Debating whether to sell my 2016 GSA TE. Either as a part ex or private and go armed with cash.
Question is , do I remove all the farkles or leave as is?
Question is , do I remove all the farkles or leave as is?
Thinking of selling
- Thread starter daviedevs
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How long's a piece of string. Well chosen extras may well help sell the bike. If you've spent £5k on extras and want most of your money back you may be disappointed. The joy of this site is that for your £12 you can chuck it on for sale as is and see how it goes. You may well get a few saying 'I'll have ### if the bike buyer doesn't want them'. It'll find its natural price point. If you advertise too pricey, probably won't sell. Priced right (or too cheap) and it'll sell quickly.
Shove it on and see what happens
Shove it on and see what happens
Cheers
ReGenesis
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I stripped everything off my TE as they didn't want any of it on return. Made zero difference to the final valuation.
As a trade in though would be different - depending on the dealer obviously.
Usually gives them more room to play with figures having a bike.
As a trade in though would be different - depending on the dealer obviously.
Usually gives them more room to play with figures having a bike.
The BMW dealer said leave it all on and they would adjust accordingly.....Triumph said remove it as it doesn't add any value to them.
Thought it was a keeper, Dave!
If you are going for a 1250 GSA (I've also been lured and it should arrive in the next few days) most, if not all of your farkles would transfer to your new steed.
All that will come off my 1200GSA are going to be removed this weekend
Mike
If you are going for a 1250 GSA (I've also been lured and it should arrive in the next few days) most, if not all of your farkles would transfer to your new steed.
All that will come off my 1200GSA are going to be removed this weekend
Mike
ReGenesis
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BMW have the room to maneuver with their own bike/finance/AUB resales as I said above.
Triumph won't have that with it not being their own kit.
Triumph won't have that with it not being their own kit.
ReGenesis
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Engine bars won't fit, uppers won't either, winglets won't fit and much more that you would assume would.
I've enough kit thats for sale to know!
Think I'm going triumph Mike.
Or possibly new ATAS.
My tinted winglets fitted from my 2014 onto my 2019, they are exactly the same
Dealers won't give you any extra for farkles as they go on guide price for a standard bike....but then almost always up the used price when they come to sell adding back in the value of extras so it's always a win-win for them and a lose-lose for you. For that reason' I'd strip them all off and offer them a standard bike as you'll get more value from either transferring to a new bike or selling in the classifieds. When I traded in my Tiger Explorer, I took most of the extras off and sold them within a few weeks as the dealer allowed me zip all for them anyway.
ReGenesis
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You were lucky then or something was amiss as the GS ones are certainly different.
Mounting points are in different places due to change of plastics, etc
Mounting points are in different places due to change of plastics, etc
Hope I'm not speaking out of turn Davie but if you are leaning towards the Tiger 1200, take it from someone who's owned both it and the bike you currently have, it's a backwards step. There's some things about the trumpet I miss. Its triple engine is a real peach, makes power from low revs, has buttery smooth midrange grunt and howls addictively at high revs delivering imho more punch than the boxer higher up, but less punch lower down. It makes for a smooth A road mile muncher, effortless overtakes and I found suspension to better my GSA TE, and the screen was way better. It was also more comfortable for the pillion. That's where the good news ended for me. The reason I got rid was that I just couldn't look past its top heavy weight, the so-so brakes and front end dive. It was literally a right pain to manoeuvre off the bike or at slow speeds. It really does require a lot of man handling and strength. After almost dropping it several times and already suffering an arm injury, it was a breath of fresh air getting onto a GSA. The GSA as an all round package I think betters it and is much easier to handle. As for reliability, they're both similar with the trumpet really not that much better (they still suffer electrical glitches especially) and the finish on the engine casings tends to peel off after a few years all year round use.
Thanks for your input. All gratefully accepted. I've yet to try the Triumph with SWMBO on the back but the test ride I had alone was great. We only really use the bike for 2 up Euro tours and we change every 3 years usually. The BMW has been good but another £400 for a years warranty and the price to change to a 1250 is ridiculous IMHO. We are also possibly going to wait to try the new ATAS..ES ..seems like Honda have done a lot to make it more suitable for 2 up touring.
This begs the question - how much are you going to spend to save paying £400 for another years warranty?
Surely this is my choice. Pay roughly the same monthly payment for a brand new bike or pay the monthly amount plus 400 quid to keep my 3 year old bike?
Exactly!
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