2004 sporty w/ pics...good buy?!

[Greeny]

I'm still looking for my first bike...what you guys think of this sporty?!

Rubber Mounted.
Screamin Eagle Kit Installed.
In Very Good Condition.
Original Owner.
15,000 Miles
Must Sell! Asking 3,500

 

[locOleoN]

no disrespect to the bike.. but naw...

 

[anarki650]

I'm with Noel on this one...$3500 would get you a lot more bike (less expensive to maintain, faster, more reliable, did I mention faster?) with one of the Jap standards.

 

[Drewski]

Tough call! I don't know about the $$! Make sure it really is a "good deal"!

I must say I have a "soft spot" for Harley's, but I don't think I'd have one if it was my only bike! ;D

Having said all that, it's your call! I know other guy's that ride Harley's and love 'em! Do the research and make the decision!

Good luck! ;D

 

[Greeny]

I'm also 6ft. tall and would need forward controls....

I'm with Noel on this one...$3500 would get you a lot more bike (less expensive to maintain, faster, more reliable, did I mention faster?) with one of the Jap standards.

What kind of scoots you got in mind? I would love a running honda cb750 from the 1970s, but tough to come by...

any other recommendations for a newbie?

 

[locOleoN]

well.. I do believe that Benji of BCR Cafe Racers, makes a cafe racer kit for the sportster..It looks pretty cool & Ive never seen a harley Cafe Racer on the street before...

Its a shame you are not in TO. I have the perfect bike for ya at half the cost... a 74 KZ750 Twin...

 

[Drewski]

well.. I do believe that Benji of BCR Cafe Racers, makes a cafe racer kit for the sportster..It looks pretty cool & Ive never seen a harley Cafe Racer on the street before...

Its a shame you are not in TO. I have the perfect bike for ya at half the cost... a 74 KZ750 Twin...

Whoa!! I'm a Kawi Guy and that's worse than a Harley!













Kidding. ;D

 

[c]

I'm still looking for my first bike...what you guys think of this sporty?!

Rubber Mounted.
Screamin Eagle Kit Installed.
In Very Good Condition.
Original Owner.
15,000 Miles
Must Sell! Asking 3,500

Sounds pretty cheap and the 883 is enough power to learn on. The Screaming eagle intake kit has already been installed so that'll save a few bucks and give a few cheap horses. You can also bore it out to 1200 easily if you like the bike.

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[anarki650]

Where abouts are you located? I'm pretty biased toward Kawasaki...I love my kz650, and I've seen a lot of them in really nice shape go for well under $3500. The Suzuki SV650 is an awesome bike if you prefer newer, and you can always find them for around $3k or less.
Check Craigslist for your area, you're bound to find something that's along the lines of a CB750, or similar Kaw, Suzuki or Yamaha...

 

[Greeny]

East Coast of Florida.

("space coast" on craigslist is bad...orlando has more listings)

 

[anarki650]

East Coast of Florida.

("space coast" on craigslist is bad...orlando has more listings)

http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/974669945.html

Not much to look at stock, but they're easy to mod into a wicked cafe. '81 was the first year of factory electronic ignition too, so no points to dick with. Over $1K is a little more money than I'd expect to pay, but then again the market is probably way different in FL than it is in Nebraska...

 

[garagedoreen]

I dont know about HD pricing but here is a guy selling one of those already cafe'd for 6K. so maybe $3500 is a good deal. as for the bike, im not into HD cafes. Good luck on what ever you decide to buy.

here is the link to the ad. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/972121795.html

and here is what it would look like

 

[anarki650]

Here's a pic of the sportster cafe kit that Noel was talking about...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/Narley/Harley%20racing/harley106.jpg

 

[DrJ]

Here's a pic of the sportster cafe kit that Noel was talking about...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/Narley/Harley%20racing/harley106.jpg

That's not a cafe, it's a street tracker with clipons. Here's a Goodman, a fine example of a Harley Sportster cafe.

 

[anarki650]

That Goodman is nice!!! The pic I posted is the HD direct "cafe" kit for the sportster. Someone posted a thread about a "build" of one on here awhile back...
http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=4508.0

 

[locOleoN]

That's not a cafe, it's a street tracker with clipons. Here's a Goodman, a fine example of a Harley Sportster cafe.

Nope... This is what I was talking about:
http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/HDsportsterparts.html

 

[anarki650]

That's a sexy looking machine!!! Infintely better than the HD bolt on kit!!!

 

[garagedoreen]

ive never seen those sportsters before. In that case... they do look pretty good. opps...

 

[anarki650]

ANY bike CAN be sexy...some you just have to remove 90% of their former identity to make it work...like fat ugly girls who have enough money to pay a plastic surgeon to make them look good.