interesting bikes found randomly..

[The Spin Doctor]

Proper

Raymond McCullough at Tornagrough

Good lean on skinny, treated tyres

[weeksy]

BUSHIDO: A SUZUKI GSX-R1100 WITH KATANA STYLE

https://www.bikeexif.com/suzuki-gsxr1100-cafe-racer

[weeksy]

https://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-999-cafe-racer

[demographic]

From the excellent Dazed thread.

[Potter]

Love that, deffo my favourite of the crop, but I dislike the gaps in the frame where the airbox/battery etc would have been. I'd go for some infill panels if it was mine.

Agreed.

I think I'd try and make an airbox out of something that would look nice, the gap just ruins it.

[David]

I think this one is channeling it's inner LE Velocete......

[Mr. Dazzle]

I think I'd try and make an airbox out of something that would look nice, the gap just ruins it.

Those kinda bikes don't have an airbox though.

The Bonnie has the oil tank there on one side of course. In a rare peice of good design the fake oil tank on the other side is a toolbox. Dead useful.

[Potter]

I think I'd try and make an airbox out of something that would look nice, the gap just ruins it.

Those kinda bikes don't have an airbox though.

The Bonnie has the oil tank there on one side of course. In a rare peice of good design the fake oil tank on the other side is a toolbox. Dead useful.

It's hardly going to ruin a standard bike though is it, my old bike doesn't have an airbox, it has an oil tank, but if I had the bike in question I'd fabricate something to fill the gap, an airbox made out of something fancy might look good, or even a faux oil tank if that's your thing.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Gotta be honest, i think it looks alright with the gap

The thing that really looks silly to my eyes are the 1990s brake fluid reservoirs.

[G.P]

Noice

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Don't like the VF, single sided swing arm doesn't suit it and nor does the seat. I bet it's a pig at low speed, all that weight even higher than standard.

[weeksy]

https://www.blademotorcycles.co.uk/used ... /50599.htm



Whys that so interesting then.... Well it's the one they bought from me.... for £5200.... eeeek. That's not a lot of profit/deal in there is it

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Straight sale or trade in?
If a straight sale that's a very tight profit margin, for their sake, let's hope it doesn't go wrong in even a minor way

[weeksy]

Straight sale or trade in?
If a straight sale that's a very tight profit margin, for their sake, let's hope it doesn't go wrong in even a minor way

That was trade in, but was for an ex-demo '19 XSR900 @ £6999 which again i'm struggling to get near even now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XSR-9 ... Sw5MFflz9l

That's about the closest but mine had 300 miles on it at purchase, even that one has 3500.

There's this at £7200 but again, still certain mine is better value
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XSR90 ... Sw1GBfpset

[G.P]

Straight sale or trade in?
If a straight sale that's a very tight profit margin, for their sake, let's hope it doesn't go wrong in even a minor way

He traded it for an XSR900 so hopefully they'd made a chunk on that...

EDIT: beaten at the internets..

[Mr. Dazzle]

Straight sale or trade in?
If a straight sale that's a very tight profit margin, for their sake, let's hope it doesn't go wrong in even a minor way

That was trade in, but was for an ex-demo '19 XSR900 @ £6999 which again i'm struggling to get near even now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XSR-9 ... Sw5MFflz9l

That's about the closest but mine had 300 miles on it at purchase, even that one has 3500.

There's this at £7200 but again, still certain mine is better value
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XSR90 ... Sw1GBfpset

How many bikes have you bought from them in the past and how much other work do you send their way?

They don't just make money on the one sale do they?

[weeksy]

Straight sale or trade in?
If a straight sale that's a very tight profit margin, for their sake, let's hope it doesn't go wrong in even a minor way

That was trade in, but was for an ex-demo '19 XSR900 @ £6999 which again i'm struggling to get near even now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XSR-9 ... Sw5MFflz9l

That's about the closest but mine had 300 miles on it at purchase, even that one has 3500.

There's this at £7200 but again, still certain mine is better value
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XSR90 ... Sw1GBfpset

How many bikes have you bought from them in the past and how much other work do you send their way?

They don't just make money on the one sale do they?

None and none, never dealt with them before.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Was the XSR one of their demo bikes, if yes, then that's where they made the money, I don't know if it's still the case but dealers used to get demo bikes from Yamaha for a lot less than the bikes they sell as new.

[weeksy]

Was the XSR one of their demo bikes, if yes, then that's where they made the money, I don't know if it's still the case but dealers used to get demo bikes from Yamaha for a lot less than the bikes they sell as new.

Yeah it was, so the margins may have been in it. I know from chatting to KTM dealer they get very little in the way of discount on it.

Either way I got a cheap purchase and a great trade in so I'm happy.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

so I'm happy.

That's all that really matters