Why do I keep looking at craigslist for bikes when I am not even on the market?

Started by ab, December 19, 2011, 06:10:07 AM

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ab

#45
December 29, 2011, 11:55:34 PM
I just saw on craigslist a street fighter with full term pipes and all sorts of accessories (Renthal handle bar, crg mirrors, alarm etc ) .....  $14K
Oh, how I wish I had extra $ for that    :'(  :'(  [bang]
620M 2004 Dark i.e.; ~ 57K miles (all me);  Looking to swap out engine now.
Triumph Speed Triple 2006 (now ~ 44K miles bought @ 4K miles on 04/2010)
Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far.  Love this lil bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrcIqE3ubo

Thermite

#46
December 30, 2011, 01:11:43 AM
Also guilty but when you read posts like this how can you find fault:

2004 Ducati Matrix 998.  Perfect condition with <2,300 original miles.  Not running.

Forgive me but I'm drawn to a garage queen like a moth to a flame.  Scored both of my current bikes with the combined price less than the original sale price of either one.
'07 S4RS and '04 998 Matrix.  Because sometimes I feel like a monster, and sometimes I don't.

ducatiz

#47
December 30, 2011, 06:56:34 AM
Quote from: Carbon 14 on December 30, 2011, 01:11:43 AM
Also guilty but when you read posts like this how can you find fault:

2004 Ducati Matrix 998.  Perfect condition with <2,300 original miles.  Not running.

Forgive me but I'm drawn to a garage queen like a moth to a flame.  Scored both of my current bikes with the combined price less than the original sale price of either one.

woooooo where ?
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

K3V1N

#48
December 30, 2011, 09:37:44 AM
CraigsPro on the iPhone makes searching all the local CL sites for keywords like "Ducati", "S2R", "Cafe" or even "Yamaha RD" something I do 3 times a day.

But, I am kind of hoping to pick up a deal once it starts snowing in the east. So maybe I'm in the market I just can't really afford to be. BUT I have a plan! Buy low and sell high come spring. HA

That brings me to my question. How many of you waste more to coming up with plans or researching specs, upgrades, etc for bikes you don't even own or have never seen that you find on CL.

Now that's when you know you have a real problem :)

ab

#49
December 30, 2011, 11:33:28 AM
Quote from: K3V1N on December 30, 2011, 09:37:44 AM
CraigsPro on the iPhone makes searching all the local CL sites for keywords like "Ducati", "S2R", "Cafe" or even "Yamaha RD" something I do 3 times a day.

But, I am kind of hoping to pick up a deal once it starts snowing in the east. So maybe I'm in the market I just can't really afford to be. BUT I have a plan! Buy low and sell high come spring. HA

That brings me to my question. How many of you waste more to coming up with plans or researching specs, upgrades, etc for bikes you don't even own or have never seen that you find on CL.

Now that's when you know you have a real problem :)

Lol so true.
620M 2004 Dark i.e.; ~ 57K miles (all me);  Looking to swap out engine now.
Triumph Speed Triple 2006 (now ~ 44K miles bought @ 4K miles on 04/2010)
Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far.  Love this lil bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrcIqE3ubo

Slide Panda

#50
December 30, 2011, 11:36:53 AM
The eBay app saved searches don't help me one bit. Well they make searching really easy, but then I presented with regular updates on stuff I want. A KTM 690 SMC popped up the other day for a great price, 1,300 miles away. Caught myself wondering what'd take to get it here.
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

red baron

#51
December 30, 2011, 11:43:10 AM
Quote from: ab on December 29, 2011, 02:23:25 PM
Omg - That can't be real.  I saw the post.  If it is legit, it is probably sold in 10 minutes.
My guess is that It probably is a scam.

or salvage
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations... James Madison

ab

#52
December 30, 2011, 11:44:23 AM
Quote from: instigator on December 30, 2011, 11:43:10 AM
or salvage

That too.  :-)

N plz stop instigating.
620M 2004 Dark i.e.; ~ 57K miles (all me);  Looking to swap out engine now.
Triumph Speed Triple 2006 (now ~ 44K miles bought @ 4K miles on 04/2010)
Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far.  Love this lil bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrcIqE3ubo

ducatiz

#53
December 30, 2011, 12:04:56 PM
I feel bad for these people

http://pipl.com/search/?q=craig+list&in=5
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Thermite

#54
December 30, 2011, 05:15:37 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on December 30, 2011, 06:56:34 AM
woooooo where ?

In my garage now.  Fuel hose was off at the filter.  Took 90 minutes to repair including diagnosis.

Gotta love CL!
'07 S4RS and '04 998 Matrix.  Because sometimes I feel like a monster, and sometimes I don't.

lazylightnin717

#55
December 31, 2011, 09:58:41 AM
Quote from: Carbon 14 on December 30, 2011, 05:15:37 PM
In my garage now.  Fuel hose was off at the filter.  Took 90 minutes to repair including diagnosis.

Gotta love CL!

Good lookin'  [thumbsup]
Comes a time
When the blind man takes your hand
Says don't you see
Gotta' make it somehow
On the dreams you still believe

ducatiz

#56
December 31, 2011, 11:55:34 AM
Quote from: Carbon 14 on December 30, 2011, 05:15:37 PM
In my garage now.  Fuel hose was off at the filter.  Took 90 minutes to repair including diagnosis.

Gotta love CL!

what did you pay?

did you wear a mask when you picked it up?
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Thermite

#57
January 01, 2012, 12:49:31 PM Last Edit: January 02, 2012, 10:46:46 AM by Carbon 14
$5500.  All stock.  Had to do belts and tires naturally.  No didn't wear a mask 'cause it's risky buying a bike that doesn't run.

'07 S4RS and '04 998 Matrix.  Because sometimes I feel like a monster, and sometimes I don't.

Thermite

#58
January 02, 2012, 08:41:47 PM
Or maybe this is why:

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/mcy/2780055378.html

Buyer beware though it will soon need an oil change.....it's first!
'07 S4RS and '04 998 Matrix.  Because sometimes I feel like a monster, and sometimes I don't.

Buckethead

#59
January 03, 2012, 12:38:03 AM
Because occasionally things like THIS pop up.

Quote from: Jester on April 11, 2013, 07:29:35 AM
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