Bargain?

**mossy1200** · 19th March 2012, 16:19

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-459104000.htm

Im not to sure what a cheap adventure bike is worth.Is this ok or is more money required?
Im not quite flush enough to buy an adventure bike but wouldnt mind knowing how much i would need for a rough but reliable 500cc+

**FJRider** · 19th March 2012, 16:28

Originally Posted by mossy1200

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-459104000.htm

Im not to sure what a cheap adventure bike is worth.Is this ok or is more money required?
Im not quite flush enough to buy an adventure bike but wouldnt mind knowing how much i would need for a rough but reliable 500cc+

An '84 600cc ... with 37,000 km's .. ??? Either it hasn't been used. OR ... IT HAS ... !!!

Second time round maybe ... ???

**pete376403** · 19th March 2012, 16:39

Lazy, unstressed motor, even if it had been around the clock 137,000 wouldn't put it out of consideration.

Suspension will be proably need some sort of freshening up, because it wasn't that flash to start. Brakes will be poor compared to what is available now.

You could probably do a whole lot worse than this.

**Motu** · 19th March 2012, 16:40

I vaguely remember engine and subframe problems - the KLR650 was the fix. Remove the first digit and it might be worth a gamble.

**Ender EnZed** · 19th March 2012, 16:47

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Is this ok or is more money required?

It might be. The odds of having a bike to ride, rather than work on, would be a lot better if you got something 20 years newer though.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-458924179.htm

**mossy1200** · 19th March 2012, 16:54

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-457824363.htm

I like this but its left my budget zone.do you think save for a while and then buy less issues.It seems unless im going to rebuild a classic xl or xt etc I need 4grand plus

**mossy1200** · 19th March 2012, 17:04

Originally Posted by Ender EnZed

It might be. The odds of having a bike to ride, rather than work on, would be a lot better if you got something 20 years newer though.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-458924179.htm

Yep that would be ideal but I cant afford to take on hp as im near looking for a mortgage would need to save a bit more expendable cash to reach 4k mark but im in no hurry.Idd rather wait than have endless troubles or buy classic enduro style and build it up for road,gravel and the odd 4wheel drive track.It may be that a restore would be the way to invest as i build and then I know what I have.

**jafar** · 19th March 2012, 19:04

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Yep that would be ideal but I cant afford to take on hp as im near looking for a mortgage would need to save a bit more expendable cash to reach 4k mark but im in no hurry.Idd rather wait than have endless troubles or buy classic enduro style and build it up for road,gravel and the odd 4wheel drive track.It may be that a restore would be the way to invest as i build and then I know what I have.

As your looking to take on a mortgage, save your pennies & when you go for the mortgage add the price of your "dream bike" on to it, then take the 'excess' that you have & buy a decent bike with that. You effectivley pay the bike off through your mortgage repayments.

**mossy1200** · 19th March 2012, 19:14

Originally Posted by jafar

As your looking to take on a mortgage, save your pennies & when you go for the mortgage add the price of your "dream bike" on to it, then take the 'excess' that you have & buy a decent bike with that. You effectivley pay the bike off through your mortgage repayments.

Now im confused.Waiting for lease to finish to buy house.Have main bike already want to cash purchace play bike with money i hide from my wife.It will get me in trouble but alot less than getting caught with peeker in another women and if people can piece together a marriage after a affair I should be able to recover from an unauthorised motorcycle purchace.I HOPE!!!

**jafar** · 19th March 2012, 19:39

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Now im confused.Waiting for lease to finish to buy house.Have main bike already want to cash purchace play bike with money i hide from my wife.It will get me in trouble but alot less than getting caught with peeker in another women and if people can piece together a marriage after a affair I should be able to recover from an unauthorised motorcycle purchace.I HOPE!!!

I'll pull some numbers out of the air,
Mortgage = 200,000.
New bike= 15,000.
Total = 215,000

Throw ALL your money into the deposit & when you ask the bank for the mortgage , ask for the 215,000. Add another couple of grand for something "nice" for her indoors & your laughing

The additional weekly cost to your mortgage will be bugger all & you'll have a new toy to play with

Don't be too sure about the wife being forgiving about your hidden funds, they do tend to get a bit septic when they realise that you have been holding out on them.

Go out with some 'mates' to the 'races' & come home with a wedge from your "winnings" & you may get away with it. Do not try try this trick more than once per marraige.

**pete-blen** · 19th March 2012, 19:40

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Now im confused.Waiting for lease to finish to buy house.Have main bike already want to cash purchace play bike with money i hide from my wife.It will get me in trouble but alot less than getting caught with peeker in another women and if people can piece together a marriage after a affair I should be able to recover from an unauthorised motorcycle purchace.I HOPE!!!

You going to get the

**mossy1200** · 19th March 2012, 20:17

Originally Posted by pete-blen

You going to get the

Nope she hid 8k from me and all of a sudden we were on a 6 week trip to the UK after selling my race bike and adding that to her nest egg.The fact im only at 2k so far means im not as sneaky as she is.

Marriage is a battle and I intend to almost win