Craigslist shenanigans?

[Omega Man]

I feel this is the appropriate section because I see this as a PSA.

https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/d/g ... 50353.html

In the above ad there a picture of a 33K speedo on the bike and it is listed as a 33,000 mile bike. Then you can find this picture in the same ad...

I call shenanigans! Look at the other pictures, this is not a 33,000 mile bike, and I don't think this fools any of you either. However this ad could fool a new Winger. I wish there was a way to call these guys out in their ads. Some of this nonsense just might end. :roll:

~O~

...I got into the union and I'm kinda looking for a future girlfriend.

 

[dan filipi]

Ad says he went through it piece by piece. My guess that’s why that pic?

 

[Omega Man]

Sure, but how many of us have had to replace our speedos? When I sold Old Girlfriend on the bill of sale I clearly noted "True mileage unknown, speedometer has been replaced." That bike may have more replaced parts than Joe's girl. The ad says to me, 33,000 miles on what? The engine, frame or even the seat?

~O~

 

[Emil]

It has 1983 wheels and valve cover guards ?

 

[desertrefugee]

Only 8 miles from me. Almost worth riding over there to bust his chops a bit.

 

[Omega Man]

I would love an eyes on opinion. :yes: edit- 83 front only.

~O~

 

[joedrum]

LOL...yep that bike was pretty much stripped ....I could never sell a bike ...but if I did it would never have all original parts

 

[GTC@MSAC]

I don't know. 33K miles could just be the mileage, whether it has been torn down, cleaned up, and put back together, or not. I have completely dis-assembled bikes with less mileage than this, just to go though everything and make sure there are no surprises, and to service everything that goes bad from sitting. I'd suspect if there was any tomfoolery about it, he would not have posted pics of the bike dis-assembled. I would almost feel better aboput something that has been thoroughly gone through, than something that has been sitting untouched for 20 years, regardless of mileage shown on the speedo. Maybe this guy feels the same way? Does not seem to be hiding anything, as far as I can see.

 

[DaveKamp]

Of COURSE it's not the original speedometer.

In 1982, Honda had to abide by US regulations where speedometers could only read to 85mph.

This speedometer is from a different year.... most likely a 1983.

 

[GTC@MSAC]

It has '83 wheels, so it may have been titled incorrectly, or a storage lien title. The guy may not even know what we know as older Honda owners. A previous owner may have changed some things as well. I have bought plenty of bikes that the seller was pretty clueless as to what he actually had. It appears he has listed it as best he knows how. I don't get any impression from the ad of fraud or deception. If the storage pics are how he found it, looks like he did a half-decent job of making a whole bike out of it. The price is no more than I would expect for a place like Las Vegas, maybe even less.

 

[saganaga]

Emil » Yesterday, 11:01 am[/url]":3u4src9t]
It has 1983 wheels and valve cover guards ?

What years had those guards?

 

[Steve83]

It can't be too crappy...it has new bowel gaskets! :shock:

It looks to be an '83, with lots of aftermarket parts on it. The wheels, front end, and speedo are all '83.

Back in 2012, I bought what was claimed to be an '81 parts bike, which turned out to be an '80. It had 37K on the speedo, and it had been sitting since '89. When I opened up the engine, it looked new inside, so it was, indeed, a 37K bike. I've seen many bike and car ads with the wrong year listed. Ya never know...

 

[AApple]

I'll just leave this here.... :roll:

:smilie_happy:

 

[kerryb]

When I go through a bike it gets new oil and filter when put back together...

 

[saganaga]

kerryb » 49 minutes ago[/url]":7ugvthke]
When I go through a bike it gets new oil and filter when put back together...

Found Mr. Money Bags! :smilie_happy:

But seriously, I don't think I can recall the last motorcycle I bought that didn't get an oil change and filter as one of the first maintenance tasks.

 

[brianinpa]

saganaga » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:57 pm[/url]":18kpk5n6]

Emil » Yesterday, 11:01 am[/url]":18kpk5n6]
It has 1983 wheels and valve cover guards ?

What years had those guards?

83 was the first year that have the vertical pipe added to them.

 

[saganaga]

Thanks!

 

[skiri251]

Looks nice but isn't $3K too expensive?
Even assuming he replaced everything when he took it apart?