https://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182477

 

I plan on taking that as soon as school lets out (in a few weeks). And I want to get a bike before it really warms up and prices start going up. I don't need a bike right now, I just will next year, and this summer is when I have the time to deal with the classes, and can afford to ride down to my buds house to get the bike ready. The way i see it is I get a bike now, and by the time I'm legal to ride, the bike will be ready. I appreciate the comments about the bike being a pain in the butt with the engine swap and all that, thats a good point.

 

I've read it, but the fact that im trying to spend as little as I am on a bike means I can't fallow it by the book. Thanks tho.

 

Seriously, you need to take the advice of some of the guys here on the board, spending the least amount of money is not good for you in the end, you get what you pay for. I am telling you, and you really should wait till you are 100 percent confident on the purchase and it aint gonna kill you to save for another few months and possibly have another 1200 or 1500 to spend on a bike.

 

a 25 year old 1000 doesn't have the power to just flip over from flipping the throttle. that, and the fact that they are HEAVY. liter bikes that old barely made 100hp stock. the fact that that particular bike has a 1000 motor in it even though it's a 1000 doesn't mean much. the 900 and the 1000 motors are almost identical.

btw "standard" is a typre of motorcycle. not a cruiser, not a sportbike, just a regular bike.bike's like old honda cb's, yamaha xs's, etc. google "UJM" and i'm sure you'll get all kinds of info on what i'm referring to by "old jap standards".

in any case, good luck with your search for a decent $600 bike. it's possible, but you're going to be doing alot of searching.

 

Goodlook finding a decent bike w/that budget. I had a hard time finding a bike under $2k. Keep an eye out on criagslist.org and try to get your budget to at least $1500. I see a few F2's going for around that. O and I'm in college too, so i understand the budget...but you can do better than 600.

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...314490194.html
Probably a bit aways from you, but its something in your range.

 

This man is right. I just bought a bike a few months ago for $1000 and today found out my repair bill was going to be another $1000. Save the money, buy a nicer bike.

 

YA i was looking at this bike the guy sent me pictures, the bike is in awful condition. At least looks that way, no seat so all the internals are all over the place, the fairings are off, the head lights off the speedo, etc. Thats a year long project bike. I found another biek thats in great condition, but he's only willing to go down to 800 bucks... I'm thinking of picking it up.

 

Get a yamaha xj600 perhaps?

Just picked my seca II up, a '93 with 10000 miles for 1600. They're dead reliable, and great to learn on.

I'm sure you could find one in lesser condition for a good bit under 1000.