Buying a bike

[Adam]

Okay, I've narrowed my decision down to two bikes after looking on CL. These are the two closest to me, in my price range, that I like.

2004. Cranberry red. Looks and runs brand new.
14,000 miles on it. the miles put on are all highway miles.
In Great Shape. Very well maintained. Always in a heated garage. No service needed. Clear title. Selling cuz might be getting something bigger.
kelley blue book value is around 3700. best offer..

The other bike, little bit further.

2000 Honda Shadow 750 ACE, black & red in color. Runs and looks great! Just over 10K miles on it. Need to sell...asking $3,200 o/b/o. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Just wondering what your opinions are concerning the miles/ years of both of them. Also the color. Color is important too.

[Uncle Hawk]

I'd go for the second option. lower miles baby!

[Quartney]

i dont know anything about bikes but they both look really nice, just be careful! my friend ryan almost got killed on one

[arundlemcbrundle]

dont like the spirits?

those things can look pretty bad ass

[jeepless]

i know littel about bikes, but i agree with the less mileage, and he said o/b/o so you could haggle him down even lower

[Mel]

I like the color of the first one better..haha but second choice w/ less miles.

[rckrdyxj]

Dude go for a VTX. I love my friends and thats what i want to save up for eventually.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Last year I put on 5000 miles on my bike so a bike with 10,000 is absolutely nothing. Usually those engines are good for 100,000 easily. You might need to do valves at 10,000; I'm not sure I'm not a V-twin guy. Go by the manual on that and remember, the valves get too tight with miles not too loose so you wont hear them chatter. I think those are reasonably priced, you can't touch a sport bike those years for that price unless there is something wrong with it usually.

[Adam]

Thanks for the input guys. I like the bottom one a little more even though they are relatively the same bike. I like the color more, but he doesn't seem to be responding to my emails.

[4bangerTJ]

The first one

[Adam]

I just called the guy, the second one is mine.

[YeaItsCold]

to be honest 100% get a sportster for your price range.. if you want to test ride one of those then test ride mine, you'll want one, and you can get one in that price range...

[jeepxj88]

yea man get a sporty. you can find a sportster for the same price range. you'll diff love a harley.

[Adam]

I looked at 883's and couldn't find anything around here that really caught my eye. I'm mostly looking for something reliable that I can put a lot of miles on. There were a few sportsters listed around here but most were either from the 80's or 90's. There was one or two that were really in mint condition, but the sellers wanted 5,000+ for them and I can't swing that. The Honda might not be as badass, but they're a good bang for the buck.

[TheInstaller]

The Honda will treat you right. I have an 82 CB750SC that runs great.