Yup...It's me again, the delusional guy from the broken cbr650r. And back again with the game of "what am i not seeing?"
This time it's not a crashed bike, wow progress, but honestly makes it weirder to me this one.
On august 16th this year, this 2015 Yamaha MT-07, 55kW (full power, not the A2 restricted version) get's listed, 11,300 km, 2nd owner. Listing says "bom estado," recent service done, small aesthetic details, ready to ride. Photos look clean, no damage, no scratches, symmetrical, everything original except what looks like an aftermarket exhaust (SC Project style, not confirmed). Also noticed some water droplets on the front fairing in the pics, so it looks like it got washed right before the photoshoot.
Asking price started at 4,950€ and has been dropping 50€ at a time, now sitting at 4,700€, over what looks like at least a week or two based on my notification history (screenshot attached, the ones with an red arrow on them, though I don't think I caught every single drop).
Here's the part that's bugging me: for the year and this kind of mileage, MT-07s around here are usually going for around 5,000 or low 5,000. This one is priced below that range with a fraction of the km other listings have. On paper that's a good deal. In practice, a good deal doesn't usually sit there getting picked apart 50€ at a time by a seller who clearly isn't getting bites.
11,300 km on a 10 year old bike is also only about 1,100 km/year, which either means it's been babied or it's been sitting, and sitting comes with its own list of problems that don't show up in photos.
So, questions for people who actually know this bike or buy used ones regularly, or that just have more than two brain cells like unlike myself:
- Aside from the obvious ones (listen to it run, check for accident damage), what should I generally be worried about on a low mileage bike that's mostly been sitting for years?
- Anything MT-07 specific I should check? I keep seeing people mention stuff like the regulator/rectifier, clutch basket noise, or cam chain tensioner on these but I don't know how much of that is real vs internet folklore for this generation.
- Has anyone dealt with a "keeps getting cheaper and still doesn't sell" listing before and actually found out what was wrong with it? Because it just doesn't seem like he really needs the money and just trying everything possible. Idk...