hawaiianbasshed
07-11-2010, 03:55 AM
so, I've been looking to get my buddy a bike as he asked me. so I've been looking at a few bikes. none of them were something really I'd buy. saw everything 660r, z400s, 400ex, trx450, yfz yada yada.. problems I had, he wanted standard, but something with reverse (takes alot off the list) budget was $2500 (that takes alot more off the list) so I didn't really find anything I would want for ME so I wasn't happy getting it for him... I took my truck to my buddies shop to get some stuff looked at so I could get it warrantied and see this black/white kfx 450 undressed and since my LTR is black/white it struck me and I wanted it (not for my buddy even)
so I ask him what's up with it, he says it's broken blah blah... I tell him to tell the owner I'll buy it as is. find out I knew the owner (he owns a local car audio shop and I knew him before he opened it, not bad shop he sells RE and has a demo truck with a pair of MT18s run by RF T4000s) so I ask him about it, he tells me 2gs. I figure it's busted and not wanting to shell 2gs I wait. come back the next week, kinda show more interest but hesitate. 3rd week I get the cash go down wanting to haggle and he says it's now running and he wants $2500 :DOH: so I tell him I'll ask my buddy and get back with him.... anyway, knew it was a good deal so I went back and picked it up. super clean. clean like a new bike almost I wore the tires more than they were by pounding it in my truck bed for a few seconds just long enough to warm them LOL. an now for the pix :D good (UM nerfs, AC ebay package bumper/grab, a-arm skids and some throttle extension thing) bads (needs a batter box cover, bolt at the base of steering stem where it bolts to the frame, has the stud type wheel spacers all around) sick bike for $2500 regardless imo. oh, needs oil changed, crap in there looks black... so I may do that and try to adjust the TPS voltage before I take it to his pops house (I hear it starts easier with it up closer to .70) or whatever as it needs to be cranked for like 20 seconds straight now for it to start
I got a 10% finders fee for getting him a bike. plus if I WERE to keep it here I could ride it whenever but it doesn't compare to my LTR or 660 (no offense guys) so I don't really wanna ride it too much. I love how my raptor just stands up, and I think it'd take some money/work to stay with my 450 on a track comfortably or a better rider than me but at the same time a good rider would probably do better on my bike imo. I'm sure money can make it do alot more but I'm kinda figuring if my buddy crashes it and decides to sell it I'll get 1st dibs (it was one of my clauses lol, if he decides to sell I get 1st dibs) and I would like to build a bike for the street so 3 bikes would be easier... one for mud/trail (660r) one for track MX and such (LTR) and one for donking/super mototard asphalt stuff (kfx450r) sorry, I'm a.d.d. here's the pix I promised lol
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r2.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r3.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r4.jpg?t=1278814206
so I ask him what's up with it, he says it's broken blah blah... I tell him to tell the owner I'll buy it as is. find out I knew the owner (he owns a local car audio shop and I knew him before he opened it, not bad shop he sells RE and has a demo truck with a pair of MT18s run by RF T4000s) so I ask him about it, he tells me 2gs. I figure it's busted and not wanting to shell 2gs I wait. come back the next week, kinda show more interest but hesitate. 3rd week I get the cash go down wanting to haggle and he says it's now running and he wants $2500 :DOH: so I tell him I'll ask my buddy and get back with him.... anyway, knew it was a good deal so I went back and picked it up. super clean. clean like a new bike almost I wore the tires more than they were by pounding it in my truck bed for a few seconds just long enough to warm them LOL. an now for the pix :D good (UM nerfs, AC ebay package bumper/grab, a-arm skids and some throttle extension thing) bads (needs a batter box cover, bolt at the base of steering stem where it bolts to the frame, has the stud type wheel spacers all around) sick bike for $2500 regardless imo. oh, needs oil changed, crap in there looks black... so I may do that and try to adjust the TPS voltage before I take it to his pops house (I hear it starts easier with it up closer to .70) or whatever as it needs to be cranked for like 20 seconds straight now for it to start
I got a 10% finders fee for getting him a bike. plus if I WERE to keep it here I could ride it whenever but it doesn't compare to my LTR or 660 (no offense guys) so I don't really wanna ride it too much. I love how my raptor just stands up, and I think it'd take some money/work to stay with my 450 on a track comfortably or a better rider than me but at the same time a good rider would probably do better on my bike imo. I'm sure money can make it do alot more but I'm kinda figuring if my buddy crashes it and decides to sell it I'll get 1st dibs (it was one of my clauses lol, if he decides to sell I get 1st dibs) and I would like to build a bike for the street so 3 bikes would be easier... one for mud/trail (660r) one for track MX and such (LTR) and one for donking/super mototard asphalt stuff (kfx450r) sorry, I'm a.d.d. here's the pix I promised lol
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r2.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r3.jpg?t=1278814206
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/hawaiianbasshead/kfx450r4.jpg?t=1278814206