Author Topic: What's the best biking bargain you've ever had? (Read 6190 times)

fazernigel · « **on:** 09 November 2012, 04:33:12 pm »

Hi Everone

With the NEC show coming up i wonder what is the best bargain you've ever had at the show or anywhere to do with bikes?

Five years ago i bought a waterproof textile jacket from the Truimph stand at the NEC for £25 which has served me summer and winter since and is still waterproof and looking like new. Absolute bargain and top quality.

Has anybody else picked up a Biking bargain?

GrahamB · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 November 2012, 05:52:20 pm »

Blue & white BKS Silverstone 1 piece leather suit, £200 last year. Was happy with that & my AGV Stealth SV for £110.00. Both from bike show.

dazza · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 November 2012, 06:34:52 pm »

As new, never worn shoei multitech with extra tinted visor, pinlock, whisper strip, chingard £185 and a yamaha RD 500 LC YPVS found amongst the weeds in someone's garden £500

fireblake · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 November 2012, 06:35:04 pm »

Stainless pipes and Titanium end can made by Akrapovic for my Urban Tiger FireBlade for £280 at the Ali Pally show several years ago? Absolute bargain

Gingernutz · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 November 2012, 08:09:15 pm »

On christmas day about ten years ago I bought a little Honda VRX 400 - this one:

I paid £1000 for it with 6000 miles, kept it for 18 months and 24000 miles and sold it for £1100. Free biking for 18 months - my best bargain by miles

Raymy · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 November 2012, 09:44:02 pm »

2000 GSXR 750y for 500 sheckles.

pilgrim · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 November 2012, 12:16:55 am »

Carbon Can Co. stainless oval can with removable baffle for Gen 1 Thou. 6 months old, not a mark on it. £16.55 off Ebollocks.
£10 p + p but it was only 10 miles up the road so picked it up. Still going strong 6 years later

His Dudeness · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 November 2012, 12:23:12 am »

got a pair of akito gloves for 15 quid from a local bike shop. i wore them nearly everyday for 3 years until the fingers wore out. they were warm and they'd hold out the rain for a good hour before soaking through. they were great.

Raymy · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 November 2012, 10:08:18 am »

full black frank Thomas onesies for 100 notes as well. used only on the occasional film shoot

His Dudeness · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 November 2012, 01:28:04 pm »

Quote from: Tiberius Onklevaart on 10 November 2012, 10:08:18 am

full black frank Thomas onesies for 100 notes as well. used only on the occasional film shoot

what sort of film shoot?

i hope you cleaned them afterwards

bwizz · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 November 2012, 04:24:02 pm »

Electrically heated jacket £40 of e bay second one for partner £36 Polar Heat . Can't see them at the moment but great buys !
Most impressive gadget, twin air horns with compressor around £14 great shock and awe factor !

Raymy · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 November 2012, 11:40:31 pm »

Dude, ex BBC wardrobe

GrahamB · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 November 2012, 10:43:29 am »

My ex was given a Suzuki GN125 that had been stood for a few years & had done 13K miles. I did a few bits to it, came up like new, she couldn't get used to having a bike with gears/clutch so I sold it on ebay for nearly 800 quid!

rjd1 · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 November 2012, 11:46:22 am »

the smile i get flat oot on the fazer ............................priceless

Lawrence · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 November 2012, 12:28:19 pm »

£5 for an unused Akito jacket

My 125 was £200 for a 10 plater... was a bargain til it blew up 600 miles later

Although on the plus side I sold it for £100, it saved me £100+ for a train ticket for the week and I got a week of practice for my mod 2 so it worked out quite well.

R1FSR · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 November 2012, 05:07:27 pm »

complete blueflame exhaust system for using my bike to design the high level set up ...result

flesh · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 November 2012, 11:01:47 pm »

Kwak GPZ550 bought for £1400, ridden 105,000 miles over 5 years and sold for.........£1400.

Robbie8666 · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 November 2012, 11:00:22 am »

my Fazer 600! bought July 2011 for £1500 on 02 plate with 6500 miles on clock ok so now only upto 10k on clock but wow what fun i have had getting back into biking!

purplebear7 · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 November 2012, 11:15:59 am »

Hi Guys,

I've picked up a few real 'goodies' over the years .. but thinking about it now I recon my best ever bit of Bike related kit was a £4.99 Pin Drill from a modelling shop.

This tiny tool went on the bring so much pleasure to so many people .. it's all quite amazing!

You see .. my Gen 1 was the very first bike that Mike GTX (Falcon 269) Ivanised .. after he had done his own.

I got the little pin drill jobby in preparation .. it's the jobby that he drills out those small holes with .. after the job was done I gave Mike the tool (and a bacon butty as we do)

It's the very same tool that he still uses today .. several years and many hundreds of very happy bikers with big 'Grin Factor' faces later.

Bloody good value for money is that .. I recon

Stay Safe Now Y'all

Trev ( the Polar Bear, Spain)

ondrecz · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 February 2013, 10:05:54 am »

Akrapovic complete system for Gen I in great condition, I bought last week...100 GBP

bigbluebear · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 February 2013, 10:59:43 am »

I picked up a Yamaha 535 Virago in exchange for a bottle of whisky. The collector box was completely eroded, had been in storage for over 3 years so no MOT or TAX or even been turned over in all that time. The collector box was cut out and a B&Q shovel was welded on to close the gap (I kid you not), new plugs oil filter and got it MOT'd, all for £40. I cleaned the bike up and swapped it plus £300 for a Fazer 600. I sold the Fazer 600 for £1500 and bought the Fazer thou which I still have and have done a few modifications.....pictures below

red98 · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 February 2013, 11:12:16 am »

my 1982 suzuki gt 250 x7 bought on evilbay 4 yrs ago for £250....rode it home put in shed and not moved since...value now between £750 / £1000

jon · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 February 2013, 11:20:02 am »

My leatherman multitool has helped me out countless times. Saw it on a stall at a car boot sale 14 years ago, asked how much and the guy said £2.50!!! Honestly say it has been on my belt every single day since. It has been replaced twice free of charge under their no quibble warranty and upgraded once. Cant imagine life without it by my side as I use it hundreds of times a day at work as well.

alan sherman · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 February 2013, 11:24:05 am »

£4200 on a Fazer 6 in November 2000. Probably worth £750 now, more if I broke it and sold the parts.

£288 per year / 5 p per mile depreciation. A bargain I reckon. No plans to get rid of it so the costs should keep falling! Will it make 20 years old I wonder?

Exupnut · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 February 2013, 11:38:11 am »

Bout 12 yr ago my boss was rentin me a super4 for 80 shekels pw. Took it out 1 day after a service and rode over a pothole and the tank ruptured pissin out fuel over the engine. I took it back and told em i'm gonna rent from a different company and the owner told me he had carbed fzs boxeye 22k near mint condition for £2500. He had £300 deposit from me boss and wanted £500. I gave him £200 and my boss not knowing paid £2000 @ £80 pw. When it was paid i gave the hire shop £300 and ended up payin £500 for it. RESULT :-)

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