to those buyers and sellers out there.

[steveh]

whats the cheapest bike youve bought, sold and made money on?

gp100 given, ebayed got £180

gsx400e given, ebayed as it was and got £180 again

rf600r, bought for £45, vandalised, sold for £800

piaggio zip bought for £20, sold for £240


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Current : 06 Zx10r, 07 Wr450f SM, 74 850 norton commando, 63 bsa b40, 1962 Triton 650, 67 Triumph Tr6r, 1955 Triton 750, 1978 TY250E.

[davylynne]

GSXR600 SRAD - crashed, bought back off insurance company for £160 (cosmetic write-of. There was a scratch on the frame that added £3000 to the repair bill...). Fixed on the cheap, resprayed for beer money, commuted on daily for 5 years (and 40,000 miles). Put on ebay with a 10-page essay on the sorded history and all the current faults and someone still bid £2050 for it! They liked the way I was being so honest...

[Gazdaman]

Bought an XJ600 for £425, crashed it twice, abused it, sold it with a blown head gasket and no fairing for £380.

Bought an MZ 125 for £200, crashed it, sold it for £250.

Bought a bandit for £800, crashed it badly, broke the frame and 3 engine mounts. Rebuilt it with a £50 eBay frame. Sold for £800.
(Probably lost about £300, i.e the cost of the repair).

I don't think that's half bad, considering I didn't buy these bikes to sell them on. I bought them for myself, and happily didn't lose much money.

Gaz

[AngelGrinder]

Bought an '04 CBR 125, saw it down the road, bloke had no idea about it, had bought it new, rode it dry of oil, seized the engine, honda fitted a brand new engine for £1200 for him.

He managed to break the crankcase in this again somehow, and needed shot of it quick as was moving, so managed to buy it for £200.

Got my dad to fit a second hand engine from a scrap yard, engine cost £200, labour cost £200.

Bike sold on eBay last week for £1,200.

£600 profit for cleaning it a little.

[Fisty]

Not a bike but a bike jacket. bought for a tenner sold for £135
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[Louise]

Yam Aerox brough for £225 - sold it for £500
Bandit for £970 - Sold for £1200

[Barry_M2]

Not done this with a bike yet, but have with a couple of cars...

Renault 5 GT Turbo 'Raider' - Paid £400 - ebay'd for £2000

Another 5 Turbo - Paid £200 ebay'd for £1100.

Gave up on cars a while ago now and just dont have time to buy and sell at the moment.


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ZXR750R (M2) - For the road.
CBR1000 RR4 - For the track.
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