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Got my bike last night! Rode it around a bit today, and I'm loving it! :D Here's a pic I took today:

He had it listed at $4999 before, but I rounded and said $5k. He lowered to $4850 without the gear, so I said good luck finding a buyer at that price!

Well, I ended up finding another bike (Bike C) that I'll be picking up tomorrow! It just had a 16k mile service done that was almost an entire dis-assembly of the bike checking it from one end to the other and repacking all the bearings. We negotiated down to $3250, and after all the email...

Sorry for the double post, but I found out a little more about the "drop". He said the original owner told him, "not very fast, around 40-50mph". Said he had a dealer inspect it before buying it and said all the damage was cosmetic, mainly on the lower right side, with other scratches barely...

Regarding the high prices, yes, they're already asking too much, but this is California (SF Bay Area). Local dealer is selling a new '09 FZ6 for $5999 on "sale" from $7999, which is a lot higher than what others may have paid in different parts of the country. KBB is $3k for trade-in and...

Thanks for all the advice guys! At this moment I feel more comfortable with bike A, but don't think I'm willing to put down that much cash. I'm scheduled to take a look at bike B on Saturday that will hopefully confirm that the damage is limited only to the oil pump cover, and that...

First post! I'm currently looking at two bikes on craigslist, both an 08 FZ6 (one blue, one black). Blue bike A: 13k miles (used solely for commuting on the highway) Oil changed himself every 2k miles New tires installed on Saturday (Continental Sport-Touring) Front brakes changed...