07-09-24, 11:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-09-24, 11:19 AM by SEPTIKANGEL.)
Hi again Leeboy,
such a good 'un is worth keeping, so good decision.
My valuation is likely spot on for a private sale, the low mileage is the attraction.
But as you state, you're going replace tyres and brake pads.
Don't forget modern day suitable petrol lines that will be close to perishing, calliper seals too due to age, not just brake pads, carb rebuild with ethanol proof 'o' rings and gaskets, fork seals that'll likely burst from standing so long and I'm sure there will be more maintenance to occupy yourself with.
But do all those things and it'll give you a grin for the next 20 years too.
If you were hoping for a speculative higher 'value' to sell on having 'bought it from your friends deceased fathers estate, then yes, if you're a dealer offering a guarantee etc, it's likely worth more on a show room floor'
But I assume, like me, you are a private individual and not a dealer.
The FZS1000 is a great value bike and prices have risen a 'little' this past year or so, but they're not in the realms of an appreciating classic.....yet......how big is your kitchen?
such a good 'un is worth keeping, so good decision.
My valuation is likely spot on for a private sale, the low mileage is the attraction.
But as you state, you're going replace tyres and brake pads.
Don't forget modern day suitable petrol lines that will be close to perishing, calliper seals too due to age, not just brake pads, carb rebuild with ethanol proof 'o' rings and gaskets, fork seals that'll likely burst from standing so long and I'm sure there will be more maintenance to occupy yourself with.
But do all those things and it'll give you a grin for the next 20 years too.
If you were hoping for a speculative higher 'value' to sell on having 'bought it from your friends deceased fathers estate, then yes, if you're a dealer offering a guarantee etc, it's likely worth more on a show room floor'
But I assume, like me, you are a private individual and not a dealer.
The FZS1000 is a great value bike and prices have risen a 'little' this past year or so, but they're not in the realms of an appreciating classic.....yet......how big is your kitchen?
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, FIX IT 'TILL IT IS.