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The 2004 will be with carbs, 2008 should be with fuel injection.
If you plan to keep it just 6 months, I would get the '08 even with more miles on, if that's the cheaper one. how many miles you want to put on it?
For a clarity, is it really 50k miles, not km?
Just check them properly - chain & sprockets (especially the front sprocket), all the switches (sidestand switch likes to fail), clutch drag (some people claim Hyosungs needs new clutch plates every 6k miles), cables condition near levers, ... I think pepperami has GT as well so he might chime in with his long-term reliability findings. My observation is just that the thing tends to rust a lot. Much more than expected... Like bolts on silencers and the whole exhaust downpiping as well, exhaust header bolts & nuts, ... |
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Hm.
2004 has done 14,000 km (8,700 miles) €1,350 (£1,200)
2008 has done 50,000k km (31,000 miles) €1,200 (£1,065)
So there's only £135 in it, but the dearer one's 4 years older and the cheaper one's done 22,000 more miles.
Are you sure that they're both the same specification and that there's nothing else notable or different about them? |
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kolu wrote: | The 2004 will be with carbs, 2008 should be with fuel injection.
If you plan to keep it just 6 months, I would get the '08 even with more miles on, if that's the cheaper one. how many miles you want to put on it?
For a clarity, is it really 50k miles, not km?
Just check them properly - chain & sprockets (especially the front sprocket), all the switches (sidestand switch likes to fail), clutch drag (some people claim Hyosungs needs new clutch plates every 6k miles), cables condition near levers, ... I think pepperami has GT as well so he might chime in with his long-term reliability findings. My observation is just that the thing tends to rust a lot. Much more than expected... Like bolts on silencers and the whole exhaust downpiping as well, exhaust header bolts & nuts, ... |
appologies KM!
Would you recomend carbs or fuel injection? FI better performance, carbs easier (though more) maintainance...
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Riejufixing wrote: | Hm.
2004 has done 14,000 km (8,700 miles) €1,350 (£1,200)
2008 has done 50,000k km (31,000 miles) €1,200 (£1,065)
So there's only £135 in it, but the dearer one's 4 years older and the cheaper one's done 22,000 more miles.
Are you sure that they're both the same specification and that there's nothing else notable or different about them? |
I'm just going off the internet adds - physical showrooms aren't open currently. Which would you say would sell for more second hand? Or more or less the same?
Regards speed - I don't particularly care about top speed exactly - I just want it to as good on the highway as it realistically can be on a 125, which might not be much... but I think I would see a difference between this and my XR125L which realistically tops out at 55.
Alternatively there is this varadero:
https://www.milanuncios.com/motos-de-cross/honda-xl-125v-varadero-332906122.htm
Or for comparison, this CG:
https://www.milanuncios.com/motos-de-carretera/honda-cg-125-343998102.htm
And this YBR:
https://www.milanuncios.com/motos-de-carretera/yamaha-ybr-125-336996029.htm
If I was not doing highways I would probably get the CG or YBR. As it is, GT or Varadero seem more sensible for me.
EDIT: I guess this thread has grown a bit but I guess my main question is, would you be wary of buying a bike with 30k miles on it? Or, realistically, 35k miles /58k km when I am done with it? |
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Less miles is good as this dictates the overall wear on the thing. Age raises the question of how it's been stored. Spain so nice and dry mostly.
Basically for both age and mileage: "how well has it been maintained?" But I think you're forgetting the most important thing...
Which colour do you like?
<addendum> Just looked at the other bikes. Varadero has a bit more fairings which would probably be a nicer experience at high speeds. Can't say I care for the colour. The YBR though - top box thrown in and much cheapness - I'd go for that. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Did mention Honda’s little Varadero 125?
I’ll just leave this here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvszjZDtF3c
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That's very difficult to say. The higher mileage one isn't much dearer than the lower mileage older one, so is there something the matter with the lower mileage one that isn't known? The lower mileage one has only done 500-600 miles a year, roughly, on average. What's the resale value of similar bikes elsewhere, e.g. ebay, autotrader? Can you haggle on either?
The Honda looks nice to me, BUT it's only done 2,162 kms in 9 years, does it work properly? That price seems to be less than in the UK, by a fair amount. |
Selling privately, people are asking just less than €1000 for a good condition one... so I would be taking a €300-500 hit I suppose. Alternatively that Varadero is a good price as you say. Might even make a profit on bringing it back to the UK. The low price? I guess its the colour... Thing is I don't love the varadero, and I do like the Hyosung... But, I suppose I don't need to love it, I just need it to get me places |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 355 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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