Hi forums!
I'll try to be short, I have a tendency to make TL;DR posts.
I'm trying to become a new rider, I'm a college student in NJ and I've been working 6-day/week shifts at a bakery this summer to make money for an FZ6R hahaha. Unfortunately, the deals around here aren't as promising as they were about a month ago. Most of the 09 FZ6R's on CL are generally around 5000$ and that's not within my budget, which includes gear and insurance.
I've already taken the MSF course, and done a bunch of research on beginner bikes, and actually initially planned on a ninja 250 until I realized that a lot of people outgrow bikes. After the MSF course, I've been pretty set on an FZ6R, but if I have to, will compromise with a ninja 650, assuming I can't get a deal.
But anyways, the Question for this Q&A is how to go about finding/buying a bike. I'm pretty new to everything, and I'm pretty young and naive to say the least. There's a deal for a blue FZ6R for 4100$ on craigslist, but it's apparently "scratched but not a big deal". I tried to call the guy today but he wouldn't pick up, but just wondering what you guys think about this, and any tips you guys can give me when I go out searching.
Based on the pictures, the scratches weren't visible at all, but it could be because of the quality.
Thanks for the time!
I'll try to be short, I have a tendency to make TL;DR posts.
I'm trying to become a new rider, I'm a college student in NJ and I've been working 6-day/week shifts at a bakery this summer to make money for an FZ6R hahaha. Unfortunately, the deals around here aren't as promising as they were about a month ago. Most of the 09 FZ6R's on CL are generally around 5000$ and that's not within my budget, which includes gear and insurance.
I've already taken the MSF course, and done a bunch of research on beginner bikes, and actually initially planned on a ninja 250 until I realized that a lot of people outgrow bikes. After the MSF course, I've been pretty set on an FZ6R, but if I have to, will compromise with a ninja 650, assuming I can't get a deal.
But anyways, the Question for this Q&A is how to go about finding/buying a bike. I'm pretty new to everything, and I'm pretty young and naive to say the least. There's a deal for a blue FZ6R for 4100$ on craigslist, but it's apparently "scratched but not a big deal". I tried to call the guy today but he wouldn't pick up, but just wondering what you guys think about this, and any tips you guys can give me when I go out searching.
Based on the pictures, the scratches weren't visible at all, but it could be because of the quality.
Thanks for the time!