Was considering...

[WindyChuffer]

exchanging my 1150GS in P/E for a 1200GS, so paid a visit to a couple of dealers.....nearly fainted....so have decided to keep my 1150GS.

First dealer offered me £4400, second offered me £5000, my bike is just under 2 years old I purchased it May last year £7500. Both 1200's were in excess of £8000

The reason......Ohhh high milage sir.....I purchased it with 3000 already on it and I have added 35000....why is it such a problem with miles...

Well your mileage is high - well above the average, and its the averages or norms that tend to steer the market. Lets do the maths. Depreciation is £2,500 for 33,000 miles. Thats 7.5 pence per mile depreciation due to mileage. Is that really so bad? I don't think so...seems quite reasonable motoring costs to me, and that's without taking account of the grin factor... I dread to think what the cost per mile would be on a Jap bike...

 

[fuddy]

I lost 2.5k in first year on GSXR 1000 with only 5000 miles on clock.

 

[Mick_rw]

When...

Well your mileage is high - well above the average, and its the averages or norms that tend to steer the market. Lets do the maths. Depreciation is £2,500 for 33,000 miles. Thats 7.5 pence per mile depreciation due to mileage. Is that really so bad? I don't think so...seems quite reasonable motoring costs to me, and that's without taking account of the grin factor... I dread to think what the cost per mile would be on a Jap bike...

you look at it like that then no it does not sound so bad....as to the grin factor...priceless...

 

[Clive]

Yet loads of people say they arn't run in fully until they get to 30,000+.

My "fully run in" 1200 will be for sale soon

 

[sjwb]

I have jsut sold my 1200 to a dealer and bought another bike - get it next week. If I thought long and hard about the money I might frown. However, I cannot deal with tyre kickers and the uncertainty of potential buyers, the stupid questions followed closely by stupid offers. As for the test ride - don't go there.
No, I am happy with my dealer / deal and look forward to many more - financees allowing of course.

 

[Twotter]

My "fully run in" 1200 will be for sale soon

Never been raced or rallied and never seen bad weather


Everytime my 1150 goes near a dealer I always get the 'compliment' that it's nice to see a bike that get used.

2002 1150GS, 41k and as dirty as a perverts mind