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    Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 09:21
Yeah I agree that low value bikes are best. More than a few grand and I start to get precious. That said the longer I've had it and the more I like it the more kind treatment it hets. I used to ride my R65 through the winter but it's earned a warm slot in the shed now
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Originally posted by johnno johnno wrote:

I love the value of a bike to be low then I don't care about riding it in all conditions . I've started looking after me 1100 sport corsa which means I now only ride it for half the year .

I've got a bunch that I won't put on the salt, and boy have we had a lot of salt this year. 

Thinking I might have to get myself a Honda for next winter.
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Impossible to predict, too many variables.

New bikes are now 18-24% more expensive in real terms than 4 or 5 years ago. This is why PCP is pushed so hard; look at the monthly figure not the juggernaut final payment. No wonder sales are slow and used market firm?
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I love the value of a bike to be low then I don't care about riding it in all conditions . I've started looking after me 1100 sport corsa which means I now only ride it for half the year .
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oh wow.. that is some way to go!!
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Or we'll care FA because no one will EVER sell it !!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/mechanicsburg-man-buried-his-motorcycle/w3JCU9aec0l6GBcwG7Dd3O/#1

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I think that in 15 years time you will be on an electric moped and your bike will be worth sweet FA.

So enjoy it while it lasts.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MelJ Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2018 at 11:18
I have a Bellagio which appears to be going up in value, first time ever in my motorcycling career that's happened. 


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The market for a used V7 would seem to be with a "customiser" who will charge vast amounts of cash just to bung on some K&N filters, tractor tyres and a seat that my mum could have made up out of plywood and vynal sofa off cuts. I can't imagine who would want to buy a used one of those so many used parts available in the future.

Edited by BobV7 - 23 Mar 2018 at 12:03
V7 Classic Black and gold was the best. But green & black was nice too. Now blue is in!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote GC888 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2018 at 09:00
Starting off from a different perspective .... 

I like auto jumbles, its a weird world of broken rusty bits that are full of potential. They also have stands of restored bikes that are now in pristine condition. Sometimes you are in disbelief that someone has spent 100s of hours restoring a yamaha RD200 to better than showroom condition. A motorcycle I can honestly say was crap (I owned one). 

Other bikes are 'worth' restoring (most of Sammy Millars collection) unusual interesting and famous.

Back to my point ... I do have one 

The Stafford show is coming up in April if you have been you will remember its has a tunnel from the main car park to the show ground the ramp in is a perfect place to observe your fellow bike lovers.

The obvious immediate observations are 
1 - they are 99% male
2 - 80% have grey or greying hair
3 - 90% have arrived in a car
4 - the 20% not grey or greying are with someone who is
.....Please excuse the dubious statistics used to make my point! 

New bike sales in the UK are down but registrations of road legal motorcycles are up.
(That is a real statistic).

So what does that mean for s/h motorcycle prices in the UK? 

For what ever reason new motorcycles are not appealing to the current UK biking population.
"we" are looking at existing bikes that appeal to our tastes (nostalgia?)

This is all reflected in the asking price for the desirable bike of the 70's 80' 90's which are currently high. 

Are 'we' buying into nostalgia now we can afford it, are showrooms too expensive? 
Lets park that one for a moment...

The biking population is ageing we (including myself) have a limited window of useful motorcycling years, at the end of which our collections will be sold into a diminishing market. 

Diminishing markets mean prices fall for everything with the exception of the rare collectable and most desirable - if your buying for an investment to make money 
- is it model thought to be the best? 
- who owned it? 
- who rode it?
- which event? 

On the other hand it will mean there will be an increasing pool of nice mid range bikes coming onto the market at prices that are attractive.

In conclusion buy it thrash it enjoy it nobody will be interested in buying it anyway - I'm looking forward to the news story of a 100year old being nicked at 100mph on a LeMans! 


On the other hand there are younger bikers where its sunny so will an export market develop? 
 
     
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The old question the real answer is it depends how long you keep it? Can't speak for a v7 BUT my V11 Le Mans on a 52 plate recently sold for £5 less than I paid for it 12 years ago! Yes I rode it yes I looked after it .....My 76 V1000 is now valued at over £5000 it's new price was in 1976 £1599, in context the new top of the range Honda then was £995 ... 750/4 F1 ..... back in 96 the new VFR750 was £8995 ! ..... ...now a days the New Guzzi 1400 Cali is around £15000 the Goldwing and other bikes are 5-6k more .....
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Welcome, fras. I reckon your V7 won't disappoint. I get where you are coming from regarding depreciation. We all know its going to happen but its always nice when its not so much.
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Best way not to loose money on most bikes is to not take it out of the crate and then just leave it in storage until fashion shows an interest in the model, then you can sell any old junk at a profit. Thankfully it's mostly only dealers who can afford to do that.
V7 Classic Black and gold was the best. But green & black was nice too. Now blue is in!
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Thanks for the replies, I think I mis-led slightly, I have a new to me 2008 v7 I paid 3200 for.

In no way do I buy bikes to make money, but it can sometimes lead my decision to sell it on again at a certain point. If I had bought for example a Yamaha mt07 then I would be looking to keep it for 2 or 3 years tops so I don't lose too much on it. My guess is the styling will go out of fashion when the next cool thing comes along.

It's interesting you mention the vtr1000, I used to have one in the early 00's and around the same time a trx850. The trx now appears to be a "modern classic" running at 3k+ where a good vtr can be had for half that. Sometimes there's just no knowing.
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