The missus hasn't been out on her 2000 Divvy 600 for three years & it's time to face facts and sell it.

It's currently without MOT and I can't really be bothered to get it MOTd. In fact I can't really even be bothered to clean them. :-) (Work is mayhem at the moment and my weekends always seem full to overflowing.)

All other things being equal, will trying to flog without MOT result in a pitiful price or no sale of will it still go for reasonable cash? (Personally I'd never buy a used bike without plenty of MOT and I've always assumed most other people would feel the same.)

I've also got a 2002 B12 with no current MOT that I really ought to sell. But will probably end up keeping. :-) I did consider calling a bike shop andseeing if they'd take both without me having to do anything, albeit at rock bottom price.

If I can save the bother of MOTing them both I don't mind selling cheap, but I don't want to take too much of a hit.

Also where's a good place to sell bikes right now? I thinking eBay but I can put an ad free in Real Classic. Anywhere else worth considering?

TIA.

MarkFraser wrote:

> The missus hasn't been out on her 2000 Divvy 600 for three years &
> it's time to face facts and sell it.
>
> It's currently without MOT and I can't really be bothered to get it
> MOTd. In fact I can't really even be bothered to clean them. :-)
> (Work is mayhem at the moment and my weekends always seem full to
> overflowing.)
>
> All other things being equal, will trying to flog without MOT
> result in a pitiful price or no sale of will it still go for
> reasonable cash? (Personally I'd never buy a used bike without
> plenty of MOT and I've always assumed most other people would feel
> the same.)
>
> I've also got a 2002 B12 with no current MOT that I really ought to
> sell. But will probably end up keeping. :-) I did consider calling
> a bike shop and seeing if they'd take both without me having to do
> anything, albeit at rock bottom price.
>
> If I can save the bother of MOTing them both I don't mind selling
> cheap, but I don't want to take too much of a hit.
>
> Also where's a good place to sell bikes right now? I thinking eBay
> but I can put an ad free in Real Classic. Anywhere else worth
> considering?
>
> TIA.

You have answered your own question , you wouldnt want a bike without
a reasonable long mot

MarkFraser <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> All other things being equal, will trying to flog without MOT result in a
pitiful price

Yes

> or no sale

No

>or will it still go for reasonable cash?

No

> (Personally I'd never buy a used bike without plenty of MOT
>and I've always assumed most other people would feel the same.)

You've answered your own question.

>Also where's a good place to sell bikes right now? I thinking eBay but
>I can put an ad free in Real Classic. Anywhere else worth considering?

MCN. I don't think people looking for a B12 or a 600 Divvie will be
scouring the ads in Real Classic.


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MarkFraser <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> The missus hasn't been out on her 2000 Divvy 600 for three years & it's time to face facts and sell it.
>
> It's currently without MOT and I can't really be bothered to get it MOTd. In fact I can't really even be bothered to clean them. :-) (Work is mayhem at the moment and my weekends always seem full to overflowing.)
>
> All other things being equal, will trying to flog without MOT result in a pitiful price or no sale of will it still go for reasonable cash? (Personally I'd never buy a used bike without plenty of MOT and I've always assumed most other people would feel the same.)

Only a total eejit would try to sell it without an MOT, you will get
scrap for spares prices if it cannot be ridden away.
The battery will be ****ed, the carbs shitted up and the fuel will be stale.
I'll give you a whole packet of Werthers.

> I've also got a 2002 B12 with no current MOT that I really ought to sell. But will probably end up keeping. :-) I did consider calling a bike shop and seeing if they'd take both without me having to do anything, albeit at rock bottom price.

I'll take it away for free when I collect the Divvy.

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On May 28, 12:32*pm, c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote:
> Only a total eejit would try to sell it without an MOT, you will get
> scrap for spares prices if it cannot be ridden away.
> The battery will be ****ed, the carbs shitted up and the fuel will be stale.
> I'll give you a whole packet of Werthers.

I recently sold an 89 ZXR750 for 650 quid ish without an MOT.

Yet again you're wrong.

Stephen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On May 28, 12:32 pm, c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote:
> > Only a total eejit would try to sell it without an MOT, you will get
> > scrap for spares prices if it cannot be ridden away.
> > The battery will be ****ed, the carbs shitted up and the fuel will be stale.
> > I'll give you a whole packet of Werthers.
>
> I recently sold an 89 ZXR750 for 650 quid ish without an MOT.
>
> Yet again you're wrong.

Not so sure - a good one wiv an MoT would make into four figures, easy.

That said, £650 isn't scrap prices so as you were.


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On May 28, 2:54*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> Stephen <stephen.pac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 28, 12:32 pm, c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote:
> > > Only a total eejit would try to sell it without an MOT, you will get
> > > scrap for spares prices if it cannot be ridden away.
> > > The battery will be ****ed, the carbs shitted up and the fuel will bestale.
> > > I'll give you a whole packet of Werthers.
>
> > I recently sold an 89 ZXR750 for 650 quid ish without an MOT.
>
> > Yet again you're wrong.
>
> Not so sure - a good one wiv an MoT would make into four figures, easy.
>
> That said, 650 isn't scrap prices so as you were.

With 40k on the clock, needing forks rebuilt, disks and pads I think
that doing the work would have taken the best part of day and added
maybe 2-300 quid to the price. Assuming I got cheap parts that's
about 120 quid so for the money involved I think I was better off
selling as it was.

Buyer doesn't intend to use it. He's storing it because he figures it
will go up in price. I think he's right.

On May 28, 1:29*pm, Stephen <stephen.pac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently sold an 89 ZXR750 for 650 quid ish without an MOT.
Arse.It wasn't a blue one was it? I always wanted a blue one.

On 28/05/2011 17:19, Steve wrote:
> On May 28, 1:29 pm, Stephen<stephen.pac...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I recently sold an 89 ZXR750 for 650 quid ish without an MOT.
> Arse.It wasn't a blue one was it? I always wanted a blue one.

I had a green/blu/white one for a while (H1). Immaculate it was.
Everything about it was fantastic, until you went over a bump.

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