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florida650
15-07-07, 04:19 AM
i beleive the conversion to U.K pounds is 1460 odd pounds
the bike has like 63,000 miles on it.. not sure on conversion
its a 2000 the carburated model

he said its been dropped about 6 times..

is this a good deal?
the_runt69
15-07-07, 08:05 AM
Wouldnt pay more the £1000 Gb for it, how much damage has the 6 drops done, the frame OK?
MiniMatt
15-07-07, 11:01 AM
Suppose comparing markets is a little tricky really as different markets tend to have wildly different prices for things, but as runt says, even with the strong pound/weak dollar at the moment £1500 sounds like a lot for that (especially as a year or so ago, the exchange rate would have made that closer to £1750).

The mileage is on the high side and the drops are a worry. I suppose most bikes have been dropped, but without knowledge of how they've been dropped (ie. knocked off sidestand? low speed tumble?) you'd want to know that it's straight.

EDIT: Oh, and no worries about converting the miles (though it's 1.609 kilometres to a mile if you're interested), we still run miles over here too, it's just everyone else that uses kilometres :D Although petrol/gas is sold in litres, yet fuel efficiency is measured in miles per gallon :D It's a bit messed up to be honest :D

EDIT 2: Further conversions:
kilometre = kilometer
litre = liter :D
Biker Biggles
15-07-07, 01:29 PM
Far too dear for over here.I wouldnt pay more than £500 for a damaged 7 year old bike with over 60000 miles on it.In fact I wouldnt buy it at all.I thought bike were cheap over there?
Whynot
15-07-07, 01:33 PM
It's a bit messed up to be honest :D

Have to agree with you there, coming from somewhere totally metric.
choose one or the other, don't use both .... :rolleyes:
hovis
15-07-07, 01:42 PM
i would walk away from this one,

sounds like its had a hard life, & dropped 6 times?
skint
15-07-07, 03:22 PM
Doesn't sound a good deal - far from it. Could be worse though, it could be yellow :p
Richie
15-07-07, 03:59 PM
Could be worse though, it could be yellow :p
ohhhh, you having a dig at yellow bikes... :silent: :rolleyes: ;)
hovis
15-07-07, 09:57 PM
Doesn't sound a good deal - far from it. Could be worse though, it could be yellow :p

:smt015
florida650
16-07-07, 12:54 AM
corection 20,000 miles and slightly bent forks everything else the same
ClemsonSV
16-07-07, 02:53 AM
I got a 99 sv 650 with 12k on it for $2700 and that included lots of extras...I'd say $3000 is a little to high for this one. I wouldn't pay more than low 2's since you'll have to replace the forks...
florida650
16-07-07, 04:49 AM
I got a 99 sv 650 with 12k on it for $2700 and that included lots of extras...I'd say $3000 is a little to high for this one. I wouldn't pay more than low 2's since you'll have to replace the forks...


intrested.can you put any pics up?
the_runt69
16-07-07, 08:12 AM
wouldnt pay over £500 and that would be for spares only.
djt_spurs
16-07-07, 11:24 AM
I bought a 2000 SV fully faired in mint condtion with just under 6000 miles on the clock for £2500 so Id say thats not the deal of the centrury really!!!
ClemsonSV
16-07-07, 12:22 PM
intrested.can you put any pics up?


Sorry, If I mislead you. I was just telling you the deal I got on my bike that I purchased recently...It's not for sale. I would check craigslist in the orlando area. There are usually tons for sale down there. I looked at a couple down there when I was in the market.