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1416 Views 12 Replies 3 Participants Last post by stephenmarklay, Mar 20, 2012

stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · Mar 19, 2012

As I am on the hunt to buy there a lot of TW200 for sale around the country and few to choose very close. I wondered if anyone can recommend a door to door shipping service that they have used and had good experiences with.

I may buy new if I can get any of the local or semi local dealers to negotiate but otherwise I will buy used.

Thanks!!

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 19, 2012

Thanks Guys I am going to check this out. I am a bicyclist and have bought several bikes off of craigslist from far away lands. For sure sellers are weary and its about a (5-10)/1 ratio if success (they will ship). That has hurdles in that the seller either has to pack the bike or get to a local bike shop for the service.

There are lots and lots of them out their so I may be able to find a deal that makes sense. I would prefer to get new and get a decent deal but I have not felt the dealers out. I have several. They are off on Monday's but tomorrow I will start the process with them.

I have found several good looking bikes on CL's too so I will go down that path today.

Thanks again.

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 19, 2012

I submitted a listing on Uship. I found a dealer that has a few 2011 bikes for a decent deal. If I get them down just a tad more and Uship pulls through it may just make sense.

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 19, 2012

STEVE IN SOCAL said:
Do some searches on here for guys who have gotten screaming out the door deals. Show the thread to the dealer. Couldn't hurt...

Good idea. I printed the CL I found that has 2011's for 3799.00. I would be happy with that locally.

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 19, 2012

Well I might have to more aggressive

. I am going to contact all 10 or so of the dealers within 150 mIles. I may be driving it home on the highway if that's what it takes.

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 19, 2012

Well I emailed for a quote from a dealer about 150 miles away. Got DOWN to msrp. :|

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stephenmarklay

Discussion Starter · #13 · Mar 20, 2012

STEVE IN SOCAL said:
Just my opinion....

I'd never buy new. I just bought a 90 and a 92 for $2,300 total. They have kickstarters and fork oil drains. Putting about $400 in upgrades for each one.

They are very simple bikes...just get an older model and fix it up.

I am pretty open actually. I am going to use this for commuting so it does have to be dead reliable however. There is a local 1990 but he wants @200 and that's steep. I said $1500. There is also a 2009 for 3400. Its OK.

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