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So you've got £1500 budget for something that's often frowned upon by others, often dismissed but you can't help but thinking "mmmmm i'd love one of them"

What's it to be ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-N-REG-S ... Sw9Etem0xg

A bit more cash I know, but since going passenger in one years ago, I've always quite fancied them in a characterful, unique sort of way.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324140350684

A little fix me up and tour for ever bike... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-W-BMW-K ... SwBJxdbr08

weeksy wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:46 am So you've got £1500 budget for something that's often frowned upon by others, often dismissed but you can't help but thinking "mmmmm i'd love one of them"

What's it to be ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-N-REG-S ... Sw9Etem0xg

I don't want to like it, but it does tick a lot of boxes for the type of bike I like. I picked the BMW as I've not had one and it is intersting as a hyper miler style bike. My brother wants to do touring (on his Burgman) and apparently I have to keep up....

I@d happily take that 185XL Honda that Harry listed.

Also, I've always fancied one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MZ-TS-250cc- ... SwxeleVjBX

I've got enough £1500 bikes already, but if we must, it'd be a 750 SRAD

Oh yes! A nice Blackbird! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 500&page=2

I bought mine, my £1100 Fazer 1000

An old Pan European
Not this one necessarily but it's an example in budget.
I'd fettle it and do a tour on it just to see, and if that fails I've always fancied a Pan-based project bike. The engines are unbustable and they look kind of cool undressed and farkled.

ZX6

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Nin ... 4103659992

Or a 9. Seen a few just above the 1500 mark. I'd be wary of the speedo reads through and the footpegs!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-ZX9 ... 4183350358

FJ1100. or a 12.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FJ120 ... SwvuxenOO-

weeksy wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:46 am So you've got £1500 budget for something that's often frowned upon by others, often dismissed but you can't help but thinking "mmmmm i'd love one of them"

What's it to be ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-N-REG-S ... Sw9Etem0xg

1500 quid is a bit steep for a 96 Bandit. I bought a T reg new for less than 4k.

If I could find an old Brit bike for 1500 that wasn't a complete shed I'd buy that

I bought it. Honda Sh300.

Taipan wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:46 pm I bought it. Honda Sh300.

What's the going rate for a 2008 SH330,is in and around 1500 not far off?

I'm going to be selling mine,but I'm only guessing at value.

Skub wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:50 pm

Taipan wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:46 pm I bought it. Honda Sh300.

What's the going rate for a 2008 SH330,is in and around 1500 not far off?

I'm going to be selling mine,but I'm only guessing at value.

£1500 is what I paid for a 2008 one with 20k miles and some history.

Always fancied a Bantam.
I know they were the utility bike for the masses but they're not going to go down in value and are just....Nice.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274341684747

Tarmacsurfer wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:01 am Always fancied a Bantam.
I know they were the utility bike for the masses but they're not going to go down in value and are just....Nice.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274341684747

That looks like a nice cheap way into the classic thing

Something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1982-Honda-G ... Sw5ulelu3e

To chop/caff

DefTrap wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:07 am Something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1982-Honda-G ... Sw5ulelu3e

To chop/caff

Why that as a start point? It doesn't seem to tick any boxes i can think of as a good template ?

I am hankering over a project bike - certainly won’t be a bandit.
SP2s are now way too expensive - but speed triple could be on the list...