have you checked out craigslist? On the Portland and Seattle boards, there have quite a few for sale. I got mine with 1700 miles on it. I got it because the guy that bought it paid for it out right, and then he lost his job and couldn’t afford the insurance on it. He broke her in for me. The YZF600r, I got from a dealer, but they listed it on Craigslist, and listed the OTD price, which was dirt cheap because it had been laid down (it was stolen too). Got her running with a little elbow grease, waiting for the ignition to come in, and some other parts. She’ll be street worthy for about 400 bucks (minus an ugly cowling). My husband says, if we leave the ugly cowling, then we don’t have to invest in an alarm…..lol. I have only bought one new vehicle in my life. I prefer used. That being said, I also drive them into the ground. We have only sold one car, and that was because we had 3 and couldn’t move them all. I’d like up get a larger car (like the Mazada5 that seats 7, since we have 5 people and 3 car seats, a bit cramped), but my subi will be my son’s when he’s 16, so we’d have 3 cars for 5 years…..that off topic.
Check out the bike, make sure to look under the cowlings as well, there could be hidden damage. Ask about the frame, forks, how fast it had been laid down, etc. Run away if the frame was damaged! Forks are expensive also. If you’re mechanically inclined, things can be done for pretty cheap, but you have to know what you’re doing. Make sure that the casings aren’t cracked as well. I haven’t taken my bike apart yet, but it looks like it’s all one case instead of separate cases (i.e. crank case, oil, etc.)