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The bike i want is cheap new, but it's much cheaper with a few thousand miles on it. There are very few downsides to buying used cars, but is a bike different?
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besides the fact that even new harleys are maintenance hogs?
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Every bike I ever bought in my life was used. Potential problems depend upon who rode it before you and how they treated it. Never owned a Harley (or hung out with people that do) so I have no idea how they hold up.
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Sith_Mauler posted:
besides the fact that even new harleys are maintenance hogs?
no profanity sherlock.
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Ptilk posted:
Every bike I ever bought in my life was used. Potential problems depend upon who rode it before you and how they treated it. Never owned a Harley (or hung out with people that do) so I have no idea how they hold up.
Okay. What about mileage? Cars can be good until 200k miles if taken car of, are bikes similar? Is a 25k mile bike nearing its end or pretty much new?
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Used ones are even bigger maintenance hogs.
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Care by the owner is even more important with a used bike.
Except for some of the highway tourers I wouldn't buy a bike with over 25k miles.
I have only bought used bikes too over the years like 30 of them, lol.
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Used ones are even bigger maintenance hogs.
Maintenance isn't an issue for awhile. Dealership is offering me 5 years of free maintenance. By then I'll probably be on to a new bike. As I send, the one I'm looking at is complete beginner.(except break, etc.)
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Harley's start at 900cc so are you calling a sportster a beginner bike?
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Depends upon maintenance and the way it was ridden of course, but on a cruiser, I wouldn't start to worry till 100K or so.
Crotch rocket I would worry at about 25K.
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Albdestroyer posted:
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Every bike I ever bought in my life was used. Potential problems depend upon who rode it before you and how they treated it. Never owned a Harley (or hung out with people that do) so I have no idea how they hold up.
Okay. What about mileage? Cars can be good until 200k miles if taken car of, are bikes similar? Is a 25k mile bike nearing its end or pretty much new?
depends new Japanese touring bikes can last a 100k+ miles if properly maintained.
I would ask for maintenance records.
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Cuttlery posted:
Used ones are even bigger maintenance hogs.
This. Once upon a time you pretty much had to be a bike mechanic to even own one.
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Harley's start at 900cc so are you calling a sportster a beginner bike?
beginner harley, been riding 500-700cc bikes for a couple years. Never owned a bike though.
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yes 25k miles is a bunch of miles on a sportster.
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Albdestroyer posted:
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Harley's start at 900cc so are you calling a sportster a beginner bike?
beginner harley, been riding 500-700cc bikes for a couple years. Never owned a bike though.
Well that is ok then, if you like Harleys.
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you dont know where its been, didnt your mother tell you these things? O_o
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If I owned a bike it would be a Yamaha V-Max.
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If I owned a bike it would be a Yamaha V-Max.
same.. I always liked those
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I'm saving the motorcycle for when I have my mid-life crisis.
Motorcycles are too tame for that, take it from experience, what you will need is a trip to Amsterdam and a younger very fit g/f for when you get back.
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The fact that it's a Harley should stop you from buying, new or used.
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beyond the most major downside of being a Harley?
well, you have maintenance cost covered, but i also factor in down time.
takes time to fix...
time and cost to travel to get it fixed...is it at least close to you?
does it cover transportation when you cant bring it yourself?
parts are expensive...
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itr depends on what era the bike was made. pre- AMF harleys were decent bikes. they got the rep for being maintenance hogs when they were owned by AMF, (the old joke of "how can you tell where a harley went? just follow the oil / parts trail" started then) the quality really improved when the workers bought the company.
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after having an neighbor with a harley, I would NEVER want to own one. That guy has to mess with that bike EVERY single time he wants to ride it.
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