Its a beautiful 2008 Yamaha R6 (yellow/trible)
he is going to trade it in for a 2004 R1 for me which Ill still be paying 150/m on it. and after a year, it will jump to 250/m.
then he is going to finance on an 2008 R1.
Everyones happy!

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He doesnt have insurance on the bike, and you dont have to have insurance. I dont have insurance on mine either.PIMPMYFZR wrote:well you must also weigh the fact that insurance is a killer on brand new streetbikes ,and when your a young student , unless your rich or work 2 jobs you wont end up with enough money to fill a tank of gas .. also , is he gonna leave the bike in his name or will you have to get the bike put over into your name which will also need to be approved by the finance company ,unless you have perfect credit and previous bank records to show you can afford it .. $150 a month doesnt sound bad at all , but like Mike said how much is owed on it and how long is that payment for, the next 5-6 yrs? If the guy will leave it in his name and the insurance also and basicaly give it to you for the down payment and the monthly payment id say GO FOR IT because technically you have nothing to lose . Now on to him , He'd be stupid as hell to do what i just stated but hey there are some very nice and naive people out there that get takin for More .. Or he is just a verrrrryyyyy GOOD friend .. either way Goodluck and i DO hope u get it because a brand new R6 would be the shiTT!!!
I need a co-signer because I have no credit at all. if i can find a co-signer, then ill be getting the R1 instead. I just checked all the new bikes out just about 10 minutes ago. ill either get the 08 R1 or the 04 R1cad600 wrote:Don't do it. 9 times out of 10, taking over payments is not a good idea. You also said that the payments are like $150. Well, everyone's payments for the first two years are around that much. You need to find out how much the paymenst will be or the balloon payment is after the "low payment period" is over.
I also don't know why you wounld not have insurance on anything that you are making payments on.
If you really want to get the thing, get your own financing set up.
im going to get the guy to just trade his bike over to an r1, then Ill see if he will co-sign for my R1.95FZR600 wrote:Whats wrong with the bike you have now? Save your money and build your credit and maybe in another year you can get financed on your own. Do not take over payments like this! DONT DO IT!