j4k3

I'm getting my license here soon and I really want to get back on a bike and i wanna move on to riding street too. I'm pretty set on the general kind of bike i want I'm just not sure if i should buy a newer one from a dealer so i can make payments or save/get a loan and buy a used bike from private seller or something like that?

skr00zloose

get a loan from your bank on a used bike. then you can make payments, and you'll save money on the bike ('specially since all the dealers 'round here are jacking prices thru the roof)

j4k3

Thats what i was thinking, i turn 18 this thursday so im gonna get my bank account straight and maybe pick up a bike closer to the end of the year.

skr00zloose

not a bad idea... if you pick up a bit in the off season, you'll find MUCH better deals. everyone and thier brother is trying to get a bike this time of year.

Corey

Not to mention the dealers are really slow then and you can even get a new/leftover 2006 around that time for a great deal. That is personally what I'd do if I was in the market for another bike (which I might be by then).

j4k3

Yea i planned on picking something up in maybe november when i can get my permet(do i have to get a permet after im 18 or is it 19) and ride that around the neighborhood and get used to things when i get my license.

xshanex

buy a cheap mechanically sound beater and ride that around for a while. You won't have to get full coverage and you can pick up gs500's and older ex250/500's and older 600's for under $2k if you look around a bit. Prices are stupid right now for just about everything

j4k3

I'm deffinitly not going to be in the market officially untill late this year. I've actually been in the "i want a bike" market since i was in about 8th grade

skr00zloose

hell, i may have a gs500 in the market CHEEP soon.

j4k3

Running? If so, how much? Pics? Etc, etc?