Hey all,
I have been to visit a guy selling off of craigslist. The bike under the spotlight is a 1994 Kawi ZX-6e (Ninja) with 23,659 miles on it. The bike has had many upgrades and mods to it, including a full muzzy exhaust, new fork seals, new grips, new spark plugs, new seat, new turn signals and a few others. The bike has been laid down on both sides and the owner has replaced the broken lighs and are working perfectly now, the bike is solid other than a few cosmetics (the front fairing is damaged but he has one to replace it it just needs some paint). The tire treads are good and the bike fires right up...
I like the feel of this bike as it is an older sportbike and has already been laid down... now I can get over the imperfections and wont be as bummed when I lay it down (which i very well may). As a learner I just want your opinion on how much I should be willing to spend on a bike like this. The guy has an asking price of $2,500.
What would you pay the guy (and if you would never by a sportbike because they kill) how much would you value it as?
I have heard that this being an older bike my insurance on it shouldn't be too bad, true?
I have been to visit a guy selling off of craigslist. The bike under the spotlight is a 1994 Kawi ZX-6e (Ninja) with 23,659 miles on it. The bike has had many upgrades and mods to it, including a full muzzy exhaust, new fork seals, new grips, new spark plugs, new seat, new turn signals and a few others. The bike has been laid down on both sides and the owner has replaced the broken lighs and are working perfectly now, the bike is solid other than a few cosmetics (the front fairing is damaged but he has one to replace it it just needs some paint). The tire treads are good and the bike fires right up...
I like the feel of this bike as it is an older sportbike and has already been laid down... now I can get over the imperfections and wont be as bummed when I lay it down (which i very well may). As a learner I just want your opinion on how much I should be willing to spend on a bike like this. The guy has an asking price of $2,500.
What would you pay the guy (and if you would never by a sportbike because they kill) how much would you value it as?
I have heard that this being an older bike my insurance on it shouldn't be too bad, true?