I guess i should have provided a little background info before asking my question, seeing as how it actually pertains to why im looking to sell the thing when im done with the trip.
So im in college, though im 26 years old…not completly wet behind the ears. Iv ridden bikes since i was 12 and i've taken a 300 mile trip before so i know the love hate thing you feel when doing such.
But anyway, Uncle sam hit me back this year with 2 grand and while i had my mind loosely set on making a trip to california, hitchhiking and camping along the way, just scraping by, with the end goal of meeting up with a few friends, i didn't want to blow the whole 2 grand doing it all. I've got rent to pay when i get back.
So i first thought that i would buy a one-way plane ticket to cali. foraround $100 (no joke, they're that cheap), and then find a bike out there for around $1500 and ride it back east (Lake george NY) where i would sell it (right before Americade
) for what it was worth, and find an apartment for the summer with whatever cash i got back. Maybe i'de hookup with a foreign exchange worker somewhere in between.
But then i realized that now was probably the best time, if not a few weeks before christmas, to buy a bike from someone who's hard up for cash and willing to let a good bike go for less than what its worth.
So thats when i started looking. i grew up on hondas (why are honda rebels holding their value so well? are they just THAT reliable? Maybe i should buy a honda rebel. Che Guevara rode all over South America before I was born on something way crappier than a honda rebel. And then he went on to kill a bunch of people in the name of what he believed. “Cool”....not really, but I just want to ride across the country and change my out look on things!)
So right, back on point, i noticed that the savage sells used for a lot less than the rebel, and that a 650 cc engine sounds way more bad ass than a sissy 250. But the price difference makes me grow suspicious and i start to draw imaginary correlations in my head between the price of a savage and its reliability. Well, i found this site with all sorts of people who know tons and are nice enough to spread their wisdom. So I really don’t care if i putter across the country, so long as I just do it. But I don’t want to waste my time on the side of the road with a broken down bike. That’s not cool.
So, should i just buy a rebel?
Or just rent?
PS: while im going to insure the thing, im taking my chances and not registering the it so I don’t have to pay that tax on the sale. Sorry guys, Im just a reckless soul. Or maybe just a fool.
Thanks again! All of your comments have helped!