Ksm1000
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I bought my 2014 non-es back in May having spent several weeks watching CycleTrader, FB Marketplace and Craigslist ads across much of the western US. One bike that came on my radar was a white 2014 at a dealership in Texas asking $6500. It had a distinctive decal on the exhaust. I didn't think white was offered in 2014 so posted a pic in a forum asking for an opinion on whether it really was a 2014. Turned out somebody recognized the bike and directed me to a Texas based forum where the previous owner had listed it for private sale for $5500. That owner had previously owned a white 2013. He bought a 2014 and swapped the tanks etc resulting in the unique white 2014. Turns out he wasn't able to sell it privately but traded it in (or sold) to a dealer in Texas. Then via auction or direct sale it moved to the dealer where I saw it listed at $6500. It sat there for a while then one day it popped up on Facebook Marketplace at dealership outside San Diego asking $7200. It has since sold or moved on from there. It was just interesting to track this unique bike as it moved around. I'm guessing this is actually a pretty common story.