Best Winter Bargains?

rush_syndrome · 2 Dec 2010 at 23:35

Exactly that really. I normally buy next years cheap and cheerfull tourer during Decemeber because most sellers have left it too late and need the cash for Christmas. I have a bit of a fetish for Honda CBR1000F's -in fact I have owned 7 of them!

So I'm looking for another tourer, preferably similar to the above, with a budget of around £1500. I will service it, ride the hell out of it then sell it towards September time only to do the same again next year.

Any bargains I'm missing? Always fancied either a Kwakasaki ZZR11 or even a dated RX10. It needs to be presentable, cheap and fun

Kezmo · 4 Dec 2010 at 21:22

Midland bikes has gone into recievership & all the stock is being auctioned off! looks like the bike auction was the 1st december though :s

http://www.pdsgroupauctions.co.uk/

Dogbreath · 5 Dec 2010 at 09:45

Might be able to pick up an early Blackbird for your budget.

rush_syndrome · 5 Dec 2010 at 10:40

Kezmo said:
Midland bikes has gone into recievership & all the stock is being auctioned off! looks like the bike auction was the 1st december though :s

http://www.pdsgroupauctions.co.uk/

Cheers for the link, the bikes have gone but the clothing goes under the hammer on Monday.

Dogbreath said:
Might be able to pick up an early Blackbird for your budget.

Wow your right. I've seen a few around the £1800 mark so I'm going to have a look and see if I canpick one up. Much better bike than the CBR IMO.

Thanks for the ideas

Luke · 9 Dec 2010 at 14:55

I'm enjoying my ZZR1100 - well I was until I dropped it on the ice and it was garaged!

bullit in head · 16 Dec 2010 at 16:08

in the mood for bargains, saw a 98 blade yesterday on gumtree for £700,
low miles and had fsh, was only 15k miles or so.

bullit

Dogbreath · 16 Dec 2010 at 16:46

That seems too cheap tbh, surely something wrong with it at that price?

rush_syndrome · 16 Dec 2010 at 18:36

bullit in head said:
in the mood for bargains, saw a 98 blade yesterday on gumtree for £700,
low miles and had fsh, was only 15k miles or so.

bullit

Hmm my mate was interested in a Honda Goldwing GL1500 for £4k which was way under price for that year. The guys said he would have it delivered to his door once he left a deposit through Western Union once he had left Nigeria... enough said?

Gumtree is nasty. If the deal seems to good to be true it probably is!

bullit in head · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:39

possibly, I;ll leavve youto draw your own opinion.

http://derby.gumtree.com/derby/84/69949684.html

bullit

Dogbreath · 17 Dec 2010 at 09:44

bullit in head said:
possibly, I;ll leavve youto draw your own opinion.

http://derby.gumtree.com/derby/84/69949684.html

bullit

It looks Ok, but of course a photo can hide a thousand faults. I wouldn't expect it to be particularly tidy for that money, but a good usable Blade for £700 seems like an absolute bargain. Shame I'm the wrong end of the country!

Crowze · 17 Dec 2010 at 12:14

Yeah, if genuine that looks like a steal. Shame I'm 4000 miles away right now

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