Here's my story, it'll help you decide. I bought a YZF600r from my friend (was in a head on collision) for 500$. I ended up rebuilding the entire front-end (triple tree, front wheel, new clip-ons, axel, etc.). He did give me new forks so that was a plus. Everything wound up costing me ~3000$. I was lucky, since I had a friend that lived close to me that knows A LOT about bikes and has a well equipped garage. If you don't know much about bikes, this WILL be a money pit and you will not have a good time with it. That being said, one positive is that you'll learn a lot about how your bike works. IMHO, his asking price is way too much, unless he got a quote from a repair shop detailing all repairs required. Good luck.

 

+1, too much of a fixer-upper for someone that doesn't have experience. Too expensive also.

 

thanks all you guys,i let the offer go for that cbr because it was a wreck,i am looking though for a bike and i won't try to buy a crashed one,more safe ,i think.continuing the quest...have a nice day!!!

 

Very wise decision! Good luck in your quest!