cheap motorcycles what to buy?

 im in the market for a motorcycle under $2000 i would be buying used.
im looking at honda rebels right now are these bikes any good? what
other cheaper bikes would be good? i would buy up to a 1980 no older.

 
They're junk. I can't believe those things are allowed on public
roads.


Most Japanese motorcycles from around 1980 are worth no more than
$1000.

For $2000, you should be able to get a nice 2000 year model mid-sized
bike.

You could probably get a 2000 Suzuki SV650 twin or a Suzuki Bandit 600
for $2000.

Also, consider the Kawasaki EX500 twin (or the EX250 twin, if you're a
small person).

Go to this website and read every page that interests you.

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/school.htm

Also, check out the Kelly Blue Book for motorcycles at www.kbb.com

 Rhinox,you're an idiot! Honda rebels and Hawks are well built bikes
Taken care of and they will last almost forever.

 On Oct 20, 6:38�pm, CB...@webtv.net wrote:

CB, you're an idiot.

Rebel frames are made out of the thinnest gauge steel you can imagine,
the swing arm is no more than 0.040" thick.

I saw a Rebel swingarm that broke right where the shock bolts to it.

The foolish owner was still riding it.

Oh, I'm sorry! Was that your bike?

 
On Oct 20, 6:38?pm, CB...@webtv.net wrote:

the swing arm is no more than 0.040" thick.


I don't know what Rebel you saw, but they are a good little bike and well
worth the money.  They've built the same bike for 25 years, it's a proven
design and the older ones fetch the same kind of money that the newer ones
do.  I've ridden my daughter's on the freeway for 150 miles while she rode
my beemer.  Would I want to trade permanently? Hell no.  But for two grand
it;s a great little "around town" bike.