Jpainter187

@bwringer, Yeah this short experience reminded me of why I typically avoid dealerships and tend to buy from private party 95% of the time. Actually, now that I think about it I’ve NEVER bought a bike from a dealer! I was originally planning to take a trailer up there today to look at it but I was working about an hour away from there and my boss said I could take care of whatever I needed since it was a slow day, so I’m glad I got to check it out using company fuel and while still getting paid!😄 When I saw there was black duct tape holding the broken hand guard in place I was like welp… so much for the salesman telling there’s no cosmetic damage so who knows what else they’re hiding! But I will be patient and keep looking. And thanks for the parts link. When I priced it cheapest I could find was $110, so your site seems to be a much better place to order from! Thanks for everyone’s input!

Quick update… I decided that bike was a hard pass when they tried to convince me that $5,950 after TTL was a good price.😂

Was just told that their technicians only do “audible” valve checks. Of course they do… 😒 So if that weep hole is stock on these bikes exhaust now (news to me), how much should it be spitting out? I only ran it for 20-30 seconds at idle and there was a decent size puddle underneath had a green tint that made me think it was coolant but it’s odorless.

I’d upload a pic but the website says they’re too large and it won’t allow… but now I’m being told by another salesman that they may not even be able to perform that service here cuz they aren’t a Yamaha dealer. Crank case cover has a scratch from being dropped (very minimal, but I’d still wanna replace it). Also the left hand guard is broken. I’ve pretty much already decided to pass on this. I told them to me it’s only worth about $3500… doubt they’ll go down that low though. Salesman went to check on the valve service and whether or not they could get it done here or if they’d have to send it to one of their larger dealerships.

I’m at the dealership now looking at this bike. It’s clearly been dropped from a standstill on the left side. But what is this hole in the cat on the exhaust? It’s spitting out fluid when idling on side stand? I can’t imagine that’s normal. Looks like a drilled hole… They are calling it a weep hole for condensation.

@bwringer, all good info. I appreciate your input very much! I was actually told this morning that their service department is going to perform a valve check before the bike leaves their lot. I told them that would be great but I’ll need documentation showing this service was performed. @RD52, I completely agree. These bags might belong on an old BMW GS, but not this bike. And yes, for whatever reasons the hinges are on the outside. 😄 I’m guessing they wouldn’t open fully if mounted in the correct orientation. 🤷‍♂️

So, I’ve been searching for a decent deal (I was hoping to spend under $6k) on a used FJ09 in well-maintained condition. It’s rare that I find one that’s close to me here in East Texas, but every now and then one pops up near DFW, but they’re usually over priced. I found one a few hours from me for $4k at a dealership but it’s got 19k miles. Looks basically stock other than an SW Motech street rack, which is nice because I already have a SW Motech top case that’ll attach in seconds… (also has some ghetto looking side cases that I’d probably just remove), but I know the bike will need a valve clearance check/adjustment soon. I got a quote from a local Powersports shop who is a Yamaha dealer (they are super overpriced IMO) and they quoted me $630 for a valve clearance check. I’ve done this procedure before on KTM’s and BMW R bikes. Easy on the boxer engines, KTM was a pain… but I’m mainly just wondering when I’ll find the time to get it done if I were to do it myself. I’m still waiting on the bikes history report from the dealership, and if anything raises red flags there then I will pass. But if the history report is clean what do you all think for the price, and it being semi-local?