Matt300ZXT
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While it's not a Big Dog, it's essentially the same exact thing with a different name on it. There's an 06 Saxon Warlord locally I've been eye'ing and checked out today. It's the same custom chopper look as the Big Dogs and other "customs" of the era, with a 96" S&S, S&S carb, Baker 6 speed, big fat rear wheel, etc.
I have an 02 Pit Bull, and while the weight is roughly the same, controls are set up the same, etc, it does have more rake at 45 degrees total and is considerably longer at a total of exactly 9 feet. The bike is plain black, so no fancy flames or any graphics and is in desperate need of a bath and detail. He's got it in what he calls his basement, which is essentially a dirt floored workshop type building separate from his house, plus his driveway isn't paved and we've gotten a LOT of rain up here this summer and fall, so the bike is pretty dirty. The rear wheel definitely needs a good dose of aluminum polish and elbow grease, the drivetrain could use a good cleaning and detailing, and there are several bolts that have some surface rust where the allen key goes to tighten/loosen them.
I'll do my best to list some pros/cons and some pics and see what you guys think, as you guys see, and buy/sell/trade hot rod bikes way more than I do.
Pros:
Sweet looking bike, seems to have a good feel of balance in regards to the weight when I was sitting on it and just stabilizing it with my feet and rocking side to side a little. The shifter seems to be MUCH smoother and feels more dialed in than the one on my Big Dog. I didn't drive the bike as it's like 22 degrees and the roads are covered in salt/sand and there's snow in everyone's yard. When he put in another battery, even with a cold engine, it fired up immediately and sounded good and rev'ed well. The front forks didn't seem to have worn out seals as I didn't see any traces of oil on the forks. Even though it may have been sitting a while, no oil pissed out of the bike from sitting when started, but then again my Big Dog has the breather filter for the crankcase rather than being re-routed like factory.
Cons:
It definitely needs a battery and a rear tire, a major detailing/bath and a tune up/fluid change. The front lip of the front fender is going to need sanded down, a little filler put in, and some paint; as well as a spot or two on the tank and rear fender, along with several bolts having surface rust where you insert the socket/bit. It could probably use a wee bit of carb tuning as well. The led strip in the rear fender doesn't work and is has no rear turn signals installed, though the threaded holes are there (with some surface rust in the threads). The license plate frame does work as a brake light though. It has 21,500 miles.
He was asking $6000 and dropped it to $5500. I don't know ya'lls opinion but if I decide to make an offer, I feel with it being a niche market and a relatively unknown maker with high miles and needing several hundred dollars in parts/maintenance/touch up paint, he may be a wee bit on the high side. A new tire (Avon for an example) and battery is going to be about $500, and then installation of the tire on top of that.
I have an 02 Pit Bull, and while the weight is roughly the same, controls are set up the same, etc, it does have more rake at 45 degrees total and is considerably longer at a total of exactly 9 feet. The bike is plain black, so no fancy flames or any graphics and is in desperate need of a bath and detail. He's got it in what he calls his basement, which is essentially a dirt floored workshop type building separate from his house, plus his driveway isn't paved and we've gotten a LOT of rain up here this summer and fall, so the bike is pretty dirty. The rear wheel definitely needs a good dose of aluminum polish and elbow grease, the drivetrain could use a good cleaning and detailing, and there are several bolts that have some surface rust where the allen key goes to tighten/loosen them.
I'll do my best to list some pros/cons and some pics and see what you guys think, as you guys see, and buy/sell/trade hot rod bikes way more than I do.
Pros:
Sweet looking bike, seems to have a good feel of balance in regards to the weight when I was sitting on it and just stabilizing it with my feet and rocking side to side a little. The shifter seems to be MUCH smoother and feels more dialed in than the one on my Big Dog. I didn't drive the bike as it's like 22 degrees and the roads are covered in salt/sand and there's snow in everyone's yard. When he put in another battery, even with a cold engine, it fired up immediately and sounded good and rev'ed well. The front forks didn't seem to have worn out seals as I didn't see any traces of oil on the forks. Even though it may have been sitting a while, no oil pissed out of the bike from sitting when started, but then again my Big Dog has the breather filter for the crankcase rather than being re-routed like factory.
Cons:
It definitely needs a battery and a rear tire, a major detailing/bath and a tune up/fluid change. The front lip of the front fender is going to need sanded down, a little filler put in, and some paint; as well as a spot or two on the tank and rear fender, along with several bolts having surface rust where you insert the socket/bit. It could probably use a wee bit of carb tuning as well. The led strip in the rear fender doesn't work and is has no rear turn signals installed, though the threaded holes are there (with some surface rust in the threads). The license plate frame does work as a brake light though. It has 21,500 miles.
He was asking $6000 and dropped it to $5500. I don't know ya'lls opinion but if I decide to make an offer, I feel with it being a niche market and a relatively unknown maker with high miles and needing several hundred dollars in parts/maintenance/touch up paint, he may be a wee bit on the high side. A new tire (Avon for an example) and battery is going to be about $500, and then installation of the tire on top of that.
