Bought my first bike today... without viewing...

ConTRo13R · 28 Jan 2014 at 10:40

Bought my first bike today... without viewing... PICS ADDED

Bought a 1997 Honda CBR600F from Budget Bikes, Swindon. Picked her up for £1499, they charged me £1599, but i noticed when the invoice came through and they will refund it to my card. Getting it delivered hopefully this weekend.

Anybody here have experiences with this dealer, or bought bikes blind before?

Anything in particular to look out for on this year and model bike?

I'm excited to look it over and get started on any work.... also incredibly nervous!

Now to pass my Mod 2 and get my crazy priced insurance!

ConTRo13R · 28 Jan 2014 at 16:34

They're the guys I'm doing my DSA with, great team down there. As for location...that shop is the middle of no where!

My first thought was me, my engineer dad, (he's been riding and tweaking for 30 odd years)

and a Haynes manual, with Kent Motor Cycles to do a full check over after we are done.

I did a lot of research and I was torn between this and a 2003 SV650. I just couldn't resist the CBR.

ConTRo13R · 14 Feb 2014 at 12:14

I feel I got a pretty good price tbh. Especially as it only has 47000 on the clock :-D

that's a newly broken in engine... Almost.

It's a very well looked after bike, a bit scruffy. Only issue iv found with it is the previous owner changed the down pipes to stainless ones but hasn't bolted the 2 & 3 pipes n they're blowing and slightly Corroded, I'm scared to ride it anymore :-(

Need some spare time to play

ConTRo13R · 18 Feb 2014 at 22:31

I didn't haggle at all, I was very happy with the price. Budget bikes history is that they buy part exchanges and sell them not much above blue book value, so make little profit on each bike but sell a lot of them

I bought blind but the sales man was very descriptive and helpful. To be honest I bought the bike expecting to be doing quite a bit of work to make it road worthy and was very pleasantly suprised. I wouldn't buy expecting a pristine 2nd hand bike but I would recommend this dealer to anyone. Just don't expect main dealer service and quality is all. Iv unearthed a real gem of a bike from these guys and had a great experience buying from them, they even threw in a free mot :-)

I cannot fault budget bikes.

ConTRo13R · 25 Feb 2014 at 18:27

Few car park pics taken on mobile

ConTRo13R · 1 Mar 2014 at 15:51

Runs beautifully, Especially after resitting the exhaust manifolds with new gaskets. Such comfy ride, cornering is so light, bike weighs about 190kg with half a tank. Does 140mph effortlessly, I didn't even realise till I looked down!

ConTRo13R · 2 Mar 2014 at 16:23

VoG said:
Lol get your head out the bubble, other wise you'll not be long for this world.

Points taken

I wear ear plugs for long journeys, i knew id hit 100 and thought i was just keeping the speed, it definitely scared the #*!$ out of me, i was tucked in under my fairings to keep out the cold air.

Riding today made me realize the stupidity of those speeds and how planning ahead is so important, few moments on the brakes will be slowing me down for next time.