Mancolt
Junior Member
Hey guys,
I've been looking through ads over the past couple weeks and been talking to the bank about securing a loan. I'm ready to pull the trigger. I was going to take a look and possibly buy a red 07 FZ6 with 4.4k miles for $3999 tomorrow. I've had my eye on it for the last few weeks and now that I got a loan, I was ready to go for it tomorrow. I called the dealer and of course, someone has already put a deposit down and will be going to check it out tomorrow. The dealer took my number in case this guy decides not to buy it. However, if that's the case, I would be somewhat concerned. If this guy decides not to buy it, then there might be something wrong with it.
Getting to my point though: I now am searching for another bike. I found a used 07 Blue FZ6 with 11k miles for $3545 and it's fairly close to my house. That seems like kind of a lot of miles (not really sure though) especially since the other 07 only had 4.4k. There's also a used 2008 Blue FZ6 with 6k miles for $4689. I don't know enough about bikes to be confident in my inspection abilities. Are there any things to look for besides scratches and the blatantly obvious stuff that would be a good indication of the condition a bike is in? How many miles is an FZ-6 usually good for?
Also, there is a dealer that is about a 2.5 hr drive from my place that has new 2009 FZ6s for $5499.
This would be my first bike obviously. I'd like some recommendations on which bikes I should look at and consider.
I can afford any of them, but obviously would prefer spending less if possible. I'm definitely open to the idea of buying a used bike.
I've been looking through ads over the past couple weeks and been talking to the bank about securing a loan. I'm ready to pull the trigger. I was going to take a look and possibly buy a red 07 FZ6 with 4.4k miles for $3999 tomorrow. I've had my eye on it for the last few weeks and now that I got a loan, I was ready to go for it tomorrow. I called the dealer and of course, someone has already put a deposit down and will be going to check it out tomorrow. The dealer took my number in case this guy decides not to buy it. However, if that's the case, I would be somewhat concerned. If this guy decides not to buy it, then there might be something wrong with it.
Getting to my point though: I now am searching for another bike. I found a used 07 Blue FZ6 with 11k miles for $3545 and it's fairly close to my house. That seems like kind of a lot of miles (not really sure though) especially since the other 07 only had 4.4k. There's also a used 2008 Blue FZ6 with 6k miles for $4689. I don't know enough about bikes to be confident in my inspection abilities. Are there any things to look for besides scratches and the blatantly obvious stuff that would be a good indication of the condition a bike is in? How many miles is an FZ-6 usually good for?
Also, there is a dealer that is about a 2.5 hr drive from my place that has new 2009 FZ6s for $5499.
This would be my first bike obviously. I'd like some recommendations on which bikes I should look at and consider.
I can afford any of them, but obviously would prefer spending less if possible. I'm definitely open to the idea of buying a used bike.