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I want to ask a question about a non running bike it's a 06 GZ 250 the good

part is the guy bought it approx 9 months ago and never had time to ride it

it's only got 478 miles on the clock pretty clean looking has leather saddlebags

and billet rack probably from when the bike was purchased

The bad part is it's not running he says he knows a mechanic who can fix it for

$150 because "it needs a carb clean and new battery"



I am thinking the tires are prob original and have dry rot and would not pass

inspection (it's kept in a garage) I did not ask him if he did any maintenance on it

or replace the tires The price he is asking is $1750

I offered him $1350 and he accepted do you think I should go for it

and how much do you think I would need to spend to get it running

Thanks

If it only needs new tires and a carb clean...that sounds good.

Does it fit you?

Take someone who knows motorcycles with you to look at it.
Make sure the tank isn't rusted on the inside.
Make the offer contingent upon the bike being running before you actually buy it. A lot of times "it'll just take $150" can turn into "it needs x, y, z, aa, bb, cc" before it can run properly.