Which one to sell?

[Shaft]

Collections are all very nice, but you can only ride one at a time and unless you're an inveterate tinkerer (you admit you aren't) or have a bottomless pit of money for paid maintenance (clearly you don't) they end up being an ever tightening noose around your neck.

Ultimately, you will have favourites and the rest will end up being neglected to the point where you will be pouring money into them, just to keep them up to scratch, or you won't and they finish up gathering dust in the back of the shed, so you don't even get to enjoy them.

Be logical.

The big blade and the VFR could perform very similar duties; in the real world the VFR is probably as good, if not better than the blade in every respect, but the 1200 has the dual purpose of being a very competent tourer, so I would keep the Viffer.

The 600 is a nothing bike, any money you put into it was never coming back and you might as well cut your losses and bail now.

So it's a straight choice between which one you prefer to ride like an arse, the 250 or the 400.

I'm not a sports bike guy, but from what I hear a good nick 250 is a relatively rare thing and which ever you choose, with that and the VFR, you get two bikes that cover pretty much any type of road riding you want, plus a few quid in the bank, which was meant to be the goal of this thread.
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[struan80]

I've narrowed it down to either the VFR or the 900 to sell. Keeping the VFR is probably the better choice. Selling the 900 would give me a decent wedge of cash to clear my feet. Would be quite sad to lose it, but needs must. If the VFR wasn't such good fun and if the Fireblade wasn't so uncomfortable then it would be easy, the VFR would go and I'd ride the 600/900 as a daily bike. Shame to keep any bike in a garage really. Don't really like having bikes as ornaments.

So is it VFR or 900 I should ditch? Going to put one of them up for sale later this evening.

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600 and 900, gets you cash and keeps the smaller fun ones, the 600 is just going to cost later on and the 900 is getting old and it wont just be consumables, it'll be bearings all round.

[struan80]

OK, the 900 is going up for sale Paddy, they seem to be selling for a lot of cash right now really. Is a good investment for someone, even if ridden it won't lose much or any value. Fuck that's why I bought it in the first place if I remember

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124930263976?hash=item1d166c8ba8:g:1w8AAOSwahRhFRVW

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bikes-for-sale/honda/cbr900rr-fireblade/62434845/?fbclid=IwAR1d4pdiRN_EwSfOGlQh39OoplRChTA7n46HhyEZJe1IrqmOePDqsM3p91g

[Skudd]

I'd sell all of them except the VFR.
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

If it was me the Fireblade would have been the last one to go. Ah well.

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[struan80]

[struan80]

I'm going to stick the 900 up for £6200 Fuckit, others seem to be trying to get that or more. Mine is not an import from Europe like one of these, or has it been restored, just looked after.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bikes-for-sale/honda/cbr900rr-fireblade/62434845/?fbclid=IwAR1ef-3dE46wL2NBcPPqaJc9SUk58tF_IfVyK_G_4phiy3RzND2kZU81F4I

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F124930263976%3Fhash%3Ditem1d166c8ba8%253Ag%253A1w8AAOSwahRhFRVW%26fbclid%3DIwAR1nQcAehejY_jhaCFbCFGenpPeMTwJ9Rx0HFVr8yDi_AhrhSesGLzD7N_k&h=AT08YHDqZ9AbxuhNiwSLGLEH0uOXgdEYyu9rQhkZtDiqiUds8Fywup8CLIuqmVPBzvgzbXEILaPeBWljsziMylLGbCCUN06m1_amffjU3D8_jeMWPwo2yNqIUXP7nDretWd-uQ

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[CorriganJ]

I really like the fact you have 3 double headlight bikes. See whichever isn't one of those lol. Im a sucker for a matching set. A family.
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[DJP]

Sell the 600 or the 1200 because the others are all classics.

But there again, the 600 and the 1200 are probably the most usable day-to-day.

Bugger.

How about you sell a child/kidney/missus/your arse instead.

That's an easier decision.

OTOH, they are all Hondas and all Hondas are shite.

So torch them and claim on the insurance?

Hmmm... I've not been much help really, have I?
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[struan80]

After much thought I've decided to sell the 250 instead. It's like a 125 on steroids and a line of coke. I feel bad but prefer the 900. Hopefully will sell quite quickly.

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Paddy is already outside with a wad of sweaty fivers.
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[struan80]

I'm hoping that Paddy gets this bike.