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Posted by nhtrikes
- March 20, 2013, 13:00:36 PMGreat looking bike! I am partial to the two tone scheme anyway. Think it makes them look very vintage. Bought mine last fall and had a two tone job done over the winter. I agree with PC, ride it for a while 'til you know exactly what you want and then paint it! Enjoy!!!
Take care,
Pete . . .
Posted by Troll
- March 20, 2013, 11:58:48 AMMy '01 has 73,000 on it...bought it with 40,000...33,000 in three years. I expect to get at least 100,000 out of it before I have anything serious to do.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 20, 2013, 11:28:39 AMHow many owners and how many miles has the current owner put on? That can make a difference.
For example, the first owner of my bike put 18k on it. The second owner put 500 miles on in the 2 years he owned it. I've had it since '08, and it now has 46k on the odometer. I know the first owner took care of it because it looked good when I got it and the second owner practically parked it and forgot about it. It still looks good at 46k, so you know I've taken care of it.
Posted by jkpq45
- March 20, 2013, 10:28:48 AMThe bike has 37K miles on it, not sure how much longer it would last without major rework. That's a long history that's totally unknown.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 20, 2013, 10:21:09 AMI don't know.....that is a blackout bike with a ton of options (even though the bags have seen better days). I'd ride it with that paint for a few years while I figured our exactly what I'd like to do, lined up a painter, pinstriper, etc., and then paint it.
Posted by jkpq45
- March 20, 2013, 10:02:14 AMAgreed. The fact is, this is a bike I'm considering buying, but I would prefer a different color. Can't bring myself to paint over this really nice work, so looking to see if someone would be willing to trade.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 20, 2013, 09:54:59 AMVery vintage looking!