Wanted: Saxon Country 500

[nikitino]

Want to buy a Saxon Country 500 any condition; preferably in the midwest.....

[iceman]

The internet is a beautiful thing,here you go from craigslist.. minneapolis / st paul http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/703865777.html


MZ Country 500 Dual Purpose BO - $1650 (Osseo)
Reply to: sale-703865777@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-01, 5:08PM CDT


Very cool Rotax powered machine!

Won't see many of these around.

Looking for $1650 or Best offer.

Please Call me at 763-315-6686

[nikitino]

Man, sometimes the internet does work miracles.....I clld the guy today and he still had the 500 Country......put a deposit on it and should pick up this weekend...then i'll have one and a half Country 500's...perfect.....much thanx to Iceman for the tip....

[iceman]

Nik,glad that worked out for you.Post a picture when you get it.
Do you have to travel far to get it ? John

[DAVID THOMPSON]

$1650 is a good price and as you have a parts bike your in shape
http://www.rotax.net
for engine parts if parts bike one is bad

should run fine for many years
recommend front brake lever as a spare as some of the mz are the only bike that uses this lever
dave

[iceman]

I located two that a guy has that he is thinking of selling.

[nikitino]

It looks like i'm going to be driving 675 miles to pick it up this weekend.....from southern Missouri to Minneapolis MN....a bit of a drive but i got a couple of shipping quotes and they were in the 500.00 range so i can save 200 or so if i drive....I think also that the engine on my crashed bike will still be good, it just needs the outer casing piece on the stator or generator side...(the metal housing that goes around the stator with the magnets on it that spins with the engine may be ever so slightly dented also but hopefully it's not too out of round and would still work) the new bike is actually at some kind of scooter repair shop and the guy says it's missing the chain cover ....should be able to use my old one though but may need to order the plastic piece that covers the sprocket at the engine if it's not on there as mine is cracked. he said it's missing a few other things too like the windshield but i have this too......will try to get some pix of the bike from the guy before i go up there just to make sure it's decent..... hopefully it will work out well, will keep you guys posted....

[nikitino]

dang, the country's are coming out of the woodwork....where are these two located? any idea how much he would be asking or know any details about the bikes?

[iceman]

When i googled and found the listing on Craigslist that i posted for you this also came up and i saw an email address so i emailed him and he sent these pictures to me today,he said he is thinking about selling them as gas prices are out of control .He has a comcast email so i think it somewhere up in the northeast i can't make out the plates,He seems kind of secretive,has not said a price.

[nikitino]

Ah google, didn't think of trying that for some reason......yeah the northeast would probably be out of my range and I doubt he'd be selling for as low as this other guy in MN...just hope his is in decent shape....need to get some pix from him....thanx again

[DAVID THOMPSON]

hummmm 5614 that one above has not been ran far enough to get it broke in yet

dave

[iceman]

Nikitino,how did you make out with that crosscountry ?

[nikitino]

Yeah, i just paid for the bike but still working on getting it shipped.....hopefully sometime this week.....i'm trying to put something together with somebody on uship.com to try and save a little cash but don't know if this is going to work out for sure yet........i'll try to post some pix of the bike when i get home later....

[nikitino]

Alright, new bike supposed to be delivered on sat july 5th if all goes well. used a website called uship.com which will end up saving me some cash and will bring to my door if all goes well. Here are some pix if i can get em on here....bike is a little rougher looking than the one i wrecked was but now i'll have plenty of spare parts....

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[nikitino]

don't know if you can tell much but most of the chain guard is missing.....i have the rear part but will need to order the plastic piece that covers the front sprocket as mine is busted....hope this thing runs good....