 Thinking About Trading
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So, the Starship, my 2004 America, has about 60,000 km - a bit under 40,000 miles. I've replaced chain and bearings once so i'm sure it's fine for the season but I'm thinking about trading for a 2009 or 2010 America.
Basically, I would do it because I can, but the advantages would include the EFI and less concern about what's going to go next and where. Oh, and it would be a NEW BIKE!
So, wish me luck as i start calling around for deals.
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Yeah maybe the chain and bearings were replaced but what about the dilithium crystals???  Good luck in your quest.
Just an old Hippie and I don"t know what to do.
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Bar Shake
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There are still a lot of good deals on E-bay for brand new 09 Americas and SMs. 
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Stickman Yogi
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Cool! I wonder what colour you'll end up with. Btw Bill, what bearings did you replace? I was thinking you swapped out chain and sprockets but... 
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Bar Shake
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Brand new Blue and White America in Tucson, AZ on e-bay $5999. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-2009-...=item3f00237016
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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man the blue/white is pretty
and that price is sweet!
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I'm looking at the eBay bikes for sure. It would be a hassle to import but there would be a major saving.
Prices here are like $9300 msrp plus fees. The trade offer is $3,700 which I think is fair. The net with taxes is $7,351.
If that bike went for $6,000 with $500 fees, shipping to somewhere nearby would be $800'ish, taxes and import fees would bring it to C$8,900. If I got $3,700 for my bike that would be $5,200. Well worth some trouble.
I'm going to at least contact that seller and look into whether warranty service would be an issue.
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3/4 Throttle
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Have to change the speedo bringing one into canda . be an extra cost. but you could sell the old /new one on ebay. I brought one from canda a couple of years ago lot less than buying one in the uk it was brand new as they change over to km/h and sell off the ( mph ) ones there take off the inported bikes atb geoff
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oh yeah, the speedo - good point!
the other thing is that the auction could go quite a bit higher. If it ended 1000 higher it would get marginal.
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