Don't worry about it. Another one will come along. -BIG DAN
Buying advice.
- Thread starter jojofuller
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I think I'm going to have to go with a DRZ 400. All the RM 125s are being sold or aren't what the seller has promised.
OK, not being of the mechanic state of mind in this sense... redoing the top-end every 20 hours. Is that actually necessary? I could see it if he rode it hard over the 20 hour period and in that case I might not want it because of that.
Just curious.
DRZ400 is a good trail bike but a fat pig IMO.
Doesn't matter. That bike is gone.
I fell in love with that bike at first site. Bike belonged to seller's son who is military mechanic and deployed. Seller was moving and had no place to keep bike. Let "friend" store it for him and "friend" took advantage and rode bike until gas ran out. Inexperienced "friend" mixed fuel incorrectly and filled the tank. When I went to see bike it would not run. It would start and it white smoked like a freight train, sputter for about 10 seconds then die. Plug would be fouled at that point. I WASN'T WILLING TO PUT MONEY DOWN WHEN IT WOULDN'T RUN. He apologized for my wasted time and said he would call me when he got it fixed and that we would work it out for my trouble. I agreed and left because it seemed like he was an idiot and was taken advantage of by his "friend". Next day he told me "friend" was having carb cleaned and rebuilt by bike tech, since son is deployed, and that bike was mine and he would call me so I could hear it run before we talked about the sale and logistics.
Last night I got a text from him saying a guy came by to look at it and the bike did the same thing. The guy tinkered with it and offered him $1200....so he sold it to him. He was an idiot...a lowdown idiot. Gone!
Everyone feels that way when the bike you had your heart set on, gets sold out from under you.
It's natural, but what I've learned from buying over 30 motorcycles over the last 10 years... there's always another one that is better. Everytime.
Keep looking, you'll forget all about that smoky jalopie you have been pining over. -BIG DAN
It's natural, but what I've learned from buying over 30 motorcycles over the last 10 years... there's always another one that is better. Everytime.
Keep looking, you'll forget all about that smoky jalopie you have been pining over. -BIG DAN
How much did you offer the guy in the begining? Wasn't it 1000? Sounds to me like you should have bought it for that 1000. 
Whats wrong with fat? Do you mean phat or fat? I'm suppose to look at it tomorrow evening. No go? 2001 $1300 Runs strong, good shape, white bros pipe, rockstar graphics. says it needs carb cleaned.
You like Suzuki's don't you?
sounds like a good deal to me those are some really good dual sport bikes
I was willing to give a G for a bike that would start and run, but it wouldn't. I am thinking I should have taken it as is. I didn't though.How much did you offer the guy in the begining? Wasn't it 1000? Sounds to me like you should have bought it for that 1000.
It's getting tougher because spring is around the corner here and folks are buying them all up. No offense to anyone but I am a Suzuki man. Some are Ford, some are Chevy, some are Honda and I am Suzuki. I would love an RM 125. Not many out there. I see some RM 250's out there but I feel they would probably be too much for me just riding on trails.
10-4. Sorry to disappoint. If its any consolation Honda is second in my book. I would take a CR125, but it would be settling. JMO.
You did not disappoint me. My second bike was a 1976 RM125. I alway's liked RM's.
I was going off your profile and name. I do have a CR125 on my short list. $1100 for an '02. recent rebuild. Just not yellow. Trying to find that RM.