R1100RT prices

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

A chap round the corner from me buys & sells bikes in his spare time. I suspect he gets them off ebay & sells them on. He certainly seems to charge a premium based on the prices I've seen for some of the sportsbikes he's been selling (but they do all go eventually).

I noticed he had an 'R' plated 100 RT (I assume it's an 1100 on that plate?) in his drive the other day, nice condition, grey, topbox & panniers - 40,000 miles.
I was walking past today & his mate was in the drive so I asked him how much the RT was. "It's sold - a bike shop from Leicester want it, they're in there now doing the deal."
I asked if he would mind telling me how much it had sold for. "£2,000. But there's no MOT or tax on it. We were going to MOT it & sell it for £3,000".

I nearly fell through the floor. I'd have thought £2,000 was optimistic but £3,000?

And if a bike shop were buying it how much would they be selling it on for?

It's obviously sold but exactly how much am I out of touch?

 

[fizzer]

as i have just bought a very similar bike ,i have been looking on ebay at prices ,most are about 1900 quid to 2800 quid,all depends on dealer or private and milage,but i must say what a pleasure they are to ride.

 

[graffiti]

I've read good things about them, easy to ride, comfort etc..consequently I'm on the look out for an affordable 1100RT/1150RT in the North West..

How easy are they to get on centre stand and off again?

 

[ianboydsnr]

I've read good things about them, easy to ride, comfort etc..consequently I'm on the look out for an affordable 1100RT/1150RT in the North West..

How easy are they to get on centre stand and off again?

Pretty easy,

Be careful if you buy one, they can hide corrosion very well, you must check them out and look under the fairings, and the price asked doesn't generally reflect the condition under the fairings!

 

[kennyc]

I've read good things about them, easy to ride, comfort etc..consequently I'm on the look out for an affordable 1100RT/1150RT in the North West..

How easy are they to get on centre stand and off again?

I doubt if you can find any bike of a similar weight thats easier, and quite a few lighter bikes are more difficult as well!

 

[Posh Pete]

It's a BM! I curse lots of things about the airheads and oil heads I've worked on but never the centre stand. Get your right foot on the end of the stand, right hand on the lifting handle and left on the locked 'bars. Firm pressure on the right foot, a wee lift with the arms and up she goes.

 

[Myke Rocks]

I've read good things about them, easy to ride, comfort etc..consequently I'm on the look out for an affordable 1100RT/1150RT in the North West..

How easy are they to get on centre stand and off again?

I had an 1100rt. I am short. I normally put it onto the centrestand without getting off the bike. Toe on stand, and pull back on handlebars. Get off bike afterwards. The best balanced bike on a stand ever.
Myke

 

[robvanelst]

I always loved my 1100RT in "Glacier Green" - why did they stop offering that nice colour for the RT? Two grand seems a bargain for one in a nice condition, trouble is that the common failures with drive/clutch/gearbox could easily double that.
As mentioned before: the centre-stand works incredibly well, there are bikes half the weight and size that are far more difficult to park.

 

[kennyc]

I think the thing to remember here ,is that you are looking at a 16 odd year old bike, there are likely to be costs whatever you buy at this age, and as long as it has a decent mileage (60-100K) most things that can go wrong ,will have gone wrong and been fixed! the worrying ones for me, are the low mileage <30K garage queens! those are the ones most likely to be nursing "wallet hernia's" ! and Glacier Green is THE colour!

 

[robvanelst]

I agree - ironically, older, well-used but well-looked-after bikes with high mileage are often in better nick than the ones that have seen little use (storage-"stiffness", may have missed recalls or other benefits from later improved parts). Mind, the later 1200s are not much different when it comes to expensive repairs to drive/clutch, not to mention coils, fuel-pump and -relays. Whatever you buy, it's always good to see if any recent bills for repairs like that are present and check for oil-spills, noisy / rough end-drive, clutch-slip and hesitant throttle response / rough idle if/when you get a chance for a test-ride.

 

[aRTy_Hexhead]

Glacier green is THE colour?

Gosh what happened here:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1995-bmw-r1100-rt/1056022288#photo-content

 

[kennyc]

Glacier green is THE colour?

Gosh what happened here:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1995-bmw-r1100-rt/1056022288#photo-content

call that a colour? this is a colour!!

 

[Posh Pete]

Glacier green is THE colour?

Gosh what happened here:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1995-bmw-r1100-rt/1056022288#photo-content

Look at the location! Nearest thing to Orange ...

 

[dizzyrascal]

Price

The thing is with previous generation models of any brand is that you can get a lot for your money

I am not suggesting that the 1100 rt is as good as the latest version but when you factor in the price difference than a good 1100, and I mean a well looked after one is well worth consideration.

They make a fantastic touring bike with less potential problems than some newer versions. You pay your money and make your choice I did and have one in my garage

 

[dizzyrascal]

NEW WC

Hi

Back on the subject or the worth of an 1100 rt, I went for a test ride on the new WC1200rt and thought it was a great bike however on consideration it is not £13000 better than my 1100 and in many ways i still prefer the old model.

If i want speed which is not that often these days then I have my ZZR1400 which would blow the 1200 rt away and for touring well i just prefer the comfortable ride that the 1100 rt offers

If the 1200rt had really impressed I would have considered putting all of my eggs in one basket but as it is i am more than happy with my current stable - GS1100/ RT1100/ZZR1400.

The 1100 series just seem to have more soul, like I say you make your choice and pay your money.

 

[kennyc]

Hi

Back on the subject or the worth of an 1100 rt, I went for a test ride on the new WC1200rt and thought it was a great bike however on consideration it is not £13000 better than my 1100 and in many ways i still prefer the old model.

If i want speed which is not that often these days then I have my ZZR1400 which would blow the 1200 rt away and for touring well i just prefer the comfortable ride that the 1100 rt offers

If the 1200rt had really impressed I would have considered putting all of my eggs in one basket but as it is i am more than happy with my current stable - GS1100/ RT1100/ZZR1400.

The 1100 series just seem to have more soul, like I say you make your choice and pay your money.

my 1100RT is ready to make its way back to the scene of its FD destruction last year in Switzerland, I have every confidence that I can either get it there and back with no problems or repair it again (hammers are still where I left them ) or leave it to the AA to get it home either way the bike is as likely to get there and back as a new model and at the same speed (the rider after all would be me in both cases ) I'm not sure about the soul bit, but the 1100 series definitely have more bits that can be hammered into submission, try that with canbus !

 

[ebbo]

or leave it to the AA to get it home

it won't be the AA who pick you up but a contractor and he's far more likely to take you to the nearest bike shop than all the way home. My mate conked out in Switzerland, 1100RT, failed Hall Effect sensor for the ignition. Took two days to sort out cost an arm and a leg, but let's not go into that

 

[kennyc]

it won't be the AA who pick you up but a contractor and he's far more likely to take you to the nearest bike shop than all the way home. My mate conked out in Switzerland, 1100RT, failed Hall Effect sensor for the ignition. Took two days to sort out cost an arm and a leg, but let's not go into that

been there done that the Swiss version of the AA take you to local dealer or your Hotel,if the locals can't (or in my case) wouldn't look at the bike in a reasonable time, the AA will then make the decision as to whether to repatriate the bike or some other option, in my case they took the bike from the dealer back to my hotel and I repaired it myself, the insurance paid towards the extra days hotel costs, and we agreed if there were any further problems on the way home that the AA would treat any calls as if they were fresh rather than their original position that if I repaired the bike and broke down on the way home that I would be on my own....hammers rule!