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Is this a good deal for a 06 R6?

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#1 · (Edited)
Looking for my first bike, so I'm new to buying motorcycles. I found this on craigslist and the guy is the third owner and said it has never been dropped and he's a mechanic so he is big on maintenance. He wants $5200 for it, but I got him down to $4500. He said he would throw in 2 helmets in the deal too. It has about 10,500 miles. Is this a fair price for a 06 r6? What is a good price for a r6 06 in 2016?
He says he has aftermarket:
•6 position adjustable levers
•HID 8000k headlights
•1.5 in lowered windshield
•Aftermarket micron exhaust slip on

He says it's never been dropped but I feel like the fairings were possibly replaced or either debadged because there's a white sticker on the tank and looks like it was apart of a design on the fairings. Also looks like the exhaust broke a little? Idk haha

Any help is greatly appreciated!
 
#2 · (Edited)
That's about middle of the road pricing for buying a bike in prime riding season and your not likely to get him down much lower (pricing differs from area to area though, so you really need to do your own research). As far as the helmets go, forget about it. I would never wear a used helmet not to mention the sizing issues. A helmet has to fit absolutely perfectly and is only good for about 5 years, so unless the helmets are practically brand new and is your size and head shape I would not use that as a selling point. But if he is willing to throw them in I'd take them and sell them on ebay to the lesser informed and put it towards a new helmet that fits you, haha.

It just looks like he debadged it, although I don't recall that side panel being so glossy, so could have just had them painted. But that is one ugly a$$ exhaust, haha. I'd pay less then $4500 just because of that eyesore, looks like a rams horn coming out the side.

Also looks like he just stuck HID bulbs in the stock housing, not exactly ideal and really should have projectors.
 
#3 ·
...and the guy is the third owner and said it has never been dropped and he's a mechanic so he is big on maintenance. He wants $5200 for it, but I got him down to $4500. He said he would throw in 2 helmets in the deal too. It has about 10,500 miles. Is this a fair price for a 06 r6? What is a good price for a r6 06 in 2016?
He says he has aftermarket:
•6 position adjustable levers
•HID 8000k headlights
•1.5 in lowered windshield
•Aftermarket micron exhaust slip on

its a 10yr old motorcycle that retailed for $7999 in 2006. I also bolded the bullshit statement/assumption in your original post.

Maybe $4,000 absolute tops. Whats the likely hood of 3 owners not riding a bike in 10yrs? Pretty unlikely. :wink:

Free helmets? Why not get a couple used pairs of the sellers under garmets? :surprise:
 
#4 · (Edited)
Yeah I first offered him 3.5k for it but he right away said it's well worth more than that. And yeah the exhaust is one ugly pos lol, I'd prefer the stock one if he still has it. What's wrong with the headlights? Are they cheaper ones than the projectors originally in them? Overall i think it looks like a clean bike except the exhaust.

You guys have a point on the helmets, but I'd at least take them if I bought the bike just to sell them to buy my own like Flyers said.

Thanks for the fast responses.
 
#6 · (Edited)
In a nutshell the design of the HID's bulbs require a projector to focus the light where it needs to go. The way they react in a reflector based housing (the stock setup) it just scatters the light in every direction which blinds on coming traffic and does not give you the full potential of HID. There is a wealth of info on how HID headlights work if you want the details and I recommend a google search. I'm sure you passed a car with an HID hack job and no matter where you looked you felt blinded and could swear they had their high beams on...that is what cars will experience as you pass them its not fun for nobody.

You can leave them in, or simply remove the bulbs and ballasts and put halogens back in no problems, so it is not the end of the world. Just like to make people aware of how HID's truly work.

Saved you a google search... see link https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/1nih24/a_guide_to_hidxenon_lighting_systems_and_why/

I'd counter back with 4k...I'm with Turboblew and dome and do agree price is little steep for an 06. If he says no then keep searching. He has your contact info and might change his mind too, you never know. It really all depends on your budget though too. If you actually put together a legitimate budget and included everything (gear, insurance, maintenance costs, etc etc) and the bike still fits your budget and the bike is clean then the price is right. But that is not to say you can not get a better bike for your money though, so it comes down to research. If you have only looked at a few bikes or only been looking for a couple weeks then I'd say you might be better off doing more research. You can probably get an 08+ for that price point too, so take that as you may.
 
#8 · (Edited)
I'm going to pass on this bike. I'd be the fourth owner in 10k miles that seems a little crazy. I'll keep looking. I did look on KBB and NADA. NADA priced the bike a bit higher than KBB though.

I like the style of the R6, other bikes are cool too but I just prefer the style of the R6 a bit more.

How much did you guys pay for your R6 and how many miles on them? If you don't mind sharing. Should I only buy a bike that has had only one owner?
 
#11 · (Edited)
Dude, it's a good deal. not to knock the guys on here, but I recently bought a used 2007 with 12k and the people online are totally out of touch with reality in regards to pricing.

They think that just because they searched for a year and haggled some desperate dude down in winter whose wife needed the money for a kidney transplant, that everybody can get their R6 for the same price.

Yet when I posted a link to craigslist in my area and challenged anyone to find me a better deal than the one I found that was poo-pooed at, not one person took the challenge.

My advice. You're a smart guy, do not ask online or you will spend all summer sitting on the couch instead of riding. look at all the R6's in your area, find a price that sounds reasonable and buy a bike and ride. Are you really going to remember that extra $200 you spent or are you going to remember all the fun you had this summer. Besides the hideous exhaust, that bike looks great. I say do it.

Not everyone has to get the deal of a lifetime or there would no longer be deals of a lifetime, it would just be the average selling price. Buy what you like as long as it isn't OVERpriced.

It's ok a bike has three owners in ten years. Lots of people switch out bikes, it's very common, I would say more common than someone buying one and keeping it forever. 10k isn't a 30 banger porn slut.
 
#12 ·
Dude, it's a good deal. not to knock the guys on here, but I recently bought a used 2007 with 12k and the people online are totally out of touch with reality in regards to pricing.
They think that just because they searched for a year and haggled some desperate dude down in winter whose wife needed the money for a kidney trasplant, that everybody can get their R6 for the same price
Yet when I posted a link to craigslist in my area and challenged anyone to find me a better deal than the one I found that was poo-pooed at, not one person took the challenge.

My advice. You're a smart guy, do not ask online or you will spend all summer sitting on the couch instead of riding. look at all the R6's in your area, find a price that sounds reasonable and buy a bike and ride. Are you really going to remember that extra $200 you spent or are you going to remember all the fun you had this summer. Besides the hideous exhaust, that bike looks great. I say do it.

Not everyone has to get the deal of a lifetime or there would no longer be deals of a lifetime, it would just be the average selling price. Buy what you like as long as it isn't OVERpriced.

It's ok a bike has three owners in ten years. Lots of people switch out bikes, it's very common, I would say more common than someone buying one and keeping it forever. 10k isn't a 30 banger porn slut.
Ive bolded the part of your post thats been repeated at least 5 times. Its over priced. I own a 2007... I like the way it feels on track. Its a shit assed streetbike as all but the 2005 model R6 are.

The bikes can be bought for $9500 new from a couple of midwest and mid atlantic dealers. Obviously you'd have to pay whatever taxes once you got home. That's for a brand new, virgin bike with warranty. :wink:

The bike, as long as its been in production is pretty good.
 
#13 · (Edited)
If I got him down to $4000, should i do it? haha. I mean i want to buy i hope it lasts a while.

Are exhausts easy to change out? Cuz that rams horn has to go if i buy it. And is a stock exhaust or any other exhaust cheap to replace it? I'm new to motorcycles, know nothing about them really. (Motor wise, I can ride fine.)

I got a quote for insurance yesterday and it was 1500 for a year living in Council Bluffs, Iowa being a 21 year old with a clean record. Is this high? Do you guys drop the insurance for the winter months you can't ride? Also i read that r6's need replacement parts at about 15-20k miles is this true? And it isnt cheap..

I agree 100% with you Area57. Well said.
 
#14 ·
Do it. You can get an exhaust, a decent one, for $100-200. It's easy to install. Watch a youtube video.

$4000 is a good deal. Who cares how many owners it has? It could have had one owner that ran from the cops at 18,000 rpms on youtube 10 times and treated a bike like crap or three owners who rode only on sunny Iowas summer days and garaged it the rest of the time. I don't know how many PO my bike has and I don't care. You can tell how a bike has been treated to some extent by looking at it.

While you are thinking and waiting I just got back from riding mine and I'm having a blast. How long is the riding season in Iowa anyways? I would get on it.

It doesn't matter if you can get a new one for well over double the price once you factor in shipping and taxes if the guy doesn't have a budget of $11000. Once you ship it, it's probably not that much better than he could find new locally. He may need to save some money for riding gear.

$1500 is a lot for insurance. I pay $140 for the year. Maybe $120 I forgot. It's liability only though. You can't pay full coverage for a sport bike at 21, it's well....$1500!

Ok, so if this is a bad deal, it's overpriced. Here's a link to Omaha craigslist R6's for sale. For it to be overpriced that means that 50% of these R6's should be priced less, with money added or taken off based on year and mileage. So show me how $4000 is overpriced based on the real world market he is buying in and the time of year.

https://omaha.craigslist.org/search/mcy?query=r6

There are two 2006's for $5000+. I like the 2008 for $4300, the first one that came up for me. That one looks good. It's been layed down, but repaired. There is a black 2009 in Des Moines that looks pretty good too. Otherwise nothing that beats yours. Since I see a lot of bikes from 1999-2004 asking $3000+, I don't think $4000 for yours is bad. It's not overpriced.
 
#16 · (Edited)
That makes no sense. Who has purchased five bikes in twelve months? Still no-one has shown examples from the posters area to prove the bike he wants is overpriced?

Here is cycle trader nationwide if you can't step up to the challenge of finding examples in the original posters area.

http://www.cycletrader.com/search-r...0611&sort=featured:asc&modelkeyword=1&page=1&

I see on the first page a 2007 with 7.500 miles for $6995, and then one with 15,000 for $6300......14,000 miles for $5,900...an R6S with 17,000 for $5,999.

Can't you guys just admit that these bikes hold their value ridiculously well, are in high demand, it's summer and not many low mileage 2007's are listed for eve less than $5000?
 
#19 · (Edited)
That makes no sense. Who has purchased five bikes in twelve months? Still no-one has shown examples from the posters area to prove the bike he wants is overpriced?

Here is cycle trader nationwide if you can't step up to the challenge of finding examples in the original posters area.

New or Used Motorcycle for Sale in Chicago, Illinois - CycleTrader.com

I see on the first page a 2007 with 7.500 miles for $6995, and then one with 15,000 for $6300......14,000 miles for $5,900...an R6S with 17,000 for $5,999.

Can't you guys just admit that these bikes hold their value ridiculously well, are in high demand, it's summer and not many low mileage 2007's are listed for eve less than $5000?
because you can get brand new ones with 0 miles for under $8400
2015 Yamaha YZF R6, Herrin IL - - Cycletrader.com

$8600
2015 Yamaha YZF R6, Herrin IL - - Cycletrader.com



$8800
2015 Yamaha YZF-R6, Massillon OH - - Cycletrader.com

several more under $9k
New or Used Yamaha YZF R6 Motorcycle for Sale in Addyston, Ohio - CycleTrader.com


also it's not the time of year to buy if you want a killer deal
 
#17 ·
As has been said so far......the pricing is a little high but it is the height of the riding season so your gonna be hard pressed to finding stuff going for much less.

Just doing a quick search on craigslist in my area found multiple 06/07 R6's in about the same price range (or a bit higher).

All that said, I bought my 07 a year ago at the end of the riding season for $3200 with the same miles and some minor rash from a low side. All mechanicals were perfect. Touch of work one weekend with some bondo and paint and you can't tell it was ever down. The point being it is all about timing/supply and demand. Right now there is high demand so the pricing it not outrageous.

If the bike is in good running condition and you want it then I say go for it. (and god in heaven change out the crippled rams horn pipe as soon as humanly possible)
 
#22 · (Edited)
Guy won't go lower than 4400 a I'd have to go get it and he lives 2 hours away. I wanna pay 4000 but he won't do it. Oh well lol

The insurance was 1500 for full coverage not liability. Which is still really high imo.

and pretty sure they only leak if you abuse the thing..

Is it dumb to buy a r6 06 with 20k miles on it already? New one im looking at has new brakes, both new tires, been sprocketed, and new chain for $5k. No way I'd do 5k but possibly 4k? What do you guys think. Is 20k miles too much? Thanks!

 
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#26 · (Edited)
What is the average amount of miles an 06 r6 has? Anyone know?
The picture above, the seller wants $5000 for a 06 r6 with 20k miles, but I got him down to 4500. Good deal?
Will an 06 r6 last 50k+ miles if I maintain it very well, even though it may have been beaten? (I don't know if it was beat, just saying. But by the looks of the bike I don't think it was.)
And I'll need to buy a valve replacement at about 26k miles right? How much does that usually cost? Has anyone had that done before?
 
#27 ·
As far as I know this is a worse deal than the other bike you were interested in. What happened to that one? 20k isn't bad. But coming up on valves is, AFAIK that is over a thousand dollars. It's the biggest routine maintenance thing you have to do. Why when I sold my bike I advertised that as a selling point that it was already done.

But it's not due yet. I vote this bike as an average deal. If this is what you are looking for, then get it. DOn't be afraid to go pick one up in des moines if you have to. Or how far is KC? But I'm sure Omaha has plenty, oh, and lincoln too.

I want to see you out there riding soon, so if this is the bike you want get it. But I'd try to get one with less miles if you aren't overly attached.
 
#28 ·
Yeah man there's literally this one and the first one i posted about. Those are the only two i like. And this one has new back tire, like new front tire, new chain, new sprockets and brakes... Who knows if the other one has that done. Offered the guy 4k and he said "thanks for lookin" lol. he wont budge off 4500. And he lives 2 hours away. And the first one i showed, that thing doesn't even have an exhaust.. lmfao
 
#29 ·
word of advice... buy as close to stock as possible for as cheap as possible. I dont want to buy someone else's mistake of "cheap tires or drive train"

It sounds to me like you really need to buy from a dealer. Private party sales are not ideal for beginners. Even my brother made this mistake and had to do quite abit of work to make it "road worthy".

And you cant make offers if you are not face to face, ready to purchase. This is not how serious business is done. You find a bike that meets all your checkmarks... then you commit to looking and be prepared to walk away.

If you pigeon hole your price point... well then youre going to be looking at junk. FYI here is known used selling prices for R6 components:
-clean titled frame $1500
-Used motor $1800
-Complete OEM tank/body $850
-Wheels $350
-Forks $350
-Triples $100
-Speedo $200
-rearsets $75
-rear shock $50
-seats $50

and so on.
 
#30 ·
The fact the first one has a bunch of cheap parts and HID headlights is a turn off if it were me. hid lights are usually the reason guys have bad batteries all the time and its probably a hacked up wiring job that id have to rip apart and do it right.

Like the guy on another thread that ran a ground wire to the top bolts of his tank. Wowzers what a hack!
 
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