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Offline lhazc

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some people suck......
« on: February 13, 2009, 01:40:13 PM »
wow, I am looking for my son a "new to us" bike, been looking for a while and ran across a 03 KX85 on craigslist,  add said $1000, well thats in our range, lets take a look, the bike, while not new looking in the pic(wasnt expecting it to be), was still ok.  inside the add said  buy by the end of weekend Ill take 800, wow even better I thought. so I called, do you still have it?  yes. Alright!! were in!!  now im about 2.5-3 hrs away from this guy one way.  so I go the next day get some $$$ from the atm and he calls, Im at the atm getting cash now fixing to head your way, ill be there in 3 hrs or so.  i tell him.  thats fine he said.  well 3 hrs later I pull up to the house and the bike is sitting out front, the grphx are coming off, the rims are dented, plastics are cracked, no brake pads on it, cheezy stickers all, I mean ALL over the fenders, the clutch perch was Black taped on with a crazy looking way too long clutch cable, the front brake lever was broke, in disbelief I stood there looking at it, he says Ill take $700. take it for a ride he said, I got on it, it took a while to clean out and then it felt like(to me) the clutch was slipping in 3rd-gear on up.  wow I rode it back pulled down to the house, he could tell I was disapointed he went to $650. I figured I could spend 200-300 and get it to useable cond. still be in there for 850-950, I wasnt sure about the clutch so I was going to take it up the road and back 1 more time, just to check it out. as I rolled the bike back the back brake caliper went chink,chink,chink, hell the nut on the back rim was loose enough to turn it with your fingers, and he let me ride it that way. so the bike that started at $1000 on the internet and in great shape on the phone was now at $650
and a peice of $%^*         I said I believe Ill just keep looking.  and left...
 
  
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Offline Good

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Re: some people suck......
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 03:35:53 AM »
That suxorz man.  Keep looking, you'll find a great one for under a grand.  Poor kid.  I bet he got all psyched up just to walk away empty handed, unless he didn't know.  Bummer.

Offline KXcam22

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Re: some people suck......
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2009, 04:59:31 AM »
I have found that there is a great difference in bike and non-bike people in their assement of bike condition.  For ex. I was fixing a friends kids mini-bike.  The tires were bald to the point of embarasment but he actually though they were "not too bad". Keep looking. Cam.

Offline KX500freak

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Re: some people suck......
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2009, 07:23:10 AM »
i had taps on 2 250,s kx
one in riding shape one for parts.
it was a 3 hrs drive ,came there (the guy is motorbicycle-instructor)
you,d recon he,d know a thing or two bout bikes...

and on the cell it was all good and so on blabla...
came there ,saw the bikes,instantly noticed 6 mailfunctions on the working one..
like torn loose sprocketbolts..not one but all  :-o

and 5 more i even forgot about ..as for how mad you can be when u get screwed big time .
turned around walked to the car got away headin home ,got there grabbed my k5 sm ,
man was i glad to ride the frustration off with a good bike ,my own :evil:
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Offline lhazc

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Re: some people suck......
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2009, 10:12:07 AM »
yeah my son knew I was going to look at it, he's not worried about it though, riding comes 3rd or 4th down the list after millitary/war play/paintball type stuff and video games, he can still ride his 65.  so no real big deal i didnt bring that one home, Ill find one.
 just mad that he didnt let on to the bikes real condition, let me drive that far,      he must know a little about bikes, he was telling me his  other son raced the king of the hill series last year on a  Cobra 50,  had it(cobra) sittin in the garage up on a tall bike stand like he was showing it off, I know you cant go a whole race season and not figure out a little bit about bikes, he knew what he had.  just Lied and a little False advertisement with the picture, he needs to go and take a pic. of it now and put on his ad, show its real condition before some one else drive that far for nothing..
01 KTM Pro SR Zacks  Sold
01 KX65 MOD 72cc Zacks Sold
03 CR85RB Expert
05 KDX 50 Cadens  
99 KX 125 Mine....Sold