I want to sell my bike, but something's stopping me...

[veeeffarr]

Hi guys,

Some of you may have seen a thread where I've been offered a 64,000 miler GS500E/L with Powerbronze fairing and Remus can for £400 (From my best mate's brother).

I'm quite keen on the bike, and I really want something bigger as I ride a lot of duallies and I'm over 6 foot.

To pay for it though, I need to sell my CG125 for about £900 (To cover bike sale, insurance and my DAS to ride the bloody thing!)

I just can't bring myself to put the CG up for sale... I'm not even particularly fond of it... I think I'm just being lazy rather than being attached to the bike...

What would you do? Go for the bigger bike and go bikeless for 2-3 weeks, or keep the CG and save until I can afford my DAS, then use the money from the CG to get a better bike?

Cheers,

T

[Dragonfly]

sorry what is DAS?

i would hold on to yuor bike until you get a new one. least you wont be stuck without one. thats what i am like, i would keep until i got a swap basically or added more money to it. i cant trust myself with money i would just spend it on crap. if yuo can save, all the power to you.
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[RobB]

Other thing I'd consider would be the fact that you're buying it from a mate. Sounds like a very good deal, but if something goes bang within a month or so, I know my head would be blaming the seller. All depends how much you trust them, and if they're spanner-minded that could work in your favour (free fixing due to guilt trip).

Would be a good idea to find out what's causing the oil leak. If it's just a gasket/seal, then cool. Bleeding the brakes is pretty standard, and like you say, is a good excuse to fit new parts. That's instanly more cash to spend though, which you might want to factor in to your budget. Whether it's currently got one or not, would it pass an MOT?

Mileage, I don't tend to get scared by as long as you can see it's been well looked after. You know it's an old bike, so it won't get thrashed all the time. You can tell a lot more from the knocking/tapping noises the engine makes, and the exhaust smoke than from the mileage. Like women, old bikes just need care, attention, and regular lubrication.

EDIT: Just re-reading the original post, "Go for the bigger bike and go bikeless for 2-3 weeks". What's your alternative transport for the 2-3 weeks? If it's public, then again, more cost.
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[Shaun]

You'd need to find a real idiot to pay £900 for a CG!

[veeeffarr]

Yeah it'll be public (About £11 per week for a ticket)

The seller, and his brother (who is my mate. well they're both mates, but y'know...) are both really spanner minded, so's their dad.

They adjusted all my cables and bodged a new bracket for my horn a couple of days ago...

Think it's just a gasket, seems to be coming from/near the gearchange lever.

[veeeffarr]

[colin1]

it depends on how long it wd take to save, but i am a fan of having a slowish commuter and something faster and more expensive to run for the weekends

i justify this by saying that keeping the commuter type thing saves money compared to using the fast bike for everything

I have heard quite a few people say bad things about GS's but it wont matter if you drop it

ideal wd be keep cg and save for something flash

sensible might be sell cg do das and get gs
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[FreshAL]

Colleague at work has a 50,000 GS500 and it's basically worn out.

Keep shopping around, you're not in a hurry to get a big bike, so you can wait till you can get a bargain.

Have you thought about buying something with minor crash damage then getting them to help you do it up?

[veeeffarr]

That's not a bad idea you know... I might look into that...

I think it's probably best I don't get overcome with buying a bigger bike just for the sake of it, and go for one I really want (TRX850/GPZ500S/CBR600F/SRX400).

Thanks for the advice guys!

I can also take the time to replace all the parts I need to on the CG as well and get it look nice!

I'd love to paint it black, but I'd lose so much money.

[JonB]

[veeeffarr]

Well I paid £875 for it in practically brand new condition.

I'll put it up for £900 ono when I get it, as it's coming summer I'm pretty sure I'll meet that price.

[FreshAL]

Again, you're not in any hurry to sell it, so why not advertise it at £900?

You might sell it, you might not but you've got nothing to lose

[veeeffarr]

[yambabe]

Keep the CG, do the restricted test straight away (easier, cheaper, quicker cos you won't have to save for as long).

Once you've got rid of the Ls, THEN put the CG up for sale and see what else is out there.

Dunno about the GS. Seems a bit pointless to sell a bike you can ride to buy one you can't - what if it takes you a couple of gos to pass the test? You're off the road for a lot longer than 2-3 weeks. [/voice of doom mode]

There are always cheap bikes about if you take the time to look for them. Wanna buy a VT500 for £500? No oil leaks!
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[Itchy]

you asked this last year I think too

Think very carefully about it cus no bike = no freedom to move about and it can be a crushing experience , and selling does not equate to a pass in a test which can be even more crushing.

also with the GS500 I'd be careful bikes at around 65K start falling apart and have failures everywhere , see that thread
"Ijust want to cry"

And his experiences with a GS500 which is falling apart at 60K

smeg I'm selling a bike pushing 60K due to major failures everywhere.

[Simple]

would the mate's brother not px the bike for you? and give you some cash? that way he's really doing you a favour and he has a bike to sell just as before?
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[carvell]

64,000 miles is far too much for a 500cc bike.

It'll be knackered. Or it will be in about 100 miles.
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