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99 k5 from craigslist good deal?

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poefish:

--- Quote from: Motorrad on July 02, 2014, 05:26:48 PM ---I love ads.  
"NO Issues"
Besides
No fork seals
No tires
Can't prove I actually own the thing I'm selling you (no title)

The pipes full of dents
The chain is rusty
The air box is missing screw's
Left lower rad shroud bolt missing

And I dare them to let me look at it in person



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lol. Tires arent that bad.he put shroud bolt in. Forks are a semi easy fix. And i got ahold of the dude who has the title and gonna hook up next week to get that transfered. The pipe has definitey seen its better days though. But other than that it sounds great and rides as smooth as any other k5 ive ever had so all and all im happy. Its a nice starting ppoint to make the bike how i want it. I'll know after this weekend better if i got a good bike or a project bike. Where i ride is mostly wide open utv trails so i should ne able to ring it out properly and see what i got. Any areas of the bike i should look closely at?

jcm3:
Overall, it looks like a good deal.  I know it has a few things wrong, but they appear to be pretty minor.  I can't find anything in my area that is around that price unless it's a total beater.

You never know what you are going to get.  I'd definitely recommend a top end.  I just bought one that was super clean, I mean REALLY clean.  It had a bunch of upgrades, looked like it had a brand new FMF Desert pipe and FMF silencer that had never even been used, good components, a Boyesen RAD valve, ran great, first kick starter, etc. etc. etc.  It had some new plastics also, including the newer style rear fender mod.  I overpaid at $3k, but was sick of looking at beaters for $1800-$2k that I'd need to put more money into anyway.

I had planned on doing the top end, but didn't really have time before a riding trip that I planned.  The compression was 130, right in the middle of the range.  Definitely not at the high end, but not at the low end either.  It started first kick every time except when it was cold, and ran great.  I figured, what's one more ride on a 15 year old bike? 

Well, the piston skirt came apart and toasted the top end, galled up the cylinder a bit, and put a bunch of shrapnel in the bottom end.  It was probably a stock piston, old and crusty.  It will cost me $1500 or so to get all of that repaired, so now I'm much more into this bike than I would have wanted to be.   :x 

Moral of the story is that you never know what you are going to get.  I'd replace the top end just to ensure that it doesn't cost you more money later.

But, it looks pretty good for the price.

Foxx4Beaver:
the only thing I care to see when I go to look at a used bike I want...is hear it run, and be sure it goes in and out of every gear like it should....why only these two things?...because it's gonna get completely torn down and thoroughly gone through anyways, and any part that looks even remotely questionable will be replaced with OEM items...I just want to be sure the seller is being honest about it running and at least somewhat  ride-able.
Other than that, I could care less what condition a bike is in that I'm gonna buy.

Sideplater:
Sounds like a good deal to me, what's the airbox/filter looking like ?
Regular gear oil changes etc ?

Have fun on your new ride  8-)

poefish:
Rode the bike all weekend and the only issue i had was the leaky fork seals. The exon valdez held oil better than these forks. I have never replaced fork seals before. Are there any specialty tools required? But other than that it ran super strong, much snappier than other kx500's ive ridden. I was pleasantly surprised and down right scared myself a couple times with the power. Overall very pleased with the new bike :-D

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