You pay for cheap and you'll get cheap. You'll have to fix it twice and have more down time!!
Save up and buy the good stuff and it will cost you less over time..there is no ecomonic sense to buying cheap for a machine you expect to be reliable, durable, and longevity from!
Just some pearls we all pick up along the way..but I know everyone needs to figure this out at their own speed.
Current toys..
1986 Honda 350X..trail bomb!
1985 Honda 250SX..my main mudder
1985 Honda 250ES..Back in Black Trike
Current non-trike toys:
1990 Honda TRX300FW
1995 Seadoo GTX
1998 Polaris Indy Lite 340(Nearly new looking)
1998 Polaris Touring 500
1998 Club Car (electric)