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I'm looking at this used 1998 Triumph Speed Triple, but I am a bit leary after some inspection and seeing it run.
It is on consignment, so no test ride... it is priced at $4500, which is about $700 below Kelly Blue book for my area. The bike is in pretty good shape aside from a rub-scratch on the fairing above the headlights, scratches on the brake lever (look like tip over scratches, not sliding or crashing), and scratching on the right side turn signal (again, looks like tip over scratching).
Also, the muffler is missing 1 screw (it should have 3, only has 2 to hold the baffles in, I assume that's what they are doing). My biggest concern, however, is that when the dealer revved the bike up, there was a little bit of smoke - I couldnt tell if it was oil or fuel though. He said the bike had been sitting for a while, been there for 2 months so far and that the fuel injected bikes tend to run pretty rich while warming up.
He also said that the owner had managed to do something to the bike that damaged the compression, and that the bike shop had honed the cylinders and put new pistons in it and the compression is good now - the bike had been ridden 100 miles since. Their tech's found that the airbox wasn't correctly attached so they "guessed" that sand or something had gotten into the cylinders.
I couldn't detect any abrasion on the frame whatsoever either - but I forgot to get the VIN to check carfax - I'm going to do that tommorow when they are open. I'm thinking that if carfax is clear then picking it up with their $500 one year shop warranty figuring that if anything major is going to happen, it's going to happen in one year. Also, the front tire needs to be replaced.
Oh yeah, it's got just under 18,000 miles on the clock.
What do you guys think?
It is on consignment, so no test ride... it is priced at $4500, which is about $700 below Kelly Blue book for my area. The bike is in pretty good shape aside from a rub-scratch on the fairing above the headlights, scratches on the brake lever (look like tip over scratches, not sliding or crashing), and scratching on the right side turn signal (again, looks like tip over scratching).
Also, the muffler is missing 1 screw (it should have 3, only has 2 to hold the baffles in, I assume that's what they are doing). My biggest concern, however, is that when the dealer revved the bike up, there was a little bit of smoke - I couldnt tell if it was oil or fuel though. He said the bike had been sitting for a while, been there for 2 months so far and that the fuel injected bikes tend to run pretty rich while warming up.
He also said that the owner had managed to do something to the bike that damaged the compression, and that the bike shop had honed the cylinders and put new pistons in it and the compression is good now - the bike had been ridden 100 miles since. Their tech's found that the airbox wasn't correctly attached so they "guessed" that sand or something had gotten into the cylinders.
I couldn't detect any abrasion on the frame whatsoever either - but I forgot to get the VIN to check carfax - I'm going to do that tommorow when they are open. I'm thinking that if carfax is clear then picking it up with their $500 one year shop warranty figuring that if anything major is going to happen, it's going to happen in one year. Also, the front tire needs to be replaced.
Oh yeah, it's got just under 18,000 miles on the clock.
What do you guys think?
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