Need help with first bike purchase..:)
Hi everybody,
my name is Laurens De Boeck, a 22 year old college student in Ghent. I'm pretty new to the world of motorcycles, pretty new to the world of motorcycles in general actually... I'm planning to make a big trip trough South-America with a bike in a couple of years, but i'm currently still at the point where i have to get my license. (Yep, a real freshy)
Since i don't know a lot about bikes i would like to seek some advice for my current situation... A friend of mine is selling me her old Suzuki GSX-400 (1988) for little money and this would greatly help me to get some road miles and some experience to help me get the license. It's got a little under 19000km but hasn't been driven for quite some time i think. Do i risk buying a bike in bad shape (either because of its age or because of the fact that it hasn't been driven for such a long time) that is only going to fail me? And will i be able to find spare parts for a model that old if something breaks down? She's asking about 300 euro.
Any advice or help is welcome, you have my thanks for it!
Greets,
Laurens De Boeck
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