Dear TOG...

....I have thought about this, and though some part of me says it's a bad
idea, nearly every other bit of me screams YES!

So. With a budget of £3.5k, could one acquire a reasonable, um, Blade.

*grin*

I know I want it. I love it.


On the same subject, what do you reckon the best time of year to do a part
ex is going to be this year.


There is of course beer/wine offered for sage advice. Too often are you
asked and nothing offered.


Cheers flower.

 

Just thought id tell you a mate bought a blade 2001 for £3800 on ebay so
guess there around if you can find them!


Chris

 

I think I would be a little wary of buying a bike off ebay. Unless it was
a SOB level purchase.

 

Never.

You'll always get a better deal selling your bike privately then going
to buy the new one waving cold hard cash.

 

I'm not sure anyone will want to buy mine.....}:8)

 

So equally the bike shop may not want to, or will give you a nominal
couple of hundred quid for it.

 

Ginge says...

In which case, why not just keep it and use it for track days?

--
Lesley
ZXR400SP
"Not bad for a Scouser"
SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster]
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18

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DangerScouse said...

I'll give him a couple of hundred quid for it.

--
Lozzo : The anti-Timo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49(suspended), MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.

 

I am assuming the auction works the same way? Bid then win then buy, or get
a bad rating from seller?
would not want to commit to buy without seeing etc.

 

Hehe.
reasonable. I suppose I should define that.
96 on I guess.

 

It's bad, but not that bad,

A little tender care for a few days and it'll be spic(k) and span.
Should have new SS downpipes soon if all goes according to plan.

 

MrMoosehead said...

OK, 250 quid then

--
Lozzo : The anti-Timo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49(suspended), MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.

 

And that's cutting your own throat?

Choke-me-own-two-stroke Dabbler?

 

Piece of piss. I just sold a mint 98 with only 8000 miles on the clock.
for £3200.
I sold it through Ebay. ie the buyer Emailed me, came and looked at it
and offered the buy it now price on the spot. Mine was a UK spec import
though.

 

It's true. I could have bought a brand new un-registered 9R for £5995
from Sutton Motorcycles. I bet they'd by negotiable on it as they had
a few in the showroom. The blue one even looks quite good.

 

Daz wrote

Gissa shout if you see any 750 Shadows will you.

 

I've bought a bike of ebay and would do so again.

Look at the vendors feedback comments (make sure the feedback isn't all
recent and low value stuff). Go and see the bike if you're interested
enough. And as Daz says pay in cash- if it's not as advertised then you
can always turn it down. I don't think under these circumstances it is
any more risky than a normal private sale- I'd suggest it was less.

 

Oh yes indeed.

Now.

 

I think he's stuffed, no bike shops are still going to be open at this
time on new years eve.

 

You'll be fine. I sold my Y2K blade with 12k on the clock through Ebay
for ?3,750 not too long ago so I reckon you could get a fairly recent
one with 3 and a half grand to spend.

As per others' comments I'd keep an eye on Ebay IIWY.