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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: Jasco on May 16, 2004, 05:07:29 AM

Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: Jasco on May 16, 2004, 05:07:29 AM
My uncle just offered to sell me his bike.  He has a 2001 zx-9r with less than 500 miles on it and said he would sell it to me for 5000.  Too bad insurance would kill me on it.  I got a quote and it would be almost 2000 a year for insurance.  Oh well I would just kill myself on it anyway.

matt
Title: Re: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: JLKasper on May 16, 2004, 10:00:49 AM
Quote from: JascoMy uncle just offered to sell me his bike.  He has a 2001 zx-9r with less than 500 miles on it and said he would sell it to me for 5000.  Too bad insurance would kill me on it.  I got a quote and it would be almost 2000 a year for insurance.  Oh well I would just kill myself on it anyway.

matt

Yeah, but you could make that Bedford/Loogootee run on US50 in record time... :cheers:
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: cozy on May 16, 2004, 10:05:26 AM
Maybe the oputrageous insurance is why he's sellin' it. Just say "Ninja".........$$$$$$
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: chuey on May 16, 2004, 12:57:33 PM
That's a more than fair offer though. My buddy just paid 5K for a 2000, it came with new tires and a new clutch rebuild, however it had that ugly purple trim on it which is a letdown.
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: Dragonfly on May 16, 2004, 01:32:38 PM
Sounds like a hell of a bike.
After riding my buddies 03 zx-636 and an Sv1000k, I cant possibly imagine justifying that much power on the street.
Even a good freeway onramp run is just puttin along. :?
 ;) sounds fun 8)


Micah
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: Jasco on May 16, 2004, 02:50:22 PM
He said that he was only paying about $400 a yaer for insurance.  Of course he is in his 50's, married, with a college aged kid.  I think my youth and the fact that I have only been riding for ohh about a month now is what is killing me on insurance.  It would almost be worth buying and putting inthe garage until I am completely and totally comfortable on the GS.  He bought it new and I think he said it only has 143 miles on it.  He road the crap out of his old bike, but I guess never got around to riding this one.

Matt
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: john on May 16, 2004, 07:36:18 PM
The 9 is a hell of a bike and has gobs of power.  I wonder what basic insurance would be :dunno:

Anyway, for that $ I'd try to buy it.
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: Jasco on May 16, 2004, 08:08:56 PM
He even said that he would hold it for me for a year or so until I was ready for it.  I just don't want to string him on and then end up bailing on the deal.
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: john on May 17, 2004, 09:33:43 AM
Maybe I'll buy it later this summer 8)
Title: I just got an offer for a new bike.
Post by: aslam on May 17, 2004, 10:46:56 AM
Whyis the insurance so high?  Get another quote make sure you're just not getting screwed on the first one.

ASLAM.
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