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Hi Everyone: I need some help in making a good offer on a 2002 V11. Stats & current situation as follows: 2nd owner, dealer maintained with records, 4,917 miles Fairing, gastank and body panels in flawless condition except for one small blemish on RR panel. Seat & cover in flawless condition. New battery in 2008. Shift spring snafu taken care of. Typical crummy paint flaking on engine cases, which I am not complaining about. Owner took bike into dealer for new skins + minor adjustments. His tab to dealer is $600. Owner is an older man like myself, replaced handle bars and foot rests for more comfortable ride, still has the original parts + factory issued repair/maintenance printed manual. Has legitimate reason for selling. I paid for an oil analysis. Report shows use of Synthetic oil. Detected that copper was on the high side, but not a major concern. Possibly residual from the wear-in process. His asking price is $6500 which is a little high I think. I checked (3) different websites for retail prices on this model. Average between the three is $4700. So I want to make offer of $5300 to $5500 which I think would be a good price considering the low millage and condition. I would appreciate any comments/suggestions from members here. I do want the bike, and if I get it, you can be sure that I'll be an active participant on this forum. Thanks in advance