I walked away... - Page 2

drhach · 01-11-2010, 02:29 PM

I'll trade you my DR650 for your Quota

. I've been wanting one of those for a long time now.

Nessman · 01-11-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drhach

I'll trade you my DR650 for your Quota

. I've been wanting one of those for a long time now.

And I've been wanting a DR for a long time, but my Quota is family now and not going anywhere.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/mcy/1545998888.html

It's been listed for a while, some price negotiation might be do-able. But it's not cheap enough for the winter budget.

drhach · 01-12-2010, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokeyman

And I've been wanting a DR for a long time, but my Quota is family now and not going anywhere.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/mcy/1545998888.html

It's been listed for a while, some price negotiation might be do-able. But it's not cheap enough for the winter budget.

It never hurts to ask. That's a nice DR in that ad. I have really enjoyed mine. Good fuel economy, dead reliable, handles pretty good in stock trim. If you get one, spend the bucks and buy a bigger tank. I know this is Old School, or Old Skool, or Old''s Cool or whatever their calling it this week, so I'll stop the discussion of newer bikes. The DR is cheap fun though.

SlackerSteve · 01-13-2010, 04:51 AM

The cheap and obvious solution is to stretch your commute to at least 30 miles each way. In 2nd gear.

farmer fred · 01-13-2010, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Ernie

I knew a guy that got a new Quota. He sold it 6 months later.

I kept mine for almost 2 years. It spent a lot of time at the dealerships. My commute is 1.8 miles of dodging homeless zombies. The only bikes that get warmed up are my Vespa and the CB100.

Nessman · 01-20-2010, 04:22 PM

I walked away...and it followed me home:

Now I need a manual, taillight lens and the usual stuff barn bikes get. Hoping to keep it on a tight budget, some cheap tires are near the top of the list.

Wirespokes · 01-20-2010, 04:28 PM

Hey, that's in really decent shape!

bwringer · 01-20-2010, 04:38 PM

Sweeeeeeeeet!

I was hoping and hoping that poor lil' Suzuki would find a nice home.

Every time something like that pops up around here, it looks like it's been dragged under a truck, the title has been lost, and some eedjit wants $1,200 for it.

Do us proud...

Yarddog · 01-20-2010, 05:12 PM

That's a VERY good deal for $400...or...did ya pay less for it? Come on... you can admit it here...

Nessman · 01-20-2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yarddog

That's a VERY good deal for $400...or...did ya pay less for it? Come on... you can admit it here...

Asking price was $400, I got it for $250.

zookster · 01-20-2010, 05:19 PM

Nice find, that's a cool little thumper!

eric123 · 01-20-2010, 07:50 PM

Join the Yahoo GN400 group for a manual...Lotsa good people over there...

Bike looks like a 1980 GN400X...

bpeckm · 01-20-2010, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokeyman

Asking price was $400, I got it for $250.

Nessman · 01-20-2010, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpeckm

I watch "Wheeler Dealers" on TV, lots of haggling tricks if you pay attention.

Nessman · 01-28-2010, 04:54 PM

A cheap Sporster muffler to replace the rotten one, a tweak here and there and she doesn't run half bad.

Having some clutch issues and the lighting is fubar but otherwise I think I done good.

01-11-2010, 02:29 PM	#16
drhach gorillamanufacturing.com Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Waukegan Oddometer: 1,879	I'll trade you my DR650 for your Quota. I've been wanting one of those for a long time now. __________________ 1976 R90/6 1972 XLCH 2010 Triumph Thunderbird SE

01-13-2010, 04:51 AM	#19
SlackerSteve Homely Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Further... Oddometer: 452	The cheap and obvious solution is to stretch your commute to at least 30 miles each way. In 2nd gear. __________________ When you create with your brain, it is work When you create with your heart, it is craft When you create with your soul, it is art

01-20-2010, 04:22 PM	#21
Nessman ^OP Social invalid Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Everett, WA Oddometer: 1,291	I walked away...and it followed me home: Now I need a manual, taillight lens and the usual stuff barn bikes get. Hoping to keep it on a tight budget, some cheap tires are near the top of the list. __________________ Matt Moto Guzzi T-3 '05 DR650

01-20-2010, 04:28 PM	#22
Wirespokes Beemerholics Anonymous Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Jackson's Bottom Oregon Oddometer: 7,354	Hey, that's in really decent shape! __________________ Wanted: Dead, smashed, crashed or trashed gauges BMW GAUGE REPAIRS - TACHSPEEDOCLOCKVOLT METER PODs & LIGHT BOARD*

01-20-2010, 04:38 PM	#23
bwringer Gimpy, Yet Alacritous Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis Oddometer: 1,721	Sweeeeeeeeet! I was hoping and hoping that poor lil' Suzuki would find a nice home. Every time something like that pops up around here, it looks like it's been dragged under a truck, the title has been lost, and some eedjit wants $1,200 for it. Do us proud... __________________ 1983 Suzuki GS850G, Cosmic Blue 2002 Suzuki Vstrom DL1000, Midnight Blue 2005 Kawasaki KLR650 - Turd II, The ReTurdening "Do not crinkle your food wrappers loudly. Be considerate to others, or I will bite your torso and give you a disease."

01-20-2010, 05:12 PM	#24
Yarddog Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Oddometer: 322	That's a VERY good deal for $400...or...did ya pay less for it? Come on... you can admit it here...

01-20-2010, 05:19 PM	#26
zookster Chupacabra Joined: May 2007 Location: Dixiana, Alabama Oddometer: 556	Nice find, that's a cool little thumper! __________________ We Are A Circle Within A Circle, With No Beginning, And Never Ending

01-20-2010, 07:50 PM	#27
eric123 Gott Mit Uns Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Idaho Oddometer: 1,433	Join the Yahoo GN400 group for a manual...Lotsa good people over there... Bike looks like a 1980 GN400X...

01-28-2010, 04:54 PM	#30
Nessman ^OP Social invalid Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Everett, WA Oddometer: 1,291	A cheap Sporster muffler to replace the rotten one, a tweak here and there and she doesn't run half bad. Having some clutch issues and the lighting is fubar but otherwise I think I done good. __________________ Matt Moto Guzzi T-3 '05 DR650

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