Dealers taking the piss

TD wrote:
> Been browsing several dealer websites looking for a nice used bargain, maybe a
> ZX9R or a Thunderace around the 2K mark.

Don't bother with dealers; make me an offer I can't refuse for mine
instead...


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On 29 Jan 2008 11:55:50 GMT, TD <topper.doggle.DeleteThis@googlemail.com> wrote:

>Been browsing several dealer websites looking for a nice used bargain, maybe a
>ZX9R or a Thunderace around the 2K mark. I thought it would be a good time of
>year. Apparently not. I've noticed two things:
>1) Dealers tend to advertise prices /way/ above book[1].
>2) The book is pretty high anyway. (IMO)

2k is about the bottom limit that any dealer will have anything on his
showroom floor. The cost of selling a 2k bike is the same as a 5k
bike, so the dealer has to put a bigger %age mark up on the cheaper
bike.

In that sort of price range, go private.
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Champ wrote:

> The bike you describe probably owes the dealer 1500 quid. He needs to
> make 500 to make it worthwhile doing the business, and he needs to
> cover a warranty too, for a few hundred. Hardly a surprise that his
> bottom offer is 2300.

My R-reg '98 9R-C1 was put up for 2250 by Carl Rosner, after he'd given
me 1700 for it PX on the Sprint ST.

This was in May last year, so probably a slightly better time to be
selling.

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:45 GMT, TD <topper.doggle RemoveThis @googlemail.com>
allegedly wrote:

> Had a black ZX9R C1, R-reg, about
> 35000 miles, nice enough for the year. Asking a "mere" 2500.

That's less then I'd want for my blue C2 on a late S-reg, with less miles,
and better condition.
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:22:59 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me DeleteThis @privacy.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:45 GMT, TD <topper.doggle DeleteThis @googlemail.com>
>allegedly wrote:
>
>> Had a black ZX9R C1, R-reg, about
>> 35000 miles, nice enough for the year. Asking a "mere" 2500.
>
>That's less then I'd want for my blue C2 on a late S-reg, with less miles,
>and better condition.

You need to come down from cuckoo land.
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Andy Bonwick <nospam.RemoveThis@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:22:59 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net>
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:45 GMT, TD <topper.doggle.RemoveThis@googlemail.com>
> >allegedly wrote:
> >
> >> Had a black ZX9R C1, R-reg, about
> >> 35000 miles, nice enough for the year. Asking a "mere" 2500.
> >
> >That's less then I'd want for my blue C2 on a late S-reg, with less miles,
> >and better condition.
>
> You need to come down from cuckoo land.

Indeed. I'd say £2k tops.


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Switters says...
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:45 GMT, TD <topper.doggle RemoveThis @googlemail.com>
> allegedly wrote:
>
> > Had a black ZX9R C1, R-reg, about
> > 35000 miles, nice enough for the year. Asking a "mere" 2500.
>
> That's less then I'd want for my blue C2 on a late S-reg, with less miles,
> and better condition.

I paid less for a 2000 W plate C2 in late 2004.

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:57:26 GMT, Andy Bonwick <nospam.RemoveThis@bonwick.me.uk>
allegedly wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:22:59 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net>
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:45 GMT, TD <topper.doggle.RemoveThis@googlemail.com>
>>allegedly wrote:
>>
>>> Had a black ZX9R C1, R-reg, about
>>> 35000 miles, nice enough for the year. Asking a "mere" 2500.
>>
>>That's less then I'd want for my blue C2 on a late S-reg, with less
>>miles, and better condition.
>
> You need to come down from cuckoo land.

Shan't. It's nice here. Anyway, although it's what I would want, I know
it's nothing like what I would get. Which is probably why I've done
nothing about selling it.
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On Feb 1, 4:33 pm, Switters <m....TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:10:00 GMT, Andy Bonwick <nos....TakeThisOut@bonwick.me.uk>
>
> allegedly wrote:
> >>Good plan. I'm seeing a man about a 690SM tomorrow.
>
> > Excellent choice. Get a set of Akros for it asap because the standard
> > cans make the front end look stylish.
>
> How loud are they? I've found most KTMs to be quite loud enough already.
> I've not ridden the 690 yet though, that's the plan for tomorrow, so I'll
> check the standard cans then. No purchasing decision has been made, but
> I'll likely not be doing a full darsy.

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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:11:08 GMT, Andy Bonwick <nospam DeleteThis @bonwick.me.uk>
allegedly wrote:

> Come to terms with it and buy a house with more garage space, we've
> got six bikes between us and I can't see that reducing.

Good plan. I'm seeing a man about a 690SM tomorrow.
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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:10:00 GMT, Andy Bonwick <nospam.DeleteThis@bonwick.me.uk>
allegedly wrote:

>>Good plan. I'm seeing a man about a 690SM tomorrow.
>
> Excellent choice. Get a set of Akros for it asap because the standard
> cans make the front end look stylish.

How loud are they? I've found most KTMs to be quite loud enough already.
I've not ridden the 690 yet though, that's the plan for tomorrow, so I'll
check the standard cans then. No purchasing decision has been made, but
I'll likely not be doing a full darsy.
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:33:15 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net>
wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:10:00 GMT, Andy Bonwick <nospam.RemoveThis@bonwick.me.uk>
>allegedly wrote:
>
>>>Good plan. I'm seeing a man about a 690SM tomorrow.
>>
>> Excellent choice. Get a set of Akros for it asap because the standard
>> cans make the front end look stylish.
>
>How loud are they? I've found most KTMs to be quite loud enough already.
>I've not ridden the 690 yet though, that's the plan for tomorrow, so I'll
>check the standard cans then. No purchasing decision has been made, but
>I'll likely not be doing a full darsy.

They're not stupidly loud, you can run them with the baffles in or out
and mine have been out since I collected the bike. They give a small
power gain once the bike's been mapped to suit and you don't need a
power commander to do the mapping, just take the bike to any KTM
dealer and they'll plug it in and do the changes straight away.

I'm not sure if KTM actually own Akrapovic but there's some kind of
link between them so you don't screw your warranty by fitting them.
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