Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: iansoady on June 02, 2016, 10:26:21 AM
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I pad less than the current bid for this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-SLR-650-Barn-find-project-No-Reserve-/131832662041?hash=item1eb1d6c819:g:T60AAOSw7ehXTJEp for my excellent condition, running well example last year. Prices seem to be going up for these nice bikes.
Pete / Crazy Frog - did yours sell eventually?
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Hi Ian, Yes it sold at Easter, thanks for asking. It sold for £1200 which I was happy with, and JC's made £120 out of the transaction. Personally, If I'm going to pay 10% commission to sell a bike I'd much rather it went to my LBS than faceless e-bay.
It cost me about £200 in depreciation over the year which doesn't sound great, but you wouldn't be able to hire one for £200 a year, which is the way I look at these things.
The only thing I didn't like about mine was the stupidly small tank, which was a pain when going out for a run with friends whose bikes all seem to have tank ranges of well over 150 miles. I keep on thinking I'd like a Dominator as it's the same engine, but a bigger tank, and once I've moved house I may have room for one in addition to the two MZ's!
Pete.
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Personally, If I'm going to pay 10% commission to sell a bike I'd much rather it went to my LBS than faceless e-bay.
It cost me about £200 in depreciation over the year which doesn't sound great, but you wouldn't be able to hire one for £200 a year, which is the way I look at these things.
Some good philosophies 🙏
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The SLR is sitting at £920, too much for a scabby one. That bike is £5-600 tops. I sold my Vigor recently for £1200, having paid £850 for it a couple of years ago, though I did a few bits and bobs too it.
Dominator tank is only 110 mile before reserve ;)
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The SLR is sitting at £920, too much for a scabby one. That bike is £5-600 tops. I sold my Vigor recently for £1200, having paid £850 for it a couple of years ago, though I did a few bits and bobs too it.
Dominator tank is only 110 mile before reserve ;)
Thanks for the heads up Timbo. I'll have to factor in the price of one of these then, if I do get one :-
http://www.zenoverland.com/honda-tanks/acerbis-fuel-tank-honda-nx50-dominator-23-litre-black-or-white.html (http://www.zenoverland.com/honda-tanks/acerbis-fuel-tank-honda-nx50-dominator-23-litre-black-or-white.html)
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Mmm. I think I'll stick to just stopping at petrol stations ;)
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TBH, 100 miles is probably as much as I could cope with in one sitting on the SLR! Ah, the good old days of 150 miles before morning coffee on the Commando in France.......