Where have all the X Country's Gone?

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Over the last few months I have been window shopping for an X country and most weeks I find eight or nine across the country ranging from 800miles to 20k miles on the clock and all about the same price. But this week I can only find one and that has been for sale for months and months.

Where are they all going? are they going abroad....

It doesn't really matter I cant afford to buy one until march but Im just a bit surprised.
 
Thanks Robbo1200ADV, thats the one thats been for sale for months, there have been three with less than 1k miles for the same money.
 
Maybe that the're such cracking little bikes that folk hang onto them.

Steve
 
Mine ex Gadget and VGC

Went for the asking price,a couple of months ago, to a biker gent who was commuting in to the Metropolis
from the suburbs every day
He loves it to bits, not surprised it replaced a Honda 125
 
Over the last few months I have been window shopping for an X country and most weeks I find eight or nine across the country ranging from 800miles to 20k miles on the clock and all about the same price. But this week I can only find one and that has been for sale for months and months.

Where are they all going? are they going abroad....

It doesn't really matter I cant afford to buy one until march but Im just a bit surprised.

Yes, they've mostly been shipped to the continent.



In fact they're Ex-country! :D
 
I've got mine, grabbed it earlier this year when it popped up on the horizon :thumb

It's here to stay :thumb

But then I've said that about all my bike's ........ and wives :blast

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Its true havent seen many on ebay either recently but with a saved search they do come up once in a while.
How about one of these beauties same engine:

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I've got mine, grabbed it earlier this year when it popped up on the horizon :thumb

It's here to stay :thumb

But then I've said that about all my bike's ........ and wives :blast

:beerjug:

I wouldn't leave it there, it might get nicked. It certainly would down 'ere!:nenau
 
Its true havent seen many on ebay either recently but with a saved search they do come up once in a while.
How about one of these beauties same engine:

That looks like a lorra lorra fun :thumb

I wouldn't leave it there, it might get nicked. It certainly would down 'ere!:nenau

No where worse than where I live ... it's double padlocked up in a secure garden and none of the local scroat bags knows it's here! It would be scrambling across the pit tips if they did :nenau

Talking of Cross Country's ... mine has Wilbers front fork springs and fork oil, rear Wilbers suspension unit. Air box mod with K&N filter, fuelling re-mapped at Hilltop Motorcycles. Remus front free flow exhaust header pipe with de-catted standard exhaust.

Just seems to run smoother and better on the pick up at higher revs than with the Remus end can :thumb

It's a real fun bike and def a wolf in sheeps clothing :JB

:beer jug:
 
I still have mine but haven't used it much lately after Shoulder surgery.

May sell it soon due to lack of use or time to ride, but great little bike.
 
My X-Country is up for sale and has been for a couple of months, but not really pushed it

2007 BMW G650 X COUNTRY - £3299

20000 miles, Taxed until Feb 2012 and MOT'd until May 12th 2012. This bike has the Rotax engine in and not the Chinese BMW engine fitted after 2008, new sprockets front and rear. It has the X Challenge 21" & 18" wheels for better off road handling. This bike has no dents or dings, plus the exhaust has no damage, but there is a slight mark where one of my socks melted onto the silencer :blast .

It has standard ABS, which can be switched off. Fitted is a Scheffelmeier Bashplate and case saver, which is far superior than the Touratech one and more expensive! It actually protects the rear of the engine as well. Touratech handguards fitted and a black perspex headlight wind visor. The rear end has been tidied and a flexi number plate fitted. The lower mudguard, rear pegs and full size number plate are also going with the bike. It had an oil and filter change 150 miles ago and comes with 2 spare engine oil filters. I have only taken this off road twice, hence why it's still in good nick. It's currently shod with Pirelli MT21's that have done 500 miles on the road. There are heavy duty tubes fitted to the wheels as well. If you are short in the leg like me, then this is also ideal as I am only a 29" inside leg.

Personally if I was keeping it, I'd stick on a lighter exhaust and stick some better front forks on for 'off roading' with, but just can't afford it at the moment! :comfort

Bike is located near Jct 27 of M5 in Devon(Tiverton). If you would like to view it then please call me on 07989 382890
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Hi Harty,
Would be very interested in the Screen,bash plate,front fender and handguards from your bike if you wanted to sell them.

Steve
 
One for sale very soon

will be putting mine in the for sale section as soon as I get a chance to sort out the exact details for the advert and some recent pictures.
a bit scruffy, but low mileage and runs exellent (was stolen recovered previously)

will be looking for about £2k

A couple of pic from last year.
 

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will be putting mine in the for sale section as soon as I get a chance to sort out the exact details for the advert and some recent pictures.
a bit scruffy, but low mileage and runs exellent (was stolen recovered previously)

will be looking for about £2k

A couple of pic from last year.

Been persuaded to do a French Green laning trip on it in May, so will have to sell it a biy later

Cheers,
 
Over the last few months I have been window shopping for an X country and most weeks I find eight or nine across the country ranging from 800miles to 20k miles on the clock and all about the same price. But this week I can only find one and that has been for sale for months and months.

Where are they all going? are they going abroad....

It doesn't really matter I cant afford to buy one until march but Im just a bit surprised.

Cracker on bay at the moment
 
I've got half an eye on one of these to go alongside my 1150GS. Would need to get rid of my '85 Tenere first which still needs a bit of work on it but that's my long term plan!

There's one for sale in Metropolis motorcycles in London (Vauxhall). IIRC it was about £3.2k.
 
Its still there , its nearly march. £2400 !!

Over the last few months I have been window shopping for an X country and most weeks I find eight or nine across the country ranging from 800miles to 20k miles on the clock and all about the same price. But this week I can only find one and that has been for sale for months and months.

Where are they all going? are they going abroad....

It doesn't really matter I cant afford to buy one until march but Im just a bit surprised.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/johnnyraz..._trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562
 
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