Is this a good deal on a older 'Blade?

[Groove]

Father in law knows someone selling a '96 blade (918cc) for £1k.

All i know is it is owned by a 50 something year old guy who has ridden most of his life and always maintains his bike and rides in fair weather only.

The bike has sat since October 2010. Has around 40k miles with tax and test till May. It has new tyres... It also has a hugger and some form of carbon can.

The father in law says it looks clean but has only seen it in the dark in a garage (he also rides, currently a '10 plate bandit 1250).

Its this model and colour scheme:

https://pictures2.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=1554549298

Any info on what these are worth in good, bad and ugly condition and what to look out for would be appreciated!
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[.Bishbash.]

Quick search on ebay and that looks about right. Good nick as well!
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[clancy]

sounds good to me i would love one myself, friends dad has one, he has had it since new since 95 ish. and he has never had a single problem with it, its probably on similar mileage to the one your looking at aswell
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[Jenks]

i think toni has one, could always drop him a pm?
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[The Tot]

If any problems do come up - www.fireblades.org is the place to go to for help.

It's the usual honda thing that goes - age affects the bikes pretty badly, so by that, it's alternators and reg/rec units that go on blades and occasionally bits and pieces of the loom. Saying that, my mechanic at Bransons Honda says that it's a common problem on all <04 blades. Mechanically, there shouldn't be any problems really.

Zoom to the bottom of this article to find out about the 100000 miler foxeye blade! It STILL looks mint! If it's been cared for by a mature owner, then I doubt that any expense has been spared on it!
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[Groove]

I want it, i just now have to justify it!

I was going to be upgrading the car but might have to down grade it for the summer!


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[brett750]

my dad had one of these from brand new was mint. the 1st big bike i ever rode, even if it was only 200yds. it only had 14k on it when it got nicked 3 yr ago. 5month before i passed my test. i was guttet and would love one.

anyway, he said it was a great bike and it did sound awsome if this helps