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Used Motorcycles, High Gas Prices

Posted August 6 2008 02:24 PM by The_New_Guy
Filed under: Recreation & Daily Riding

Since the price of gas started sky-rocketing a few months ago we've been seeing all kind of bikes on the streets of L.A. that haven't seen daylight in years. And we're interested in those riders and their bikes (wherever they are).

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We're putting together a piece for our next issue and we'd love to hear from you if you are one of those riders or know someone who is. Please email us at cruiser@sourceinterlink.com with your name, contact information, a few words about your bike and why you're back on the road (like 100 words--please be brief!).

Thanks and we'll see you out on the road....

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Reader Comments:

1. I slide a Honda Nighthawk down the interstate (due to a semi and no where else to go) and said I would never ride again. But with gas prices like they are, had a chance to buy a 78 GL1000 for about nothing. Took about a month of work (it had set for about 5 years) and now I ride to work everyday (rain or shine) and couldn't be happier. I guess that is the only good thing I can say about gas prices!!!

scable - Posted August 7 2008 05:51 PM

2. I'm a new rider (2 years). I just bought a 2008 Hyosung GV250 but I started out with a 1980 Kawasaki KZ250D. It was a perfect starter bike and though I could only get up to 65 mph downhill in a tailwind it only cost me $150 to buy and about $400 to get running. It had been garaged for most it's life and only had about 2000 miles. Not a bad deal. The rise in gas prices gave me the leverage for my wife to give me the go-ahead to get the new bike, but I'm keeping the Kawi for posterity.

jodeallen - Posted August 27 2008 03:21 PM

3. I, after a few years, decided to get another bike, for the sake of my wallet, and bought a suzuki 250 and have had a pretty good time riding it to work. When I put gas in, and it cost about$6.00 to pot it off, I'm happy with the little unit. But, and you knew this was comming, I need to step up a bit. So I am getting an 82 Virago 920 tomorrow so as to put a little more bit on the pacement. So far the only thing I have heard bad about the bikes of that time, is the starter issues. Any help on the subject would be helpful to me. Thanks mitch

mtchndjnmtch - Posted August 31 2008 06:39 PM

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