Is this a good deal?

[dhgeyer]

In the picture the bike looks pretty good. Ask if that's the actual bike he's selling. Best advice:

1. Ask the DMV in your state what the implications are if there's no title. Like I said before, if you can't register it, it won't do you much good.

2. Take a friend who knows something about bikes to go see it. Have the owner start it up and see how it sounds. He says there's nothing wrong with it, so it should start. If it won't start, pass on it.

If there's indeed nothing wrong with it, it's a Hell of a good price. It'll probably need new tires, if not from wear then just from age - you don't want to ride tires that are over 5 years old if you can help it. They lose their stickiness (less traction). May need a new battery and some fluid changes. But, if there's nothing basically wrong with it that some simple routine maintenance can't cure, it's a good buy.