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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Sale price
« on: 16 January 2020, 07:06:21 pm »
Looks rather dog eared I would say £850 ono


A fair point, although in its defence I'd point out that it hasn't been cleaned in a while so it's not looking at its showroom best in the photos I took this morning.

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FZS600 Fazer / Sale price
« on: 16 January 2020, 02:54:37 pm »
Hi all

I'm thinking of selling up and moving to a push bike. I know, I know. Sadly a change in work, together with climate change and waistline change mean it's the right move.
Any idea what a reasonable selling price would be for my 03 plate?
Brief high/low -lights:
+Used to commute for last 3 years and runs perfectly
+MOT'd last week
+new front tyre last week
+downpipes replaced ~2017
+battery replaced last year
+Givi rack + Maxia box (~50L)
+optional full givi pannier rack, but no other boxes
+only 30.5k miles

-front fairing cracked. Repair is solid but not too pretty.
-crash bungs are in 'used' condition and there are a few other scuffs and signs that it's been dropped.

Any advice gratefully received

Cheers

MODS - I'm planning to create a new post in 'for sale' once i've got an idea of price, but feel free to move this one if it doesn't belong here.

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Are you only interested in a project? I'm just getting round to selling mine (silver 03 plate, 30.6k miles), but it breezed through it's MOT last Friday so doesn't need any work.
Granted the brake pads need changing and the front fairing could do with a proper repair job, but you'd have to work pretty slowly for that to keep you busy until summer.

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Hi

It might be cheaper to get it repaired. A basic fibreglass repair kit costs about £15, but the results may well not be beautiful. Alternatively there are various places that do fairing repairs.

Places like these:
http://www.carbodyrepairsfareham.co.uk/motorbike-paint-repairs
http://www.arnoldsfairings.co.uk/
claim to restore to showroom quality for significantly less than the cost of new parts.

I should point out that I've not used either of these - mine needs some tlc too so I've done a little research, but haven't got round to getting off my arse and doing any more about it yet.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: Top box
« on: 19 June 2015, 08:05:54 pm »
Hi Bowie

Any idea what capacity the box is (assuming it's still around)?

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Introduction / Re: Intro
« on: 14 June 2015, 07:06:21 pm »
And another.

I haven't managed any accidents with mine yet (6months and counting), but it's got hefty crash bungs fitted, and there's evidence that they've earned their keep in the past.

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Introduction / Re: Fresh meat
« on: 14 June 2015, 08:16:01 am »
Thanks folks.

As requested, 1 photo. I'm confident the great British summer won't leave it that clean for long.

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Introduction / Fresh meat
« on: 11 June 2015, 07:59:49 pm »
Hi folks

Been on the forum for a few days now since signing up in an excited flap on seeing cheap bits in the sale section :)

Lets see, what do you need to know... I'm based in the Southampton area, and I've been riding for about 2.5 years now. Started out when we had a baby - wife needed the car for all her important 'showing off the baby and generally having a good time while I was at work' stuff, so I did some maths and decided that in the long run a 125 was cheaper than the bus. So got myself a cbt, a YBR125, some top of the line bargain basement textiles, and off I went. 1st day I ride into work I get random bloke coming over to chat to me - in part the general biker friendly/nosiness, in part because my dad (who also works there and rides when it's sunny enough) has told all his colleagues that I've got a bike, so I get lots of 'Hi [Barold], lets get a look at that...oh by the way I'm Paul'

Fast forward to a shade under 2 years later. CBT coming up, might as well do a test rather than pay £100+ every 2 years. Shame it's October, but that's how it goes. Theory test (random clicking through the stupid hazard perception part), Mod 1+2 in high winds and rain respectively, and I've made it. Now to start shopping for a bike.

Look around a bit , think about how much I can get for the 125. Call it a grand, perhaps stick a few hundred to top of that for the new bike. Then I hit a stroke of luck. Also known as a car. Silly bugger decided he'd turn right while I was coming the other way. Bike gets written off, I get a payout of about 40p less than I'd originally paid for it.

Picked up an '03 plate FZS600 in January for about £200 more than the payout, and been commuting on it ever since. 3-4 of the riding colleagues have Fazers, so I'm not short of company

I'm a pathetically cautious cornerer, and I'm yet to truly embrace the 'must overtake everything and get to the front of every queue' mindset that some bikers have, but I'm getting the hang of filtering again, and I've progressed from taking 37 attempts to get it on the centre stand down (my 125 technique of lifting the back wheel with one hand while putting that stand down with the other doesn't seem be a transferable skill) to 2-3 rocks.

So I'll probably lurk here for a while until something falls of the bike and I need to ask a suitably stupid question. Something about engine oil perhaps...or whether cleaning the brakes with WD40 before a big ride is a good idea...

Barold

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pm'd re monorack+plate.

Also: hi everyone  :)

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