For me it comes down to current lack of space and I’ll not ride it before MarchIf you are just going to give it back in 2 years what difference does having a 25 plate have![]()
For me it comes down to current lack of space and I’ll not ride it before MarchIf you are just going to give it back in 2 years what difference does having a 25 plate have![]()
Plus you live in Leeds£500 on go compare for me. Zero no claims just to see.
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Not if you rent it to your mate for £120 per monthAre folk getting into this because it`s cheap, or because they really want a Norton?
Doesn`t matter how cheap it is, if the bike turns out to be not your liking then even fifty quid a month is a waste of money...

Well, I may keep it. Also, I’m not going to ride it till the weather is better, so no point in paying for it to sit in my garage.If you are just going to give it back in 2 years what difference does having a 25 plate have![]()
They offered to move mine today to March delivery plus monthly payment reduced to £53 as the GFV has risen to £12342 today apparently!I’m fine with the finance deal but I would like to leave registration to get a 25 plate. I’ll call Southdowns.
This is my understanding that you have to pay 50% c£6750 if you want to end the finance earlier. So it’s not a case of saying to the finance co. “I’ll pay the rest of the £50 monthly payments due and walk away” if you want end the finance early??No, you are buying it on HP. With HP you can, I believe, hand the bike back once 50% of the total contract amount has been paid, so in this case about £6750.
It depends what it’s worth. At least, I wonder if there’s an option to hand it back and then buy it at market rate. I presume if it’s handed back, it has to be sold on?Fully understand waiting for better weather but would you really make a £12k final payment on a 2 year old Norton![]()
I don’t think so. But if for some reason you wanted out of the deal, it seems cheaper just to wait it out till the term is up.This is my understanding that you have to pay 50% c£6750 if you want to end the finance earlier. So it’s not a case of saying to the finance co. “I’ll pay the rest of the £50 monthly payments due and walk away” if you want end the finance early??
Bear in mind the bike goes back to the finance company not the dealer unless you part exchange it.It depends what it’s worth. At least, I wonder if there’s an option to hand it back and then buy it at market rate. I presume if it’s handed back, it has to be sold on?
Yes that’s correct, spoke to someone at the finance company today and they said that they contact you 6 months ,3 months and then 1 month from the end of agreement to ask you which option you are taking. If you opt to return it then you have return to their designated place or they may be able to arrange for collection at a “reasonable cost to you”.Bear in mind the bike goes back to the finance company not the dealer unless you part exchange it.
The finance company will have it's own disposal route, usually auctions. Generally speaking they won't allow you to buy it direct at a lower rate than the final settlememt figure as they probably feel auction is the best route to maximise their return.
Or you ride it to India and fly back on easyjet.Yes that’s correct, spoke to someone at the finance company today and they said that they contact you 6 months ,3 months and then 1 month from the end of agreement to ask you which option you are taking. If you opt to return it then you have return to their designated place or they may be able to arrange for collection at a “reasonable cost to you”.
So fast forward this thread to 2027 and the posts will read “ the bastards only want the bike to be returned to India at a cost of £13k”![]()
Didn’t know that, thanks.Bear in mind the bike goes back to the finance company not the dealer unless you part exchange it.
The finance company will have it's own disposal route, usually auctions. Generally speaking they won't allow you to buy it direct at a lower rate than the final settlememt figure as they probably feel auction is the best route to maximise their return.
Understandable why folk often don't know that. It's the sort of information that you don't get to know unless you ask the direct question or have handed a vehicle back without part exchanging.Didn’t know that, thanks.