What did you do to your bike today?

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 20:12

TallPaul_S said:
So long as you have other transport to go look at bikes, I'd sell now if you get a decent price. Then you have cash waiting for the right bike!

Yeah I got a car

that's what I'm thinking!

TallPaul_S · 17 Dec 2015 at 20:12

Clov!s said:
It's up for £2500 and they offered £2000 at first, I've had it listed at £2500 for a month now and I replied saying I'll take £2300 to which they counter offered £2200, haven't replied yet as I'm thinking it over!

Have they come to look at it? I don't get this offering over email, I want to see the thing before I'm paying several thousand pounds for it! Haha. Plus bartering in person is much easier.

You started a little low on the counter offer, should have gone in at 2400 then gone from there

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 20:12

^JP^ said:
Not far off then, money in the bank is nice

That's true

thought it won't stay there long!

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 20:13

TallPaul_S said:
Have they come to look at it? I don't get this offering over email, I want to see the thing before I'm paying several thousand pounds for it! Haha.

You started a little low on the counter offer, should have gone in at 2400 then gone from there

They haven't yet but I did say they are welcome to view and test ride as long as I had the full cash amount in my hand before.

TallPaul_S · 17 Dec 2015 at 20:17

Clov!s said:
They haven't yet but I did say they are welcome to view and test ride as long as I had the full cash amount in my hand before.

Yeah see that's just weird. In my view, you see a bike, ring/email and ask a few delving questions, go and look at it, poke it, prod it, make sharp intake of breath noises at it mumbling "hmm, that'll need replacing, needs a new rear tyre... etc. " and then and only then do you either walk away or start haggling on price.

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 22:19

This seems like a good price, should I go for condition and service history over mileage?

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eB...86513&category=9807&pm=1&ds=0&t=1450390649055

TallPaul_S · 17 Dec 2015 at 22:24

You should be able to get both if you're not in a rush, for instance: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6R-C6F-/121806642210?hash=item1c5c3ddc22:g:nA0AAOSwwbdWO2O0

I'm not a kawasaki fan but even I'll admit that's quite nice

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 22:27

That is nice, but those stickers would be off in minutes

wazza300 · 17 Dec 2015 at 22:32

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kawasaki-...168941?hash=item235ed984ad:g:SGwAAOSwAKxWbfSS

But still 3 days to go on the auction

TallPaul_S · 17 Dec 2015 at 22:32

Agreed, the base paint job is nice though, no need to mess it up with stickers! Not sure why some people think they look good.

Case in point - why would you put ducati stickers, on a ducati? We know it's a ducati!! It already says it's a ducati on the ducati factory stickers! :rolleyes:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-Multistrada-1200s-Pikes-Peak-2014-/331733510199?hash=item4d3cdba837%3Ag%3AjKwAAOSwZ1lWb~9R&nma=true&si=ZDHN%252B2bhFn6yeMkx54olPPAoIvk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:16

wazza300 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kawasaki-...168941?hash=item235ed984ad:g:SGwAAOSwAKxWbfSS

But still 3 days to go on the auction

I think i was just sick a little..

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:24

This is what i did my DAS with, i'm tempted to get one of these and move to a zx-6r after a year or so.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB650F-2015-/161843164514?hash=item25ae9ab562:g:BG4AAOSwu-BWO0Bz

I'm not sure if i can cope with the riding position of the 6r especially as i'll be out every weekend on my bike.

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:34

But then something like this pops up and makes me think again..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...&page=6&radius=100&postcode=B97 6NW&logcode=p

TallPaul_S · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:34

Nowt wrong with a naked - I'm not a sportsbike kinda guy, partly because I'm getting on a little (mid 30's!) and partly because I don't like the way you're sheilded from the wind, you end up doing stupid speeds and not feeling it. A naked bike is a good licence saver.

And anyone who says you can't ride a naked over 60mph due to the wind blast, blah! You get used to it very very quickly, 70 (ish

) on my little CB400 doesn't feel like anything, it's only when you start approaching 3 figures that you feel it. Ok on long distance a fairing is very nice, but for weekend blasts give me a naked thou v-twin over anything else on the road

wazza300 · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:35

No zx6r?? I think you should try some test rides if you can,the riding position isn't bad tbh,I ride mine daily

That Honda is nice aswell

Captain · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:52

TallPaul_S said:
Nowt wrong with a naked - I'm not a sportsbike kinda guy, partly because I'm getting on a little (mid 30's!) and partly because I don't like the way you're sheilded from the wind, you end up doing stupid speeds and not feeling it. A naked bike is a good licence saver.

And anyone who says you can't ride a naked over 60mph due to the wind blast, blah! You get used to it very very quickly, 70 (ish ) on my little CB400 doesn't feel like anything, it's only when you start approaching 3 figures that you feel it. Ok on long distance a fairing is very nice, but for weekend blasts give me a naked thou v-twin over anything else on the road

Anything over 70mph on a naked and it feels like your head is going to come off

wazza300 said:
No zx6r?? I think you should try some test rides if you can,the riding position isn't bad tbh,I ride mine daily

That Honda is nice aswell

Can you recommend any bike shops with a lot of bikes for sale? I went to a few at the weekend close to me, and they all seem to be cheap bikes like lexmoto and pulse

btw i'm only 10 minutes from Birmingham like you.

IC3 · 17 Dec 2015 at 23:56

That ninja looks nice Clovis, you can always sell the bike if you don't like it...

Captain · 18 Dec 2015 at 00:00

IC3 said:
That ninja looks nice Clovis, you can always sell the bike if you don't like it...

That's true.

Where you been??

TallPaul_S · 18 Dec 2015 at 00:05

Clov!s said:
Anything over 70mph on a naked and it feels like your head is going to come off

I did think that at first, doing shoulder checks it felt like the wind was going to rip the helmet off my head! After a while though you get used to it, your neck muscles get stronger and I honestly don't feel the wind at all now at normal motorway speeds, 70-80mph.

IC3 · 18 Dec 2015 at 00:07

Clov!s said:
That's true. Where you been??

Finishing up assignments before the holidays and currently doing F all.

BTW I can't wait till my license, its so depressing seeing all those bikers enjoying the weather and I'm just there casually walking...