Time warp 1100

[Wrigsby1]

Fair enough, and I think a lot of people would agree with you - I certainly think there is a very small pool of prospective purchasers, I was just musing last night as to what else £7k (or £5k and my current bike) would get me that I'd prefer, and I'm still thinking....
I think the mileage is high enough that it would be used rather than 'stored' (probably). I've seen some 'still in the crate' Bonnevilles and MGBs - I don't think I'd use them, but 5k miles.... that's not 'new', it's just a really low miles used bike. It's just looking for someone after what could be the best example of one out there - a 'nearly new' one, and a person for whom the money isn't the whole story. Maybe I'm a sucker for things like this - I have a 1968 VW beetle that owes me far more than it'll ever be worth, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of it, and possibly, for the right buyer, this is the right bike.

And the "still" in the crate thing is even more weird isn't it... They were built and put in the crate for using yet people don't want to use them as they are so "authentic"... But like buying art and sticking it in a vault as it's only the value you value... Something lovely about a well used, worn "patina'd" bike....

 

[Dave T]

and my current 1100 certainly has 'patina' a-plenty

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Fair enough, and I think a lot of people would agree with you - I certainly think there is a very small pool of prospective purchasers, I was just musing last night as to what else £7k (or £5k and my current bike) would get me that I'd prefer, and I'm still thinking....
I think the mileage is high enough that it would be used rather than 'stored' (probably). I've seen some 'still in the crate' Bonnevilles and MGBs - I don't think I'd use them, but 5k miles.... that's not 'new', it's just a really low miles used bike. It's just looking for someone after what could be the best example of one out there - a 'nearly new' one, and a person for whom the money isn't the whole story. Maybe I'm a sucker for things like this - I have a 1968 VW beetle that owes me far more than it'll ever be worth, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of it, and possibly, for the right buyer, this is the right bike.

I don’t disagree with your rationale at all

The bike in question was nice….but not exceptional and I gave it a good look over

 

[theoneandonly]

the nice thing about it is
it won't have been butchered , nothing should be seized , there is a big pool of knowledge for faults . it's just 30% too much .
the realistic price is £4.5k .
budget for , tyres ,belt , brake hoses , service and a good going over , and you've done another £1K .
and some exhaust nuts too .
why does org. seller have spare headers for sale ?

 

[Riceburner]

the nice thing about it is
it won't have been butchered , nothing should be seized , there is a big pool of knowledge for faults . it's just 30% too much .
the realistic price is £4.5k .
budget for , tyres ,belt , brake hoses , service and a good going over , and you've done another £1K .
and some exhaust nuts too .
why does org. seller have spare headers for sale ?

Probably because the current owner bought them thinking they needed changing and couldn't get the studs off.

 

[ogri-nic]

stored and not used is not usually a good recipe for a workhorse bike… dried out seals, bearing etc