That'll  do alright. Good little toys and a proven engine to boot.

Nice 

Mine had the meta alarm too,and I had the same problems. Get it removed

Sounds like one happy seller and one happy consumer.
Job-a-Gudun 

Needs must Tommy.  She has to go, the money will go towards a new bike when I get to guernsey

Bump.  £550 NEEDS TO BE GONE BY THIS SUNDAY.


Cleaned her up. You could now eat your dinner off her (and get a fee dose of tetanus  ) I've  taken the loud can off and put the old delkavic can back on,oh and dropped her down to 550 quid.
Buy her and ride her. Buy her and break her
 But she needs gonecr his Sunday, I have the guys moving me out on monday morning.

autosol and 0000grade steel wool

You dindnt mention that the tank has had a respray, did you do the Cat D damage.

I think the whole bike had a respray. It was cosmetic damage not a bent into pieces chop shop affair . I'm sure 750 is a fair price still ?

looking at selling the old girl on within the next couple of weeks, i'm leaving the country soon and will buying  another bike when i'm settled and steady, plus bikes are cheap where i'm going (Guernsey) so i can pick up a low mileage example of something for not much outlay.
so,, she's a 1998 model on an S plate, just coming up to 30,000 miles. she has a rad guard, fender extender, tribo seat cover, stainless down pipes and carbon effect end can, she also has headlamp shields that are not currently fitted.
the top fairing has been cut down due to too many cracks ( she was a cat D a few years back and had cosmetic damage and the original fairing was repaired/glassed up but had cracked over the years) so I trimmed it back and secured it firmly.
she has 8 months MOT and has just had a new battery, all tyres and consumables are in top notch condition ( the rear tyre has about 300 miles on it BT010 Battlax) and she will also come with original mirrors and bars plus the fairing brackets etc.


I know that some people expect the world for their bikes and refuse to shift on a price that they have in mind, i have no clue of its worth and trust you guys to give me an honest opinion of its value.


so , what price should i be looking for guys? it's going to be listed on here when i have no more need of it 

Quote from: TOADY on 06 February 2017, 11:58:55 am

Quote from: sc0ttie on 05 February 2017, 12:24:54 pm

I was wondering how this can has fared in the past 7 months and the winter?

i'm pleased to say that it still looks as if it was only put on yesterday, the finish cleans up really well and the bike is left uncovered outside and ridden daily. the wadding hasn't deteriorated and the exhaust hasn't gotten any louder over time and the rivets are still all secure. to say i'm chuffed with it is an understatement, i'll definitely look at getting another for future bikes. I put an mot on the fazer a couple of months back and inserted the DB killer as i wasn't sure if it was too loud without and it flew through the MOT. best 40 quid spent in my opinion, as long as i can get these i'll keep on using them as if you drop the bike on the right hand side the first thing to hit the floor could be £200 plus of exhaust, if old Betsy hit the floor and the can took the brunt i think i can live with 40 quid rather than my tank or something else take a hammering.   

Nice one, I think i will get one this month. Only thing is i don't have a grinder, will I still be able to get a clip on the end of it and the link pipe?

No mate. You'll  need to remove the clips either with a grinder file or hacksaw

For a tad more you can even get "akrapovic" ones 


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-38-51MM-Exhaust-Muffler-Pipe-With-Removable-DB-Killer-/112264382677

18 quid more for the Akrapovic ones or £3.25 for the sticker, i love the mark up on some stuff 

I was wondering how this can has fared in the past 7 months and the winter?

i'm pleased to say that it still looks as if it was only put on yesterday, the finish cleans up really well and the bike is left uncovered outside and ridden daily. the wadding hasn't deteriorated and the exhaust hasn't gotten any louder over time and the rivets are still all secure. to say i'm chuffed with it is an understatement, i'll definitely look at getting another for future bikes. I put an mot on the fazer a couple of months back and inserted the DB killer as i wasn't sure if it was too loud without and it flew through the MOT. best 40 quid spent in my opinion, as long as i can get these i'll keep on using them as if you drop the bike on the right hand side the first thing to hit the floor could be £200 plus of exhaust, if old Betsy hit the floor and the can took the brunt i think i can live with 40 quid rather than my tank or something else take a hammering.   

Looks good. Was it a big ride out?