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

**irsh** · 21st January 2008, 18:10

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** · 21st January 2008, 18:50

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** · 21st January 2008, 20:22

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 22nd January 2008, 11:31

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** · 22nd January 2008, 13:16

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

**irsh** · 22nd January 2008, 13:20

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** · 22nd January 2008, 17:02

Originally Posted by 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.

Plastics fixable??

**irsh** · 22nd January 2008, 18:08

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** · 22nd January 2008, 18:11

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** · 22nd January 2008, 18:14

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

.shame!!

**irsh** · 22nd January 2008, 19:23

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

**offrd** · 22nd January 2008, 20:41

Could not believe that! Crazy as!

Here is the proof it was a megamile bike http://www.lemoncheck.co.nz:80/repor...ef=195365-67C9

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