Opinions on possible Trade in...

[Fowlersrs]

Im considering trading in my Z750 for something with a bit more wind protection for my european riding..

So ive seen something I like, a 97 Yam YZF600R Thundercat at my local dealers.. so heres the details tell me what u think..

My Bike:

04 Kawasaki Z750
8100 Miles
Tidy condition
Standard Exhaust & Race can options
only mods being that above and tail tidy

The dealers bike:

97 Thundercat
25000 miles
tidy condition
Scott oiler and data tool


Now the dealer is asking 2399 for there bike, what would u say the realistic value is? and what should I be aiming to get for mine..

this is the bike:
https://www.bridgemotorcycles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&Itemid=109&id=143&bikeid=1000

They have offered me 2100 on the book on mine over the phone, I personally think I can get a bit more for it when they see it in the flesh and realise how tidy it is..

my bike:
https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/FowlersRs/IMG_0050.jpg


Any thoughts?

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[Fowlersrs]

[CaNsA]

Sell the Z privately.

Buy the bike you want

Be quids in, use the extra money for insurance

Out of interest, which dealer is trying this shit on with you?

[Fowlersrs]

[jay12329]

You can have my 2000 blackbird for that money! Certainly wouldn't be paying 2.5k for a bike of that age/millage!

HTH
J

[Fowlersrs]

[NeiljohnUK]

Summer euro ride, put a screen on it!

[Fowlersrs]

[jay12329]

I'd say your bike is worth about 2400, and the 'cat is 1200 maybe 1300.
A few on bike trader for this sort of price.

HTH
J

[shooter]

[Derivative]

How to buy/sell vehicles:

1) buy the new one.
2) sell the old one.

In that order. It is the only way of ensuring you get the best deal, instead of making impatient impulse buys. Unless you have some other bike/car to get around on in the interim.

If you can't afford to buy your new bike, get a loan or credit card. You can probably loan £2k for less than 10% APR which is £200 a year.

You will save more than £200 by doing this, and it is fairly unlikely that your bike will take a whole year to pay off anyway.

[Fowlersrs]

[Fowlersrs]

[Dracon]

I love my 'Cat, and I paid £1800 for a 2001 23k in very good condition with fresh MOT and Tax.

That one is a good grand over priced (look in the usual places, there are tonnes of 'Cat's for sale) and a joke for yours!

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[Fowlersrs]

take a look at this;

https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/FowlersRs/bikeimage.jpg

this is up for 2750 where I bought my last bike for the exact same price, 2005, 13k on the clock. Wonder what the guy would do for a part ex!

[Fowlersrs]

[Slacker24seve...]

[Fowlersrs]

[Derivative]

[Fowlersrs]

[grant965]

2400 for a '97 thundercat, they are having a f**king laugh, £1500 tops for that. Id recommend a tcat if you can get one though, I moved from my tcat to an 04 z750 but I feel the thundercat was better in almost every way, was faster, 750 seems to give up too early whereas tcat can power on. Massive front is ace on the tcat too.
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[slyrob]

I wholeheartedly agree that the asking price on the thundercat is ridiculous. I bought mine in really good nick with something like 18k for about £1100. However they are hugely under rated and excellent bikes excluding the woefully inadequate standard headlight and with the addition of 10W fork oil (or a 7.5 mix if you're a bit lighter) to replace the 5W standard fork oil. For this reason I am bothering to bring mine back from the dead despite owning a J1 zx6r.
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[Michael47]

Seems to me you're not fully in love with a new bike, so I'd use the fact you got a bike, pull up in front of all the dealers you can find that have bikes you think you might like, try them and then when you know what rocks your boat search for a good deal on one.


In my experience you want to move up on power when ever getting a new bike and for a long trip through Europe you'd be loving a bit of grunt - ever try something like an 04 or 05 Sprint ST - some of them are really cheap compared to what you get imo.
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