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| | So I have been riding motorcycles for several years now. I have ridden a Honda VTX 1300R for quite sometime and have been looking at an 02 VTX 1800R. It's got a ton of extras to include heated grips and an aftermarket performance chip. My question to all of you is it has about 21,000 miles on it...is this too high of mileage to be considering purchasing the bike?? The guy has all the records of any and all work done to the bike and it seems to be a solid bike that handles and performs very well...I thank any of you that take the time to respond to my questions and appreciate the help in the consideration of buying this bike. |
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| | | Supreme Being
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| re: the VTX 1800R.
First, that '02 1800R VTX is a great bike. It everything all cruisers can do, but does most of them better. The 21,000 isn't at all a concerning issue for an '02. Rather, it's how that 21,000 miles was reached that matters most. Obviously, prices is also an issue. But, if this bike was serviced and maintained properly, appears clean without rust or other issues, if everything works smoothly with no "hang-ups," I wouldn't worry for even a minute. That bike is good for 100,000 miles if maintained correctly. That 1800, as you probably already know, is a "HUGE" improvement over the 1300 in so many areas. There's really no comparison. Good luck.
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| | Hey I appreciate the feed back...ya the bike runs with no hang ups at all!! And the price is unbeatable hes asking 4500 for it and the only defect i have noticed is a small scratch on the tank. The guy im buyin it from is a doctor who has already got a bike and needs the space in his garage so he is unloading it dirt cheap! |
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| You can consider yourself very fortunate, or lucky, or both. What you found is the kind of deal everyone looking for a used bike hopes to find. The scratch on the tank...not an issue at all, although, I would touch it up just to prevent it from worsening. Again, that model and year of the 1800 is an excellent bike. What a huge improvement versus the 1300. If you don't buy it, let me know and I will. Ha! Enjoy.
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| Is the scratch from the bike falling, crashing, or something minor hitting?scratching it? The only concern would be that this is the last remnant of an accident, with everything else being replaced or covered up. The problem with this type of thing is that if there's a crash, and all the damaged looking stuff gets replaced, the frame and motor mounts could be damaged, but not very visibly.
It sounds like this is unlikely, and that its an external scratch, not crash related from how you describe it. Try to find out for sure though.
Otherwise, I'd agree that this is a good bike, that is only part way into its useful life, with plenty of miles still in it.
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| | | Supreme Being
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| Hey, K$.
I always enjoy reading your responses to some good questions in this forum, recognizing the fact that you truly know what you're saying, rather than some who just throw some "stuff" out there from time to time. : )
What part of the country is home?
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Supreme Being
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| Wisconsin.
I also like seeing your responses. You either have good experience, good insight, or both with motorcycling, and that's truly helpful to those posting questions.
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