>>1476877I got damn lucky with mine - had a pretty good idea of what I wanted, but most of the bikes that checked all the boxes were a little more than I wanted to spend on my first moto. Kept shopping around, private sales, stopping by a few dealers... almost put offers in on a couple "compromise" bikes, that met most of my criteria but were a compromise one way or another...
...stopped into one dealer,
>Looking for something like this, 450 or 500 range, dualsportable, etc etc.>"Follow me upstairs, we have a 525 that you might be interested in.">go upstairs>see bike, it's everything I wanted, even orange>And you want how much for it? What's wrong with it?>"Nothing! nothing! It's just too big, nobody wants a 525.">except someone like me>let's what your financing department can do for $2500>hefty down-payment (what I planned on spending on a moto), financed the difference>fucking good deal, knew I wasn't going to find another like this for anywhere near that price, so the interest was worth it>Still ride it, and it still puts a big grin on my faceAnd it's street-legal. License with endorsement, registration, insurance, carry permit, photocopy of the equipment-compliance form signed by state patrol if you don't believe me. Am I free to go? Have a nice day...
