Some more examples:
1983 Honda VT500 Ascot - $1800
1999 kawasaki 500 vulcan - $1800
2001 suzuki sv 650 s - $1950
77 CB 750K Stretch cafe - $1200
1999 Yamaha V-Star 650 - $2200
If you're not too picky (which I can't afford to be at this point in time), then there might be some good bikes out there. Some of you may be thinking a used bike would be trouble--especially an older one. But I have found that parts are not usually an issue--somewhere in the world they can be had. From there it is just finding someone who can work on the bike. Dealers will not touch anything that is more than ten years old. That is a statement of fact. You have to find a trustworthy mom-n-pop place, but there are good ones out there that will service older bikes. I have already covered the parts availability issue and finding a mechanic when I had the Roketa scooter. I know this can be worked around.
The stigma about a used vehicle never bothered me. If it ain't used when I buy it--it sure as hell will be once I get ahold of it. I don't purchase bikes to polish and let them sit. If I had my druthers I would ride everywhere I go, year round. Not everybody can say that and more than a couple who do might not be telling the whole truth.
Bottom line: Being without a bike is not mentally healthy for me. I have figured this out in the last almost one hundred freakin' days. Lets just say I don't look before crossing the street no more.
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