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What's it worth? 2004 kx500 with some pics...

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1980mcneil:
first question.  How much did you buy your kx500 for and when did you buy it...

My boss said he had a 04-k500 for sale.  He has a bunch of bike and is an avid rider.  So I thought he took pretty good care of them.  He said he recently had a Accu-products cylinder decomp, installed and had the top end redone then as well.  I thought I was gonna get a pretty clean bike for about what it is worth.  KBB said $2600 "excellent condition".

He had a Snow track on it last so the bike was in some pieces.  He put some of it together and told me to come by and take a look and this is what I saw.





Whats wrong with it.
slight rusting here and there on the frame. Cosmetic only. The Pro-circuit pipe has a big dent in it and was a little rusty.  The hand grips are trashed.  Most all the plastic is cracked, or scratched to hell. bent/broke clutch lever. One missing radiator guard...  We put a couple pieces of plastic on and we used mismatched bolts and screws (old rusty as well).   (Messy garage BTW)
I know nice kx500 can go for $3000 plus.  And he is an honest guy, So I believe the head was gone through.

I know plastic is pretty cheap, So are grips and what not. I don't mind cleaning it up either.  But I don't wanna get ripped off either.  Some old-timers love there bikes and think they get back all the money they put into them.  Is the bike worth $2400??
Anybody feel free to chime in.  I was thinking of pointing out all it's flaws and offering him $2000.  But maybe he knows its real value and it's worth $2400 or more.  I just don't know.  I don't mind spending the cash if it's an okay deal.
Thanks guys.

68Fastback:
Pipe, plastics, radiator brace, graphics, hardware kit, ect will easily be $500.00

Offer $2,000 and see what he says.

1980mcneil:
Thank you for the response.  In your opinion is the bike not worth $2400 or are those just good talking points to lower the price.  Should I get as much off as possible but still buy? 

I would appreciate more opinions on this.

Danger4u2:
Location comes into play when pricing vehicles. Most consider the KX500 an open desert bike.
They seem to bring more money in the south west, Cali, AZ, NV...

1980mcneil:
I'm in the ñothwest.  Washington.  Have a lot of trails in the West and desert in the east. I'll probably see equal amounts of both

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