Hey everyone my name is Wes and I just signed on here cause Im really needing some of your expert advice. So Ive always wanted a bike but being only 20 my cash flow and future plans havent allowed me to get one, however recently a friend of a friend happens to be selling his ninja ex500! The bike is a 93, milage is somewhere in the mid to upper 20k, it does have a full exhaust and runs pretty good. The bike looks, well.. it needs some work but I can fix that over time myself if I can find the parts.. He is asking $1,200 for it. Basically what I need from you guys is your opinion, all I have saved so far for this seemingly lost cause lol is a little over $1,300 and have lost my job thanks to the sucky economy so buying a bike that I wont have to make payments on is really my only option for right now. So what do you think, is it worth the money or would it be a waste of money? Thank you for any help or advice you may have and God bless.

Pics are on the kids myspace.. hopefully this works, if not let me know.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2542463

 

not looking at the pics but i say buy it. i had a ex500, good running bikes. welcome to KF

 

I would pass on that bike for that price. The ride has been abused and hacked. Not a good first bike for you I am thinking. Good luck in your searches.

edit: Welcome to KF

 

+1....looks pretty harsh.

Welcome to KF.

 

damm it first time i don't a look at apic and it's a hooptie...lol

 

Better to get a 250 as a first bike. Better to learn on. You'll learn more. Look for a cheap old one so it won't matter too much if you drop it and scratch it up. Be prepared to have problems with it. Then you can learn how to fix them without spending a lot on expensive parts. Think of your first bike as a two wheeled classroom that'll teach you a lot if you let it.

Given you circumstances a cooking 500 wouldn't be too bad, but it'll be less forgiving and cost you more overall, as well teaching you less.

Rob

 

It does look pretty beat up. You can find a better bike for less IMO.

 

If I was out of work the last thing I would buy would be a bike. I would save the money for, oh I don't know, when the rent is due or I was hungry. Of course I'm being somewhat sarcastic here. But seriously in this economy even the fact that for the moment I have a good paying job, I am so done with buying anything. (he says after just buying a 46 LCD and surround system) Ok starting riiiiiiiiiiight now!

I have 3 payments left on my truck from a 7 year contract. The car has about 8 months left, and I am done until they bury me in the ground. I am so tired of living from paycheck to paycheck. I have never in my life paid off a vehicle, let alone 2 in the same year. I would buy a car, although never a brand new one, then pay for about half of it and trade it in, usually owing more than it was worth, and the difference being transferred to the new car. It has been a viscous cycle for 25 years. Well I think I finally figured it out. Hello McFly.... And thus ends another installment of deep thoughts by Jack Handy

On the other hand if you are still at home and you got no bills then buy the bike and have fun before life hits you. And trust me it comes at you fast.

 

P.S. the green thing painted on the gas tank is not straight with the tank, so right there, because of my OCD I would walk away...........

 

hahaha, ***** has this copy and paste stuff. It is good info though.