Here are the details on this bike:

03 HONDA CBR600RR
Blk w/silver ground effect. Under 1900 mi, hardly ridden. Well maint & never dropped or beat on, looks & runs exc. $5700

I was thinking about asking him to let it go for $5000. Is that unreasonable?

 

The kelly blue book for retail is $6070 and trade in is $4190. I $5000 if reasonable, it' right in the middle. MSRP is $9000.... a lot of people here will tell you they walked out of the dealership for $7000 and less. I'd have to take a gun with me to get that price. So you have to consider what the shops sell them for in your area, but I'd offered 5k.

 

I think I'm going to use your reasoning for my negotiations. I just contacted him and he'll hopefully be sending me pics soon. I will then hopefully go check it out this weekend sometime or even this week if he's around. And since its only under 2000 miles, should I still bring it to a dealership to be checked out or should I be ok if there's no scratches and stuff? I want to make this a smooth transaction but also a quick one.

 

If you have the option and he's willing, take it to a garage to have it checked out if you don't know what to look for. Don't rely on lack of scratches to let you know if it's been down. Too easy to swap out the plastic and hide frame damage.

 

A good idea is to take along a friend that will try and talk you out of it, sometimes when your looking for a bike you can be that excited that you miss a few bits. A garage check would be perfect though.

 

My bro will most likely come with me if I do end up going to check out the bike. And if I see any scratches, I will request that we take the bike to a dealership to check out the bike. I'll tell the seller that if I don't purchase the bike, I'll pay for the dealership fee, but if I end up purchasing it, he should pay for it or at least split the cost.

My bro and I are about to go check out a bike for him today. He's going to look at a 03 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R for $5000.

 

Humm I got my 03 600RR just a couple months ago with 4300 miles on it.... it was perfect, all stock. I ended up buying it for $5400 and he wanted $5700 for it. I got a good deal...... I think! =o)

Good luck, sounds like a nice bike.

 

walked out of the dealership under 7k? how the hell?

 

bS thats how.

 

I got my 04 600RR for $5000 it had 1723 miles on it. I think I got a good deal.