FREE BIKE MONEY

[nhbubba]

$116.65/mo... with $0 down..

[R7]

The guy who qualifies for 0% interest doesn't give a shit about $516.66 over 5 years. It's under a $10 a month difference in payments.

I give a shit, every dollar counts! Would you drive down the road and once per month randomly toss a 10 spot out the window? I wouldn't either

[oVTo]

[theothersean]

having sex with women is like putting money in the bank, once you pull it out , the interest is all gone .


okay back on topic .

we pick the new bikes up this Thursday after work , I got a 12 vstrom 1000 and she got a 13 vstrom 650adv w/ abs.
let the farkeling begin .

[drinkingmymilk]

I give a shit, every dollar counts! Would you drive down the road and once per month randomly toss a 10 spot out the window? I wouldn't either

Is $10 a month going to make you buy bike A vs. bike B?

If you were already looking for a Suzuki, it's a good deal. But if you were on the fence between a honda/yamaha/triumph/lawn mower/fridge/hooker it's really nothing.

[nhbubba]

Hmmmmm....new DRZ400SM for the wife?

Looks like 2013's are being publicly advertised at $6500. ... Not that I've looked or anything.

[gregp]

we pick the new bikes up this Thursday after work , I got a 12 vstrom 1000 and she got a 13 vstrom 650adv w/ abs.
let the farkeling begin .

Nice! Which shop? Be aware that, from what I have read on Stromtrooper - the 650 is supposed to be delivered with *2* windscreens - the stock one, and the Vario screen. I only received the Vario screen. You should also get a little package of sticky pads for shimming the latches on the boxes, and a German wax product.

[gregp]

Also, on the 650 - a 16T GSXR counter shaft sprocket will correct the absurd stock speedometer error (8-9%!), but make your mileage and MPG read low. Jumping out the clutch switch will make the FI light come on in a few miles. The high beam indicator is a bit blinding at night, so folks use a hole punch to punch out a spot of electrical tape to cover it up. The ABS light is always on when you first start the bike, until you start moving. The headlights will need to be adjusted pretty far downward, as the come delivered pointing at the moon. There are 2 small 8mm hex head bolts behind the headlights, near the center of the fairing to adjust them. Clockwise brings them down. The seat on the 1000 is better than the seat on the new 650. Most folks want bar risers. I used Rox 2" risers, but ran into tight throttle cables and brake lines. I cut 3/4" off each end of the bars, and everything worked out fine. Other folks either had no problems, or did other things (re-routing, buying longer brake lines from SV-racing, etc.).

[theothersean]

Nice! Which shop? Be aware that, from what I have read on Stromtrooper - the 650 is supposed to be delivered with *2* windscreens - the stock one, and the Vario screen. I only received the Vario screen. You should also get a little package of sticky pads for shimming the latches on the boxes, and a German wax product.

Connecticut power and sport . It is a bit of a drive , but the deal was right .

[theothersean]

Nice! Which shop? Be aware that, from what I have read on Stromtrooper - the 650 is supposed to be delivered with *2* windscreens - the stock one, and the Vario screen. I only received the Vario screen. You should also get a little package of sticky pads for shimming the latches on the boxes, and a German wax product.

only got the 1 screen , and we asked about it , dealer said there was only the one in the crate. we did get a 3rd set of locks in the event we wanted to add a top box to be keyed alike to the side bags .

[RandyO]

Because then they wouldn't need to do financing deals to entice kids.

*Yes, I know kids can't qualify for 0%. But the idea is get them in thinking they can, let them fall in love, let them run numbers and come back at 9.9% for 72 months. At that point they've already commited and signed away. The guys with credit good enough for 0% would already qualify for 2% at 60 months.

A $10,000 loan at 2% is $516.66 in intrest over 60 months.
A $10,000 loan at 9.9% is $3,302.32 in intrest over 72 months.

The guy who qualifies for 0% interest doesn't give a shit about $516.66 over 5 years. It's under a $10 a month difference in payments.

if its really free for 60 months, you can put your payments into a interest bearing savings account (if there is such a think anymore ) and pay back the lump sum on the 60th month,

$516 is $516, you could put the money is a retirement IRA, for a young person that isn't retiring for 40 years, that $516 cold easily grow to $10k

so look at it as a free bike

[RacerXnh10]

0% is fine, does it come with flip flops and the wife beater?

[Jim]

Wheelie button not included

[theducman]

My wife has the nc700x and loves it

[RacerXnh10]

Wheelie button not included

See that's where they getcha

[CBR929RE]

Wheelie button not included

that a kit part?

[R7]

My bike came with one of those funny wheelie buttons...

[KB]

Hmmmmm....new DRZ400SM for the wife?

WIFE??????????????????? When the fuck did that happen?

KB

[gregp]

only got the 1 screen , and we asked about it , dealer said there was only the one in the crate. we did get a 3rd set of locks in the event we wanted to add a top box to be keyed alike to the side bags .

That is what I would have guessed. The guys on Stromtrooper were adamant about the 2 screen thing - but I only received one as well. I ended up buying the OEM top case, when I bought my bike. It is nice to store your helmet in, but it makes mounting and dismounting the bike kind of a PITA. Robin is still searching for an appropriate back rest cushion...
I am still looking for a skid plate/belly pan. The OEM plastic shell looks the best, but offers the least real protection. Some of the aftermarket plates have highway peg mounting options, which I find appealing.

[nhbubba]

Re: Highway pegs

Meh. Get some crash guards. These should be mandatory anyway for all kinds of reasons. Just hook your heels up on the edge of the guards while on the slab. Lets you lean back just a bit and stretch your legs.
For a different position , pop your feet up on the backsides of the guards and scrunch your legs like you are squating. Works great with my Givi guards on my '11.

[theothersean]

That is what I would have guessed. The guys on Stromtrooper were adamant about the 2 screen thing - but I only received one as well. I ended up buying the OEM top case, when I bought my bike. It is nice to store your helmet in, but it makes mounting and dismounting the bike kind of a PITA. Robin is still searching for an appropriate back rest cushion...
I am still looking for a skid plate/belly pan. The OEM plastic shell looks the best, but offers the least real protection. Some of the aftermarket plates have highway peg mounting options, which I find appealing.

yeh I will be shopping for leahs bike to get some thing to protect the oil filter from flying gravel ,
I have highway pegs on the klr and love them . I have only put a couple hundred miles on the strom and I am already shopping for highway pegs of some sort for it . along with a taller wind screen , or a lip for the stock one. Story of my life, if I only had 3 more inches .

[zombie]

Story of my life, if I only had 3 more inches .

thats cos your Irish

see ya at cromag

[theothersean]

thats cos your Irish

see ya at cromag

its also why theotherwife is no good at measuring stuff, she is convinced that 6" is really a foot . at leasts that's what I keep telling her .

[gregp]

After a bunch of research, I bought the tallest Parabellum screen that I could get. It works out to be just about right for me. I can see over the top of it, yet it blocks most of the wind. I am still thinking about hand making some "wings", and maybe an adjustable lip.