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Woodman
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 03:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

hi i wanted to know about the reliability of a used x1 .you see my neighbor has a 2001 x1 and he is in some financial trouble and wants to get rid of this bike but the bike has been dropped (skuffed up the air box cover on right side,, the shifter linkge is very sloopy,and bike looks as if it hasn't had any matainace i think i can get this bike for 2000$ need opinions on x1 lightning thinks guys
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Sdecp
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 03:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Man, for 2K, I do not think I would turn it down. At that price, even if you did not like it, you could clean it up and sell it for more than you paid.
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Jramsey
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 03:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

As they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

What maintenance has been neglected? cosmetic,mechanical.

To me any tuber that runs is worth more than $2K.
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Hootowl
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 03:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You should be able to find the airbox cover, they get taken off routinely in favor of forcewinders etc.
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Kalali
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 03:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would say buy it for $2K if the bike starts, runs, shifts through the gears up and down, and tracks straight. The rest can be fixed with little money and/or headache. YMMV.
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 05:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

In the interest of being 100% honest, I don't think anyone should buy an X1 (or any other tuber) unless you like the idea of putting in some wrench time. These bikes are not and will never be maintenance-free. If you ride them, things will break. If you let them sit, things will still break. That's not to say that they're not great bikes - I have a '00 and '02 X1 and love them both to death, but they do require mechanical attention on a regular basis. All that maintenance though, kind of makes tuber owners have more of a "relationship" experience with their bikes more than newer Buell model owners. The bikes ooze with character, individuality, and they're a hoot to ride as long as you put in the wrench time and stay ahead of some basic preventive maintenance.


btw, $2k is a good deal for any running X1.
I paid $2k for this one with a hole in the front piston:


after a few weekends of spending quality garage time together:


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4traxx
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I love those bikes. I really like my m2 & paid 2700 in March . I see a lot of Buells for sale at & around that price . I wouldnt by a Buell Unless you really know its the one you want . I think if I wanted any bike . I could have done better with that money if I bought japanese . If you know you want a Buell than buy it & dont look back ..
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Babired
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would buy it if he was my neighbor. I've had my X1 for 35,000 miles and it still starts up like new I ride it to work all of the time. Its a good bike and gets a lot of attention.
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Babired
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Pkforbs87 that red bike is gorgeous!
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Hootowl
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

*sigh* I paid 11K for mine...
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Doug_s
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 11:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think if I wanted any bike . I could have done better with that money if I bought japanese .

no effing way! no way you can get a japanese bike w/soul for anywhere close to $3k.

ymmv,

doug s.
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Woodman
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

well i already have an 12stt i have also made offer to my neighbor for 2k but he has to think about it b/c he really wants 2500 also i got to ride the bike last night and these are all i found wrong,rear rocker box gasket leaking,gages do not light up,needs tires,and battery plus smaller odds an ins
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Preybird1
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 01:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I paid $5000.00 for mine and then i dumped in $11,000 in mods and other labors services.
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Babired
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 01:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd still buy it if he wouldn't budge from the 2500. Does it have the race kit?
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Woodman
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 02:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

nah its pretty bone stock but it has a cherry bomb backyard exhaust
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