# Tank-slapping?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-slapping/324763>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-slapping/324763 "2005-10-04T19:12:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-slapping/324763/21 "2005-10-06T19:08:42Z")

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> [@Uncommon Sense](#):
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> Thanks much. I’m looking for some fall deals on the bike as we speak, and it looks like I can get an early 2000 model with less than 10k for around $4,500.  
> Not a bad deal for that bike.

That’s the one that I got. You’ll want to check to see if they replaced the star spring or it makes the clutch slip.

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