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What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:04 am

So there are no exact rules to this game, just a few guide lines. You get $6000 to spend on CURRENT items in ebay(or sold, but has to show what it sold for and be within a month of todays date 11/28/14). You can buy ONE or AS MANY bikes just so long as you do not go over the mark. There has to be a buy now price to purchase or the reserve has to be met, in which case you need to add $1000 per every $10000 of the bike. EXAMPLE: the reserve has been met on a GSXR and the price is $6395 currently...add $1000 and the "buy now" or your "purchase price" would be $7395. Let's say it's a a new ducati and the reserve has been lifted, the current price is $21933, you would add $2000 to make the total purchase price that you paid...$23933 If it's a "best offer", you can take $500 of the buy now price for every $5000. Extra money left over can be used to buy parts if you want to list something. NO CRAIGSLIST

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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:04 am

$5200(best offer price) 2006 Triumph speed triple
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-Speed-T ... otorcycles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I chose this bike because for an all around bike it's amazing. Tons of low end power for around town, comfortable other than no windshield, still have a good time on the track and it's cheap. Not to mention it has a classic, but still modern looking style.

$800 1987 Honda XR
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-XR-1987-h ... otorcycles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I didn't see any point spending the full $6000 on one bike. After setting my filters this was the best dirt bike i could come up with. It's old, but in great shape. It will make for a good trail bike and just overall fun.

I did really well this time, total of $6000 spent. It will be interesting to see the money limit goes up and down how people will choose what they buy.
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Rhino » Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:49 am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-DR-2012- ... otorcycles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Leave a couple grand for a sumo conversion.

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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:05 am

nice, not a bad idea. It would be really an all around bike with the extra wheels. Travel long distance, off road, track, street all of which it would be ok at. Only thing i feel like it would be missing is the hard hitting power and +100 speeds
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Rhino » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:56 pm

Apparently they'll do 100 with the standard engine mods and proper gearing. Not a whole lot more, but I don't break the ton often anyway.

The DR650 is probably my next bike for dirt and track day duty.

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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Stardog » Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:54 pm

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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:31 pm

Seriously, seriously
2nd one doesn't count. Needs two wheels asshole
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Stardog » Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:17 am

The rules got complex after the $6k part and I stopped reading. :(
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Post by U-Turn » Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:50 am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-Trophy- ... otorcycles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And $1k for Blue Paint.
And $500 for the top box.
And $500 for highway tires and a lower windshield.
And gas money.
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:47 pm

I knew you would go for that !
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Post by LonestarCBR » Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:34 pm

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Stardog84 wrote:The rules got complex after the $6k part and I stopped reading. :(
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Rhino » Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:59 am

Ooh, what's better than a litercouch? A 103ci couch!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AWESOME-VINTAGE ... 20e831934f" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why the hell somebody made a Harley couch out of a claw foot bathtub, I'll never know.

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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by BeautifulDisaster » Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:24 am

Most likely this:
2001 Suzuki GSX-R (current bid $2550, reserve not met, no buy it now)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GSX-R-20 ... otorcycles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I found three that I'd go for but I chose this as my top pick. While it is the oldest, it came in 2nd place for mileage and was in the middle for price. What caught me is that this (supposedly) belonged to one rider alone who, by all intents and purposes according to his spiel, took very good care of his baby. I'd be more apt to buy a bike from someone who is meticulous about such things. It'll probably be a sound purchase choice.

With left over funds (in order of importance):
1. Tags/reg
2. Pay to have bike looked over by a professional mechanic who would be able to spot issues the average layman would most likely miss. Any serious red flags, use funds to replace parts as needed.
3. (If needed, new tires) + Tune up
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5. New fairings or paint job
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by fixxervi6 » Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:00 am

01 is too old to invest upgrade money into it, for 6K you can get much newer hardware, I've seen 08 CBR's up for 4K - my opinion. no slipper, no damper, carbs, old seals, most likely suspension needs rebuilt if the previous owner has not done it. Nothing wrong with an 01, but buying an 01 then dumping money into it to upgrade it - you'd be better off buying newer and paying more.
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Rhino » Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:05 am

Yeah, what he said.

You can buy a late 2000's 600 all day long for $5k-6k. I paid $5k for my 2008 ZX6R that needed a new set of tires and did a whole track season.

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Post by Stardog » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:07 pm

I paid $3.5k for my '04 GSXR with 11k miles. That was a nice bike. I made it even nicer and sold it for $3.5k with 16k miles. Truth be told you should have bought it. It had upgrades to the suspension, exhaust, dyno tune, sprockets, brakes, levers, fender eliminator, integrated tail lights, LED front signals, sliders etc. Damned nice bike. I miss it sometimes. It was sexy.
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Post by BeautifulDisaster » Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:53 pm

You never offered to sell it to me ;)
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Stardog » Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:57 pm

I talked to Don about it. I didn't know you. ;)

Shame on you Don.
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Post by BeautifulDisaster » Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:30 pm

Ah good point!
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Post by JTChiTown » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:47 pm

Since I'm on the phone and the app doesn't have an easy way to link....

Item #261687671618.

Which would leave enough to clean it up a little as well.
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by milesmiles » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:23 pm

So if you bought that, you would have to give up street riding
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Post by JTChiTown » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:22 pm

I'd be ok with that. I nearly bought a dedicated track bike this spring anyways. Just didn't have a truck at the time so I passed.
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Post by LonestarCBR » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:30 pm

Stardog84 wrote:I paid $3.5k for my '04 GSXR with 11k miles. That was a nice bike. I made it even nicer and sold it for $3.5k with 16k miles. Truth be told you should have bought it. It had upgrades to the suspension, exhaust, dyno tune, sprockets, brakes, levers, fender eliminator, integrated tail lights, LED front signals, sliders etc. Damned nice bike. I miss it sometimes. It was sexy.
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Post by LonestarCBR » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:57 pm

I think I've got to go old-school considering the budget. Spent 1/2 of mine here.
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Re: What would you buy? GAME #1 $6000

Post by Stardog » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:15 pm

JTChiTown wrote:Since I'm on the phone and the app doesn't have an easy way to link....

Item #261687671618.

Which would leave enough to clean it up a little as well.

Needs a shock and some fork cartridges. You are a track rider?
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