where to buy cheap bikes

[hornetmike]

I want to get a cheap winter bike can't watch my cbr rot, does anyone know a cheap auction from an insurance company
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87 Honda CG 125 - 97 ER5 - SR 50 -81 Z250- 96 CBR 600 F- 94 GPX600R 88- GPX 400R- 87 GS 125 - 2006 Honda CB600F- 2003 ER5 - Honda CBF 1000 2009 - Honda CBR 600 RR 2011
Current BMW R1200GS 2010

[HD]

I wish we all knew :/
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[Frost]

China.

[Cheeseybeaner]

I find ebay usually works in terms of buying cheap bikes.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

You might get lucky at a breakers. The one near me does seem to have alot of superbikes in tho.
The usual places..Here on BCF. Stelmer is soon to sell his GSX and others sell bikes.
I found my last bike at the right price on MCN after searching for months. i.e look everywhere including local ads.

Pat
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[hornetmike]

Good idea. I'll check the ads on here.

A couple of people on here have mentioned insurance auctions and secret auctions is that for normal people or traders only ?
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87 Honda CG 125 - 97 ER5 - SR 50 -81 Z250- 96 CBR 600 F- 94 GPX600R 88- GPX 400R- 87 GS 125 - 2006 Honda CB600F- 2003 ER5 - Honda CBF 1000 2009 - Honda CBR 600 RR 2011
Current BMW R1200GS 2010

[mad4it028]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^Sounds like Traders only..VAT numbers n all that crap.
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[Walloper]

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[hornetmike]

might get something crashed and turn it in to street fighter
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87 Honda CG 125 - 97 ER5 - SR 50 -81 Z250- 96 CBR 600 F- 94 GPX600R 88- GPX 400R- 87 GS 125 - 2006 Honda CB600F- 2003 ER5 - Honda CBF 1000 2009 - Honda CBR 600 RR 2011
Current BMW R1200GS 2010

[P.addy]

buy my crashed gs500 for £150... needs headlight mounted, yokes straightened and an MOT/TAX but shes a runner and keeps on running

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^Fair point
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[G]

Yea, I'd have to agree. Give it a good coating of ACF50 and get on with it, wipe off in spring, sorted .

[spetom]

Not on ebay usually. Mostly inflated prices often.

You can get a deal but a lot of people go there first to look, so often higher demand than supply.

[SirEdward]

Keep riding the CBR. If you're dedicated enough, you'll get a bike with stainless steel and titanium all over it next time.
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[27cows]

Small ads in local papers and shop windows still turn up good bargains, even today. But the best way to find cheap bikes is by word of mouth. This is a good time of year to be buying, when the fair weather lame arses realise they're going to get cold and wet during the autumn/winter and sell up for what they can get
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[TimNorwich]

[hornetmike]

I love my bike, sad but true. I did have a 03 plate hornet which i sold on and would rather ride that then CBR, don't know why I've 5 other bikes in the time I've had CBR. Think its because I have done a load of work on it.
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87 Honda CG 125 - 97 ER5 - SR 50 -81 Z250- 96 CBR 600 F- 94 GPX600R 88- GPX 400R- 87 GS 125 - 2006 Honda CB600F- 2003 ER5 - Honda CBF 1000 2009 - Honda CBR 600 RR 2011
Current BMW R1200GS 2010

[ollieholt]

peterbourough BCA british car auctions having a sale over 150 bikes normally, manheim macclesfield as well. google is your friend
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I'd be tempted to try and get another CBR of the same age cheaply. You know you like it and if anything goes wrong with either, you've got the parts and knowledge.

[map]

Try your local auction centre.
The one up in York is a cattle market (literally) but they do vehicle auctions and the motorbike stuff is on 2nd Saturday of each month.

Ok, they have some pretty ropey stuff in and it's not actually overflowing but there's been some ride away 600s for not much money.

Try also your local bike meet place. I mention this as up here Squires Cafe have a room with peoples for sale notices on the walls.

That said I got my last bike from an advert I saw in the local paper.

HTH
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