Where are the cheap bikes at?

dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

Where are all the cheap winter hacks at?

Theres normally a few coming up online at this time of year and i need one Very Happy

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ferrisio · Scooby Slapper Joined: 03 Jul 2014 Karma :

Plenty of shitters on Gumtree, but you have to act fast.
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STONEY! · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

Ive got an er5 clean tody ready to ride £600 if anyone is interested? Its the red one on gumtree in liss

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Sure, you have to wade through a fuckton (metric or Imperial, your choice) of quads, "field" bikes and "will sail through MOT" heaps on Gumtree, but there are very occasionally - and very briefly - some decent bikes there.

Sadly, I don't think www.lotsofhonestcheapbikesthatnobodyelseknowsabout.com exists.
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Matt B · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2012 Karma :

Agree with all that has been said about Gumtree. You need to check it regularly and be ready to move quick with a bit of cash in your pocket as a deposit. Anything under a grand, with a years ticket seems to be sold within a day round here. There was a low miles RF900 not far from me I wanted to look at as a winter hack, £900 and it sold within 2 hours of being listed.

Avoid anything that has no MOT but "should pass with no problems". Is bollox because otherwise the seller would have done it. Anything that has been on there for a week or more seems to be overpriced or a complete shitter.

It seems that lately prices have risen. Those £500 - £1k bikes are getting rarer, people trying to push for £2k for an old Bandit or a Gixxer that's kissed the tarmac a few times. Chancers mostly.
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grandad90 · Derestricted Danger Joined: 03 Aug 2015 Karma :

someone jus sold my old 97 cb500 for 350, motd till april, needed chain kit tho
they are out there but its word of mouth an facebook selling groups