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A Newb and His Bike

#1 Unread post by nogood25 »

I'm looking at a first bike and am pretty excited about it. I've read about everything the internet has to offer over the last 6 months and am mostly finished my riding course here in Vancouver. I am now on the hunt for my first bike. I've seen an ad for a 1984 Magna V30 that looks good and in my price range. I don't know what the mileage is yet but other than that I am almost sold on this bike. Anyone ever ridden one? Thoughts or things I should be aware of? Particularly maintenance or mechanical concerns?
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Make sure it'll turn over...
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#3 Unread post by jmillheiser »

How much they asking on that magna?


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#4 Unread post by shadezilla »

jmillheiser wrote:How much they asking on that magna?
$2,899.00 if I'm looking at the right ad.

If not, then nevermind me :mrgreen:
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#5 Unread post by jmillheiser »

that seems a bit high to me. Even in Canadian dollars
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I remember when they were blowing them out for $2799 brand-new, but two years old.....seriously :laughing:
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#7 Unread post by SuperRookie »

High_Side wrote:I remember when they were blowing them out for $2799 brand-new, but two years old.....seriously :laughing:
That must be the new math eh??? Two years...hehehe :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
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If that's the price, that's a ton of money. Keep looking!
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SuperRookie wrote:
High_Side wrote:I remember when they were blowing them out for $2799 brand-new, but two years old.....seriously :laughing:
That must be the new math eh??? Two years...hehehe :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Left over two year old model never sold (in '86). Does this clear it up for ya? :laughing:
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#10 Unread post by nogood25 »

Right. Well that's good to know. Thanks for the feedback guys. If you have any other words of wisdom, let me know.
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