November 28th, 2012, 06:06 PM | #1 |
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Need Help with a Craigslist Ad!
Hey guys,
What do you think of this ad? My brother is looking a this bike for his girlfriend. It looks like a solid bike, but my concern are the miles are too high. I know lots of you have you bikes around this range. What do you think? http://dayton.craigslist.org/mcy/3377901320.html Thanks all! |
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November 28th, 2012, 06:08 PM | #2 |
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Miles are fine. Price is too high.
EDIT: now that I say that, idk. Go check it out, see how it rides, see if you can haggle them down. |
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November 28th, 2012, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for the response Chris!
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November 28th, 2012, 06:17 PM | #4 |
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To high, I just watched my friend buy a 2010 for $2k in excellent condition. 1k Worth driving to Cincinnasty? I have a google search watch set up on craigs list that sends me an email as soon as a ninja goes up for sale. Want me to keep a look out for you?
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November 28th, 2012, 06:34 PM | #5 |
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Oh jeeze 14,000 miles?
Man that thing is about to fall apart. These little ninjas are only good for 10,000 miles before you have to get a new one. My last ninja made it to 13,000 before it crapped out
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November 28th, 2012, 06:59 PM | #6 |
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Yeah I would definitely be worried about the mileage. And with it still being under warranty I would be really worried that it's gonna fall apart. And that $260 dollar seat can't be any better than the stock one. And those tires are complete crap. Probably the worst street tires you could put on the 250. And to top it all off, all the maintenance has been done regularly. That right there is a big red flag. I am pretty sure this bike is a complete piece of ****! Do NOT buy it.
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November 28th, 2012, 07:03 PM | #7 |
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Everyone, thanks so much for the responses. I appreciate it immensely!
CS, would you send any my way? I mean if you're looking by all means you've got firs dibs, but I'd appreciate anything you see pop up! |
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November 28th, 2012, 07:07 PM | #8 | |
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November 28th, 2012, 07:08 PM | #9 |
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It is a good deal, if he can lower the price some.
If the girl is a newbie, I wouldn't buy a bike in good condition and with good upgrades, just to trash it while hurting her in a few days, and resell it for pennies. I have seen similar stories repeated 1,001 times.
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November 28th, 2012, 07:17 PM | #10 |
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I'd recommend a pregen Ninja 250 or a small displacement dual sport for a new rider. It's very very likely to get dropped or crashed within the first year. And I'd hate to see that nice looking bike get beat up and/or totaled.
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November 28th, 2012, 07:19 PM | #11 |
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If you get a pregen, I can help with valve adjustments. We can bang that out in an afternoon.
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November 28th, 2012, 07:20 PM | #12 |
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I personally don't like your marketing technique with the tags. >_>
"Honda , Suzuki , Yamaha , Ducati , Triumph , Rebel , 250 , Ninja , CBR , Sport , Bike , Crotch Rocket , Beginner , Kawasaki , CC , Motorcycle , 600 , 650 , 900 , 800 , 1000 , 1100 , 1350" Besides that it looks good. |
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November 28th, 2012, 07:26 PM | #13 |
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I knew I saw that bike for sale here on the forum back in the summer!!
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=109244 What are you guys looking to spend? |
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November 28th, 2012, 07:38 PM | #14 |
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We bought an 08 with 9k miles just south of Cinncy for
$1800... I'd say too high of miles for the price on the CL ad you posted.
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November 28th, 2012, 08:18 PM | #15 | |
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FWIW, my brother's girlfriend has taken a MSF per my brother's and my guidance. |
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November 28th, 2012, 08:29 PM | #16 | |
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No competition yo! I am looking for a rough 250 for race use only. I have seen some in the $700-$1200 price range but I wasn't able to put the deal together. My loss.
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November 30th, 2012, 07:01 AM | #17 |
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How's that work? Is it an after market software? What's it cost.
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November 30th, 2012, 07:18 AM | #18 |
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I posted this back in May.
It easy and there is no market because googles give it away for free. Oooohhhh the $$$ I have saved.
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November 30th, 2012, 08:17 AM | #19 |
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I dont know how you feel about coming to columbus to get one but ive just looked at CL columbus and i found alot of pregens for around 1000-1500 with low miles which would be a good starter bike. I bought my 09 with 3780 mi for 2000 out of north olmsted ohio.
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November 30th, 2012, 11:56 PM | #20 | |
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Have you used it on eBay???
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December 1st, 2012, 07:58 AM | #21 |
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Yea but it doesn't work as good as craigs list. Just swap out the craigslist url with ebay.com or whatever site your searching. Ebay is huge so the more terms you can put on the search terms the better your results. You will also get a lot of the category listing pages.
Here is an example: site:ebay.com 2010 ninja 250r mirror black -ended -ended filters out the expired ebay items. Happy searching!
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December 1st, 2012, 08:40 AM | #22 |
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Very cool tips, Chris; thanks !
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