So, Dad's decided that the Quadzilla 250 will suffice as his mobility scooter and has donated his Tiger 900 to me, seeing as it's been in my garage since it failed it's MOT last November. OK the headlights are more Clarence[1] than Tiger, but that's easily fixed, more of a problem is that both wheel rims have cracked between the spoke holes! I've never seen this on any road bike before and neither have the guys doing the MOT. It's a '96 model and only done 23k miles with no signs of abuse. It's been sitting tucked-up in a nice dry garage for the last four years. See [URL]http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davepauline/tiger/[/URL] He had been planning to pull the wheels off and take them down the Hagons to get new rims laced up, for about £400 for galvanised spokes or £450 for stainless. Now it seems I have 3 options; 1. stick with plan A and get new rims fitted and sell the bike - it's not my style and I haven't been able to ride my VFR for the last 4 years since a car accident wrecked my wrist and neck. 2. sell the bike "as is" and let the new owner decide if he wants plated or stainless spokes. 3. break the bike and fleabay the parts. Option 1 involves a lot of messing about but should raise the better price and it would be easier to sell with a ticket. Option 2 is the easiest, if I can find the right buyer. Option 3 is even more messing about than option 1 such that ICBA even if it could raise the most cash. So how much would a '96 Tiger fetch, with shiny new rims, new tyres and battery (already fitted), Scottoiler, in Red (as if that matters) with only 23k miles on the clock? Anyone interested, or know anyone that might be interested, in option 2? You'd need a van/pick-up/trailer to collect for south Essex. [1] the cross-eyed Lion.
