Suzuki Madura 1200

[MattAvino]

So, I'm looking to buy a bike and I found a Suzuki Madura 1200 for quite cheap.
I find it to be somewhat ugly but the asking price is $1000
has a bit over 55k on it (too high?)
Maybe its ugliness could be cured with some cafe touches to it.
Thoughts?

[MattAvino]

I can't find any significantly modified ones that aren't ugly.
Im sure it can be done though.

[Wschnitz]

For that price id walk away. New Suzuki bikes go for like 4k. Id rather drop 2500 on a BMW R60/75/80/90... With fewer miles too.

[trackjunkie21]

For that price id walk away. New Suzuki bikes go for like 4k. Id rather drop 2500 on a BMW R60/75/80/90... With fewer miles too.

lol goodluck finding a new suzuki cruiser bike for 4 grand. especially a 1200.

[blackhawkimpact]

I have one nice bike. Got it for $300. I haven't used it in a while though.

[kway]

If there's a cafe bike in there, it's buried pretty deep. Not to say it's impossible; Doc's Chops has done a few legit Yamaha Virago builds which are a similar monstrosity.

You could probably make a bobber out of it easy enough, if that's not your style I'd move on. For a grand you can get a way better starting point than that.

[MattAvino]

If there's a cafe bike in there, it's buried pretty deep. Not to say it's impossible; Doc's Chops has done a few legit Yamaha Virago builds which are a similar monstrosity.

You could probably make a bobber out of it easy enough, if that's not your style I'd move on. For a grand you can get a way better starting point than that.

understood. What Really attracts me is the price and the massive V4

[chadthestampede]

Why get a bike in Buffalo, where you can only ride it like 4 months out of the year?

[MattAvino]

Why get a bike in Buffalo, where you can only ride it like 4 months out of the year?

Because I will probably be working on it the other 8 months anyways.

[Charlie]

lol goodluck finding a new suzuki cruiser bike for 4 grand. especially a 1200.

Yea, seriously. I think the cheapest cruiser Suzuki offers is the savage/V40 which runs upper 5k or so, and that's a bike designed in the mid 80's. Anything modernish starts at about 9.5k, bigger suzuki cruisers start in the 14k range.

-Charlie

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

Get a sabre v65, it's atleast a good starting point. You're trying to turn a japanese harley into a cafe racer lol