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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 03:23 AM

Title: When they were new
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 03:23 AM
Anyone remember how much a brand new 14 cost back in the day?  I know they'd have gone up with the K2 - K7, but be interested in comparing the original price with what a good one goes for today.

Thinking the price to buy one has probably increased over the years.
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 03:28 AM
my k2 was ex demo bike 6 months old got it for £5800 in 2002
our 2 k6's should have been £6400 brand new but we got the pair for £12000
there the only ones we got new.

:cheers:
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Daytona on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 03:37 AM
K6 a k7 £6495 ,but they sold them at £6000 cos nobody wanted them then,,dealer round my area just sold a k6 fe for £7,500
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Andre on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 03:41 AM
Paid over 9k € (14k Aussie $, 7.9k GBP) for new in 2002. Paid 3.8k for K2 10 months ago.
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Cykik on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 04:16 AM
Paid £2300  (17500mls)  in 2013
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Andre on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 04:36 AM
On one of the best known bike-sale sites in Germany. 51 14s to have in the range 3000-7150 € with a good selection (about 1/3) in the 4500-5500 € range. Asking prices of cause. My feel is that prices have gone up a little. The price topper of 21k+ €  with a side car not included.
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: T 24 on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 04:42 AM
2005 new K5 cost 15490€. 
2013 my K2 cost 5300€ ( 63 000 km).
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Andre on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 04:46 AM
Quote from: T 24 on Tuesday, 30 January  2018, 04:42 AM
2005 new K5 cost 15490€. 
2013 my K2 cost 5300€ ( 63 000 km).

Why so much new (taxes)?
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Starion VR4 on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 04:46 AM
My K7 Black from Springwood Suzuki rode away brand new $12,000 in March 2007 :cheers:
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: Snapey on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 05:59 AM
$14225 from Action Suzuki on the 19th December 2001 and that was the best price in Sydney because the B/W's were hard to get.
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: T 24 on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 01:49 PM
@ andre
Yes, taxes!! Everything is expensive here in North pole.
I found that price 15490€ from catalogue number 1/05 of Bike magazine.
And my K2 was the cheapest 14 in country in 2013, only I was able to buy.
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 01:57 PM
Thanks for the input guys, looks like Aussie & NZ have a way to go yet to be up with the original price.  North Pole area, never gonna happen! Over 15 thousand euro!
Title: Re: When they were new
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 02:02 PM
They'll go up a fair bit eventually, especially ORIGINAL ones (unmodified)

In 155 years time we'll think back "oh bugger I used to have one off those, should never have sold it".

Well some of you will. I'm not selling mine (even if it isn't original) :D.