Project VFR NC30... Son of babygix lazarus RIP

[mattsprattuk]

about a month ago i got talking to this guy in a pub who picked up on my jacket and we got talking... turns out he has a ducati 1098 etc... had from new. im like jammy git!

anyway, we get talking about the bikes we've had.

he used to ride around on a VFR400 NC30 that had a full service before he retired it, and now its just sitting there.

i told him about my GSXR400 experience and how awesome the little 400's are! then i asked how much he would want for me to take the VFR off his hands...

£400 he said... of course, i was VERY interested, but i half expected it to be a banged up shitter.

heres the pics he showed me.
now, he told me that the screen got broken when he swung a ladder around and caught it, which sounds reasonable as theres no damage or anything to the rest of the bike.

https://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2963/motorbike024ef4.jpg
https://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6527/motorbike025lv9.jpg
https://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7582/motorbike026oe9.jpg
https://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3428/motorbike027it2.jpg
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/8652/motorbike028xo5.jpg

so what do the masses think?
im going to see it on tuesday, then buying it on thursday if i like what i see!

for £400 it seems amazingly cheap. especially for an NC30

i personally hate the exhaust, but i could sell it and get a stock one... it looks expensive! (and also costs more than £400 for the full system new;) )

i plan to do it up and sell it on for about £1200... sound realistic?

cheers viffer queers xxx
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Jockey]

Yes, it`s very cheap indeed, must be worth looking at, it could be genuine, if it`s good get it, you could break the bike and still make money on it. -Jockey.
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Current bike VFR 400 R NC30, others now gone.

[Cammy]

a nice wee bike, just dont like the rear end :/ ugly.

But its definetly looking like a bargain! have to see what it looks like in person though and see how it runs
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[mattsprattuk]

[Endless Nameless]

Matt?

You're a git.

That is all.
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[trevoriv]

Looks like the exhaust is worth more than the rest of the bike combined
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Mudskipper wrote: Someone just has to sig that...

[Wave2k]

Check these

Is it stolen ?
does the guy actually own a 1098 or is he a pikie selling a hookie bike ?
Does it work
suspention, brakes etc OK

For £400 its probably a safe bet, so long as its not stolen.
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[Cammy]

Ahh the pikey story, what NC hasnt been stolen by a pikey?
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[Gazdaman]

Agreed, £400 would have me reaching for the overdraft.

Just check it doesn't have a squillion miles on the clock. Looks a good buy to me. Be very very warey if it doesn't have a V5.

You could get around a grand for that after a wash and an eBay.
Personally I'd keep the Viffer.

Gaz

[mattsprattuk]

i think this post jynxed it...
i got a text today telling me he'd sold it to his ''mate on the building site''...

to be honest, if you say you're going to sell someone something, you dont pull out on the day! you fucking sell it!

so im rate pissed off...

anyone got any projects going for around the £400 mark??
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Jockey]

I would personally think that person was a right tosser, there will be another. I got mine cheap and it`s not cost a fortune to make it half decent, keep trying. -Jockey.
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Current bike VFR 400 R NC30, others now gone.