SWEET!! Can't beat a 300 two stroke. Congrats.New bike.
Yes.
Up to 4 now. Time to thin the herd.
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The "Are you thinking of a new bike for 2024?" discussion thread.
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matt365
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It needs a few things. Certainly not new.
I'd rather somebody else takes the depreciation hit, and puts some dents and scratches in it; perhaps mods it a bit so I don't have to.
Lectron carb.
Rekluse clutch.
I'm going to grease and clean everything. Plastics are a bit worse for wear, but a kit is pretty cheap.
Ktm and husky branded parts are pricey. I don't need a $70.00 rear brake tip, when they are $10 on Ali, straight from China.
Ali-Express, here I come!
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I always do this. Very wise.
I have never in my life bought a brand new vehicle of any sort, and never will.
AllistonGT
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I keep my cars for 10 years +. I buy new. I was once told the best way is to buy 2 years old and keep for 4-5 years. To frequent for me. For our 2 dailies, I'd feel like I was always replacing a car, paying sales tax, fees, selling.
I normally buy new and keep until done unless I can find a screaming deal on used. Last used car I bought was in 06, 6 months old 14k instead of 34k new. Haven't seen any good deals since. When I bought my current truck in 14 I was able to get a new one for 24k with all the discounts loyalty etc.couldn't find a used one under 26k. Especially when they gave me 23k for my 4 year old truck with 100k that I paid 25 for.
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matt365
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I try, but it doesn't always work.
My work truck is a write off. It made sense to buy new. .99% financing on a new truck, or 6% on a used one... brand new had almost 0 options, which is the way I like it. Used had a bunch of stuff I would never use (except a heated steering wheel... that would have been nice).
Win some, lose some.
On toys, I'd never finance. Work is different.
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New bike.
Yes.
Up to 4 now. Time to thin the herd.
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Congrats!
A bunch of guys in our riding group ride TEs. Great bike, you'll love it!
Wouldn't your insurance policy cover a test drive/ride?
Have you ridden it yet? They had the carb nicely dialed in 18 so you may not need to throw a Lectron at it. Definitely a proper skid plate and depending on your weight/style maybe some suspension tweaks as the TE is soft.
Awesome bike. I ride with lots of them, most with well over 300 trouble-free hrs.
matt365
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Its already got a Lectron.
I'm trying to get contact info, or get the dealer to put me in contact with the previous owner. I want the stock parts.
Private sales were asking stupid money for a 6 year old bike. I actually got a better deal at a dealer... doesn't happen often.
The running joke with my offroad riding buddies is that- if they leave their bike for a minute, I'll be on it.
We all switch up often.
Back to back, I rode:
'23 te250i
'23 350 exc-f
'23 300 xcw
'15 500 exc-f
'18 250 sx-f
I've ridden a few others, but the above bikes really sealed the deal on either a counterbalanced 250/300 2 stroke, or a 350 exc.
The 300 won out.
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Doubt it until I buy it and insure it. Anything before that is at the blessing of the dealer, on their dime.
I will probably try to negotiate in a "60 minute dealer warranty" or something like that with the purchase just so if I pull it out onto the highway and there's clearly a problem somewhere I can turn my ass around.
Today's the day I go see it.
(Copied and pasted from another thread where I'd made this reply by mistake instead of here)
I went and saw the bike today.
Looks like it was owned by someone very similar to myself - ridden hard and long, and put away wet sometimes, and certainly not owned by someone who spent more time cleaning vs riding lol, that became evident when I crawled around on the floor under it. That's fine, I can totally respect that. My Vulcan will be the same when I sell it.
One of the GPS destinations was in Louisiana, so yeah, it's done some touring.
Price wasn't negotiable at all, so given as how there's others out there in a similar price range, some with a few farkles already installed, I had no reason to rush to sign. It'll also need a rear tire probably midway through the summer, the one on it will certify, but there's not a lot of meat left, so that's something else to keep in mind.
I'm going to sleep on it.
I went and saw the bike today.
Looks like it was owned by someone very similar to myself - ridden hard and long, and put away wet sometimes, and certainly not owned by someone who spent more time cleaning vs riding lol, that became evident when I crawled around on the floor under it. That's fine, I can totally respect that. My Vulcan will be the same when I sell it.
One of the GPS destinations was in Louisiana, so yeah, it's done some touring.
Price wasn't negotiable at all, so given as how there's others out there in a similar price range, some with a few farkles already installed, I had no reason to rush to sign. It'll also need a rear tire probably midway through the summer, the one on it will certify, but there's not a lot of meat left, so that's something else to keep in mind.
I'm going to sleep on it.
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bigpoppa
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660? Very nice
Thinking about getting a Trident 660 this season. I'm looking for a middleweight and it seems to be pretty good bang for your buck. Plus, I checked with insurance and it's not bad. I like nakeds, but I'm open to bikes with fairings and sportier looks like the R7, Tuono 660, or even the Ducati Supersport 950 RS - which is way more expensive, but so darn pretty. Sat on one at the bike show this weekend and was shocked at how comfortable it felt. So many options. I change my mind every week.
matt365
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How many hours are your buddies getting on a top end?
I hear the bottom end is pretty robust.
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Most are doing them between 200-300hrs between topends. All have been preventative with no loss of performance and cylinders looking fine. No track riding, just competitive woods riders/racers.
Well, I slept on it and I think I'm going to buy the bike. Talked to the dealer today and got a hold on it officially.
The dealership financing is going to be the easiest option of course, but I thought I'd give my bank a shot and see what they can offer me, so I have an appt there Thursday.
The dealer said that they offered fixed vs variable rate financing, but oddly enough (?) the "variable" rate option only varies up if rates increase, but not down. Given as how I think it's a pretty solid guess that interest rates only have one way to go in the next 2-3 years (and that's not up), getting stuck into a "variable rate that doesn't actually go down" would suck. Pretty sure financing through the bank doesn't work that way, but who knows, I've never asked for variable for a vehicle loan before, always opting for fixed.
I could buy it on our line of credit, but I always like having that sitting there empty for other things, IE we're getting some landscaping and interlocking brick work done in the spring and that'll be paid out of the LOC. Plus, I always just kinda like having a loan like this separate.
I'm going to stretch out the amort to keep the payments reasonable, and then probably have it paid off in a few years max regardless when there's opportunities to apply chunks againgst it (including the proceeds of my current bikes sale come spring), so having an open loan is important as well.
The dealership financing is going to be the easiest option of course, but I thought I'd give my bank a shot and see what they can offer me, so I have an appt there Thursday.
The dealer said that they offered fixed vs variable rate financing, but oddly enough (?) the "variable" rate option only varies up if rates increase, but not down. Given as how I think it's a pretty solid guess that interest rates only have one way to go in the next 2-3 years (and that's not up), getting stuck into a "variable rate that doesn't actually go down" would suck. Pretty sure financing through the bank doesn't work that way, but who knows, I've never asked for variable for a vehicle loan before, always opting for fixed.
I could buy it on our line of credit, but I always like having that sitting there empty for other things, IE we're getting some landscaping and interlocking brick work done in the spring and that'll be paid out of the LOC. Plus, I always just kinda like having a loan like this separate.
I'm going to stretch out the amort to keep the payments reasonable, and then probably have it paid off in a few years max regardless when there's opportunities to apply chunks againgst it (including the proceeds of my current bikes sale come spring), so having an open loan is important as well.
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