Is £7500 too much?

By the look of the aluminium, the bikes been left for a long time to corrode. though I recon all the paintwork has been redone.. The ally on my 83 is in far better nick, in fact Bertha with nearly 100000 miles on the clock has better ally. Nice bike but not exceptional I think.

One thing has surprised me though..... None of you tossers have asked who the f.... is this member of the aristocracy, Has anyone ever heard of him?
hang on a minute, he could be a tosser!!! could be lurking here under an assumed name.... like... could it be Lord Proff, or Lord Rob, Sir Tarka or Earl Steptoe? MMMM I wonder:aidan
 
.... this member of the aristocracy, Has anyone ever heard of him?
hang on a minute, he could be a tosser!!! could be lurking here under an assumed name.... like... could it be Lord Proff, or Lord Rob, Sir Tarka or Earl Steptoe? MMMM I wonder:aidan

The 4th Viscount Addison you mean?

The corridors of power still wobble quietly to machinations of the not as dead as you might think Salisbury-Addison convention on what the Second House is allowed/supposed to do.
( ie. let the establishment get away with.)
 
Some mug will buy it. If he's happy with what he's got then it was worth what he paid.

Same old story of people knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Looks like a lump of pig iron to me :)
 
I thought for a minute that bike was my old one. Similar mileage and the same sort of condition when I sold it. Mine was owned by a local multimillionaire and was one of 25 bikes he owned. It's been sitting unused in a garage in Derby since I sold it.
 
well its not too much if you really want one:rolleyes:
i would consider offers over 6000 for mine:P

perhaps the owner has spent thousands on restore and hoping to get it back?
doesnt look restored like the cb1? bike.

thanks for the info billn:bow never heard of the dealer certificate before:confused:
 
At the Kinda money they seem to be making ,
the one yesterday on here , and now even the contemplation / /
toleration of this ,, by virtue of the Fact that we are discussing it ,
I am sorely tempted to slip mey own wee R80G/S into the Fs&w section

i think you'd need to put all three of your yokes up tay get that dough :D
 
I thought the pd were supposed to have white rear mudguards?

the side panel decal transers are the same as the ones i have on mine.
 
I thought the pd were supposed to have white rear mudguards?

the side panel decal transers are the same as the ones i have on mine.


At the risk of getting a bit anal - This is the 81 BMW brochure. The 81 had completely different stickers

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my panels came with the stickers on and a 1985 date satmp.
anal ,my a**e its a lot of money
so all in all this is not a museum model 1981
because it is not concours or have the correct equipment on.:augie

wonder who the nottingham restorer is?
maybe it has lots of money thrown at the parts and labour.
 
you are a bunch of anoraks:P
john the downpipes are new.

and rob the brakerod could have been fitted by the mechanic at the rebuild
this included new oils, seals, rubbers, swing arm pivot bearings, plugs, fuel pipes, fuel gauzes, air filter, front brake pads, front brake piston, rear brake shoes, rear brake push rods and exhaust downpipes
it mentions the bike has done 50 miles since then.
 
It's a wet Saturday night. Nothing wrong with a bit of bitching :o Thats a funky rear brake rod, it's even got a spacer to take up the slack in the brake shoes.
 

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For £7500 I'd expect Gaston Rahier wheeling it down the high street. That bikes got to be £2.5k to £3k tops. It's a few shiney bits bolted to a so so clean up. The VIN plates missing as well.
 
I agree with Rob, It's a crap example in my eyes, totally wrong for the year, nothing would hold provenance except Gaston signed tank, which probably came off a genuine PD in '85 I'd value it at around £2 - £2.5 K tops .
Kenny and the Bike Thunder just bought today are miles better.

Also if I want to be a complete anorak first 80 g/s did not have side stand [ unless crashbars were ordered and fitted from factory]and had a pannier only on one side, [swing arm]
 


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