Top Dollar

[grog]

Saw this one,looks & reads a beauty. Hand made exhaust.Top dollar but not getting any easier to find a good one.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Only 5000km?  Seems too good to be true

[Hooli]

Only 5000km?  Seems too good to be true

Well black ones are slower so it takes them longer to build the mileage up.

[VladTepes]

Well that is a big pile of cash.  The insurance companies keep trying to tell me they aren't worth more than $4-5K (false).

[Tony Nitrous]

I'd love a clean, tidy, black 08 one day, but that exhaust would be in the bin the first day.

[Tony Nitrous]

Only 5000km?  Seems too good to be true

A similar age Busa I looked at buying had 12,000k's, I know to other bikes that do similar miles. There's a couple of bikes older around with less k's.

It seems to annoy some folk but it's just the way it is. Some folk just don't ride far or often, some have multiple bikes, some buy for their collections.   There's a 25 year old 750 not far from me that's still in the crate.  I'd known the owner had quite a few bikes but he never even mentioned it.

[Phill P]

I don't do many miles a year and some do question your love of bikes, manhood size etc etc, and as much as I read about bikes, think about bikes, work on improving the gsx and spending money on it life gets in the way of riding it sometimes. And I'm thinking of getting another bike 

[Pommeroy]

Bikes are addictive for sure Phil.

I bought my 14 after selling an old R1 because I was getting hip and back cramps more often...damn me, while buying some bike clothing last weekend I found myself drawn to a mint Ducati 996 like a moth to a light!

The majority of my brain knew buying it would be a terrible idea, but the bit of it that has gotten blokes into dodgy situations for millenia whispered seductively that it would be ok.

Took it for a test ride. Oh my, the noise, the handling and, as I sat with a coffee staring at it outside a cafe, the looks, were something that filled the heart. The cramps, not so much.

Unsurprisingly, I didn't buy it. However, I wonder how many more times I'll look at other unsuitable bikes   

[Phill P]

Bikes are addictive for sure Phil.

I bought my 14 after selling an old R1 because I was getting hip and back cramps more often...damn me, while buying some bike clothing last weekend I found myself drawn to a mint Ducati 996 like a moth to a light!

The majority of my brain knew buying it would be a terrible idea, but the bit of it that has gotten blokes into dodgy situations for millenia whispered seductively that it would be ok.

Took it for a test ride. Oh my, the noise, the handling and, as I sat with a coffee staring at it outside a cafe, the looks, were something that filled the heart. The cramps, not so much.

Unsurprisingly, I didn't buy it. However, I wonder how many more times I'll look at other unsuitable bikes   

I wandered into a kawasaki dealer and looked at a 2017 z1000sx, sadly then the owner Alf asked if I wanted to sit on a new Z1100sx, it was very nice and surprisingly lightweight. Luckily I have an unexpected pension that is available from 60, don't expect to go for a new one but a 2017-2019 z1000sx would sit nicely next to the gsx providing a multi bike policy isn't too expensive 

[grog]

Motorbikes addictive?? Only pretty much last sixty years for me

[Mick_J]

When I was 18 I was told that although I was obsessed with bikes I would grow out of it, well 50 years later I'm still waiting to grow out of it.  I'm considering selling one of my bikes next year so I might be down to 5 but I don't think they are addictive, I could give up at any time.

[Tally]

When I was 16, my parents told me I couldn't have one, well I'm 62 now,nearly 63 and never been without one. It gets in your blood and stays for life,nothing you can do but enjoy the buzz.

[GSXKING]

If it wasn't for the antiquated system of registration here. Making us pay third party insurance on every vehicle I'd own many motorcycles because you can only ride one at a time.
My budget is for two motorcycles my GSX 2002 and BMW R1200RT 2015. I've test ridden a lot of motorcycles and wished for many of them but alas I'm not a millionaire. 

[MickyJB]

There is one for sale locally that has $14k AUD on it and from speaking with another guy who recently bought one that is similar price to what he paid. I paid $8k AUD when I bought mine and insured it for $9.5k AUD.

Like others I enjoy riding and the eye candy .. I have been known to sit on my wheely chair and just roll around my shed looking at my bikes from different angles   

Only the 3 at present but I have a few of my sons bikes in another shed and a couple more in going condition coming to stay, they will have club rego so a lot cheaper than normal registration costs.

[grog]

We all mustve looked at or rode newies we nearly bought but didnt.What did you nearly but regret you didnt.My wish i had- 1985 Mike Hailwood Mille. I went back about 3 times. Cost was $2500 & my Ducati Darmah. Seems stupid now but in todays money was over 30g bike.