OK....i have an SP1 and just had a go on one of them
new blade's and was impresed. Used to have blades
all the time before the SP now i am tempted again,
thing is they dont half want some extra cash for one.

My SP1 which has done 10k, and £3.8 for a new one,
i know there is a demand but ****s sake it aint worth that
much, hell i cant ride the arse off what i have let alone
a new blade even with a lighter pocket.

I wonder if anyone is doing a reasonable deal on them yet?

Any idea's peeps?

Alan

SP1 for Fun, Jaguar for Comfort.
BOTAFOT #148

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:41:55 +0100, "Alan Crowder"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I wonder if anyone is doing a reasonable deal on them yet?

Newly launched bike and it's Spring - I think not. Wrong time of the
year for bargains on 04 models - especially power ranger wheels.

>Any idea's peeps?

paging TOG
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:41:55 +0100, "Alan Crowder"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>OK....i have an SP1 and just had a go on one of them
>new blade's and was impresed. Used to have blades
>all the time before the SP now i am tempted again,
>thing is they dont half want some extra cash for one.
>
>My SP1 which has done 10k, and £3.8 for a new one,
>i know there is a demand but ****s sake it aint worth that
>much, hell i cant ride the arse off what i have let alone
>a new blade even with a lighter pocket.

What's so odd about that? My GSXR1000 is only 2 years old and has 6k
miles on it, yet if I wanted to trade if for a new GSXR1000 the cost
to change would be somewhere around the 4 grand mark.
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Alan Crowder <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> OK....i have an SP1 and just had a go on one of them
> new blade's and was impresed. Used to have blades
> all the time before the SP now i am tempted again,
> thing is they dont half want some extra cash for one.
>
> My SP1 which has done 10k, and £3.8 for a new one,
> i know there is a demand but ****s sake it aint worth that
> much, hell i cant ride the arse off what i have let alone
> a new blade even with a lighter pocket.
>
> I wonder if anyone is doing a reasonable deal on them yet?
>
> Any idea's peeps?
>
Nobody really wants SP1s, or the VTR1000, come to that.

Their residual values are low. I think it's a fair trade-in offer.


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In uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman said:

> Their residual values are low. I think it's a fair trade-in offer.

It just boggles my imagination why anyone would want to buy a brand new
bike. The depreciation hit is just too much[1]

[1] Obviously if I won the lottery, my feelings might be different.

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"Alan Crowder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c5uei7$348$(E-Mail Removed)...

> My SP1 which has done 10k, and £3.8 for a new one,
> i know there is a demand but ****s sake it aint worth that
> much, hell i cant ride the arse off what i have let alone
> a new blade even with a lighter pocket.
>
> I wonder if anyone is doing a reasonable deal on them yet?

You mean you want a dealer that will discount further on the basis that you
can't ride very well? Let me know when you find one.

Whinging Courier <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman said:
>
> > Their residual values are low. I think it's a fair trade-in offer.
>
> It just boggles my imagination why anyone would want to buy a brand new
> bike. The depreciation hit is just too much[1]
>
> [1] Obviously if I won the lottery, my feelings might be different.

So buy a 2003 model. OK, it won't be the latest model, but if you can
really appreciate and use the difference between a 2003 and 2004 model
Blade, you're a better rider than I am.



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In uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman said:

> So buy a 2003 model. OK, it won't be the latest model, but if you can
> really appreciate and use the difference between a 2003 and 2004 model
> Blade, you're a better rider than I am.

WTF are you going on about?

I've just said I'd not buy a brand new model; I wouldn't buy a 2003
model either, not until at least 2006. I did say the depreciation hit
would be too much.

Christ, I need a shag!

If she's reading this: "Womaaaaan! Get overrere"

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The varlet known as The Older Gentleman did proclaim to all assembled:


>Nobody really wants SP1s, or the VTR1000, come to that.

Spete wants bits of one.... ;-)
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Daz says...
> On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:10:11 +0100,
> (E-Mail Removed) (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Nobody really wants SP1s, or the VTR1000, come to that.
>
> I'm considering a VTR1000 as a cheap sportsbike when the Gixxer goes.
> You seem to get a fair bit for your money when spending under 3k.

I think you'll be disappointed with a Firestorm.

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