Trading in & buying dual sport... no, not me ;)

[OreoGaborio]

A guy at work is looking to trade in his old Kawasaki (or perhaps get it serivced and sell it privately) and pick up a dual sport like a V-strom 650 or something along those lines... He lives in Rockport, MA and is done dealing with Cycles as they jerked him around five two many times.

I recommended Plaistow Power Sports and Souhegan Valley Motorsports but do you guys have any suggestions for places to get his kawi serviced or pick up a new ride? Budget is roughly 4-8k.

(I pointed him towards ADVrider as well, but the guy's a busy man and has very little down time to surf the boards)

[TheIglu]

What is his old bike?

[mrezra]

I have never bought from them, but have had good experiences at National Powersports in Pembroke, NH... at least as a window shopper and once helping a friend look for a bike. I honestly don't know much about them, but they seem fair and best of all, they seem to get a lot of turnover in their inventory. I think you can see what they have online too, which could save him a trip.

[Sheppo]

He could call Kari at Billerica Motorsports (978) 667-1518 or Jennifer at Hudson Cycle Center in Hudson NH (603) 882-1573
Both will treat him right and you can have him say I sent him.

[slammp]

Riverside in Somerville? Never bought from them but my dealings with them for parts when I had a 636 were always positive.

[schleppy]

Tell him to buy used if he can, and private party. The money he wants to spend will go way further on Craiglist than it would from a dealership.

[nhbubba]

Crap. Another guy looking for a V-Strom.

I've happily bought parts from Plaistow Powersports. They had a used bike on their site I was about to go check out, although now its gone.

Drove up to Pembroke to check out National Powersports recently. Guy I know 'highly' recommended. No test rides on their used stuff, their prices seemed pretty high and they would not negotiate. I had a hard time seeing why so popular. Their shop is neat though and their selection is pretty good. They had two V-Stroms on the sales floor when I was there.

Also went over to Freedom Cycle on my way back to the highway. They had a far better used inventory than I expected.. several nice sport-tourers.

None of this is local to your buddy though.