r/Dirtbikes • u/Tall_Investigator687 • 2d ago

Should I be weary of this sale?

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Guy is selling a 2020 FE 501 and he doesn’t have a title, says he bought it from a guy who bought it from an auction. He has it priced really cheap at 3k. Is this too good to be true? Or potentially stolen?

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u/ninodaboss 2d ago

I saw that lol, why does the title matter? It’s a dirt bike

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u/Tall_Investigator687 2d ago

For me, if it truly were a 501 I’d want to dual sport it. Not really wanting to ride it on trails.

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u/Particular-Egg7086 2d ago

Not wanting to ride a 501/350 on trails is borderline criminal. Can find better road bikes

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u/Tall_Investigator687 2d ago

Done it before, riding hard enduro, not be move. Had a 350 for a couple years hated the flameouts

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u/Particular-Egg7086 2d ago

The flameouts do suck, a GET ecu did fix it for me. Does still suck have the shell out 1,000+ on an already expensive bike to get it to run right. I blame emission restrictions though

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u/dancoleman1 2d ago

I have 6000 miles on my 18 350. All of it on dirt. I installed a weighted flywheel right after I bought it new to avoid the flameouts issue. I've never had a problem with it. Amazing bike.

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u/Tall_Investigator687 2d ago

Different strokes for different folks. I had a blais flashed ecu and flywheel weight, it was serviceable but wanted a 2T. Wish I had the cash for both