Did you buy the bike from someone you knew? someone who didn't know what it was worth? I'm amazed at the price you paid for that very clean bike.
Basically, it was somebody that responded to my Craigslist ad. I have been running this same ad for going on 4 years now, and you'd be surprised how many people out there don't have a clue as to what these old bikes are worth. To alot of people, they are just something in the way that they are GLAD to see gone! This is only the 2nd VMAX I have ever had, the first one being my other 90 model that I went all the way up to Michigan for about 4 years ago. I do more V65 Magna stuff than anything, simply because there are more of them around and they are much easier to buy on the cheap, I get them in the 100-500 dollar range all day long, shoot, I have gotten complete V65's for less than 100 beans, and that's no lie!!! Seems most people KNOW what the old VMAX's are worth, this particular seller was in a hurry because he needed the cash to close the deal on a low mileage 06 model he had test drove the night before, also another Craigslist bike. He actually came over to my house first, because he wanted to look at my collection and maybe strike a "trade-in" deal, but I wasn't letting go of my VMAX, and he really wanted another one. Had he taken a ride on one of my V65 Magnas, or the 900 Eliminator, he may have changed his mind but it was raining and he had already looked at the other VMAX, so he really wanted to pull the trigger on the other one. He said he needed 700 dollars to swing the deal on the 06 Max, and I told him I would give him that much for his 92 model, before ever seeing it, all I knew was that it ran, had 45K miles, and had a bad starter clutch and 2nd gear. I had no idea it was this clean, but hey, you win some, you lose some, and I think on this particular one I hit a home run! I have a good friend who is also into the V65's like I am, and he's already BEGGING me for this one, he's a good mechanic and we ride alot, but I'm sure he's sick and tiring of seeing the tail lights of my VMAX, and he wants his own! I will most likely give it to him for what I paid for it and help him work on it too, because at the end of the day, I'm not into this hobby for the money, and that's what friends are for! I will post progress here as I go along, thanks for the positive comments. Oh yea, and here's my Craigslist ad, don't ya'll be getting any ideas now, especially you Texas guys! :biglaugh:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/mcy/1719093892.html
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