil drain plug.
--Jim (here to help)
A-15
> Folks,
>
> Just picked up a '95 KLR650 with 40k miles on it, it's
> my first bike. Top end rebuilt at 30k. I paid $1500
> for it, the shop I took it to for inspection wants
> $600 to get it on the road. I have a deal with the
> guy that if it takes more than $100 to get it on the
> road, I can return it within 7 days.
>
> Is it worth it to keep the bike? He's original owner,
> seems like he took good care of it, almost exclusively
> rode it on-road, problems are all wear items ( tires,
> brakes, bearings, brake disc), doesn't seem to smoke
> at all, runs, shifts well.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Steve
advice please!
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:10 am
by jokerloco9@aol.com
Return the bike, or ask the guy to pay for the $600 repairs. That would
work out to $2100 for a 11 year old bike with a lot of miles. Top end rebuilt
at 30K? seems a little soon. I bought a 2006 new OTD for $5199. You should
be able to get a bike with half those miles for that price.
Jeff
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:20 am
by Andrus Chesley
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