I have heard the Bay Area has some good deals on used bikes, but not sure of new bike deals. There is a trader magazine called Cycletrader that is available online.
I linked you to this page on www.cycletrader.com The criteria I used (if you want to go back to try a fresh start) was 'new' 'Suzuki' within 100 miles of zip code 91325 (one of the many zip codes of the L.Angeles area) There is an option to narrow down your criteria, but you might miss some deals if the bike dealer doesn't use the proper name for the particular bike you are looking for.
Here's a sample ad for a V-Strom: http://adcache.cycletrader.com/5/2/9/84181829.htm
http://www.cycletrader.com/adsearch.html
Try this link for a KLR; again I used 'new' 'Kawasaki' but used keyword of KLR to help narrow the search, 'within 100 miles of zip code 91325.
Here is a sample ad for a KLR with an "out the door" price found using the above criteria:
http://adcache.cycletrader.com/5/9/2/85445192.htm
You can play around with the settings on this search, but for L.A., use 91325 as your zip code, and even try a wider search, such as 200 miles, and add keywords in as well.
Perhaps, someone could give you a good, central San Francisco/Bay Area zip code to use in the www.cycletrader.com search to look there?
Last edited by yuma simon; 24 Aug 2006 at 05:52.
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