# Thinking about buying a motard... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 14, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156 "2009-05-14T19:51:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/21 "2009-05-15T01:31:47Z")
> [@so what are the chances of me finding a silvia aorund here?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-what-are-the-chances-of-me-finding-a-silvia-aorund-here/18102/55): > > huskys suck to work on … I take it you own one and know how they are to work on? It’s wicked easy to work on them. If you can turn a god damn wrench you can work on the bike. If you can’t do the maintenance then you shouldn’t be buying a motard to begin with. Give me 6 grand and you can have my bike. Seriously. :excited If you know how to ride do not get a DRZ 400. Sooo slow and bulky. Fuck those bikes, they are fake motards. I also wouldn’t buy a new one unless you want to get raped on sales tax. Also the 08’s have a lot of problems with the fuel injection units (first year for FI on them), so i’d stay away from that year. I guess for 09 they fixed it though… ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/22 "2009-05-15T04:54:13Z")
> [@Gun Control](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gun-control/18174/18): > > I take it you own one and know how they are to work on? > > It’s wicked easy to work on them. If you can turn a god damn wrench you can work on the bike. If you can’t do the maintenance then you shouldn’t be buying a motard to begin with. > > Give me 6 grand and you can have my bike. Seriously. :excited > > If you know how to ride do not get a DRZ 400. Sooo slow and bulky. Fuck those bikes, they are fake motards. > > I also wouldn’t buy a new one unless you want to get raped on sales tax. Also the 08’s have a lot of problems with the fuel injection units (first year for FI on them), so i’d stay away from that year. I guess for 09 they fixed it though… I take it yours is carbbed? ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/23 "2009-05-15T04:54:32Z")
> [@fans of cursive](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fans-of-cursive/15326/21): > > aprilla > [http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Aprilia%20Motard.jpg](http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Aprilia%20Motard.jpg) That bike is fuckin sick! ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/24 "2009-05-15T05:31:05Z")
> [@Attn: NYSpeed cigar buffs...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-nyspeed-cigar-buffs/18017/51): > > that bike is fuckin sick! do et ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/25 "2009-05-15T08:19:50Z")
I like the Aprilla a lot, but I’m concerned about the fact that there are no local dealers… I don’t have a problem going to NYC/LI to buy the thing, but I’d like to have some place local to buy parts from… ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/26 "2009-05-15T09:22:46Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/963): > > I take it yours is carbbed? haha, yep. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/27 "2009-05-15T12:57:28Z")
> [@Anybody good at physics and want to make moneys](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anybody-good-at-physics-and-want-to-make-moneys/18130/30): > > haha, yep. I’d be running C12 in that bitch all summer long! ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/28 "2009-05-15T19:53:01Z")
> [@JiM P 2001"](#): > > I like the Aprilla a lot, but I’m concerned about the fact that there are no local dealers… I don’t have a problem going to NYC/LI to buy the thing, but I’d like to have some place local to buy parts from… my buddy just picked up a left over for i believe he said 5,800. they had 3 and sold them at cost cause there was some spotty rust on some of the bolts from sitting in the crates. or so thats what he told me. he lives by lake george and i’m pretty sure the dealer was in that area. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/29 "2009-05-16T08:29:46Z")
> [@Hank"](#): > > my buddy just picked up a left over for i believe he said 5,800. > they had 3 and sold them at cost cause there was some spotty rust on some of the bolts from sitting in the crates. or so thats what he told me. > > he lives by lake george and i’m pretty sure the dealer was in that area. no shit! can you get me the info on the dealer? ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/30 "2009-05-16T08:48:46Z")
Who sells Aprilla’s around here? Actually I like Chris’s Husky more. ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/31 "2009-05-16T08:51:15Z")
> [@JiM P 2001"](#): > > I like the Aprilla a lot, but I’m concerned about the fact that there are no local dealers… I don’t have a problem going to NYC/LI to buy the thing, but I’d like to have some place local to buy parts from… You do realize Spitzie’s on Central Ave is an Aprilia dealer right? I went there to find out info last year about the new RSV-4 ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/32 "2009-05-16T09:53:51Z")
Yep, Spitzie’s sells Aprilia. I love those bikes so much. Only downfall to the husky is parts are somewhat hard to get (you have to get them online), but it’s not really a big deal since they are pretty damn reliable. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/33 "2009-05-16T11:28:52Z")
Spitzies needs to get with the program… They aren’t listed on Aprilia’s site as a dealer… WTF! ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/34 "2009-05-16T13:04:27Z")
The only husqvarna dirtbike i have ever rode was a 450 and it was smooth, the hydro controls were nice thing compared to my yzf 450s cable shit. ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/35 "2009-05-16T20:24:20Z")
> [@NYIRP today 9/27/06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyirp-today-9-27-06/18096/57): > > no shit! can you get me the info on the dealer? i will contact him on monday, he’s out of town right now. the down side to the aprilla’s is the dealers dont seem to carry alot of parts, the order’s take for ever to get here. ---
**Author:** ![eeshnips](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eeshnips/32/6395_2.png) [@eeshnips](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eeshnips)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/36 "2009-05-17T09:36:22Z")
Most of the bikes out there have ridiculous maintenance schedules. Buy my BMW its reliable, gets great gas mileage, the maintenance is low and you can ride it anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/37 "2009-05-17T09:37:42Z")
one of our customers has almost 225k on his bmw bike ---
**Author:** ![eeshnips](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eeshnips/32/6395_2.png) [@eeshnips](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eeshnips)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/38 "2009-05-17T09:44:40Z")
Yea they are crazy. They just keep going and going and going. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/39 "2009-05-17T09:45:53Z")
thats what i said i couldnt belive it ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/40 "2009-05-17T10:10:21Z")
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