Trading in a bike - to service or not to service....that is the question.

[noggythenog]

Have I missed something Noggy, or are you actually selling a bike because you don't like the stock handlebars?

if that's the only thing you're not a fan of, just change them! will be a damn sight better than taking a pretty big loss on trade in!

It does seem like that :lol ......but i think i just want something else..........but im willing to give some bars the benefit of the doubt and say that i gave them the chance coz who knows.


Ill see what i can do to the bike this winter getting it up to scratch, a few small cosmetic issues to sort out and ideally i need a new tank which will then need spraying, my belly pan also needs spraying, & ive got a small crack on my front fairing underneath the indicator (not that bad but i know its there), the lugs on my rear fairings ive noticed are all cracked where someone has overtightened them so i want them sorted out which is either plastic welding or new panels....maybe spraying again......then theres my intermittent starting problem which is probably just a bad connection somewhere so this winter if it ever stops raining ill methodically go through all of them.


So although small jobs i could end up spending a fair bit to get the bike to the standard that id like it in. & if i went to that hassle then id be tempted with nore of a custom spray as id struggle to get any sprayed parts to properly colour match the rest so that's yet more money.......it would be a nice bike for sure then.......and thats mainly what is playing on my mind, especially when some nice new machines are out there (next years funds permitting)