Hi Terry .....I would ask the guy for the original reg No and then do an hpi check on it.......just to see if there is any hidden history ...if its all clear and you like the test ride then go for it ....as its personal choice ...hope this helps
Ah but do you get the extras in the swap? If yes, go for it
Its up to just over £2k now and that's all its money without those extras and tbh even if it had the extras on, that doesn't jack the value of the bike up to the sum of all those.
So many people value their bikes with what's its cost with extras, they don't make it that much more valuable, just easier to sell. Better to sell it with the standard fitments and sell the extras off separately.
Oh and if you want all that camping gear on, you will have to allow for a givi rack
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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I met the lad last night at Wetherby services and he turned up with the bike in the back of a van, very strange!
Bike had been painted, had racing tyres on. Looked nice but very suspicious vin plate. We swapped bikes for a test ride and he asked if I wouldn't mind him winding mine on a bit. This lad was a total nut and at one point I was doin 150mph (off road obviously officer) just to keep up with my own bike!!
Didn't buy and to be honest wasn't that blown away with the performance so back to plan 'B'
shame you didnt like it RK
but if you slightly suspicious then you did the right thing all though i wouldnt have been impressed with them riding your bike anyway as you buying theres not other way round
this is why i do tend towards dealers instead of private sellers unless as with ratty the price was low enough in the first place
as for meeting in a place away from there home address i thought that was a no no !
plus while were at it if that bike wasnt fast enough then your looking at GSX1300 busa stuff which is exspenive to run . why not instead of top end try some thing with more torque like CB1300 or or if u hadthe money KTM 990 super duke .
happy hunting mate buying a bike is sooo hard these day i find too many variables
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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We were doing a swap Neal thats why he was riding mine mate. It was fast enough just not much better than i've got already and its not more speed i'm after. Just enough grunt to carry two peeps and luggage comfortably.
My intention was to go to his house tomorrow to do the deal we were just meeting half way for a test ride.
Think i'll just put some money into my suspension and enjoy what i've ot for a bit longer
Get yourself a Pan European 1100 with ABS before all owners of them decide they won't sell anymore!
The 1100 was discontinued in 2002 so any you see now are at least 8 years old.
Don't believe the hype, it's not an old man's bike!
The bike loves carrying extra weight with hardly any drop in petrol consumption.
I really should keep quiet about them to keep prices down, they're good for 200k with ordinary maintenance.
If buying check the swinging arm for corrosion as it's expensive to replace.
Ratty
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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I like the look of the pan Rattay and looked at a couple last year but the 120 mph Pan Wobble puts me off and I'd rather scrape my knee than an electric windscreen in the twisties
The Pan 'wobble' didn't appear until the 1300 model was introduced in 2002 as the 1100 was discontinued.
Get the 1100 - No worries, will do 135mph rock steady.
Pan european 1100
Expect to pay £2500 for a FSH model, 30000 miles, mint.
Expect to pay £2000 for a good model, 60000 miles, with some service history.
Expect to pay £1500 for a good model 90000 miles with some service history.
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