What's it worth please?

[Davel]

I'm not trying to place a free ad here and would like some genuine advice please.

Bought a 1200GS late January in yellow and black with alarm, clear indicators, ignition key lock matching panniers and ABS etc.

I bought it from Blue Bell - Crewe

Now done just over 3,000 miles and have had no problems at all.

I know that I'll get ripped off on a trade in and presumably this is the time to sell.

I paid £10,350 new but what should I try to sell it for now please?

Thinking of changing it and just wondered what would be a realistic price to sell it for?

If I do decide to advertise, I'll happily pay the sponsor fee.

 

[Schtum]

c. £8.5K

 

[Davel]

Cheers!

 

[Mutley]

Davel why are you looking to move it on out of interest, and does it have heated grips?

Mutley

 

[Davel]

Yes it does have heated grips.

I'm not sure really why I'm considering selling. My colleagues have sports tourers and tend to cruise at higher speeds, when the constant wind buffeting can be a bit more intrusive on the bike.

Having said that, I bought the bike to tour at slower speeds, so really I should probably slow down a bit and enjoy the views more. Maybe it will slow them down too!

If the achievable price at this stage is only about £8,500, then I'll probably stick with it this year especially as I'm due up in Scotland again a couple of times this year and I really want to take the bike and leave the car at home.

There is nothing wrong with the bike whatsoever so there's no real reason for me to sell.

 

[Schtum]

If the achievable price at this stage is only about £8,500, then I'll probably stick with it this year especially as I'm due up in Scotland again a couple of times this year and I really want to take the bike and leave the car at home.

If you deduct the VAT from the price you paid new, you get £8808 pounds. So, if you realised £8,500 you'd actually be doing rather well.

However, if you are planning trips to God's Own Country I can think of no better bike on which to both get here from some godforsaken, overcrowded, hell-hole in the deep Sarf and tackle our most excellent A, B and unclassified roads with the option of a bit of illicit Forestry Road riding if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[Davel]

You are, of course, spot on - on both counts.

I hadn't thought about the VAT - and

I travelled up the A6, a couple of weeks back, over Shap then up to Dumfries before reaching Gourock, over the ferry to Dunoon, via Crianlarich (spelling?) to Fort William. Next day Inverness up towards John O'Groats and back down the A9 for another stop over at Kingussi, then onto the Biggar road and homewards.

Cruised faster than I'd have personally have chosen, to keep up with a mate on his FJR, but what fantastic roads and scenery.

Very friendly folk too from little old ladies in coffee shops to other bikers.

Scotland does it for me everytime, especially once you get beyond the Glasgow / Edinburgh belt and the traffic reduces so dramatically.

Did 2,000 miles in 5 days and can't think of any other bike that I'd like to do that on, certainly not my previous Multistrada.

Thanks for that!

 

[Schtum]

Did 2,000 miles in 5 days and can't think of any other bike that I'd like to do that on, certainly not my previous Multistrada.

Strangely enough, a group of us are off to Moidart and then the Isle of Mull for a long weekend this Firday. One of the guys is coming from somewhere near Crewe on a Multistrada. I rode it in Ireland last year when we were at the NW200 and it was a hoot on the Coast Road and even better on single track unclassifieds but I don't think I'd want to go really long distances on it.

http://www.bikersoracle.com/gs/forum/showthread.php?t=221

 

[Davel]

I wonder if its my old one cos I traded it in at Blue Bell Crewe.

Great fun bike but not really comfortable for longer trips. Maybe its me but I just couldn't get comfortable on the bike for long trips and got tired of counting my elbows in the mirror.

Apart from a minor annoying electrical fault near the end, which it took Ducati Italy a month to get the right parts out, it was a really fun bike.

Until now, I'd have said never again but I do miss it for its lightness and fun.