Views on Cheap Ebay Bikes

[Adam E]

Alright, ive been looking at some realy nasy looking bikes on ebay to replace my ducati as i have jusy bought a new house cant cant afford to the ducati on the road with insurance and sevicing etc.

I dont want to loose a bike so been looking at stuff like this

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/125cc-NEW-08-LTD-EDITION-BLACK-CAT-SKYJET-ONLY-FEW-LEFT_W0QQitemZ270182436128QQihZ017QQcategoryZ424QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

just to get me to work and back, should i take myself outside for a quick slap around the face

[acwman]

[Mudskipper]

[LeeR]

[Ste]

Get your local free ads paper on the day it comes out and have a look through that.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

You could get a Bandit 6 for £900, maybe not be in great nick, but it'll keep going and going.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-BANDIT-GSF-600-1996-RED-TAX-AND-MOT-LOW-MILES_W0QQitemZ320174652493QQihZ011QQcategoryZ9808QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Only 2 hrs left.^^

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-HONDA-CBR125-RW-5-ONE-OWNER-4154mls-BARGAIN_W0QQitemZ110185063785QQihZ001QQcategoryZ9806QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

CBR125^^
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[acwman]

I think LeeR XF650 is a nice alternative

If I had some money for a second bike..and as a winter hack around, I think I could have found one




...but sadly i'm skint at the moment
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[MarJay]

I bought a nice VFR400 NC30 for £900. They are about for that money, you just have to look hard.

Mine had been neglected, but there was nothing seriously wrong with it. I gave it a service and replaced the dinged front wheel, and its a lovely bike.

It has MOT until april, and tax until feb, and to my mind it is a bargain.

Sure, so a major service won't be /that/ cheap, but its still ten billion times better than any chinese 125. If you want a 125, look for a cheap Honda CBR125. If you want a decent bike for £900 then just scour ebay for mid nineties 400s and 600's.

If you ditch a Ducati for a chinese 125 then you are a pratt.
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[LeeR]

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

As a case in point that Bandit I linked to further up went for £750.
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[sagalout]

Why the hell after owning a ducati (or any decent sized bike) would you want some crappy chinese 125

Look around and you can buy a proper bike for that. A bloke on the ZX9 forum recently was selling a 1997 ZX9 in decent nick for about £1100. Or lookon visordown - quite a few bargains come up on there.

Stop being a tart wanting shiny new plastics and you'll end up with a much better bike!

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[chris-red]

How about you give me 600 quid, I'll keep poking you till you get very angry and leave you with a piece of rust resembling a bike, It's a better deal than buying that bike, honest, I'll even piss on your shoes for free.
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