September 9th, 2013, 09:29 AM | #1 |
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$2000 To Spare
I was just wondering...
If you had $2000 dollars to spare towards getting another motorcycle, what type of motorcycle would you get? I'm thinking about getting a project or ride ready bike, maybe. I'm up in the air as to what I should get. I'm considering: older 600cc sportbike, cafe racer, bobber, dual purpose, supermoto... I guess I need some ideas/motivation as to what I should get. So... how would you spend the $2000? EDIT: I guess I probably should've said: "If you ONLY had a total $2000 dollars to spend on another bike, what would you get and how would you make it street legal, track ready, running, something you'd use often... " I know it's not much, and sure I'd love to add another zero... I don't want to use it as a down payment. I want to see what possibilities are out there with this type of budget. Do you get a bike that needs a little 'tlc'? Do you spend the $2000 on a running bike that is ready to ride? Do you buy a 'project bike' for really cheap and use the rest to restore/customize? What would you do?
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September 9th, 2013, 09:33 AM | #2 |
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Tard or cafe, 100%
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September 9th, 2013, 09:44 AM | #3 |
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Sumo or Aprilia RS125, two bikes that I just think would be fun to rip around on for leisure rides.
There is an RS125 for sale by me, I look at the website like every week and try and crunch numbers in my head to make it work which means that I shouldn't buy it. 2k would be enough money to make me buy it fo sho.
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September 9th, 2013, 09:44 AM | #4 |
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Larger dual sport. Every time I go out I see fire roads or Jeep trails that I would love to explore but... No clearance on the Ninja.
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September 9th, 2013, 09:52 AM | #5 |
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Dual sport or a late 60s Bonneville.
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September 9th, 2013, 09:55 AM | #6 |
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Supermoto, probably as much fun as you can have on a motorcycle if you have a group to ride with.
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September 9th, 2013, 09:56 AM | #7 |
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Either a cafe racer or a track bike.
Cafe racer could be either something semi-authentic (e.g. Triumph) with enough mods to tweak it to my liking, or a project (e.g. Ryka). Track bike could be a Ninjette, SV650 or older supersport. Since I already ride a GSXR on the street I'd probably lean towards a GSXR, but the less you spend on a track bike the more money you have for track days. Fortunately for my wallet, there isn't enough room in my marriage for two motorcycles. So if I came into that $2000 it'd most likely go towards the mortgage....
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September 9th, 2013, 10:04 AM | #8 |
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September 9th, 2013, 10:48 AM | #9 |
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I'd sell my 250 and get a 300. Oooor get some cruiser
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September 9th, 2013, 11:04 AM | #10 |
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I'd need to add a zero to that $2000 to get something. Two grand doesn't buy anything I'd really want (as far as a bike goes).
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September 9th, 2013, 11:25 AM | #11 |
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$2000? I'd buy a badass trailer and hitch for my little scion, spend the rest on front end suspension and new boots/gloves and get ready for some track days. I don't need any other bikes.
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September 9th, 2013, 11:28 AM | #12 |
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But if you only had $2000... how would you use it to get another (running) bike?
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September 9th, 2013, 11:30 AM | #13 |
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I've been playing around with that idea...
I kinda want something I need to wrench on a bit.
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September 9th, 2013, 11:36 AM | #15 |
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I'd low ball for a ZR-1, ZX7RR, KZ1000R, or a GS1000S. Maybe an H1 or H2.
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September 9th, 2013, 11:39 AM | #16 |
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I'd try to find a write off 300 for a track bike!!!
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September 9th, 2013, 12:34 PM | #17 |
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But I want just as many bikes as you!
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September 9th, 2013, 12:38 PM | #18 |
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trust me. you don't. get one good bike that works. and put your money in the gas tank, and only fix things that you need to fix (no cosmetics)
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September 9th, 2013, 01:29 PM | #19 |
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September 9th, 2013, 01:57 PM | #20 |
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I'd spend about $1500 - $1800 on something in mostly serviceable condition, and the rest of the money fixing whatever was needed to get it rideable. At that price point, that's pretty much your only option.
Now, if you increased the number to say $5000 - $6000, this gets a lot more interesting, as that opens up a lot more options, including new entry level bikes, and a wide variety of used ones. |
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September 9th, 2013, 02:08 PM | #21 |
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September 9th, 2013, 02:28 PM | #22 |
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Not too many bikes you can get for 2000. If possible i'd get a drz400 or a xr650r
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September 9th, 2013, 02:31 PM | #23 |
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If I had 2 grand to spare, I'd be sooo happy. I'd just dump it in my pregen
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September 9th, 2013, 03:30 PM | #24 |
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I'd sell my 250 and with the money from that and the extra $2k, I'd buy a new 300! Soon!
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September 9th, 2013, 05:12 PM | #25 |
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September 9th, 2013, 06:58 PM | #26 |
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'13 636 or an 08 cbr 600rr.
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September 9th, 2013, 07:03 PM | #27 |
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September 9th, 2013, 09:07 PM | #28 |
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September 9th, 2013, 09:31 PM | #29 |
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Me personally, either a late 90s DR350 or a DRZ400. 2 grand aint enough to get one in sumo trim though but that's okay
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How do you guys like your CBR's?
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September 9th, 2013, 09:56 PM | #31 |
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ok, if I came into 2 grand I would use it to pay off my 300. now if I came into 2 grand, didn't have a bike or any other serious bills for it then I would get my hands on a supermoto for sure, can't really find any sport bikes in that range that aren't a potential monetary risk due to age (i.e. more than 10 years old. pregen 250 doesn't count but I've been there done that and kinda still have the remains lol) if you upped it to 3-4000 then a solid sport/track bike would be plausible but really a supermoto can do that anyway.
so yea, a supermoto and gas/insurance for said supermoto |
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September 9th, 2013, 10:00 PM | #32 |
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Two stroke. Nothing like 6 foot smoke stacks to get ya going.
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September 9th, 2013, 10:07 PM | #33 | |
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September 9th, 2013, 10:15 PM | #34 |
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Where the heck are you guys seeing $2,000 supermotos? $3k is like the starting point for an older CONVERTED DRZ400S to SM without any of the goodies! Don't think I've seen a factory SM for under 4k, and one with an FCR carb, E model/stage 1 cams, etc will go for a premium.
And that's for a DRZ... Even a $1500 dual sport + a set of 17s, tires and the cost of installation + tax and registration comes to $3k anyways and you're still riding on a $1500 dirt bike chassis (aka garbage) Don't mean to be a buzzkill but OP was asking somewhat legitly what he could get for 2 grand lol. |
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September 9th, 2013, 11:01 PM | #35 |
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Thank you Murphey! I am trying to see what is possible with the given budget... I would love to do a custom Virago into such: OR ...but I don't think it's possible with given budget. Still, I'd love to see what the possibilities are...
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September 10th, 2013, 01:01 AM | #37 |
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I would sit on the cash. I don't want any more motorcycles. One is enough for me.
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September 10th, 2013, 01:06 AM | #38 |
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I'd get my FIRST bike
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September 10th, 2013, 01:07 AM | #39 |
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An old, (but low mileage) ZX6R.
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