I am looking for a sportbike of any kind to be my first motorcycle. I have about one thousand dollars to spend. However, even though I have been looking for a long time, I just cannot find a good motorcycle that is not broken for that price. Where can I look to find a nice sportbike for less than one thousand dollars?
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You actually won’t find anything running for a grand. Keep saving or try to finance a bike. Sorry dude~
May sound weird, but go talk to your local Mortician, You may just come away with a different Want. And I’m not joking
I will tell you straight out, you won’t find a decent
bike for 1000. Actually, you won’t find anything good with two wheels for that price.
A good sportbike can be had for 3000-3500.
you wont find a nice bike for that price but you will find a nice bike for around $1700-$2000 from Pete’s Cycle
but for that price the bike will have to be used
There ARE deals to be had for under $1000 (6 of the last 7 bikes I’ve owned have been at, or under that price point ~ took one of them to over 100k miles too)…. BUT, the one cavet is that you’re going to end up spending money on things like tires, brakes, and any service you can’t do yourself (mounting those tires, doing valve adjustments, cleaning/tuning the carbs, etc).
As a new rider, wouldn’t you Rather have a reliable motorcycle than one that’s not reliable AND may need near-constant service? In many ways, a more expensive bike can be cheaper to you.
But, looking for a cheap sportbike, start with something that’s less-expensive to begin with, like the Kawasaki EX250. It’s got a lowly $2999 MSRP and can be had, in Very good condition, for $1500~2500 (I’ve already seen an ’07 with under 1000 miles sell for $2500). Then not only do you meet the financal aspect, but you get an excelent bike to learn on. Heck, if you like the bike, you can stick with it as it’s more than capable to go over 100k miles, run the Iron Butt (11,000 miles in 11 days), break 100mph, roadrace and just generally do anything you desire.
As for Where to look, Craigslist, eBay, cycletrader (both online and the paper version ~ mine are always different), local club classifieds, or bike/model specific forum classifieds as well as Independent motorcycle repair shops (most have bulletin boards for ads) and just start asking around to any/everyone you see who’ve involved with motorcycling. I’ve found bikes in all of those ways.
check on ebay with a little penitence and perseverance you should find one there that will suit your purpose
Id Say Drive Around Usually you can find them for sale on the side of road…look in the freebies..Lots of peeps are getting rid of sleds get one of them..i got my dbike from laying some floor in a brand new house.
You can find something if you have patience.It may not be the sport bike of your dreams but you can get something to get you on the road.A friend of mine bought an ’82 Honda GL 1100 for $900 three years ago and is still riding it.You can have a good time at a small price while your saving for that sport bike.Good luck, hope to see ya on the road.
the answer is pretty simple…you wont.never , cant , will not..havent got a bulls roar , you are both fubar and a total woftam.
You dont have enough money<,DUHHHH
get more money, surely the clues are pretty obvious………..
a grand how funny. no no no no no
have a look on http://www.ebay.com.au but i doubt you will find one that you really like with the money you have
It may be better to get finance on a newer bike………..try http://www.marksmotos.com
Save your money and wait until next year because a grand won’t get you much other then a 20 year-old bike with problems. You can on the other hand use the $1000 for a down payment if you want to go that route.
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