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Old 04-26-2009, 10:02 AM
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For average for an 04 Sportie. I've got close to 60,000 on my 06.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 10:15 AM
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is that a Bull Dog on the front fender ?

what the hell
 
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hahaha yes its a bulldog on the fender.. ???? i don't know hahaha.

From the other pictures i got the pinstripe looks like its covered with clear. He told me the paint is Dupont paint with HOK pinstipe. done by one of his friends that is a painter. Also The reason he did all this work to it is because his neighbor is a tool and got the same bike color everything as him 1 week after he got his.. so he said he neened to some changes haha.

What about the valve seals should I ask about... do they tend to go out around a certain milage?
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 12:25 PM
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If it were your bike, the mileage wouldn't be alot, ifu took care of it. With that said, its not your bike and you have no idea who this person is and how he rode it. In this case, 20K is alot for me. Alot could go wrong in 20K. Inspect it very carefully.
 
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Nice bike, price sounds right. Bulldog has got to go.
 
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I wouldn't worry about the miles. I have had my bike for only 2 months and have 1300+ miles on it. That will make for 8400+ miles a year. do that for 5 years (since the bike your looking at is an 04) and that will give me 42k in 5 years. But it will be well kept for, covered, etc. I say if you like it go for it. See if he will bring the price down for you, but ultimately, it's up to you. If you like THAT bike, then money is just an object. You the one that will be riding the bike around.
 
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Originally Posted by Yellotang
Nice bike, price sounds right. Bulldog has got to go.
what he said My 89' had 36K and was as solid as they come. My 06' has 13+k in 2 years.
 
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yea im gonna call the guy and see if i can go look at it. and yes the bulldog has got to go.. im going to see if the pipes are blue a long ways down. anyway thanks for the info guys ill be back after lookin at it.
 
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LOL holly crap i just saw the mac bull dog, didn't notice it even after you guys ssaid something (i was thinkin "what the hell is this bulldog everyone is talkin about?"

as far as the valve seals, look at my first post in this thread, it explains what i meant by that...

from the pics it looks pritty well taken care of, i say gitterdun!
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 05:42 PM
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well i just went and looked at it and its a clean bike, he took it to the dealer to do everything. the price is good. it started right up ran fine. loud. its a great bike

BUT... i don't have all the money to buy it... im over half way there but not quite enough... so... there it sits cause i don't have enough cash. that and i have no credit cause i don't have a credit card.. so i can't get a loan at the bank.. so
 


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