Kit Fenderson-Peters [userpic]

Anbody want to go to St. Louis tomorrow?

May 10th, 2008 (04:58 pm)
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I want to go to St. Louis tomorrow to potentially buy this VFR. I'd love a lift there, but if nobody bites, I'll get up at the ass-crack of dawn and take the Amtrak.

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Posted by: Kittenpants ([info]kittenpants)
Posted at: May 10th, 2008 10:18 pm (UTC)
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You know... that sounds like fun. I'll check with my Creve Coeur posse.

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Posted by: Kit Fenderson-Peters ([info]popefelix)
Posted at: May 10th, 2008 10:24 pm (UTC)

Rock. I'll call you to make sure you have my number.

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Posted by: Kittenpants ([info]kittenpants)
Posted at: May 10th, 2008 10:34 pm (UTC)
 Punchy Puffin

Um, aren't you coming over tonight?

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Posted by: Tina Marie ([info]skywhisperer)
Posted at: May 10th, 2008 11:53 pm (UTC)

A bit far for me, but that looks like a nice bike!

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Posted by: Katherine ([info]elizilla)
Posted at: May 11th, 2008 03:32 am (UTC)

Mmmm. If it's in as good of condition as they claim, I approve wholeheartedly!

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Posted by: Kit Fenderson-Peters ([info]popefelix)
Posted at: May 11th, 2008 04:24 am (UTC)

Unfortunately, it got bought, and the fellow was insistent that it be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. :( There's another one, a '93, in STL, but the guy hasn't got back with me yet.

There's also one locally, a '92, but he wants way too much for it.

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Posted by: Mike Freeman ([info]pi3832)
Posted at: May 11th, 2008 11:54 am (UTC)

Have you read through and printed out a copy of:

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/buying-bike.html ?

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Posted by: Kit Fenderson-Peters ([info]popefelix)
Posted at: May 11th, 2008 12:34 pm (UTC)

No, but thanks for the link. I shall read it.

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Posted by: Antikythera ([info]chemikal)
Posted at: May 12th, 2008 03:27 am (UTC)

That's a TERRIBLE price. 40fuckingthousand miles is a shitload for a bike.

Check out cycletrader.com and do more shopping unless your heart is set on THAT one exactly.

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Posted by: Kit Fenderson-Peters ([info]popefelix)
Posted at: May 12th, 2008 11:24 am (UTC)

Actually, I could have got it for $2K if I could have got there, which is not a bad price for a VFR, mileage or no.

As for Cycle Trader, too many dealers listing bikes at "Call for price".

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Posted by: Mike Freeman ([info]pi3832)
Posted at: May 12th, 2008 02:51 pm (UTC)

That's a TERRIBLE price. 40fuckingthousand miles is a shitload for a bike.

No it isn't. I know lots of people with more miles than that on bikes, sometimes on multiple bikes. One friend obsessed with V65 Sabres doesn't consider a motor "on its last legs" until it's over 100,000 miles. And that's 1985 technology.

I don't know if you abuse your bikes, buy Harleys or what, but 40,000 miles on a Honda streetbike ain't that much mileage. It's probably got at least another 60,000 miles in it.

Check out:
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=40599

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Posted at: September 17th, 2008 02:28 pm (UTC)
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