Buy DR650 w bent subframe?
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From: Sean on 8 Apr 2007 20:48 Today I went to see an '03 Suzuki DR650 dualsport with 27k Km. Price was good, around $3000 Cdn; there are a few cosmetic issues but the worst is the rear subframe. The tail light is about 4" to the left of where it should be. Vendor's story is that he dropped the bike on pavement in a tight right turn. This was about a year ago and he's been riding it normally (including freeway use) ever since; he says the rear tire wore evenly. I test rode the bike and it felt ok ... my first inclination was to pass it up (better safe than sorry) but then again maybe it's ok.... any opinions? Sean_Q_
From: Polarhound on 8 Apr 2007 21:08 Sean wrote: > Today I went to see an '03 Suzuki DR650 dualsport > with 27k Km. Price was good, around $3000 Cdn; > there are a few cosmetic issues but the worst > is the rear subframe. The tail light is about 4" > to the left of where it should be. > > Vendor's story is that he dropped the bike on pavement > in a tight right turn. This was about a year ago and > he's been riding it normally (including freeway use) > ever since; he says the rear tire wore evenly. > > I test rode the bike and it felt ok ... my first > inclination was to pass it up (better safe than sorry) > but then again maybe it's ok.... any opinions? Buying a bike with a bent frame for anything other than parting out or a demolition derby is idiocy.
From: Mark Olson on 8 Apr 2007 21:57 Sean wrote: > Today I went to see an '03 Suzuki DR650 dualsport > with 27k Km. Price was good, around $3000 Cdn; > there are a few cosmetic issues but the worst > is the rear subframe. The tail light is about 4" > to the left of where it should be. > > Vendor's story is that he dropped the bike on pavement > in a tight right turn. This was about a year ago and > he's been riding it normally (including freeway use) > ever since; he says the rear tire wore evenly. > > I test rode the bike and it felt ok ... my first > inclination was to pass it up (better safe than sorry) > but then again maybe it's ok.... any opinions? "Don't buy someone's else's problem and make it your own" -- '01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 OMF #7
From: Keith Schiffner on 8 Apr 2007 22:00 SNIP > "Don't buy someone's else's problem and make it > your own" Great somebody FINALLY tells me after on T-500 and one DR370 note a trend? Oh and yes both are blue. Just proof I'm crazy.~8^\ -- Keith Schiffner History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. Robert Heinlein
From: Sean on 9 Apr 2007 00:48
Polarhound wrote: > Buying a bike with a bent frame for anything other than parting out or a > demolition derby is idiocy. Ok, so I didn't buy it... but there's another point to consider: the vendor talked about having the frame "straightened" with special equipment (clamps, hydraulics, etc. Pulling it back into visibly apparent alignment might not correct any weakness caused by the accident, and he won't necessarily inform the next prospect, especially if he believes that the frame damage is confined to the rear subframe only. _Caveat emptor_*, I suppose, especially with respect to the next used bike I might buy. Sean_Q_ * "Let the buyer beware" |