Bikes for under ?1000?

[veeeffarr]

Just thinking for when I pass my DAS really...

Am I likely to be able to get a big bike for under £1000 when I've passed, that isn't going to be a complete rusty deathtrap?

If so, what bikes?

I'll have however much I get with my CG plus (probably) a tiny bit extra to go on top, so that'll have to do.

Cheers,

Toby

[MRX Steve]

Bandit 400s can be found for under £1000
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[veeeffarr]

Hi,

I mainly wanted to know whether any bike under £1000 is most likely to be a shed or not, I don't really mind rust at all, as I can sort new parts every month when I get paid, it's just mainly that I'll be wanting a cheap bike that is safe.

[Itchy]

you can find tons of bikes under 1K and lots at just a shade over 1K too ,

note they won't be in great nick though and will be older and higher milage , though good 500 examples can be found for 1.5K.

My bike came with 12 months MOT , but had NO brake pad wear left needed brakes bleeding , and hadn't had an oil change or airfilter change since ever ,
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[Itchy]

[stinkwheel]

I'm off to look at an '02 plate GPZ500 at the weekend for a very healthy price (WELL under a grand). Needs a couple of things doing to it (basic stuff, chain, fork seals etc) but if it is what he says it is, I'm stealing it. I don't really need another one but at the price this guy is talking about for a 4 year old bike I'd be mad not to have a look.

What I'm saying is, keep your eyes open, occasionaly a bargain does fall in your lap.

Actualy. GPZ500 is generally speaking not a bad one to look at anyway, even for normal prices.
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[DucatiEVO]

Shop around, there are deals to be had but you need to search everywhere. Could grab a cheap VFR400 for that money, and it would still be clean.


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[colin1]

not tried one, but how about an rf600 ?
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[MementoMori]

I got my ER5 for £460! GET IN!
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[yambabe]

You can have a VT500 for £500.......

There are loads of them about. Go and see Mick at MDL Spares in Winwick.
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[Keen]

in my opinion, you can get an ok bike for under a grand, the annoying thing is that just a little more cash will buy you something quite alot better (but I suppose thats the case at any price, but its more noticable the lower you go).

I paid about a grand for my last bike (GS500) and it ran alright, was in shit condition and looked a wreck, but it did have a fault or 2 (tank was full of rust so had to make sure I didn't run to empty and the brakes fucked up once, throwing me off). You don't get alot of peace of mind for that price, especially if you're mechanically inept (like me).

For me its the most annoying thing about bikes, the pricing structure of the second market is such that even an old shit heap is 500 quid, whereas I have mates who've bought cars that run fine for 50 quid. Whats that all about?
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[Itchy]

[Andy C]

i was looking around this price and you can get a thundercat if you over it a bit but i decided to go for the £2k bracket and theres a lot more in this range, i wish it was winter as i saw all those winter bargins go by, if only i had known!!
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[Keen]

yeah its true, I realise its a supply issue but still, it pisses me off

I guess it has benefits- bikes obviously depreciate less than cars do.
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[bish777]

Ive had a few cheapies.

more workaday machines like GT550s, GS500s and the like are a better bet than say an old FZR1000.

Be prepared to get your hands dirty.
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[senna_f4]

I am sure you can get a reasonably big bike under £1000, former east european ones perhaps
e.g.

https://i13.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/1d/9b/12_1_b.JPG

ebay

or a classic



https://i23.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/28/3c/e8_1_b.JPG

ebay


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[EDBANGER]

I got my 97 Thundercat for £1300 (I realise that is above £1000 but not much!!) & it is the shizzle my friend, the shizzle I tell ya.
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[greenmeanie]

i wud let my bandit go 2 u on a special bcf discount of £995
if u want some details let me no
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[SoND]

Would you be able to find a smashed up sports 600 for less than a grand?

I mean one with no plastics, lights or headlights left but with a decent frame and motor in it or what sort of price would something like that go for?
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[stinkwheel]

You'd be able to get an FZR6 for around a grand. They are decent bikes (if you promise to be carefull on it).

You can get some surprisingly good prices on some of the more 'off the wall' grey imports, worth a browse to see what you can see.

[krebsy]

Get a cheap mid milage Divvy. Mine cost me a grand and has been fine except for the Exhaust. It had 28k on the clock when I had it and I've put 6k on top of that on one set of tyres. As long as the exhaust is sound, you can't really go wrong with one. I'll probably sell mine in 6 months anyway and upgrade to something newer.

K.
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[veeeffarr]

Thanks for the input guys...

FZR600 would be good, I nearly did my DAS and got the FZR250 when I got my loan through...

Wish I did now

[ram_doom]

Picked up my ZXR for £750 quid
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