advice/opinions

hi everybody my name is joe i am new to streetbikes and came up on a deal that i felt i couldnt pass up and picked a 2001tl1000r w/ 8500 milles for 1500 wdythink did i get ripped off?...i am going to use it to comute on back country roads and two lane hwys mostly and was looking for any advice...

Just wondering what everybody else would do. I shipped some parts to a member on the 11th via USPS Parcel Post. Me being a dumbass, I didn't get a tracking #. He says the parts still haven't showed up and I have no reason not to believe him. I can't have a tracer put on the package to try to...