from a dealer for £3800, is he having a laugh?Yep,
I have just seen a 2004 FZS 1000 with 17000 miles and 4 owners in beautiful nick on eBay from a dealer for £3800, is he having a laugh?LOL ..........£1500 would seem more like it..
Here's a dealer asking £4694 :eekMy local dealer has a 2014 MT-09 ABS with only 527miles on clock for £4600 http://www.duques.co.uk/used-bikes-for-sale/yamaha-mto9-abs.htm (http://www.duques.co.uk/used-bikes-for-sale/yamaha-mto9-abs.htm)
[url]https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Cars-Motorcycles-Vehicles/9800/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=fzs1000&_sop=3[/url] ([url]https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Cars-Motorcycles-Vehicles/9800/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=fzs1000&_sop=3[/url])
I only paid 6k for mine pre reg in 2004.
Or how about this tart for 3995.00
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-1000-/382145362693?hash=item58f9a37b05:g:6ZcAAOSwiQ9ZVe63[/url] ([url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-1000-/382145362693?hash=item58f9a37b05:g:6ZcAAOSwiQ9ZVe63[/url])
My local dealer has a 2014 MT-09 ABS with only 527miles on clock for £4600 [url]http://www.duques.co.uk/used-bikes-for-sale/yamaha-mto9-abs.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.duques.co.uk/used-bikes-for-sale/yamaha-mto9-abs.htm[/url])
That MT-10 has already been sold
Then the new MT10 caught my eye - 9495! What the?
Ah it's Guernsey.
Been looking on Ebay etc and the price of FZS 1000 just seem to getting higher.
It seems it is being driven by dealers and bike shops pushing up the prices on all bikes.One dealer has described the FZS 1000 as a "future classic " so hopefully we are sitting on money in the bank?
The best bike in the best colour :thumbup
Here's mine with my missus' blue 600 Foxeye.
The best bike in the best colour :thumbup
Here's mine with my missus' blue 600 Foxeye.
The price of a new bike for me is now totally out of range and the ridiculous second hand prices are just getting beyond me also.Don't see me selling my FZS any time soon, in fact this may be the last bike I ever own. The only reason I can see to move on is the weight of the bike being a issue in the future with my back problems.PCP :D Dealers treat anybody who walks through the door as a potential new bike sale. And they seem to hate anybody who can actually afford to purchase what they are selling (ie cash buyers).
Just wandering if the price of bikes will fall if and properly when the financial crisis hits us. Will this increase the price of the FZS or not?
Its all about the pcp deals aint it lol. personally, that wouldn't be for me, with bikes I like to feel I actually own it not rent it.My daughter traded a perfectly lovely car worth two grand as a deposit for a pcp deal on a car she will have to give back after three years and payments of £280 a month..makes no sense to me. Ive seen fazers on the bay with 90k plus that still run perfick, so I'm guessing/hoping my silver dream machine (good old david Essex huh) will outlive me
Gosh. I thought you would have to slacken the chain to remove the wheel. Another point for the CB1000R. That is nice.My mate has a Honda CB1000R and that is a delight to take the wheel off..Its a single sided swing arm and the wheel is removed like you would remove a car wheel.. It leaves the chain AND the brakes alone and in situ..That really is a brilliant design..
However all is not well in the CB1000R world..Doesn’t sound good. But that must be the previous model. Though is it just his bike, or are others stuck with this problem?
My mate is having starting issues.. Its well known about on his forum but so far there are loads of theories but no one seems to have come up with the definite cure.. His bike is with Blackpool Honda at the moment, and it seems they are scratching their heads.. They've put new Iridium plugs in (Bike has done 21,000 miles) . I thought those VERY expensive plugs were meant to last ages ?? Still not cured though. I fear they are going to replace more and more parts till they "happen" upon a faulty part.
cant knock honda build quality. my 04 still cleans up like new, and its proper "built"Always thought the naked CB1300's are cracking looking bikes.I'm just a wee fella, so a bit on the big side fae me.
Feb's issue of Bike magazine has a test on the CB1000R. It scored 8/10, the cons being a poor rear shock, difficulty in refuelling as the tank baffle is too near the filler, and lastly, chain adjustment is a bit of a ball ache. They viewed it as Hondas best naked bike.Ta Robbo. I'd guess if I bought one and it becomes a keeper I'd be reckoning on a new rear shock anyway. Standard shocks are always something of a compromise. Not heard of the fill up problem before - sounds odd. On the Fazer thou with the scottoiler I only adjust the chain every 5-6K when I change the rear tyre. And it looks like with the Honda I won't even have to bother. at all Presumably the trick is to make sure the adjuster doesn't then seize.
you seriously thinking of changing your bike mate? or running another alongside it? the mt-10 is I should imagine a cracking tool, and as muc as I hate to admit it, rider aids would be helpful now im old, blind etc etc :lol
Not prepared to pay that interest, I did a 2yr 0% balance transfer to fund it after my deposit.I agree. Sounds like you got a good deal. How does the 0% transfer work. Though I've got cash, I can do other things with it if I can bag some 0% finance.
The riding position is more roomy than the standard Gen1, in terms of peg to seat height / knee bend. It’s a great bike, with fantastic power available throughout the range and it can definately bring out the hooligan in you.Do you feel you can ease back and cruise along on it when you want to, or is it just begging you to be bad all the time?
Tbh though, I don’t do long trips away, so the top box / tank bag combo holds plenty enough for a long weekend away.Afraid my hard luggage is nonfango. It's good stuff, but not available anymore.
Think the power of that, with shorter wheelbase and gearing, plus another 20 odd bhp. It is really good fun.
I would say the biggest issue that I have with the MT is the tank range.That is the one box it does not tick. I don't mind if it drinks, but give it a decent tank - 17ltrs is pretty mean.
I have seen many times a bike which could not be given away when they were new are now worth silly amounts of money .Seems odd to think it is simply that it was rare and a low volume seller that makes it worth more.Suzuki RE5?
In terms of being worth money as a classic. The more standard the better.Thats my thinking with me evo fatboy. it looks stock but has uprated coils/leads/cam and carb (hsr42 flatslide mikuni) the pipes obviously aint stock but still follow the shape of the oes. People spent fortunes altering them to their taste but destroying the classic silhouette and ultimately de valuing them. The back wheels got fatter over the years so some paid for a conversion lol, then twenty years after mine was built the purists wanted a softtail with a skinny arse end again so Harley obliged with a 16k new model one, like they do. When fatboys had my old 1340 single cam engine they were Harleys best seller, they couldn't get enough to satisfy demand (I still got the original purchase receipt for mine, 14k in 1998lol) now they are high tech and high powered, and in real terms a lot cheaper, they are one of their worst sellers. The sad truth is they were only ever good for grunting about at 55mph (ive had mine up to a ton but it wasn't nice for it or moi..), and everything made sense at that speed. You can wear an old pisspot and shades and never be uncomfy or be pushing a bike past its limits. Now they are quick, they make no sense at all. I know they aint everybodies cup of tea by any means, and I couldn't have one if it was my only bike, but for a useable classic that will be worth a few bob to my granddaughter one day, it fits the bill.
You want 100% unmolested. Discreet mods like an Ivans kit and rear shock to fix 'issues' I wouldn't think would do any harm. But things that change the appearance I think are a no no.
Things climbing in value right now;
1992/3 CBR1000 Fireblade1998 - 2002 YZF1000 R12000-2010 VTR1000 SP1 and SP21994-8 Ducati 9161999 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa (only the bronze ones)1993 Ducati Monster 900
Will the FZS1000 rise in value - maybe given 20 years or so.
I bet there is some one out there with a standard bike and all covered and wrapped up.Well it takes all sorts.