One for HOG

Nice 998 now on ebay, currently £2,650 with no reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260225520054

 

well, given that the ebay ad contains his full postcode and a picture
of his house, let's hope it's well locked up.

 

Gnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng
£3500 already.
Oh I want one right enough. I must find a new house with extensive garaging
though and resolve the Sidecar Conundrum.
Still depending what it goes for I suppose someone might store it for me if
I let them insure and ride it ;o)

 

Given the sun just came out I would expect it to exceed 6k pretty smartly. A
good 998 will *always* sell.

 

<waves>


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
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6K at least, probably nudging on £6500 by the time it ends as it
is in very nice condition and has the 50mm pipes and the odd bit
of carbon that would bump the price a bit.

There are a couple of points I noticed - it'll need a service,
the last once having been done nearly 5 years ago [1]; new tyres
as those ones are very square; replace the carbon clutch cover
with something more substantial [2]; refit the rearset risers so
that they're on the right way round and lift the pegs rather
than lower them.

[1] in fact, if I was buying I personally wouldn't run it
until the belts had been checked/changed.
[2] because they crumple at a mere sneeze and you end up
with a few, if not all, of the clutch posts broken and
a rather large bill for a replacement clutch.

 

and it's not actually a 998S

 

Nothing changes. One of the clutch posts broke on my '78 MHR because I
looked at it funny. So I stared at the one directly opposite until that
fell off too[1], & that's how it stayed 'til I sold it.

[1] I don't s'pose it would've made much difference to the vibes, but I
didn't want to risk it.

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No, you're right. But there's not that much difference between
a very late 998 and a 998S anyway, except for the Ohlins front,
a few more horses and the price premium you'd pay.

Besides, if you were going for a 998S you might as well get
a Bostrom rep - the best one they ever did.

 

If only!

 

Hogwrote:

They do come up every so often, but usually through the club
sites rather than on ebay/biketrader. I saw one just before xmas
that went for around £8K I think.

*checks*

In fact, there's one on ebay right now...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200206535821

 

Nice 998 now on ebay, currently £2,650 with no reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260225520054

Those belts should have been changed a couple of times too. Better
check.

 

Seen it before.
"The Ohlins rear shock and steering damper have been replaced for Hyperpro
parts"
Some kind of loony!

 

Tbh, it's all much of a muchness...

 

Oh I don't know... it has a certain "je ne sais pourquoi".

 

This one won't. Looks like the auction's been pulled.

 

Sold already most likely!!

 

Nope: if that was the case, the auction page would still be up. It's
been pulled, for some reason.

 

Sold off eBay I meant

 

Hmm. An auction I was bidding on was pulled by eBay today - it looks
like they're getting very sensitive to the 'for sale elsewhere' thing.
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Champ

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