selling the bike

FMYStreetRacer · 07-13-2007, 11:18 PM

looks like i'll be selling the china bike this weekend. i'll make sure to tell the new owner about the site. depending on how my cash situation is in the future i might buy another. for now i'm moving on to something bigger. possibly a dr350 or a klr.

Bruce i'll also be giving the guy all your contact info so he can order parts as he breaks them.

SamM · 07-13-2007, 11:25 PM

I wish you the best with your new bike. Let us know what you get!

FMYStreetRacer · 07-13-2007, 11:29 PM

thanks i will post up what i get for sure. i only wish i could have gotten some pics of me jumping the china bike. i'll get pics with the new bike and hopefuly i can talk the new owner into coming along and jumping it to. hopefully i'll have a new bike this weekend. if so i'm going to let the new owner borrow my tag and see if he wants to go riding off road some where.

IronFist · 07-13-2007, 11:34 PM

AZ200cc · 07-14-2007, 01:51 AM

Everyone has to move up sooner or later, I plan on making the jump also. If the old Bike is still putting along I'll probably keep her. Good luck with the new Bike...Should be a blast.

ejcycles · 07-14-2007, 03:49 AM

FMY
Sorry to hear that, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Thanks for your business and passing my information along! Keep posting as you helped a lot of people here.

tzrider · 07-15-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AZ200cc

Everyone has to move up sooner or later, I plan on making the jump also. If the old Bike is still putting along I'll probably keep her. Good luck with the new Bike...Should be a blast.

Well, I moved down. I like the light little bike off road and around town. I've owned bikes up to an XL600R and currently ride an SV650S and an old GoldWing on the road, so the little 200 fills a niche for me. Off road, bigger/heavier isn't always better, but a 350cc DP bike will run the open highway speed limit. My old 600 was anything, but comfortable on a longish ride, though. It wasn't a good street bike, no DP is really for anything over 50 miles IMHO. The upper end, less off road capable, like the KLR650 or the BMW F650 are more comfortable, but the least off road capable of anything in the dual purpose realm. So, you just have to figure out what you want, I reckon. A DR350 is a good choice for the commuter, guy who wants to make short highway jaunts, and is still capable enough off road to be a lot of fun. It's a good compromise. Now, I know this one old fart that has been all over the US from Minnesota to Aridzona to Florida on a DRz400 that he motarded before the SM came out. That guy is a big time exception and he's the first to admit he spends a lot of time on his long rides standing on the pegs giving his butt a break.

Anyway, have fun on the 350 and learn with it. It IS a more road capable size. I wouldn't go NEAR a freeway in a major city with a 200.

The 350 is just big enough, though I really prefer my SV for such duty.

mdsuave13 · 07-15-2007, 10:44 AM

strange i was looking at a dr350.. the only thing is that it is kickstart only.. i didn't really like that idea...

i'm not selling the chinabike tho. I plan on keeping it for my g/f to ride when we go to the ocean or around town. That was she has something small and easy to manage.

katoranger · 07-15-2007, 11:10 AM

I agree with tz on the size if you want to do alot of off-road. I am fine with a 200 off-road, but it is lacking on the road. 300-400cc covers both ok.

Allen

Savage · 07-15-2007, 04:02 PM

I'm curious how much money you're getting for it? I wouldn't think I would get much for mine; in other words it's worth more to me than the money I would get for it.

katoranger · 07-15-2007, 04:20 PM

I am sure that I will end up riding mine to its death and then part it out. If I get allowed another bike this one will be the loaner/backup bike.

Allen

FMYStreetRacer · 07-21-2007, 11:50 AM

well it's sold. i sold it monday. tuesday night i picked up a 1999 Suzuki DR 350. it's a pretty fun little bike. wheelies in first gear like it's nothing. the power on the street is much nicer and the suspension off road is great. right now i have no air filter on it cause the old one fell apart but as soonas i get one i'll post some dirty pics of it. here's some new pics for now.

oh yeah, i told the new owner about the site so keep an eye out for him. his name is Jason and he's a nice guy. we'll be ridding soon.

Savage · 07-21-2007, 08:36 PM

Sweet! Probably a little taller too? Is the 99 e-start?

FMYStreetRacer · 07-21-2007, 08:45 PM

yeah it's a bit taller but the bike feels allot smaller when riding it.

and yeah it's e-start. i think they all were from 94-95 up.

07-13-2007, 11:18 PM	#1
FMYStreetRacer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl. Posts: 416	selling the bike looks like i'll be selling the china bike this weekend. i'll make sure to tell the new owner about the site. depending on how my cash situation is in the future i might buy another. for now i'm moving on to something bigger. possibly a dr350 or a klr. Bruce i'll also be giving the guy all your contact info so he can order parts as he breaks them. __________________ Roketa DB-07a HID Headlight
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07-13-2007, 11:25 PM	#2
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07-13-2007, 11:29 PM	#3
FMYStreetRacer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl. Posts: 416	thanks i will post up what i get for sure. i only wish i could have gotten some pics of me jumping the china bike. i'll get pics with the new bike and hopefuly i can talk the new owner into coming along and jumping it to. hopefully i'll have a new bike this weekend. if so i'm going to let the new owner borrow my tag and see if he wants to go riding off road some where. __________________ Roketa DB-07a HID Headlight
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07-14-2007, 01:51 AM	#5
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Everyone has to move up sooner or later, I plan on making the jump also. If the old Bike is still putting along I'll probably keep her. Good luck with the new Bike...Should be a blast. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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07-14-2007, 03:49 AM	#6
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	FMY Sorry to hear that, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Thanks for your business and passing my information along! Keep posting as you helped a lot of people here. __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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07-15-2007, 10:44 AM	#8
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	strange i was looking at a dr350.. the only thing is that it is kickstart only.. i didn't really like that idea... i'm not selling the chinabike tho. I plan on keeping it for my g/f to ride when we go to the ocean or around town. That was she has something small and easy to manage. __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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07-15-2007, 11:10 AM	#9
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I agree with tz on the size if you want to do alot of off-road. I am fine with a 200 off-road, but it is lacking on the road. 300-400cc covers both ok. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-15-2007, 04:02 PM	#10
Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	I'm curious how much money you're getting for it? I wouldn't think I would get much for mine; in other words it's worth more to me than the money I would get for it.
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07-15-2007, 04:20 PM	#11
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I am sure that I will end up riding mine to its death and then part it out. If I get allowed another bike this one will be the loaner/backup bike. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-21-2007, 11:50 AM	#12
FMYStreetRacer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl. Posts: 416	well it's sold. i sold it monday. tuesday night i picked up a 1999 Suzuki DR 350. it's a pretty fun little bike. wheelies in first gear like it's nothing. the power on the street is much nicer and the suspension off road is great. right now i have no air filter on it cause the old one fell apart but as soonas i get one i'll post some dirty pics of it. here's some new pics for now. oh yeah, i told the new owner about the site so keep an eye out for him. his name is Jason and he's a nice guy. we'll be ridding soon. __________________ Roketa DB-07a HID Headlight
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07-21-2007, 08:36 PM	#13
Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	Sweet! Probably a little taller too? Is the 99 e-start?
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07-21-2007, 08:45 PM	#14
FMYStreetRacer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl. Posts: 416	yeah it's a bit taller but the bike feels allot smaller when riding it. and yeah it's e-start. i think they all were from 94-95 up. __________________ Roketa DB-07a HID Headlight
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