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Vrooom
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: 06 ZX6R
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Looking to seriously learn to tinker this year.
Don't feel like doing it on my own bike but really want to learn about bikes. Buddy is selling this: Quote:
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WSB Champion
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Springfield, MO
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IDK for that specifically. What I have been doing to learn more about working on bikes is hanging out with a friend who does pretty much all of the mechanic work for local guys in his garage. Go out there, watch him, talk about things and learn.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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If you are going to do that you should get something you are going to want to ride after you put it back together and something that hopefully has a large internet community where you can get help/information as needed. If you get that XR and have no desire or place to ride it I think you will end up with a pile of crap in a corner that used to be a motorcycle.
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cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: on the run
Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09
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my first assumption would be that the ad is misleading. he puts in there that it has a fresh topend. the xr200 is 4 stroke, people don't rebuild top ends on them very often. he seen that in other dirtbike ads and thought "yeah that looks good". ask him who did the work. basically $500 for a non running xr200 is a lot. I'd offer much less. or look for a streetbike to play with.
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If there's a reward at the end for putting the thing back together it will make the process that much sweeter. A free bike can turn into a money pit very fast and you'll end up getting frustrated
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For Science. You Monster.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
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I definately wouldnt go with an xr200. They are the most unreliable honda ever made, when new. At most, i'd offer 300$.
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The cows want you dead.
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Kelly that's too funny. I've thought the same thing after a co-worker hinted he may give me his brother's dirtbike (been in storage a long time.)
I would go cheaper though, if you want to tinker. That way if you mess up something you won't be as mad! |
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cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: on the run
Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09
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first one I tinkered with I got at a rummage sale for $25. second one I drug out of a dumpster and the guy who put it there gave me the title. |
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Vrooom
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: 06 ZX6R
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Oh I'll definitely be going cheaper.
And if I got the bike learning I would totally take it out and ride it. Tons of places to ride around here and I know it's not going to keep up with my buddy's but I think it'd be fun to rip around on it. It's $200 for a course that's one evening to learn to change oil. Or I could spend a couple hundred on a bike that could be a lot of fun for me to tinker with. |
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For Science. You Monster.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
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Changing oil is a matter of draining, changing a filter, and refilling. And I only want 75$ for that advice. ![]() Tear apart the Kawi, you'll discover its not at all complicated, at least till you start pulling engines out of the frame and shit.
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