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Old 04-12-2011, 06:33 PM
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where did you look? how did you find it? was it local or did you travel?


i always turn to ebay and craigslist.. seems like a waste of time weeding out the junk though here in good old allentown, pennsylvania..


i would love to fly somewhere (wherever the best deals for bikes are??) then ride it back over the course of a weekend or a few days.. thats something i always wanted to do. obviously, its just difficult to inspect the bike before purchasing..

has anyone done that?
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 07:19 PM
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Never done it with a bike, but have done it with 2 cars, and my father's boat....
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 07:55 PM
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Found both of my bikes off of Craigslist.

Looked at a few off of Cycletrader as well
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:15 PM
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I found my bike on Craigslist. Went and looked at it twice before I decided to buy.

Also local forums are a pretty good place to look.
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:33 PM
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i looked on craigslist for about 3 months before i found mine. about an hour away
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:41 PM
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craigslist app on my Droid - searched multiple regions all at once for me. After a few weeks of looking, I found what I was looking for.

somehow the wife let me do it? That was the really weird part.
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:43 PM
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West Mass craiglist

Guy rode 2 + hrs down to drop it off


I found all three street bikes I have owned on C list
 
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I have gotten a total of 6 bikes (some dirt) off of craigslist....gotta love free listings!
 
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West Mass craiglist
Funny. That's where I found mine, too.
Except I don't live anywhere near west mass. LOL..
 
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout
Funny. That's where I found mine, too.
Except I don't live anywhere near west mass. LOL..

Haha yea some nice people up there ...
 


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