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Used motorcycle shopping

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With the demise of the Fat Girl, I'm looking online for another bike. I am using Facebook and Craigslist, any other sites I am missing?
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FB and Craigslist seem to be the most popular with tech savvy folks but do not forget about the Grandpa's that refused to keep up with such things. Occasionally there are still Gems to be found in newspapers and other print media. Also talk to any local shops.
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cycletrader.com is still around.
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Some areas have local classified ad papers for used items which might have vehicles in them as well.

Word of mouth might help or local community bulletin boards.
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If you aren't objectional to getting one shipped down from the tundra..the exchange rate would be a big benefit for you..
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ob1quixote wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:29 am With the demise of the Fat Girl, I'm looking online for another bike. I am using Facebook and Craigslist, any other sites I am missing?
Uhh...what happened to the Fat Girl... ?
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Some folks here must have missed this post:
https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 8&start=45
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T-boned by a red light runner, 3rd lane over, obscured by the inside 2 lanes stacked up with traffic. Caught a glimpse in my peripheral, noted the car was doing about 45mph. WFOed it, managed to scoot the contact point forward and take the hit behind my leg. Welds ripped at the upper shock mounts, frame bent about 8 inches, collapsed rear wheel mag spokes. No known broken bones, although left ribs down low are very suspect, even with another x-ray a few days later.

Runner never hit the brakes until after they hit me, then they hit another car that was in the lane I had come from.

Riding gear did it's job, nicks and abrasions. Helmet never touched the ground, offroad and dual sporting have trained me how to fall! Beat up, no doubt! Happened last Saturday, slept(kinda) in my bed for the first time last night.

Very, very fortunate!

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Best view of the carnage, and all that energy got transferred to me.
I guess I know what a tennis ball feels like as Serena Williams serves.

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How long does it take to talk yourself into going upright in bed in the morning? Don't worry - that decreases pretty rapidly. Glad the gear did its job. Mine was replaced 100% with no deductable by the insurance. Just find the replacements, buy them and tell the adjuster what it cost. Hope yours does the same.
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That machine is done.
There is no way I'd trust it to run the mountain twisties that I'm fond of {made 4 trips this year alone}

And I have a paint and body shop! Plan to get the motor out of it, then scrap the rest.
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Facebook Marketplace has been my perusal area of choice lately. Pretty decent about letting you select an area, but good enough with results outside of that area if local pickings are a bit slim. And if you're facebook-inclined, it's pretty easy to get in touch with the seller, all in-app.

That being said, what finally sold my GL1200 was when I posted it to craigslist. So don't discount the oldies.
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Missed a 76 LTD, claiming 5K miles...needed a restoration, on FB
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Sorry to hear about your accident, glad you saw the car and managed to keep ahead of the impact enough.
Almost got your leg, good luck with your search for another wing.
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