Hornets nest Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Same boat as me I passed in early December. I have no idea what I want, so for the time being I will just carry on riding my little bike and enjoying it. Like the colour and the bike as well have good time on it and take care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 One consideration when buying a bike is how well it will hold its value . That's the beauty of having a Sportster . The lowest price is seemingly fixed at £3500 and the average price is around £4500 . However , with the announcement that the Sportster is to be finally discontinued , prices can only start to climb . And if you happen to have a desirable model from the first year of production that is relatively unmodified then it gets even better . So my two year quest is paying off already . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 11 hours ago, fastbob said: One consideration when buying a bike is how well it will hold its value . That's the beauty of having a Sportster . The lowest price is seemingly fixed at £3500 and the average price is around £4500 . However , with the announcement that the Sportster is to be finally discontinued , prices can only start to climb . And if you happen to have a desirable model from the first year of production that is relatively unmodified then it gets even better . So my two year quest is paying off already . What kind of barbarian are you??? getting a bike by its value?? Glad my babies can't hear you. imagine how depressed they would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 5 hours ago, husoi said: What kind of barbarian are you??? getting a bike by its value?? Glad my babies can't hear you. imagine how depressed they would be. You misunderstand Sir . I wanted a Sportster anyway . The fact that I'm not losing money is purely a happy coincidence . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 minute ago, fastbob said: You misunderstand Sir . I wanted a Sportster anyway . The fact that I'm not losing money is purely a happy coincidence . humm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_M Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 17 hours ago, fastbob said: One consideration when buying a bike is how well it will hold its value . That's the beauty of having a Sportster . The lowest price is seemingly fixed at £3500 and the average price is around £4500 . However , with the announcement that the Sportster is to be finally discontinued , prices can only start to climb . And if you happen to have a desirable model from the first year of production that is relatively unmodified then it gets even better . So my two year quest is paying off already . I bought my VFR in 2002 for £4,000. It is now worth the scrap value. If only all my bikes had depreciated at that rate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 6 hours ago, husoi said: What kind of barbarian are you??? getting a bike by its value?? Glad my babies can't hear you. imagine how depressed they would be. Down here there are plenty of happy to find a 20 year old bike Firkle about a bit, give it a clean. Then try and sell it on for twice the price as the next classic. "Only got it for a year I am doing it up to sell", "I bought it for the winter in the spring it will be worth so much more" & "I made money on the last one". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haluk Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Normal people learn from their mistakes. Clever people learn from the mistakes of others. On this occasion you learn from mine: I bought a 20-year old, reasonably priced bike with one owner from new (normally a good sign) but not a shred of paperwork re history. Of course it turned out to be a heap of shite. If you’re offered bikes with no paperwork, walk away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haluk Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 14:06, Steve_M said: I bought my VFR in 2002 for £4,000. It is now worth the scrap value. If only all my bikes had depreciated at that rate. I had my VFR for over 11 years. Nothing would have separated us, had it not been for the uncomfortable sitting position after developing arthritis. Great bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James in Brum Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I bought a thirty year old bike for 1100 pounds that I adore. Some muppet drove into it, the insurance paid me less than the value but only by a bit and I was able to mend it with @Fastbob’s help. In the end I got a working bike for about 150 and I suspect it is worth more than that now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthinesy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I've done that generally frowned upon move of buying a brand new bike for my first bike. And I don't care 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I made a note of bikes I liked in the 600cc range. Then did some insurance quotes on the ones in my budget. Then went to look at a few. Turned out a bike i really liked (zzr600) seemed really low. Insurance was a big deal at first. Was crazy how a zzr600 was a 3rd of the cost of a CBR600F. both very similar power etc. There are bikes higher than 600 of course that didnt mess the insurance too much. I wanted to ride for longer days out so avoided race style bikes. Sports tourer being my choice. But do now fancy testing some sporty bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I only buy bikes that make me feel good. That can be the way it looks, sounds, rides... whatever. I'd happily buy a bike that depreciated badly, was uncomfortable etc. if being on it took me to that biking happy place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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