I just passed my mod 2. Now, what do I buy?

growse said:
£1100. It had some scratches on the farings from where I dropped it back in november and 4000 miles on it. Could probably have gotten £1400 private, but didn't really want the hassle.
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Thats quite a drop from new, I thought they were meant to hold their value!
 
Felix said:
Thats quite a drop from new, I thought they were meant to hold their value!
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It was £2000 new. Bear in mind that the second you buy it, it loses the VAT, which is ~£400. So a mint nearly new one would be £1600 max.

The problem with the 125 market is that it seems to be hugely compressed - £1600 gets you an absolutely mint hardly used one, £1100 gets you a banger. I'm not really that fussed over the £300 extra I could have got for it private.

The thing is, the next guy will buy it for ~£1400 and will be able to put another 6000 miles on it (taking it to 10k) and only lose about £200. That's really where they hold their value.
 
I like these bikes. They look a bit different and have a bit of character to them.

You should have negotiated a service as a deal clincher though - doesn't cost the dealer anything really but saves you £100 or so.
 
Sagalout said:
I like these bikes. They look a bit different and have a bit of character to them.

You should have negotiated a service as a deal clincher though - doesn't cost the dealer anything really but saves you £100 or so.
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Wasn't a BMW dealer, was an independent.

maccapacca said:
Nice :) it looks very long if you know what I mean, is that because of the underslung engine? and no belly pan, how long is it??
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Could just be the dodgy angle. :p

Dimensions, taken from wiki:

Dimensions L 2,082 mm (82.0 in)
W 1,155 mm (45.5 in)
H 860 mm (34 in)

Is that long? No idea :confused:

*edit* to pick four completely random bikes by comparison, a VFR is 89" long, a street triple is 80" long, a FZ1 is 84" long and a CBF1000 is 86" long. So I think, if anything, it's on the short side.

Question, while I'm here. Radiator guards - worth it?
 
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