It's been a little over three years since selling my 2016 Suzuki DR650 (Devils Creek DR) in June 2018. Yesterday, after deciding to move back into the larger bore thumper, I purchased another DR650. This one is a 2012 model year with 16,000 miles.
The seller listed the motorcycle for $5,500 on Facebook Market Place. We agreed on $4,500 for the 2012 DR that came with a load of adventure accessories, as follows:
- Acerbis 6.6 Gallon Tank (Seller said it was a 6.6 gallon tank. DR Group members believe it's a 5.3 gallon Acerbis Tank)
- Sargent Comfort Seat
- Tusk Pannier
- DirtRacks Sidecase Brackets and Tail Rack
- Pelican Top Case
- RallyWorx Screen
- Barkbuster Handguards
- JNS Bash Plate
- Warp 9 RacingWide Foot Pegs
- Unknown Brand Accessory Fog Lights
- SW Motech Center Stand
- Many recent maintenance and servicing items including the countershaft oil seal cover, but excluding the neutral sending unit modification, were also included. New battery, chain. The seller advises that it's using a 13t front and standard rear sprocket. However, I pulled the cover and it's a 14 tooth countershaft sprocket.
Hours-old Shinko 804 on the front. Desperate for a replacement on the rear.
The KBB and NADA pricing put this model year at around $3,500--$3,800 in a retail setting, but the additional accessories, most of which I intend to keep, move the value into the price I paid. So, I'm fairly satisfied with the price.
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The seller said he was not the first owner, but he did include in the listing that he rode the bike to California. When I checked the title at the transaction, I didn't notice that the last transfer was 12/3/2020 and the mileage on that date was 15,472. That indicates that he only put 894 miles on this DR; not exactly enough miles to get to Cali and back.
Well, the true test will be on the trail and ...
The first serious ride will be the two-day Fall TransFlorida Adventure Rally that kicks off in Palatka, Florida on November 18.
