Bike Prices

[rac3r]

Prices have gone a fair bit because of summer. When do they start going down again?

I'm thinking whether I should hold out buying a new bike but it would mean learning to ride a big bike in winter but oh well
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[Darth]

Would imagine they will start to drop again as the nights get darker and the full winter gear is required for a quick trip to the shops!

Think i am gonna be sticking with my bike until next year now but problem is if i look at buying something as prices drop off them will also be the totally wrong time to try and sell too, i cant afford two bikes and being all summer without one seems unthinkable too
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[ms51ves3]

It doesn't really matter though if you are replacing your bike.

You get less for yours but pay less for your new one.

It also depends on what bike it is. Bikes with matte black paint will probably go up in price during winter

[Mord]

I feel a bit lucky that I bought my brand new RS for 3200.. It seems they go for 3500-3600 now.. You still can get previous year 0 mileage one for the price I paid last year.

Not a good moment for a bike purchase I suppose. The main reason must be a high demand from abroad.. apparently UK dealers sell the cheapest bikes in EU.

[willis1337]

Its also affected by the sterling exchange rate against the dollar and euro (which is poo at the moment).

[The Original Muzza]

This years (new) bike prices are related partly obviously to inflation, but also the increase in the cost of metal, despite companies buying metal at last years prices, they sell the bikes they make at inflated prices. The increase is most prominent in smaller cc bikes such as the mito, aprilia rs and ninja 250, but if you for example went to suzuki's website last year you would have seen the following example trend:

2008
Hayabusa: £9000
VAT lowered to 15%
Hayabusa: £8700(ish)
2009
Hayabusa: £9400

If you consider that a bikes frame is quite a large part overall, the increase in price in a Hayabusa will not be proportionate to that of a RS125, however if it had been inflation alone, we would see either larger increases for the Hayabusa, or smaller increases lower down. Suzuki may be a bad example as I believe they didn't alter their learner bike prices much, as they were all 4stroke things for thrashing at a training school.
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Former Bikes: Honda MSX125 (2014), BMW Funduro (1996), Honda VT500 (1983), Yamaha FZR250 (1989), Suzuki GZ125 Marauder(2005),:Triumph TT600 (2002) (stolen)
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[geordiecbrblo...]

Prices have definately shot up at the lower prices range, I wouldn't say it was seasonal but because of the economy and weak pound vs euro

Examples, my mate bought a M reg ZZR600 4 years ago for £1500 and it looks like he'd get most of cash back now, same with a 51 reg 12k mile CBR600 sold privately 3 years ago for £2400.

Good condition SRAD600s were easily bought for less than £2k last year but nothing like that now.

Even Glass's guide say that prices have risen this year...

[McGee]

I always choose the wrong moment to come back to the UK and I can say bike prices do go up in summer.

Cause I can't find shit to ride for when I'm back
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