Ballpark figure

[DUCAUDI]

Update from said friend:

It was parked up in 2018. It was running fine. I was starting it regularly, when it was in the garage, for 18 months or so, then put the new battery on, then probably another 4 to 6 months. No other problems that I know of. Xx
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2023 DucAudi Mehrstraße V4 Hechte Gipfel - "Objectively the best motorcycle ever produced" - "You can have any colour, as long as it's red"
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

somewhere between a grand and 1500 depending on what the tyres and chain/sprox etc. are like - anticipating spending AT LEAST £500 on it even if the consumables are ok - like, if it's sat for yonks, it's really common for fork seals to fail, tyres might be a bit deformed too, if its sat on flat-ish ones, i dunno

i think you would really really have to want this make and model to be over £1500
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[A100man]

A low value, low interest commuter bike.. just not worth it to try and make a profit..

If, on the other hand, you enjoy tinkering and need workshop therapy then fill yer boots - 500 quid tops.

Cheers
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[DUCAUDI]

Yeah my gut feeling is around £250 to £300 but don't wanna insult the man.
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2023 DucAudi Mehrstraße V4 Hechte Gipfel - "Objectively the best motorcycle ever produced" - "You can have any colour, as long as it's red"
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Yeah actually just re-read the mileage - it is pretty high tbf
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[Rob Fzs]

[DUCAUDI]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[DUCAUDI]

TLDR got the CB500 S in the end and paid someone to do the work. Probably going to break even on it or give it to my dad for free. No big deal.

Have paid for the work but not picked the bike up yet, he's an old boy my bike mechanic up the road, old school, gave the bike a complete going over so it's MOT ready now. Full service the works. Stripped and ultrasounded the carbs.

Virtually good to go, the bike is 99%. Just one very peculiar thing it does. When he first started working on it the weather was quite mild and he got it running putting a syringe of petrol on the fuel line but not connected to the tank etc. so make sure it ran ok. Bike would start fine from cold in mild weather. He completed the job and put everything back together, but this time the outside temperature has really dropped and now even though the carbs have been overhauled it's really weird, there's an overflow/breather pipe that goes to the carbs, it won't start from cold unless you give the smallest amount of positive pressure blowing with your mouth down this breather pipe. Blowing hard doesn't work, nor does sucking. Just lips round the hose with the smallest amount of positive pressure gets it to fire up. Once the engine is warm it's start without blowing down the pipe. Just won't start from cold without doing this.

Have yet to find out if this remains the case once the weather warms up a bit.

Any ideas what this could be? Think running it around a bit would clear the problem?
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2023 DucAudi Mehrstraße V4 Hechte Gipfel - "Objectively the best motorcycle ever produced" - "You can have any colour, as long as it's red"
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S

[dave001]

golded rule when buying never name a price make the seller name his

go see it ask him his lowst price after checking it over
dont worry about silence just stare at him to you get a a answer

if he knows the game and there no way you getting a answer
of a really silly low price

then ask again what his lowest price if still dont get it walk away
there be plenty more for sale and desperat pepole, even more with the shit thats coming

[dave001]

[Rob Fzs]

[dave001]

[Rob Fzs]

[A100man]

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[Rob Fzs]

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