ok i live in sioux falls south dakota, and our motoplex has this 1998 honda CBR 600 smokin joe
it is flawless with the paint and it sounds Great but there twist
the bike has 22000 miles on it. i dont know if that is alot on a honda bike.
the bike is for sale for $3,997.00 can you guys please help me out.

 

Once upon a time I lived in SF and Motoplex has always been a really reputable company. That being said, no mater how clean this bike is, $4000 is a dream with that many miles on it. $3000 would be a steal, $3500 would be okay if you really wanted this bike, but I would pass on $4000 unless you have the cash burning a hole in your pocket. After you take care of tax, title, and license you're at a quick $4400 bucks.

Just my opinion.

 

yeah nice bike, just too much money

 

22k mi isnt terrible, with good maintenance they will run much much past that. But like the others said that is too much money, 3000-3500 would be fair, less than 3000 a great deal

 

Yes, it is a beautiful bike. But way too much money. $3500 tops out the door would be my ceiling price. No matter how they look at it, it's still 11 years old. 22K miles is nothing at all. I woudn't bat an eye at it.

 

sweet thanks for the imput i got them to drop the price to 3500

 

My -97 F3 is currently at 40K+ miles and going strong,
so I wouldn't worry about the mileage at all. Barely broken in, I'd say

 

Congratulations, I'm sure you'll have a great time with that bike. A bit of advice though. That bike fetched the price it did because it was the CBR 600F3SE. Any other model of that year would have been less for the same condition. Personally, I wouldn't make any changes to the bike. It's perfect as is. But that being said people like to personalize them. If you make any changes to it, don't hack on the factory parts like the rear fender, or turn signals or things like that. If you ever want to sell it for a reasonable price, it's going to hold its value better if all the original items are on the bike and in good condition. Get used items off of ebay like the rear fender or whatever and hack on that. Those wheels are rare and expensive to replace. If you feel the need to paint something, paint used parts and put them on. Keep the original parts, you'll be glad you did later.

Good luck, be safe and have fun.

 

thanks alot you guys! you helped make me a very happy guy! be safe everyone and ride on!

 

I had some input but now that they have dropped the price I guess the your purpose has been served.