Wanted NT700V Motorbike

I just saw a silver one with only 1800 miles on it on FB marketplace in DFW area, but he wants $6K for it. It's pristine

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Mellow said:
A 15 year old bike with 1800 miles on it.. I would run away, if any fuel was left in it it would be a lot of work.

I'd rather have one with 60k miles on it...
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It would be an interesting engineering study....So what goes bad over time since it is not used? Certainly, the entire brake system is suspect and if a bike has a hydrolic clutch, that system also. Possibly disimilar metal corrosion here and there....Fuel injectors.....even sensors....
And yet, we have the case of the Kee bird, a B29 that did an emergency landing in 1947 in Greenland. In 1995, at great expense, a team went up there with four new engines and props and tried to take off, but a jury rigged generator leaked fuel and caught the plane on fire.
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Coyote Chris said:
So what goes bad over time since it is not used?
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Every single seal, O-ring, etc... hardens and seizes... attempts to start rips the frozen contact patches apart -> seepage & leaks...
Condensate and acid in sitting in the engine oil like forever...
Pitting/corrosion between rings and cylinder walls...
Gunk from dried out/crystalized fuel remains contaminate the entire system...
Depending on storage conditions/climate, rotted rubber lines and wiring, corroded electrical connections and contacts...
Rodent infestation, like nests in air filter/intake, gnawed wiring and lines...
At the baseline one could get a real gem, but should be prepared to do a complete rebuild... not as simple as "just throw a new battery and some fresh fuel in and go"...
 
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