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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1377700398 Message started by barnacles on 08/28/13 at 07:33:18 |
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Title: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by barnacles on 08/28/13 at 07:33:18 Hi all, New to the forum and hoping to own a Savage soon. I am considering a bike for sale on craigslist for $1300 (despite ad, seller won't take less), it's a stripped down bobber with 16k+ miles on it. I'll post the ad after this, as the forum won't allow links on my first post. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, -Parker |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by barnacles on 08/28/13 at 07:33:54 http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/mcy/4006269867.html |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by old_rider on 08/28/13 at 07:37:16 As with any motorcycle purchase, always go to see it in person and take someone knowledgeable about the bike you are buying. Sounds about the right price for a 95' that's got 16k on it. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Charon - FSO on 08/28/13 at 10:08:11 I wouldn't touch it with a stick. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by barnacles on 08/28/13 at 10:14:15 614A43504D4C220 wrote:
Why? Just curious. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Serowbot on 08/28/13 at 10:14:36 Looks like a $600 bike to me... I'd hold off for a better one... |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by babyhog on 08/28/13 at 10:20:28 Unless its the "look" you are going for, I agree with them, doesn't look worth that much. But... it also depends on the area. Maybe they have better resale value around you. 16k miles.... definitely check out the cam chain adjuster before buying. It could be about to explode. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Charon - FSO on 08/28/13 at 10:37:19 3239383124393533242F560 wrote:
Why? Just curious.[/quote] KBB.com gives the retail for that model, in excellent condition, as $1280. He is asking more for a bike with no muffler, no front fender, no turn signals, a rattle-can barbecue paint job, and he is telling you it doesn't run right when he talks about the backfire. The picture of the left side isn't good enough for me to tell whether it even has a tail/brake light, although it likely does along with a rear-hub mount license plate. If you really want a bike with that look, go buy a complete one and remove the parts yourself. That way, when resale time comes you can put the parts back or throw them in. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by bobert_FSO on 08/28/13 at 10:53:21 Charon +1. There are just too many parts missing for it to be a street-legal bike (depending on local state laws). Muffler, turn signals. I would not want to get stopped by the police while on that bike. Also, when all the stuff was stripped off, how was it done? Stuff cut off? Is the wiring harness chopped up? That would all make it more difficult to retrofit stuff back on. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by PhantomII on 08/28/13 at 11:18:29 I paid $700.00 for mine and I live in Tampa and mine had all the pieces and looked about as good as this one. I have seen newer Savages that look brand new for less than $1300.00 I would keep looking if I were you. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Pine on 08/28/13 at 11:30:45 Bobbers may be cool and all.. but I am with the rest on this. It just does not strike me a good deal. You PAY for a well done bobber... you do NOT pay for a motorcycle to have parts removed and called a bobber. My 2003 with 475 miles.. all original everything in 2012 was $1900. I still only have 6000 miles to date. I suspect you can do better. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Badass94Cad on 08/28/13 at 13:33:49 I don't see a license plate and light on either side. I got my 95 for $500, with bags and a windshield, which I promptly removed and could sell. He has $50 bars and a $20 fender as his mods, on addition to what was stated in previous posts. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Charon - FSO on 08/28/13 at 14:03:21 Now I look a little closer I notice it is also missing the belt guard and the right-side mirror, and it looks as if the right-side fork seal is leaking. He must be pretty proud of his custom motorcycle. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by WD on 08/28/13 at 15:32:30 Parts junker. $300 as it sits. It can run like a raped ape, and in its current condition, still be nothing but a parts roach. Very few places that bike is even remotely street legal. TN is one of them, and riding here is a horror show. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by deejaysham on 08/28/13 at 18:04:24 Just for comparison's sake, I just got my 2009 S40 with just over 600 miles on it for $2500. Sure, that's 1k more than he's asking but it's in flawless running condition, had no cosmetic issues, and had 15,400 fewer miles on it! My point is that you can surely do better if your budget is around 1500. Just stay patient, would be my advice. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by bluemt95 on 08/28/13 at 18:58:46 Got a running, street legal 88 Savage with 13,850 miles for $500. I've put 1,000 miles on it in my first 2 months and all I've done was replace the stock petcock with the raptor petcock ($25) and changed the oil. You can do better that this bike for that kind of money. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Borracho on 08/28/13 at 19:04:22 I paid $1,400 for mine, which is much newer and waay nicer. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by bobbed on 08/28/13 at 19:20:33 sorry 1300 for this then turned into this for 300 more and now its this you get what you pay for ####regret#### |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by bobbed on 08/28/13 at 19:21:41 300+ |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by bobbed on 08/28/13 at 19:24:26 And this is what it is now by jumping the gun |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by barnacles on 08/28/13 at 19:55:13 Thanks for the advice everyone. Definitely not buying it. I'll just bide my time drooling over the gallery until something good pops up in North Florida. Cheers |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by deejaysham on 08/28/13 at 20:04:24 There's definitely a Murphy's Law feeling when looking for one. I felt like all the Savages were for sale the 2 weeks prior to my looking and the area was bone dry when I was ready to buy. But they come up pretty regularly. If you haven't yet, check out http://www.searchtempest.com/. That's a site that looks through a bunch of Craigslist cities all at once. You might find your dream Savage at the perfect price just 120 miles away. That was the case for me and it was absolutely worth the drive to go get it. If it weren't for searchtempest.com I wouldn't have noticed it because it was outside of my craigslist zone. |
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Title: Re: 1995 Suzuki Savage a good deal? Post by Rush-rks on 08/29/13 at 07:02:06 This is what $2000.00 got me last month 06 with 4100 miles. Pretty much right on the money KBB value. This is how it looks right now with 4800 miles on it after I added bags windshield and OEM backrest. |
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