[Calpaca123]

I am really looking in to buying a motorcycle. I have never owned one but found this and am wondering if it is a good deal. I can do my own work on it. I trust that what is wrong with it is in my capabilities. Can someone help me figure out if this is a good deal or not please. Or help me find a motorcycle that would be good for someone with no experience.

 

[Calpaca123]

You didn't include a link to the bike.

When you say you've never owned one, do you mean an Aspencade or any motorcycle?

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You didn't include a link to the bike.

When you say you've never owned one, do you mean an Aspencade or any motorcycle?

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It would be my first bike ever and here is a link:

1986 Honda Aspencade Gold Wing

1986 Honda Gold Wing Aspencade 1200 cc. Runs good, good tires, new Decca battery, never dropped, clean Ca. title, registered and licensed. This bike is priced cheap because the charging system is not

modesto.craigslist.org

 

[Calpaca123]

That would be a very challenging bike to learn to ride.

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But will I be able to find something that is like this and a good deal?
I mean if it's challenging then that sucks but I don't mind it because I would eventually prevail.
Do you think it's worth the money with the problem it has?

 

[Calpaca123]

Where else can I look for bikes for sale?

 

[Calpaca123]

I think the best any of us could say about is it a good deal is, possibly. When the guy says the charging system doesn't work, that's a red flag. Exactly what is wrong? Did he completely fry every possibly thing in the electronics on it, then it's a very bad deal. There isn't that much to getting the charging system working so if there isn't something major wrong with then why didn't he just fix it. Max to get it working might be $300 maybe $500 so why is he dumping it? He knows that parts that old a bike is getting extremely hard to find. But you can look at it like this, education is expensive and this bike would give you a challenge and you would learn a lot. I really really question anything electrical on an older bike like that. Can he get it started even? Says new battery so he should be able to. It's a gamble at best.

He said it runs it just doesn't charge. I want to go look at it because it's only a 30 minute drive.