Greeting Weestromers. I've decided to move to a Wee after riding a friend's, reading reviews, finding this great forum and righting my tipped over K100LT one too many times.
I've got my sights set on 2 bikes: both with the basic farkles I'd put on.
One is an '04 with 13k on the clock and some light scratches on the fairing.
The other is a '11 with 4,200 miles and mint cosmetically. Its about $2,400. more than the '04 (both are private sales). Assuming I can't find anything wrong with either bike, I'm leaning toward the '04 - mainly because I suspect I'll be able to afford a '12 model when they're a couple years old. Assuming I want to, there'd be less depreciation with the older bike. With either bike I'd prolly upgrade suspension, install a Sargeant seat and add a gear indicator. I was happy to see this was a doable mod for the bike. My K bike has one and I find it easier than looking at the tach - just me.
Any thoughts?
Thanks. Looking forward to joining the herd.
I've got my sights set on 2 bikes: both with the basic farkles I'd put on.
One is an '04 with 13k on the clock and some light scratches on the fairing.
The other is a '11 with 4,200 miles and mint cosmetically. Its about $2,400. more than the '04 (both are private sales). Assuming I can't find anything wrong with either bike, I'm leaning toward the '04 - mainly because I suspect I'll be able to afford a '12 model when they're a couple years old. Assuming I want to, there'd be less depreciation with the older bike. With either bike I'd prolly upgrade suspension, install a Sargeant seat and add a gear indicator. I was happy to see this was a doable mod for the bike. My K bike has one and I find it easier than looking at the tach - just me.
Any thoughts?
Thanks. Looking forward to joining the herd.