I finished my MSF course today. I got 50 out of 50 on the written test and lost 6 points on the riding part. I didn't look into a turn and touched the line on a slow turn. Not looking was 5 and touching was 1. Now tomorrow, Monday, Dec 30 I will go and take my written test at the DMV. The instructor said that his test was harder than the one at the DMV so I'm hoping for the best.
Now, time to buy a bike. I really want a new liquid silver YZF600r but yamaha hasn't changed the bike for some years so if I got a 2002 or even a 2001 it would be the same exact bike. After i get my license I will go shopping around for a used 600 something??? The local yamaha dealer has a 2001 YZF600r w/ jet kit and pipe and 7,700 miles for $5,995 and it seems like a good deal. I priced it out on nada and the price is just about right, but do I take it. Do I offer them $5,500 for it? Or do I just find a 2002 YZF600r and offer $6,200? Maybe $6,500 for a new 2003 liquid sliver one?
I have $3000 cash on hand but I can spend $6-7,000 on my credit card so the dealer doesn't have to worry about financing. I could pay $500 a month and pay off the rest in 6 months anyway but I don't wanna wait 6 months to have the money to pay cash for a bike.
I'm lost incase you haven't figured it out yet. The MSF course was the first time I have ever rode a bike so I know pretty much nothing about buying a used bike. I don't want to get screwed buying used just to have to put thousands into it a year down the road cause something went wrong that I should have noticed. Someone please help me pick a bike. Here are my options.
1. Buy a new 2002 or 2003 YZF600r? (please give me a target price I should offer the dealer)
2. Buy used (I don't really know whats out ther yet but I know zero about bikes other than MSF)
3. Buy used 2001 black YZF600r w/ jet kit and exhaust for $5,995 (offer $5,000) with 7,700 miles and hope no one dogged the bike previously???
Some one please help me make a choice. I will take my written test to get my license on monday and I would love to have a bike by the weekend. MSF was just too much fun to not have a bike for the next 2 months trying to find a great deal.
Now, time to buy a bike. I really want a new liquid silver YZF600r but yamaha hasn't changed the bike for some years so if I got a 2002 or even a 2001 it would be the same exact bike. After i get my license I will go shopping around for a used 600 something??? The local yamaha dealer has a 2001 YZF600r w/ jet kit and pipe and 7,700 miles for $5,995 and it seems like a good deal. I priced it out on nada and the price is just about right, but do I take it. Do I offer them $5,500 for it? Or do I just find a 2002 YZF600r and offer $6,200? Maybe $6,500 for a new 2003 liquid sliver one?
I have $3000 cash on hand but I can spend $6-7,000 on my credit card so the dealer doesn't have to worry about financing. I could pay $500 a month and pay off the rest in 6 months anyway but I don't wanna wait 6 months to have the money to pay cash for a bike.
I'm lost incase you haven't figured it out yet. The MSF course was the first time I have ever rode a bike so I know pretty much nothing about buying a used bike. I don't want to get screwed buying used just to have to put thousands into it a year down the road cause something went wrong that I should have noticed. Someone please help me pick a bike. Here are my options.
1. Buy a new 2002 or 2003 YZF600r? (please give me a target price I should offer the dealer)
2. Buy used (I don't really know whats out ther yet but I know zero about bikes other than MSF)
3. Buy used 2001 black YZF600r w/ jet kit and exhaust for $5,995 (offer $5,000) with 7,700 miles and hope no one dogged the bike previously???
Some one please help me make a choice. I will take my written test to get my license on monday and I would love to have a bike by the weekend. MSF was just too much fun to not have a bike for the next 2 months trying to find a great deal.