High Jean, That is a high mileage (kilometerage?) bike but as long as it was well maintained that's not necessarily a problem for these bikes. That's about the right price though if all it needs is cleaning and tune up. If any major parts are missing though you might consider passing on it. You can quickly end up spending more on eBay than what the bike is worth. One particular issue with that bike is where the wiring harness plugs into the back of the fuse block underneath the headlight. The plugs can get loose which leads to arcing which melts the plastic. Another thing to listen for is cam chain slap if you can get the engine running. The tensioner gets loose over the years and replacement parts are hard to find.
-Kyle On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Jean-François Therien < brockolicosmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I'm reading the other posts related on buying... I should be good I > guess. I'll update once I get to see it then. > > Le vendredi 13 mars 2015 21:39:36 UTC-4, Jean-François Therien a écrit : > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I saw an add for an '83 Nighthawk 650 which I'll be checking out on >> Sunday. The seller says it has 58000km, a broken turn indicator, and needs >> a tune up, carb cleaning and braking system cleaning. He is asking 750$ CDN >> for it. >> >> This would be my 2nd motorcycle, I bought an '07 Shadow Spirit last year >> which has been fun to learn on, but now my wife will be using it and I >> wanted to get my own bike. >> >> I wanted to know if anyone had some tips as to what to check on this one? >> Any part in particular I should pay more attention to or anything that >> could be a deal breaker? I'll do a visual inspection on it and see if I can >> get it to start of course, but I don't think it is in a state that I can >> test ride it. >> >> JF >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
