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Old August 23rd, 2016, 09:51 PM   #1
waynemc
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Name: Wayne
Location: Nebraska
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Will this bike be okay?

I found two bikes. A 2012 and a 2010 ninja 250r (keep in mind I've never ridden a bike before so I can't really test it, also nobody to test it for me)

2012 - Black (love the color, has 3800 miles, owner is a college kid who bought it at around 1000 miles, owns another CBR600 bike, selling it for $2400, chain did look a little rusty it seemed, back tire seemed kind of worn compared to the front (possibly doing burnouts in it?), says it just got its break in oil change

2010 - Red/black (the body looked great besides a little scratch where he dropped it once, looks very clean and shiny, the chain looked fairly nice if I recall, the guy says he keeps it on a battery tender 24/7, selling it for $1950

I do want the black 2012 but I'm worried what if he was hard on it? How long might it last? Would I be good just doing an oil change, potentially a new chain, sprocket on the 2012 or may there be bigger more serious issues? I rode on the back with him and I mean it seemed to ride okay. It sounded like a bike and it didn't really clunk or sound like ****
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