flybigjet
New Member
Greetings, all--
I'm on the hunt for a 2015 Candy Red ES-- and I'm more or less striking out.
I've tried the Yamaha Dealer Search for a 2015-- Not so good. The dealers it comes up with that say they have the bike don't have the bike.
I've tried a national Craigslist search via SearchTempest. No joy.
I've tried eBay.
I've tried CycleTrader.
I've tried AutoTrader.
So far, the only local dealer I've found in the Denver area has one that they're listing for $14.7 + whatever fees they feel like taking on. They are absolutely unwilling to negotiate. At all.
I've seen a few.... a very few online for $13.2, but they're for the most part in IL or east. I'm in CO, so that's a bit of a stretch to get to and I'd have trouble getting enough days off in a row. There are a few CA bikes that are cheaper, but I'd like to avoid them simply due to the differing throttle bodies and evaporative canister and it's associated hardware.
I did talk to another dealer here who sold their last ES last month for $12.9-- that's about right, I'd think.
Therefore, three questions:
1. Am I missing any obvious places to look?
2. Pricing? What's fair on a new-old-stock bike? No matter what, it's a one and a half going on two year old bike the instant you drive it off the lot.
3. Does anyone have a way to do a "Global" dealer search to see where these bikes really are?
Thanks to all. I realize that this really isn't the greatest time of year to buy a bike, but I'm surprised it's this hard.
Kind of boggled, actually.
I guess, barring any great suggestions, I just sit and wait for someone to sell theirs.
Sigh.
Cheers--
R.
PS: Did I mention "thank you"?
I'm on the hunt for a 2015 Candy Red ES-- and I'm more or less striking out.
I've tried the Yamaha Dealer Search for a 2015-- Not so good. The dealers it comes up with that say they have the bike don't have the bike.
I've tried a national Craigslist search via SearchTempest. No joy.
I've tried eBay.
I've tried CycleTrader.
I've tried AutoTrader.
So far, the only local dealer I've found in the Denver area has one that they're listing for $14.7 + whatever fees they feel like taking on. They are absolutely unwilling to negotiate. At all.
I've seen a few.... a very few online for $13.2, but they're for the most part in IL or east. I'm in CO, so that's a bit of a stretch to get to and I'd have trouble getting enough days off in a row. There are a few CA bikes that are cheaper, but I'd like to avoid them simply due to the differing throttle bodies and evaporative canister and it's associated hardware.
I did talk to another dealer here who sold their last ES last month for $12.9-- that's about right, I'd think.
Therefore, three questions:
1. Am I missing any obvious places to look?
2. Pricing? What's fair on a new-old-stock bike? No matter what, it's a one and a half going on two year old bike the instant you drive it off the lot.
3. Does anyone have a way to do a "Global" dealer search to see where these bikes really are?
Thanks to all. I realize that this really isn't the greatest time of year to buy a bike, but I'm surprised it's this hard.
Kind of boggled, actually.
I guess, barring any great suggestions, I just sit and wait for someone to sell theirs.
Sigh.
Cheers--
R.
PS: Did I mention "thank you"?