planning pick up a bike this week found 3 imma gonna look at

first one is a 98 900rr with 48k on her but looking in good cond,price 2k

second one is 01 f4i with 21k on her missing both side fairing price 2k

third one is 02 r6 with 15k on her missing fairing upper and side,price 1700


all of them run and drive kind want the 900 but the mileage is scaring me,

 

Take a buddy with a real cynical attitude that you trust, listen to his comments/opinion.
Don't fall in love to any of the three, the prices are good but there might be a reason.
Minor trim pieces are pretty easy/inexpensive to replace, look on e-bay to see what
that's gonna add to the individual bikes.

Best I can tell you, is look for mechanical condition. How are the tires? How much life
in the chain/sprockets? Are the teeth on sprockets sharp and symetrical or rounded?
How do the fork seals look, forks feel? Pump them up/down see if you see leaks.
Brakes feel firm? How much pad left? Look for oil/water signs, is the engine tight?
Start bike let it run for at least 5 min while you are looking it over. Does it
continue to run/idle well? It should NOT over-heat during this period. Brake lines in
good shape? No obvious cracks/weeping. Look at the BACK-side of the fairings.
Bondo, obvious repairs? Over-spray from a cosmetic fix-up? Does the wiring look
good? No home-brew splices/patch-work? Do all the lights/horn/guages work properly?
Get in the saddle, grab the front brakes and pump the front-end. Center the bars,
Have your buddy throw the eye-ball at the front end..is it straight?

If you are really serious, it doesn't hurt to get a compression check done on the engine as well. This will really seperate the bad apples out.

Ride the bike, does it shift smoothly? Acelerate with no stumble/hesitation?
How do the brakes feel? Smooth and firm, no grinding/grating sound/feel?

Take this list with you, if you get more than a few 'no's", walkk away from that bike.

If the present owner objects to ANY part of the inspection, walk away from the bike.

If he gets aggresive about all the other offers he has, pushes for a quick sell....
Walk away from the bike!

Hope these tips help, Ern

 

If the bike is well maintained, 48k is nothing. Honda does a good job engineering these bikes. The only Achilles heel is the regulator/rectifier.

 

From those 3 bikes, the 900 would be my choice simply because the other 2 need repairs, and fairings are expensive.

Maybe keep looking?

 

If 900rr never been lay down...48k is not a concern. It's a HONDA. But of course buying a used bike that has 48K does have it's risk but what can you really buy for 2k...choice is not much.

Save you money, keep saving up more bullets, and go hunting again few month later.

Unless you are mechanical incline so worst case scenario, you'll rebuilt or replace entire engine.

 

found a 93 900rr with 98 fairing on it with 28k, but the fuel pump is going out on it. he want 1800 foe it.

 

93-94 (maybe 95) do not have fuel pump....fuel is feed solely on gravity....

Is this his excuse for any hesitation bike may have during exceleration?

 

dont but he says it has a fuel pump on it. gonna look it later this week.so what years has fuel pump which years doesn't

 

93-94 HAVE fuel pumps. The later years do not. They will run run wih the fuel pump removed.

 

thank, how do you run it with no fuel pump