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TruBD · 10-02-2005, 05:39 PM

i've recently just got my bike permit and will be taking courses to learn how to ride. in the meantime i've just been looking at bikes from different companies that i might be interested in buying in the near future.

the suzuki gsxr looks like a real nice bike and i've looked on ebay to get a sense of the pricing for a used one.

but it seems that a lot of the pricing doesnt fit in a scheme. i see some 2004-2005 with low mileage that are cheaper then some 2001-2003s with higher mileage.

take a look at this for example
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...QQcmdZViewItem
the bike looks extremely nice, but the price looks to good to be true, or atleast i think so. is that around the correct price for that bike?

and this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...QQcmdZViewItem
salvage title, more mileage but around the same price?

**Trapper** · 10-02-2005, 07:41 PM

Get a smaller bike for your first bike. Look around the forum and you'll understand why.

Start with these...
http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike
http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike
http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike

TruBD · 10-02-2005, 08:06 PM

hey thanx for the response i will begin to look for something around 500cc.
im still in question as to the prices. i was more interested in knowing are those correct or not because it seems there are a lot of price differences by the thousands for similar models

**Clint** · 10-02-2005, 09:10 PM

Yeah, a 2003 with upgrades for $2850 sounds fishy. Like trapper said, choose your first bike wisely. You have roughly a 50% chance of dumping it the first year.

cb400bill · 10-02-2005, 09:35 PM

Pretty much any of those bikes that are priced "Too good to be true" are too good to be true.
Lots of scammers on eBay and other sites. Find a nice bike locally and start there.

A GS500 or a Ninja 500 can make a nice first bike. Buy a used one, ride it for a year or so, then sell it for what you paid for it.

rb5064 · 10-03-2005, 12:35 AM

Be careful, Very Careful!! I have been looking at them alot myself lately! I have been asking the seller's where the bike is located, and letting them know I am interested. I then receive an email from the seller giving me a sob story of sorts, i.e. they are working in Ireland and they will ship the bike from Ireland to the highest bidder free of charge, or something like that. Shipping a bike from Ireland doesn't seem like it would be cheap. So are they giving it away? I might have believed the seller had I not received almost identical emails from several different sellers! Look on eBay for Hyabusas! You'll see what I mean. Another clue that it might be fraud is when the seller says not to contact them through eBay, but to use a different email address, like Yahoo or Hotmail or some other free anonymous email site. The first link you provided for the GSXR with all the mods, the seller says to email me at his Yahoo email address, which he states is his work email address, because his personal email address that is tied to his eBay account is full. Let's think about this for a second. His email account tied to eBay is full. He could do a couple of things to alleviate this problem. 1: empty his email, seems easy enough! 2: Log onto his eBay account, go to MyeBay, check MyMessages for any new email that has been sent to his eBay user's name. 3: I don't know of many companies that provide a Yahoo email address for employees to conduct company business with. Sounds very fishy. He says to look at Kaw's website. Is he referring to Kawasaki? Did he forget it was a Suzuki? Pay attention to the way language and grammar is used. Me personally, it sounds like a foreigner trying to come across as sincere. There are numerous misspellings. Be Careful!!

Hope this helps!

rb5064 · 10-03-2005, 12:56 AM

one think I forgot to mention. One of the sellers that I contacted emailed me and said that he was in Germany working for Lufthansa Air. He said he would ship the bike to me from California. All I had to do was put the money into an escrow account and let Square Trade hold onto it until I had a chance to receive the bike and test ride it. Seemed very much on the up and up, at least until I went to the Square Trade website to check into how to setup an escrow. Square Trade says on it's website that they do not, will not, nor have they ever, held payments for, or setup escrow accounts or accepted payments for sellers! Take it for what it's worth. I have let eBay know about past troubles with scams, but it always seems that they don't do anything about it for us, the buyers. At least you have a little more information than I did.

Hope this helps!

**Clint** · 10-03-2005, 09:08 AM

Any time someone asks you to pay ahead for a large purchase it should be considered a scam. No wonder they do it... there are suckers everywhere!

TruBD · 10-03-2005, 11:05 AM

thanx for the imformation. all this time i thought bikes wouldnt be so expensive. but yea i am only looking to buy from someone where i can actually go and see the bike.

viper94bite · 10-03-2005, 11:08 AM

first off 03 Gsxr for under 3k. NO WAY! even in stock form. SCAM. And did anyone notice he says to check it out on Kaw's website. Does he even realize what he is trying to scam people on.

viper94bite · 10-03-2005, 11:10 AM

Now the second one is a realistic price on what a gixxer should go for. damaged, salvage but can still ride for 3500

**Clint** · 10-03-2005, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper94bite

And did anyone notice he says to check it out on Kaw's website.

Rb5064 did.

03zq8 · 10-06-2005, 09:36 AM

That second one was a stunt bike, I'd try to stay away from that one also.

viper94bite · 10-06-2005, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

Rb5064 did.

ah ha I see now I missed it the first time.

10-02-2005, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
TruBD Newbie Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	bikes on ebay i've recently just got my bike permit and will be taking courses to learn how to ride. in the meantime i've just been looking at bikes from different companies that i might be interested in buying in the near future. the suzuki gsxr looks like a real nice bike and i've looked on ebay to get a sense of the pricing for a used one. but it seems that a lot of the pricing doesnt fit in a scheme. i see some 2004-2005 with low mileage that are cheaper then some 2001-2003s with higher mileage. take a look at this for example http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...QQcmdZViewItem the bike looks extremely nice, but the price looks to good to be true, or atleast i think so. is that around the correct price for that bike? and this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...QQcmdZViewItem salvage title, more mileage but around the same price?

10-02-2005, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 9,185	Get a smaller bike for your first bike. Look around the forum and you'll understand why. Start with these... http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/sh...ht=newbie+bike __________________ PointFlushRetrieve.com - Bird Dog Blog Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

10-03-2005, 12:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
rb5064 Newbie Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: '05 GSX750FK Katana Posts: 13	eBay Scams!! Be careful, Very Careful!! I have been looking at them alot myself lately! I have been asking the seller's where the bike is located, and letting them know I am interested. I then receive an email from the seller giving me a sob story of sorts, i.e. they are working in Ireland and they will ship the bike from Ireland to the highest bidder free of charge, or something like that. Shipping a bike from Ireland doesn't seem like it would be cheap. So are they giving it away? I might have believed the seller had I not received almost identical emails from several different sellers! Look on eBay for Hyabusas! You'll see what I mean. Another clue that it might be fraud is when the seller says not to contact them through eBay, but to use a different email address, like Yahoo or Hotmail or some other free anonymous email site. The first link you provided for the GSXR with all the mods, the seller says to email me at his Yahoo email address, which he states is his work email address, because his personal email address that is tied to his eBay account is full. Let's think about this for a second. His email account tied to eBay is full. He could do a couple of things to alleviate this problem. 1: empty his email, seems easy enough! 2: Log onto his eBay account, go to MyeBay, check MyMessages for any new email that has been sent to his eBay user's name. 3: I don't know of many companies that provide a Yahoo email address for employees to conduct company business with. Sounds very fishy. He says to look at Kaw's website. Is he referring to Kawasaki? Did he forget it was a Suzuki? Pay attention to the way language and grammar is used. Me personally, it sounds like a foreigner trying to come across as sincere. There are numerous misspellings. Be Careful!! Hope this helps! __________________ *'carpe diem, carpe noctem, carpe cerevisi'* Seize the Day, Seize the Night, Seize the Beer!

10-03-2005, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
rb5064 Newbie Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: '05 GSX750FK Katana Posts: 13	one think I forgot to mention. One of the sellers that I contacted emailed me and said that he was in Germany working for Lufthansa Air. He said he would ship the bike to me from California. All I had to do was put the money into an escrow account and let Square Trade hold onto it until I had a chance to receive the bike and test ride it. Seemed very much on the up and up, at least until I went to the Square Trade website to check into how to setup an escrow. Square Trade says on it's website that they do not, will not, nor have they ever, held payments for, or setup escrow accounts or accepted payments for sellers! Take it for what it's worth. I have let eBay know about past troubles with scams, but it always seems that they don't do anything about it for us, the buyers. At least you have a little more information than I did. Hope this helps! __________________ *'carpe diem, carpe noctem, carpe cerevisi'* Seize the Day, Seize the Night, Seize the Beer! Last edited by rb5064; 10-03-2005 at 12:57 AM. Reason: typos

10-03-2005, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	first off 03 Gsxr for under 3k. NO WAY! even in stock form. SCAM. And did anyone notice he says to check it out on Kaw's website. Does he even realize what he is trying to scam people on. __________________ *yippee*

10-02-2005, 08:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
TruBD Newbie Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	hey thanx for the response i will begin to look for something around 500cc. im still in question as to the prices. i was more interested in knowing are those correct or not because it seems there are a lot of price differences by the thousands for similar models

10-02-2005, 09:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
cb400bill Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 02 B6 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 54	Pretty much any of those bikes that are priced "Too good to be true" are too good to be true. Lots of scammers on eBay and other sites. Find a nice bike locally and start there. A GS500 or a Ninja 500 can make a nice first bike. Buy a used one, ride it for a year or so, then sell it for what you paid for it.

10-03-2005, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
TruBD Newbie Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	thanx for the imformation. all this time i thought bikes wouldnt be so expensive. but yea i am only looking to buy from someone where i can actually go and see the bike.

10-03-2005, 11:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	Now the second one is a realistic price on what a gixxer should go for. damaged, salvage but can still ride for 3500 __________________ *yippee*

10-06-2005, 09:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
03zq8 Where Am I ? Joined: May 2005 Bike: 04 GSX-R600, 95 RM125, 78 RM125 Location: Van Buren, OH Posts: 39	That second one was a stunt bike, I'd try to stay away from that one also. __________________ 2004 GSX-R600 1995 RM125 1978 RM125

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