kiwi_mark
Registered user
Hi everybody,
I've reached a point where I want to move up in the world from my F700GS to a chunkier 1200 or variations on the theme.
Having never sold a bike before and with not too much knowledge of how the market ticks here it'd be great to get some advice on whether I'm in the ball-park price wise and my methodology for selling.
I've listed it at £7500 (here, MCN, Bike Trader, Gumtree) which seems like a good deal as it's 'fully loaded' (Comfort and Dynamic; HID lamp; Engine bars; all three boxes; tank bag...) and has well over a year to run on the warranty (rode out of Vines BMW last April and she now has 4K on the clock). BUT I may be a bit naive with what I can ask just because it has a few nice trinkets attached.
For no rational reason I'm now champing at the bit to move on to a larger bike ASAP, having tested a couple of 1200s (the 2010 DOHC and a current model) last week and realised that for the sake of owning a 'London friendly' GS that I rarely ride in London I am missing out on something more aligned with what I want to do (peel off the highway miles then throw it into some interesting corners or rattle up a hill). I'm not really in a hurry, I'm just keen now that the idea's in my head really!
Advice gratefully accepted and needless to say that you're very welcome to drop me a note if she piques your interest, as I'd rather sell it to a UKGSer than elsewhere.
Happy new year, by the way.
M
I've reached a point where I want to move up in the world from my F700GS to a chunkier 1200 or variations on the theme.
Having never sold a bike before and with not too much knowledge of how the market ticks here it'd be great to get some advice on whether I'm in the ball-park price wise and my methodology for selling.
I've listed it at £7500 (here, MCN, Bike Trader, Gumtree) which seems like a good deal as it's 'fully loaded' (Comfort and Dynamic; HID lamp; Engine bars; all three boxes; tank bag...) and has well over a year to run on the warranty (rode out of Vines BMW last April and she now has 4K on the clock). BUT I may be a bit naive with what I can ask just because it has a few nice trinkets attached.
For no rational reason I'm now champing at the bit to move on to a larger bike ASAP, having tested a couple of 1200s (the 2010 DOHC and a current model) last week and realised that for the sake of owning a 'London friendly' GS that I rarely ride in London I am missing out on something more aligned with what I want to do (peel off the highway miles then throw it into some interesting corners or rattle up a hill). I'm not really in a hurry, I'm just keen now that the idea's in my head really!
Advice gratefully accepted and needless to say that you're very welcome to drop me a note if she piques your interest, as I'd rather sell it to a UKGSer than elsewhere.
Happy new year, by the way.
M
