Looking at buying an SV1000 - price advice please.

[Stevetmanchester]

Hi guys,

I am currently looking at purchasing a SV 1000

I have been offered a 2004 SV 1000 with around 15,000 miles on the clock

Asking price £2000

what would people say is this reasonable?

Steve

[davepreston]

sounds about right depending on condition
maybe even cheap if it is a minter

[Ratty]

Steve

Price depends on overall condition and sevice record etc. 2005 + bikes ( black frame & wheels ) are better with more power and shrouded rear shock, but the forks are not as rebuildable as a K3.

This (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-SV-1000-K3-MOTORCYCLE-/260620008549?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3cae29bc65) looks a good deal and not far from you but you would need to check it's a full power version and will probably need headlight unit replacing unless he's done it for the MOT.

He has it advertised as a K3 but the bike shown is clearly an SK5.

Ratty

[coolevilangel]

Steve

Price depends on overall condition and sevice record etc. 2005 + bikes ( black frame & wheels ) are better with more power and shrouded rear shock, but the forks are not as rebuildable as a K3.

This (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-SV-1000-K3-MOTORCYCLE-/260620008549?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3cae29bc65) looks a good deal and not far from you but you would need to check it's a full power version and will probably need headlight unit replacing unless he's done it for the MOT.

He has it advertised as a K3 but the bike shown is clearly an SK5.

Ratty

Theres something not ringing right with that bike, especially the advert
Firstly the F1 is lit up, mine has never come on & it only does when somethings wrong, so somethings up
2nd, theres no way thats a k3 its a k5/k6 sz model (unless someones gone to a lot of trouble to spray the frame/bike etc)
And he also says its got 17k on the clock, but the clock is reading 15k lol
huh?:smt081

[coolevilangel]

Hi guys,

I am currently looking at purchasing a SV 1000

I have been offered a 2004 SV 1000 with around 15,000 miles on the clock

Asking price £2000

what would people say is this reasonable?

Steve

Thats not a bad price.
Is it in good nick?
Up by me theres sk3 models going for 3k!!!:confused:

[davepreston]

put it this way you couldnt get my sz k5 off me for less than 3500+ and its got similar mileage

[Stevetmanchester]

I saw that ebay advert and thought the same it doesnt seem quite right!

Going to look at the bike on friday.

from the pictures it looks like a mint bike

[Paul the 6th]

£2k for a tower of power :) do all usual stuff, service history, look at consumeables, check its all legit and you've got a LOT of bike for little money there :) the power is quite addictive

[Owenski]

Could it not just be a confusion between it been french/english.
I dont know the structure of the french number plates but unless like ours the year is clearly shown then its an easy mistake to make.
With teh mileage, could that be a mph/kph conversion the 17-15,000 I know the maths isnt close but there could be errors in that also.

... or is that all a little bit far fetched lol.

[gettin2dizzy]

FI light on because engine isn't running.

Mileage lower because he's done 2000 since taking pictures perhaps?

[coolevilangel]

FI light on because engine isn't running.

Mileage lower because he's done 2000 since taking pictures perhaps?

the f1 light dissapears after a couple seconds, even tho the engine isnt on.....(i think, will check mine tho!)
as for the mileage, nah bolox lol:smt110

[davepreston]

fi light stays on if engine cut of switch is used but check comes up on bottom of clocks

[neilf]

FI light on because engine isn't running.



Looks like bike is ticking over rev counter reading about 1250 rpm so looks like F1 light is on..:confused:

[andrewsmith]

Looks like bike is ticking over rev counter reading about 1250 rpm so looks like F1 light is on..:confused:

I smell a ringer!
It looks like its idling, from the other pics I would say it is.

FI issues can spell big trouble

[ian505050]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00956.jpg

I got my sv1000 for £2000 with 8000 miles in perfect condition with 12 Months MOT 6 Months Tax. BUT i would say its probably worth £2600 to £2700 on a good day.