I found one on craigslist in my area for 1600$. At first I thought it was bogus but then I read more and found out that its high in mileage and the carbs need to be cleaned. Cleaning the carb isn't a huge deal for me. On the flip side to this I grew up with Harleys and Yamaha is literally foreign to me. I have heard many stories of both older Yamahas and Honda Goldwings that are well above 200,000 and still running strong. Ive heard stories of ones over 300,000. But these are all stories. As much as I do in fact love Harley, once you hit around 50,000 its time to redo the top end. How are these bikes in terms of engine reliability? Is this way above the standard mileage without needing to be repaired? Should I buy it for that low of a price. If the engine would need to be rebuilt, what would be the average cost? If I were to buy it and it still ran good and I did a tune up would I still get alot more miles out of it? And roughly any other info someone can give me. Please do not try to sway me towards another bike, If I was interested in one id be asking about it. I am debating on buying this one so I am asking for information on this specific Motorcycle or equivalent Yamaha Motorcycles.
Added (1). The guy says he is the original owner of it. Ill post the ad at the bottom but I dont know how helpful it will be, its in Spanish. My wife read it to me. I was going to drain everything and replace all the fluids and give it a through cleaning before I even try to start it. Like I said the carb needs to be cleaned as well and im gonna do that myself I was gonna check the wires too and replace the spark plugs. Im really worried about engine condition but i cant really check for anything.
Added (2). http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/4780189564.html
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