I'd say look around for 4K for a 9 year old bike with that amount of mileage.... of course if there areen't many to choose from in your area and you love it that exact bike, it will be worth every penny to you so who cares. But from seeing other bikes sell on this forum and other sites, I'd venture to say a stock 98 with that much mileage in good shape is probably better priced in the 3200-3500 range... but that just my opinion.

 

Agree w/SlowHAWK.

Now if it had 6 or 7k-miles on it, that would sound pretty good.

 

i paid 5000 for my 98 w/ 8700 miles ,two brothers exhaust , dynojetted ,k&n, and heli bars . and have absolutelt no complaints, except for the interest.

 

Thanks guys, this is the kind of information regarding price I was looking for as I thought it was high for the mileage. Assuming I can get it for significantly less (it's at a dealer and has been in stock for at least 6 months) will it have any known major mechanical difficulties due to the mileage or is this bike one that will roll for a few more years with some TLC.

I'd actually rather have a yellow one to match my truck so I'm not entirely hopped up about getting this one but there seems to be a serious lack of them for sale here in Wisconsin.

 

There's another way. As long it's a motivated dealer I would go for as many upgrades as I could negotiate for and pay his price. There's a very good chance this dealer traded for a 'Hawk cause he has a barn full of parts for it. My short list would be: serviced or replaced front calipers, CCT's as you suggest, fork spring upgrade, a better seat if he's got one laying around - at the end of the day if there's not enough to justify his price then do like the others suggest and just hang out. Good Luck - and yeah, you'll like the bike

 

These bikes SHOULD be worth that much and more because of how much you get for the money, but I think we've all seen prices coming down and I think 4k should get you a lower mileage bike. Now if the bike's been taken care of properly the mileage shouldn't be an issue, but as has already been stated you should be able to find a newer/lower mileage bike for that money. I have a '98 with only 5500 miles on it. It's in perfect condition with a ton of $$$ upgrades and I wouldn't expect to get much more than that for it. Not that you should steer clear of the one you're looking at, just that you should probably try to get it for a bit less-it may still be a great buy. It totally depends on the condition. One can destroy a bike within a couple months, low mileage or not, and someone else can have a 10 year old bike with a bunch of miles on it that was taken care of properly. Since you're the buyer use the mileage and year to your advantage to save a few bucks. Good luck and let us know how you decide.

 

Yeah, for that price and the mileage, I'd go over the bike with a fine toothed comb and have them give you upgrades and new aftermarket parts galore. Start with the chain/sprockets and tires and move your way towards suspension components and a decent seat.