The K-roo ended production about ‘93. The owner does not know about fantics or he is trying to fool you. For that price you could get an 2000’s gas gas /beta/mont, far better bikes.
Agree about Facebook, you have to be really switched on when viewing/buying. I sold my last beta on Facebook & had to deal with a fair few time wasters & idiots before finding a genuine buyer.
Buying a bike blind then trying to adapt your style to it surely isn’t the smartest approach though to be fair. I’ve had many bikes over the years & only change when I discover something that suits me & makes me feel comfortable riding it. This is how you improve your results. Granted nobody could have foreseen the problems your particular bike has, but testing a bike before you buy is paramount.
PS not shouting, was just trying to reinforce a point. Hope you get it sorted as is bloody annoying when stuff doesn’t work properly.
These bikes are very well known for stator failure, they will start then stop. You can get them repaired at Bradford ignitions or give splatshop a ring.
Thankfully these days it only takes a few minutes of research to find out the differences between model years. No reason to get caught out buying an older bike than advertised.
Is it a rear tank model? I would avoid those, problematic. These aren't a good first bike plus its maybe had a hard life if its had new piston etc. Theres plenty of good 250s around, take your time.
1998 Scorpa 250 for newbie
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As teamferret says, it cant be an SR or a SY if its 1998. Another seller who doesn't really know what they have.