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Old 13-08-09, 06:52 PM   #1
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Default how much is lower milage worth?

i know for a boris rep (idenditacal to mine 2003 blade) for sale for £3500 with only 6000 miles, got a few extras. inc rearsets

but is it worth buying, swapping all the good bits etc then selling mine

so in the end i will have a bit more "bling"

but more importantly, i will be going from 30,000 miles down to 6,000

im thinking it will cost me £500 at the end of the day.

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Old 13-08-09, 07:54 PM   #2
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Default Re: how much is lower milage worth?

up to you, do you want to change the bike and go with something else or are you happy with what you got?
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Old 13-08-09, 07:58 PM   #3
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Default Re: how much is lower milage worth?

Buy a more powerful bike or a lighter bike, easy answer, not the same bike!
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Old 13-08-09, 09:20 PM   #4
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im thinking it will cost me £500 at the end of the day.
Are the bling bits worth much more than £500?

Would you look at buying them anyway?

If the answer's no to either then I wouldn't bother. IMHO, on a well maintained bike, I don't believe low mileage is worth much at all. If it ain't broke, don't fix it etc.
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Old 13-08-09, 09:25 PM   #5
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Default Re: how much is lower milage worth?

ive always owned clean/mint low milage bikes and TBH their not really worth anything more in the real world just more easy'r to sell.
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Old 15-08-09, 06:57 AM   #6
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Buy a more powerful bike or a lighter bike, easy answer, not the same bike!
i dont realy want a new bike, and there is nothing out there that i fancy
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Are the bling bits worth much more than £500?

Would you look at buying them anyway?

If the answer's no to either then I wouldn't bother. IMHO, on a well maintained bike, I don't believe low mileage is worth much at all. If it ain't broke, don't fix it etc.
no to both. the only reason i was thinking of doing it was the low milage,and condition as i said mines done 30,000 and has the odd scratch, nothing worth worrying about.

where as the other one is mint, i guess i may be stuck to sell mine though?

i dont think i will bother then,
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