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I know this is not a Burgman question...but there is a lot of bike experience on this board and I want to take advantage of it. I tend to trust the advice I've received from this forum more than many other sources.
I've still been shopping for a Burgman, but one of the ladies at work has offered me a Kawasaki Vulcan 500 (checking on the year this weekend) with 2000 miles at what I think is a very good deal of $1900. She just took the MSF course 2 weeks ago and had bought the bike from another lady that went for something smaller. Drove it 1 weekend, nearly laid it down, and has decided she too would like a smaller bike to start. (I suggested the Burgman 400). The only damage (pre-existing) is a quarter sized dent in the gas tank. Her husband, a long time rider, has prepped the bike for her to use: new brake cables, new battery, changed the oil, etc. He has also offered to fix the dent and repaint the tank back to factory color and bump the price to $2100
From what research I've done so far this seems to be a pretty deceint lil bike. The only real gripes I've found so far is taking care of the chain and lack of add-ons available.
Anyone have any experience, comments, or suggestions???
Considering a <gasp> non-Burgman,
Bill
I've still been shopping for a Burgman, but one of the ladies at work has offered me a Kawasaki Vulcan 500 (checking on the year this weekend) with 2000 miles at what I think is a very good deal of $1900. She just took the MSF course 2 weeks ago and had bought the bike from another lady that went for something smaller. Drove it 1 weekend, nearly laid it down, and has decided she too would like a smaller bike to start. (I suggested the Burgman 400). The only damage (pre-existing) is a quarter sized dent in the gas tank. Her husband, a long time rider, has prepped the bike for her to use: new brake cables, new battery, changed the oil, etc. He has also offered to fix the dent and repaint the tank back to factory color and bump the price to $2100
From what research I've done so far this seems to be a pretty deceint lil bike. The only real gripes I've found so far is taking care of the chain and lack of add-ons available.
Anyone have any experience, comments, or suggestions???
Considering a <gasp> non-Burgman,
Bill