R100gspd originality?

[seadog]

Gents, I have a hankering for a gspd, whilst googling I saw this, can I ask the experts here is that an original tank?, and in general what do you think of the bike value wise?

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/motorbikes-for-sale/bmw-r100gs-pd/5852660


Also is it fairly simple to import a bike to the uk?


Regards

Mike

 

[Crapaud]

For that sort of money, you could get something much, much better than that. For around £5k you should be able to get a good ORIGINAL bike.

I would value that one around half its asking price.

For example:

If you want a decent original bike, see Sherlocks one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R100G...0958617?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item23314c9819

If you want a non-original R100GS, see:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?341719-R100GS-quot-Bertha-quot-For-Sale&highlight=bertha

 

[seadog]

Ah ok, I think I might wait until the dirge of Christmas is over and put a WTB up on here!!!!!


Regards


Mike

 

[Rob Farmer]

As Sid says That's way too expensive for what it is. There's too much that looks like it's been tarted up. you'd spend a fortune sorting a bike like that out.

It has a lot of good parts on it but the underlying bike looks very tatty and well used. For me touratech parts are a negative, mostly irrelevant. Those headlight may look the part but the chances are they don't work well, overheat and are a bugger to change the bulb on. The alternator will not cope with twin headlights and those spotlights so you'd need to check that the alternators been upgraded.

 

[electric_monk]

As Sid says That's way too expensive for what it is. There's too much that looks like it's been tarted up. you'd spend a fortune sorting a bike like that out.

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Exactly my thoughts when I saw it advertised the first time. In my opinion if you see an airhead gs being advertised more than once it is a sure sign that something is not quite right about it or it is overpriced.

 

[Kenny]

I quite like it !

 

[Rob Farmer]

I quite like it !

Probably because it's got shiny bits! If you look past them it's pretty rough. Have you seen the rust on that flywheel?

 

[Essexadventure]

Thinking of putting mine up next year...I have to say it looks better than those shown so far in this thread in my opinion!

And just in case you want a totally standard model, I've got the original panniers and frames too.

But then I might be bias.


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[litelfun]

That bickes had a lot of money spent on it big bor kit min 1100 euro twinpluged around 500 edelwiese exaust sysyem 1000 alloy paniers maybe 600 rearschock 800 billet calliper 600 and thats not all twinheadlight convershion so thier is over 4000 euros in extras what are you waeting for I wouldent get a box standard GS why du peoplel put a ohlins or wp on thier or why du peoplel put big bores on if standard is beter !!! because the box standard bicke is crap at the end of the day shit supenshion and shit brackes and under powerd its up to you but looks a good buy to me

 

[fayeslane]

Thinking of putting mine up next year...I have to say it looks better than those shown so far in this thread in my opinion!

And just in case you want a totally standard model, I've got the original panniers and frames too.

But then I might be bias.


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That bike is a credit to you, well done

 

[JJH]

That bickes had a lot of money spent on it big bor kit min 1100 euro twinpluged around 500 edelwiese exaust sysyem 1000 alloy paniers maybe 600 rearschock 800 billet calliper 600 and thats not all twinheadlight convershion so thier is over 4000 euros in extras what are you waeting for I wouldent get a box standard GS why du peoplel put a ohlins or wp on thier or why du peoplel put big bores on if standard is beter !!! because the box standard bicke is crap at the end of the day shit supenshion and shit brackes and under powerd its up to you but looks a good buy to me

It doesn't matter how many extras at what cost you never get your money back. Standard bike is always worth more or extras are usually priced at 10% of origins price. That's why you nearly see people taking off the bits and pieces to sell sepertly and putting the bike back to standard. JJH

 

[JJH]

That bickes had a lot of money spent on it big bor kit min 1100 euro twinpluged around 500 edelwiese exaust sysyem 1000 alloy paniers maybe 600 rearschock 800 billet calliper 600 and thats not all twinheadlight convershion so thier is over 4000 euros in extras what are you waeting for I wouldent get a box standard GS why du peoplel put a ohlins or wp on thier or why du peoplel put big bores on if standard is beter !!! because the box standard bicke is crap at the end of the day shit supenshion and shit brackes and under powerd its up to you but looks a good buy to me

It doesn't matter how many extras at what cost you never get your money back. Standard bike is always worth more or extras are usually priced at 10% of origins price. That's why you nearly see people taking off the bits and pieces to sell sepertly and putting the bike back to standard. JJH

 

[Box’a’bits]

It doesn't matter how many extras at what cost you never get your money back. Standard bike is always worth more or extras are usually priced at 10% of origins price. That's why you nearly see people taking off the bits and pieces to sell sepertly and putting the bike back to standard. JJH

The conversation appears to have moved on from a particular bike, to whether you should retain it as stock as possible.

Rather depends if you want to ride it, keep it as a static piece of history, or sell it.

Mine was a fairly well worn example. I preferred to modify to improve its capacities for what I want. It was never going to have value based on what it was. It's value is what someone is prepared to pay for it, if I decide to sell it. By the time I sell it it will have likely depreciated to zero value.

Whether the OP is prepared to pay the asking price depends on what he wants to use the bike for. I don't know that anyone asked...