xtz660 165,000 km....run a mile or good buy???

[irsh]

hi
was gonna buy an xtz660 tenere with 65000 ks for in a 1900 bucks round .the owner ( being an honest man) has now informed me that the bike actually has 165,000 ks and is dropping the price to 1500 .
should i run a mile or is the xtz capable of much more

[tri boy]

Tread carefully with any big single with high mileage. Grill the owner for work history, and proof of maintenance/repair costs.
Could end up costing you alot of dosh.:(

Remember that the suspension/running gear has had alot of hours clocked up also.

[offrd]

hi
was gonna buy an xtz660 tenere with 65000 ks for in a 1900 bucks round .the owner ( being an honest man) has now informed me that the bike actually has 165,000 ks and is dropping the price to 1500 .
should i run a mile or is the xtz capable of much more

Hmmm small world.... I was the one that pointed out the km to him when i did the AA check thing....

I also have a bid on it as a bit of a project bike/do i want a 600cc+ bike..

Did you see it or ride it?

[irsh]

thanks for your help guys.
ive seen it and ridden it ,the plastics were rough as hell and she needed a belt of a powerhose .she needs a new chain/sprocks ,brake pads ,tyres so they were the immediate expenses that i noticed .i'm not too mechanically minded but there didnt seem to be any knocks or rattles when running. i took her for a short spin and having owned an xtz before i didnt notice anything different from the last one i had .it was punchy and even popped a wheelie in first under hard acceleration . i need a bike for commuting to work and back and a bit of fun on the weekends mainly fishing in hard to reach places. i'm feeling more sketchy though as time goes by.i could afford to sort out the tyres etc etc over time but if she blew that'd be me on the bus again.

[JimO]

offer him a grand the worst he can do is say no

[irsh]

she's on trade me at 1500 and offrd already has a bid on ,think i'll give it a miss .cant really afford to take the risk!!

[offrd]

thanks for your help guys.
ive seen it and ridden it ,the plastics were rough as hell and she needed a belt of a powerhose .she needs a new chain/sprocks ,brake pads ,tyres so they were the immediate expenses that i noticed .i'm not too mechanically minded but there didnt seem to be any knocks or rattles when running. i took her for a short spin and having owned an xtz before i didnt notice anything different from the last one i had .it was punchy and even popped a wheelie in first under hard acceleration . i need a bike for commuting to work and back and a bit of fun on the weekends mainly fishing in hard to reach places. i'm feeling more sketchy though as time goes by.i could afford to sort out the tyres etc etc over time but if she blew that'd be me on the bus again.

Plastics fixable??

[irsh]

alot of the brackets and screw holaes have broken away and the front faring is taped together .you can shake the lot with your hand ( if you get me) i personally would take it apart and fiberlass the inside just to strengthen it(like i did with my own) but it would still be noticeable .so you would probably need to replace them to bring it back to an original look

[offrd]

Ah... $1800 for a front set of plastic for that bike, thinking i will also sit it out and get something a bit better, got to draw the line at throwing money at a bike, least the real km is out there now! i was blown away to see the real km!

[irsh]

likewise ....and pretty gutted , i loved my old xtz and was pretty keen on this one but like i said i cant afford to take the risk,i need a commuter more than anything .......well you cant have your cake and eat the bastard :weep:.shame!!

[irsh]

hey offrd are you watching the xtz aution .........f**k me.think i smell a rat!!

[offrd]

Could not believe that! Crazy as!

Here is the proof it was a megamile bike http://www.lemoncheck.co.nz:80/report.asp?ref=195365-67C9

Real glad i did not get my heart set on that and got stuck trying to win it!

:gob:

[warewolf]

hey offrd are you watching the xtz aution got a link?

[offrd]

Its all over now but here it is... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=135418594

[nigelp]

was that the bike that just sold on TM fro $2,700?

[offrd]

Yeah thats the one

[smoky]

the bike actually has 165,000 ks ......
should i run a mile or is the xtz capable of much more

How long does a broom last?

" bloody good broom, It's lasted for 20 years now, only had 3 new handles and 5 new heads".
:niceone:

I guess a bike with that amount of K's will cost you - depends how much you can do your self and how hard parts are to get for it.

[warewolf]

Tenere's are pretty popular in Europe so parts availability shouldn't be an issue. Plus the motor (or derivative) is used in other models.

The issue with recording the kays is understandable. The LTNZ WOF system is not geared towards bikes (vehicles) with 5-digit odos. They'll flag you for being >30,000km over the last reading, but won't flag that a 5-digit odo has been round the clock... which is pretty obvious really, looking at that bike's history in the Lemon check. Crazy alerts happen all the time with my Triumph, but not useful ones. Will be interesting to see what happens when it goes round for the third time...

[cynna]

i was looking at bidding as well when it was $1500 at about 6.30.... the issue with the milage put me off tho


looks like it pays to get a lemon check

[irsh]

yep!!:crazy:

[offrd]

Yeah lemon check is good thing!
:yes:
Cost me $25 but was worth it, i cant believe it was worth what it sold for regardless with those km, Tyres, chain and sprockets, almost 2k on the front plastics...

Thats $5k gone inc buying the bike... would it then be worth $5k.. Probably not.. and if it did an engine at what point would you stop throwing money at it..

hey thats just my thoughts i know they are a cool bike, aftter all i did go along way toward buying it...

My $5k just went on a tidy BMW F650.... :gob: Lemon check shows it was an x rental so it would have had as much of a hard life as i will be giving it.

The rental company could not help me with its service records as they sold it some time ago but said me no expense spared servicing on all their bikes past and present

:bash:

How did i manage to just change the subject....

Lemon checks are good!

[warewolf]

Rentals can be good buying. They don't scrimp on the servicing, it costs way too much more if they have a breakdown during a hire. Plus they tend to get serviced more often than the schedule, as the service is done early if it would fall due during a hire.

[offrd]

Yeah thats was my exact thoughts on their servicing and repairs...:2thumbsup