That must please the owners who have paid 13K for them and will be wondering about the effect this will have on their resale values.
XTZ 1200 Super Tenere (Demo ride!!)
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That must please the owners who have paid 13K for them and will be wondering about the effect this will have on their resale values.
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It had to happen, they won't sell many otherwise.
No, not at 13K they wont. Yamaha prices have gone through the roof in the last couple of years. Who would have thought that a FJR1300 would ever list at £15500
george white doing deals, i love the look of em and thinking of trading in my 08 gsa, full spec, full carbon hexacone remus, pc, hid on all lights, 11k mls, zumo, loads of bling, whats it worth?
Flog your bike private and go wave pound notes under Georges nose
I always start by getting a cash price for the bike your buying agreed, say your are selling your private, then once you know the cost of the bike ask for a trade-in (in case you cannot sell) this way you get a genuine value of your bike to the dealer.
The dealer price is gonna be well under the odds probably a good 20% less than you see similar bikes going for private. I then put mine up for sale at a slightly under going rate price to get the phone calls coming and are prepared to haggle a little - with the bike underwritten by the dealer in case I can't sell in time (never happened)
I rode the GW demo bike and really liked it, certainly on my possibilities list, or I may even get one for a year while I wait for new Triumph and Honda's to firstly come out, and secondly start appearing secondhand at good money (assuming they turn out better than the Yam)
sounds good rasher! i think ill put it on flee bay but i will have the fd refurbed for the sake of 300 quid, could'nt bare for someone to ride away with his new pride and joy and the back wheel fall off! cant wait to ride a bike and not listen for thing to go wrong..but i do have a feeling i will return someday
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I wonder if that's his bike or not??? I can see the Ebay listing right now......
"never ragged or abused, never seen rain or been offroad, and plenty of life left in the tyres"
I'd give him a grand for it......................
still too short by 5 characters apparently ffs!!!!!!!!
looks in slightly better condition in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNWjZIwfAzw
Honestly after the 12Gs its like riding a 600 but the grunt of a 1600 due to the cross plane crank . It pulls yer arms off from 2000 to 5000 rpm.
Admittedly i have fitted a system and a PCv which does make quite a differrence.
The handling is superb and very responsive. Especially off road .
Bad points. It does dive a bit under braking but that could be me getting used to it.
Other points to someone coming off a twelve is there is no gear indicator (big deal) and it doesnt have the road presence of the 12 (doesnt bother me )
Most people think its the Xt660 (i got a black one so might be something to do with it) and a lot of bikers will ride along side me trying to work out why this 600 goes so well.
Considering i didnt like the bike on my test ride , i love this and i have the piece of mind of Yamaha reliability
You got any pics of the Exhaust?
I've had a test ride today and mightily impressed with it
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I think you're right... bargaining power to get the price down and make do with the kit you have already
I can see me getting one in the spring if the price is right
You got any pics of the Exhaust?
I've had a test ride today and mightily impressed with it
Ill put some better ones up tomorrow (better in the daylight) for you Bryn if you like ?
Did you get a ride on it? I hadn't paid it much attention til I took it for a spin
Its a good looking bit of kit.... and a different slant on an Adv bike
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'Cept that you'd be nicking him if you were to see it on the street
I'd be well off my patch if I saw him doing that
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Ill put some better ones up tomorrow (better in the daylight) for you Bryn if you like ?
Looks a bit slimmer than the original one 
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