Selling bike fast

agnes · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:00

Time has come to bite the bullet and sell my Multistrada 1200S... Bad news is, I need it gone within 2 weeks. Apart from the usuals, any other ideas outside of ebay, piston heads, auto trader and forum?

I'm selling under market simply to get it gone

TallPaul_S · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:13

I'll give ya a fiver for it

Probably the best way to sell it quickly is price it low and advertise it everywhere.

Mcn, gumtree are 2 other places.

agnes · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:16

Hmmm, I don't want to drop too below market. But yea, I'll have to take a hit. My own laziness has cost me greatly

wazza300 · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:19

call in at loacal bike shops and ask if they are buying any in,they will offer you less than private though,they offered me 3k for my zx10 but I think ill wait till next summer

agnes · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:20

Rather go private, I can get more.

unKle · 13 Oct 2014 at 14:56

As mentioned previously gumtree, sold my DRZ on there earlier this year, was a relatively painless sale, one timewaster and second viewer bought it, took 2 weeks, but that was pre-season when everyone is looking to buy and haggling is tougher for the buyer.

I think you know you're trying to sell it at the wrong time

Loads of bikes coming up for sale, as the summer is well and truly over. Lots of people want their bikes gone before xmas.

Other than that it's getting a dealer to take it off your hands, but they'll be pulling your pants down, proper.

Guess your option is to gumtree/mcn/bike trader/ebay classified for 2 weeks, if it don't shift, get some prices from dealers. Or Ducati/Multistrada forum?

agnes · 13 Oct 2014 at 15:49

Yea, I know I'm selling at the worst time possible

Really am.

Fireskull · 13 Oct 2014 at 16:11

unKle said:
Or Ducati/Multistrada forum?

This and similar groups on facebook, I am a member of some Suzuki ones on FB and people seems to sell things ok on there.

wazza300 · 13 Oct 2014 at 17:25

M&P has free to list classifieds, only just seen it

Alienfish360 · 13 Oct 2014 at 17:33

ebay, 1 week listing. You will get plenty of people viewing and offering to buy out. I will be very surprised if it doesn't sell.

Glaucus · 13 Oct 2014 at 17:38

Why have you discounted ebay. It's by far the best way to do it. Buy now or make offer.

Participant · 13 Oct 2014 at 17:42

OcUK

Just looked these up, what a beast of a bike!

agnes · 13 Oct 2014 at 19:20

Participant said:
OcUK

Just looked these up, what a beast of a bike!

Very sad to see it go. It's why I've put off selling it. Such a perfect bike in my opinion and I can't wait to buy one again.

Rich1988 · 13 Oct 2014 at 20:37

Use ebay, write a solid well worded advert and price it just under all other equivalents. I have done this upwards of 10 times and never taken more than a week to sell anything, I sold my 2001 ZX6R within 6 hours of being posted on ebay just under a month ago!

bakes0310 · 14 Oct 2014 at 10:25

agnes said:
Very sad to see it go. It's why I've put off selling it. Such a perfect bike in my opinion and I can't wait to buy one again.

Sad to hear you got to let it go. But despite your past problems with it you still want to get another one

What made you decide on getting another one in the future?

leigh_boy · 14 Oct 2014 at 11:40

we buy any bike??

agnes · 14 Oct 2014 at 12:07

bakes0310 said:
Sad to hear you got to let it go. But despite your past problems with it you still want to get another one
What made you decide on getting another one in the future?

It's really hard to describe, I've owned some bloody great Ducati's (748S x2 and a 1098S, oh and a Monster for a short period). All of which were absolutely brilliant.

But this, yes it annoyed me as the problems it had were at the worst possible times! No, it's not passion, it's a bloody pain in the arse.

But when it worked... What a bike! From a fun blast on a Sunday morning in sports mode to cruising for 100's of miles (did 700 motorway miles from Geneva to Reading in one day) in touring mode, it just does what you ask of it.

Perfectly executed every time. I truly think it's the perfect bike for the roads in this world. Sure, the GS is just as good, but not when the pace picks up. The Multi just destroys it in the bends and speed/acceleration. But sadly, if you're going to South Africa and need something that can cross deserts, then the GS is the option.

So, I will, 100% buy another Multistrada in a year or 2. It's my dream bike. Even with it's bad timing that I've had.

This is the advert: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161450872619?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

VoG · 14 Oct 2014 at 13:42

agnes said:
This is the advert: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161450872619?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Fella you need to edit your ad ASAP as it's misleading, the rules have recently changed with regards road tax, as soon as you sell a bike the road tax is automatically refunded back to you, so there's no way your selling it with 12 months tax on it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

From 1 October, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.

agnes · 14 Oct 2014 at 15:19

VoG said:
Fella you need to edit your ad ASAP as it's misleading, the rules have recently changed with regards road tax, as soon as you sell a bike the road tax is automatically refunded back to you, so there's no way your selling it with 12 months tax on it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

Ooooooo, ****** lucky as I was hoping to do it online tonight!!!!

Thank god! So, what, new owner has to buy it? Or me?

tom_e · 14 Oct 2014 at 15:25

agnes said:
Ooooooo, ****** lucky as I was hoping to do it online tonight!!!!

Thank god! So, what, new owner has to buy it? Or me?

The new owner sorts it, and you automatically get any remaining full months refunded when the change of owner goes through at the DVLA.