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Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 30, 2014, 23:16:06 PMdepends were you live ....been raining here for 6 days straight...all Trolls fault the weather is coming from his area......how about some pictures of your rides?
Posted by flash
- April 30, 2014, 22:03:19 PMI bought my 06' 800 with 2000 miles on it and now it has 5000!
I don't get out to much.....
Posted by pcarrell
- April 20, 2014, 14:10:38 PMI knew someone would be hitting on the luggage rack!
Posted by moosewing3
- April 20, 2014, 12:49:45 PMThe 1500 is identical to the one I just bought, with way fewer miles and some better accessories. My personal opinion is buy the 1500 and immediately sell me the luggage rack lol.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 20, 2014, 07:43:37 AMThose are about as rare as hen's teeth these days!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 19, 2014, 22:12:04 PMDoes look like the Roadhouse pipes......
Posted by greenbarn
- April 19, 2014, 21:44:51 PMYea, the Corbin is about $500 new.
Is that a Roadhouse Pipe on there?
Posted by jmbo
- April 19, 2014, 21:28:49 PMNot sure which is which price point wise but the 1500 would typically bring more than the 800. Both have some nice bobbles but the 1500 has the best setup and should bring more with the Corbin seat and the studded bags.
Posted by KEN.
- April 19, 2014, 21:16:21 PMHello .....The 1500 is a larger bike and heavier than the 800....just be aware....not sure what your insurance rate would be.... but here in Victoria BC Canada...there is a difference in $$$ for insurance.
Both great bikes.....KEN.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 19, 2014, 20:34:29 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on April 19, 2014, 19:34:01 PMYou pick up that 800 I showed you yesterday for me and I'll grab the 1500 for you.The 1500 is a pretty sweet ride also......Uncle PC you could buy that for your poor Canadian nephew, ok Uncle PC
Posted by Boaski
- April 19, 2014, 20:17:27 PMI have about 33K on my 800. As long as the bike was taken care of and maintained I wouldn't be afraid of either of them.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 19, 2014, 19:43:10 PMLike the rest said, 30,000 really isn't a lot on these bikes. When I bought mine, my personal "target" was 20,000 miles, but it was more important to get one that 1) is really clean and 2) has the options I want - because this stuff is EXPENSIVE! The 1500 had every major option I wanted and a few minor things too, and it had 21000 miles, and the price was right. I would have bought it if it had 30K without thinking twice.
On the two you're looking at- you mentioned in your first post you were looking at a 800. You realize the Gooseberry model is a 1500, right? There is a post on here some place outlining all the differences, other than the obvious (1500cc vs 800cc). Of course another major difference in these two beauties is the 1500 is blacked out and the 800 is the newer chromed version - this is a personal taste matter for you to choose - I like both of them a lot.
Good luck,
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 19, 2014, 19:34:01 PM those are two different bikes, and if you did say it was going to be your first bike?
if you were looking for the 800 that would be the black one but like PC stated check under the fender for damage.
The 1500 is a pretty sweet ride also......Uncle PC you could buy that for your poor Canadian nephew, ok Uncle PC
Posted by Troll
- April 19, 2014, 17:41:03 PMIf it's any help to you, I just turned 82,750 on my '01 1500. The only major thing I had happen was a bearing in the bevel drive failed about 80,000....Mine sat in a barn for 4 years, and the "oil" in it was, well, interesting....
Posted by pcarrell
- April 19, 2014, 17:03:55 PMThe black 800 has some options, but the saddlebags will be useless as the fender moves with the suspension. Since it's on the plastic fender instead of proper mounts you wouldn't be able to put more then 10lbs. in the bags anyways. I'm curious too as to how that's attached on there. I'd look under them to see if they have damaged the paint underneath or if they're hiding any damage like scratches or cracks or anything. It has a few nice options, but not as many as the 1500. Other then that, it looks pretty clean to me.
The gooseberry 1500 is one of the more rare "blackout" models, and sports many more options. That seat for example, is a Corbin seat, which is quite expensive. It also has custom grips (very comfortable......I have those same ones on my bike) as well as proper saddlebag struts to mount the bags on, and the "getting harder to find by the day" rack between the struts. Some real money was spent on this bike at one time. The seat, the options, the custom powder coating on the exhaust......yeah, this was somebody's baby!