looking for africa twin advice

[dangerous dave]

Hi Everyone just found this fab site tonight please could you advise i have been looking for the above bike and have found a 2000 model with 24000 on the clock in good condition for £3600.00 is this a good price? mileage seems a bit high. Really looking for any advice on purchasing and what i need to look for any known problems etc.
Cheers Dave

[Dilbert]

Hi Dave and welcome, the AT is a fairly robust beast and 24,000 miles is not that much, check out the chain tension, it should be real loose, too tight and it snatches at the gearbox output shaft.
You will (sooner or later) want to change the seat for something with at least some comfort factor and the fuel pumps are notoriously unreliable (search the site for Facet Pump, then go buy one from the shop) otherwise just the usual check of head, wheel and swing arm bearings and nasty noises from the engine, but on a 2000 there shouldn't be much wrong, unless the previous is a complete plonker.

[chronyx]

mileage seems a bit high.

Compared to what?

That's nothing!

Also check to see how tight this owner has the chain tension set as too tight will destroy bearings.

[YEN_POWELL]

Hi Everyone just found this fab site tonight please could you advise i have been looking for the above bike and have found a 2000 model with 24000 on the clock in good condition for £3600.00 is this a good price? mileage seems a bit high. Really looking for any advice on purchasing and what i need to look for any known problems etc.
Cheers Dave

Is it just me or does that sound a bit steep cost wise? 24000 miles isn't even run in yet.

[Xander]

I think you could do better with the price.. I paid £2400, for a 2000 with 23000miles last year.. and it was in perfect shape.

[barryw33]

Hi Everyone just found this fab site tonight please could you advise i have been looking for the above bike and have found a 2000 model with 24000 on the clock in good condition for £3600.00 is this a good price? mileage seems a bit high. Really looking for any advice on purchasing and what i need to look for any known problems etc.
Cheers Dave

Hi, I have a 96 with only 18000 on the clock going for 2100

[KTiM]

Don't worry about the miles, that's only one decent holiday and a few weekends out per year! Price is a bit steep though, unless it's a total minter.

[Dilbert]

Dave

Print out this page slap it on his desk and say "about the price then!"