Craig’s List has good and bad deals and good and bad people and I lived the both sides this weekend , first off a guy list a 300 4×4 for $300 , blown rear end off the bike , jug off the bike , very rusted and rough , except the plastics were like new , it had all the front differential , axles , knuckles and enough parts to make it a great deal for me as I could have built another 4×4 300 from what I already have and that bike , I told the guy I wanted it and was on the phone with him for the second time that day getting directions and he says he was getting a call , and said he would call me right back , he calls back an hour later and says he sold it , I tell him that was a low down and crappy thing to do and he says the other guy lived closer , must have been in a hurry , I am gladit happened like it did ———2nd deal went a lot better , texted the guy at 4:00am on a fresh add for a 300 4×4 for $300, good pics , says it doesn’t run but looks good in the pics , texted him to call me when he got up and he calls me at 6:00 , I tell him I will be there at 8:00 and I want it from the pics no matter what , so he calls me at 7:00 and says he has had 5 calls and people want it , he held it for me and there was 2 different guys there waiting when we pulled up , I got to give it to the guy , he told them I had first shot , took the money out the pocket without even walking over to the bike even though I could see it wasn’t a 4×4 and was a 2wd , got to say one guy didn’t take it to good , he was rambling about he was there first , I been on his end before and I didn’t cry about it , at least not out load ————– so I get the bike home and my good buddy since I was 12 years old was over and a bunch of friends and we are looking at the bike , my neighbor offers me $500 like it is , I am a good mechanic but my friend is the king of troubleshooting bikes , the guy I got it from told us that his Dad had coated the tank , cleaned the carb but could not get fire , it is a 96 so I started taking off the front fender to get to the CDI , once exposed my buddy finds the aux 12 volt power outlet wires melted , cuts back the covering and finds the wires melted into other wires , separated them changed the both fuses , kicked it "ONE" time without a battery in it and she fires up and is running sweet , —- it’s has a blown rear end , broken teeth in the oil , seat covering ripped with a good pan and foam , a $2.50 fix , no brakes , no battery , other than that it is very clean and green , ohh well some red paint will take care of that , I have another wiring harness for the 96 but the soldering gun , heat shrink , liquid tape and electrical tape will do just fine —my buddy that helped me get it running offered to trade me his 300 4×4 with a blown rear end and in pieces for this 2wd 300 , he played the grand daughter card on me !!!! thinking about it
