SLR prices picking up

[iansoady]

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?

[CrazyFrog]

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.

[mthee]

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 🙏

[timbo]

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 

[CrazyFrog]

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

[timbo]

Mmm. I think I'll stick to just stopping at petrol stations 

[iansoady]

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.......