craigslist salesman of the year

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:21am
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DougEFresh
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DougEFresh 6/1/2010 3:58pm
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Wow!! $1250.00 to fix a motor on a 125 2 stroke?
nobhead
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nobhead 6/1/2010 4:38pm
6/1/2010 4:38pm
Normally, the craigslist "funnies" here are pretty dull. That one's funny,
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jasonv43 6/1/2010 4:41pm
6/1/2010 4:41pm
Great, so this guy will be also selling a bicycle soon that has twice rebuilt cranks, hubs, and gooseneck.
panic revver 6/1/2010 4:44pm
6/1/2010 4:44pm
DougEFresh wrote:
Wow!! $1250.00 to fix a motor on a 125 2 stroke?
And people say 4 strokes are more expensive to rebuild. Woohoo

Dude should have just put this bike sucks.

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jasonv43 6/1/2010 4:47pm
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DougEFresh wrote:
Wow!! $1250.00 to fix a motor on a 125 2 stroke?
panic revver wrote:
And people say 4 strokes are more expensive to rebuild. Woohoo

Dude should have just put this bike sucks.
He probably meant something more like $12.50.
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Tiki 6/1/2010 5:00pm
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DougEFresh wrote:
Wow!! $1250.00 to fix a motor on a 125 2 stroke?
panic revver wrote:
And people say 4 strokes are more expensive to rebuild. Woohoo

Dude should have just put this bike sucks.
jasonv43 wrote:
He probably meant something more like $12.50.
Naw. The same people that pay thousands for thumper rebuilds exist on the two stroke side too.

What should be questioned is: why is it so difficult to line up two dots on a four stroke vs lining up a pin and fork on a pinger.
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davis224 6/1/2010 5:43pm
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whats so funny about it besides teh big price increase for a rebuild?
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noob 6/1/2010 5:49pm
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panic revver wrote:
And people say 4 strokes are more expensive to rebuild. Woohoo

Dude should have just put this bike sucks.
jasonv43 wrote:
He probably meant something more like $12.50.
Tiki wrote:
Naw. The same people that pay thousands for thumper rebuilds exist on the two stroke side too. What should be questioned is: why is it so...
Naw. The same people that pay thousands for thumper rebuilds exist on the two stroke side too.

What should be questioned is: why is it so difficult to line up two dots on a four stroke vs lining up a pin and fork on a pinger.
Real question: who would pay to have that dude to rebuild the engine? The last time he rebuilt it, it blew in 5 hours.

Good thing he was dumb enough to give away every detail. That should save reasonably smart buyers some time.
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Lightning78 6/1/2010 6:24pm
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DougEFresh wrote:
Wow!! $1250.00 to fix a motor on a 125 2 stroke?
Im guessing he wants $1,000 as is and if he fixes the engine it wouldn't cost that much to fix but the book value of the bike goes up a lot if it is running correctly....a bike with a strong running engine makes the bike more valuable hence the price increase selling "as is" is a good deal if someone has the mechanical ability to fix it themselves.

I would jump on it if I had the money and lived in or near KC anyone know ifan 04 CR125 was any good motorwise?

Once I have the money im gonna get a current 125 and slap a 144 kit on it hopefully I can find a blown one like this so it won't cost as much to build. Never owned a 125 or 144 for that matter but they just seem like a lot of fun on the right track
look out below 6/1/2010 6:38pm
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davis224 wrote:
whats so funny about it besides teh big price increase for a rebuild?
Nothing other than he blew it up by being a tool, then telling everyone.
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mxbile131 6/1/2010 7:47pm
6/1/2010 7:47pm
The honesty is actually refreshing... Maybe not the best sales pitch but I can appreciate him being straight forward about the history of the bike!
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prillernut 6/1/2010 8:16pm
6/1/2010 8:16pm
I like that, "...other than that the bike is fine." Dizzy
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rmpilot 6/2/2010 1:24pm
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Lightning78 wrote:
Here's a good one...............$3,000 firm for an 09 YZ250f with a blown out chunk of the crankcase....wow that's a steal! Apparently this guy has no idea...
Here's a good one...............$3,000 firm for an 09 YZ250f with a blown out chunk of the crankcase....wow that's a steal!

Apparently this guy has no idea how much it costs to rebuild a 250f....LOL

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/1770463924.html
sounds like a four stroke rider......
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jeffro503 6/2/2010 1:32pm
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Well.....to fix everything , he would be into it with his own time and money......maybe what the guy is trying to say is " I DON'T want to fix it!" Which is basically what the guy is saying.

Honestly , if the guy isn't into riding any more , i don't think what he is asking is out of the question. IF it was running good , and looking like the way it does , it would be worth about what the top price is anyways.

Either way...$1000.00 is a steal if you ask me!
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nobhead 6/2/2010 1:36pm
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davis224 wrote:
whats so funny about it besides teh big price increase for a rebuild?
look out below wrote:
Nothing other than he blew it up by being a tool, then telling everyone.
hence the great salesman.
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j100 6/2/2010 1:56pm
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davis224 wrote:
whats so funny about it besides teh big price increase for a rebuild?
i was wondering the same thing.

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Lightning78 6/2/2010 2:19pm
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davis224 wrote:
whats so funny about it besides teh big price increase for a rebuild?
j100 wrote:
i was wondering the same thing.
Maybe it was one of the famous James Stewart factory 125 bikes that pops up on craigslist every once in a while......those always crack me up and seem to be littered all over the country.
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TerryK 6/2/2010 6:27pm
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1000 bucks is a great deal. Spend 2-300 more and you have her good as new.

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