Good price? - SV650.org

26-01-06, 07:36 PM

Hello, I'm a n00b

I have my eyes on an SV650 K3, 2003, FSH, 18000 miles, 3 month waranty 6 months recovery from dealer, one previous owner, never been dropped, looks great apart from the odd very slight wear and tear.
I am about to pay £2999 for it, is that a good price or am I being ripped off?

I just test drove a similar one yesterday and it blew my socks off! I neeeed one.

Cheers,
Nick

26-01-06, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warthog

Hello, I'm a n00b

I have my eyes on an SV650 K3, 2003, FSH, 18000 miles, 3 month waranty 6 months recovery from dealer, one previous owner, never been dropped, looks great apart from the odd very slight wear and tear.
I am about to pay £2999 for it, is that a good price or am I being ripped off?

I just test drove a similar one yesterday and it blew my socks off! I neeeed one.

Cheers,
Nick

18,000 miles

That's expensive for £3k IMHO

26-01-06, 07:46 PM

Don't see any point in buying a (naked?) secondhand bike with
substantial mileage for £2999 if you can get a brand new half-faired
bike for £3999: http://www.fowlers.co.uk/.

Spiderman · 26-01-06, 07:56 PM

Mines a W reg 2000 curvy and i got it 2yrs ago with only 7.5k miles on it.

Its got 19.5k on it now so the one youre looking at seem high milage to me.

26-01-06, 10:21 PM

I believe someone this week posted that they'd bought a new red naked from a dealer for £3699

may have been from George whites?

26-01-06, 10:26 PM

thats abit on the high side, you could probally find a similar one for £2500 but probally private.

and buy a K4 there best

26-01-06, 11:11 PM

ok cheers for the fast feedback! I am very poor you see, I can't really afford to go around buying new bikes. They do have an ex-demo K5 unfaired for £3599, with about 5000 miles on the clock.

I like them unfaired, so I would prefer that over the faired ones.

So maybe I should haggle a lot you reckon? it is january after all...

Aargh its so hard, I really really want one, and its hard to keep the grin off my face long enough to bargain from a serious stand point.

(btw, is a "curvy", the older sv with tubular frame?)

I shall let you know more tomorrow after I have seen it again.

26-01-06, 11:37 PM

You're paying a premium of about £500 for the privilege of buying from a dealer I reckon. I bought my k3 with plenty of extras showing 7k on the clock for £2500 about a month ago.

I'm sure it's tempting to buy from the dealer as it appears a lot less hassle than buying privately. There are plenty of good private sales out there though, have a look on ebay.

A quick search turned this up ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Looks mint ! Talk to the seller, ask lots of questions and suss out if they're genuine or not. If you're happy with it then make an offer of about 30% less than the asking price as a starter, they can only say no !

good luck.

Tom

27-01-06, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vfr400

I believe someone this week posted that they'd bought a new red naked from a dealer for £3699

may have been from George whites?

I also recall people buying new naked SV's for around £3700.

I think even the Fowlers website had offers of new naked SV's for
around £3700-£3800 in the Autumn.

27-01-06, 10:45 AM

not meaning to gloat, but I'm picking up my mint condition SV650SK5 from a dealer in Canterbury for £2999 tomorrow. It's black, and done 1650 miles.

I'm so excited!

26-01-06, 07:36 PM	#1
Warthog Guest Posts: n/a	Good price? Hello, I'm a n00b I have my eyes on an SV650 K3, 2003, FSH, 18000 miles, 3 month waranty 6 months recovery from dealer, one previous owner, never been dropped, looks great apart from the odd very slight wear and tear. I am about to pay £2999 for it, is that a good price or am I being ripped off? I just test drove a similar one yesterday and it blew my socks off! I neeeed one. Cheers, Nick

26-01-06, 07:56 PM	#4
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26-01-06, 07:46 PM	#3
Professor Guest Posts: n/a	Don't see any point in buying a (naked?) secondhand bike with substantial mileage for £2999 if you can get a brand new half-faired bike for £3999: http://www.fowlers.co.uk/.

26-01-06, 10:21 PM	#5
Vfr400 Guest Posts: n/a	I believe someone this week posted that they'd bought a new red naked from a dealer for £3699 may have been from George whites?

26-01-06, 10:26 PM	#6
Last Action Pimp Guest Posts: n/a	thats abit on the high side, you could probally find a similar one for £2500 but probally private. and buy a K4 there best

26-01-06, 11:11 PM	#7
Warthog Guest Posts: n/a	ok cheers for the fast feedback! I am very poor you see, I can't really afford to go around buying new bikes. They do have an ex-demo K5 unfaired for £3599, with about 5000 miles on the clock. I like them unfaired, so I would prefer that over the faired ones. So maybe I should haggle a lot you reckon? it is january after all... Aargh its so hard, I really really want one, and its hard to keep the grin off my face long enough to bargain from a serious stand point. (btw, is a "curvy", the older sv with tubular frame?) I shall let you know more tomorrow after I have seen it again.

26-01-06, 11:37 PM	#8
Tommy_Tank Guest Posts: n/a	You're paying a premium of about £500 for the privilege of buying from a dealer I reckon. I bought my k3 with plenty of extras showing 7k on the clock for £2500 about a month ago. I'm sure it's tempting to buy from the dealer as it appears a lot less hassle than buying privately. There are plenty of good private sales out there though, have a look on ebay. A quick search turned this up ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-S...QQcmdZViewItem Looks mint ! Talk to the seller, ask lots of questions and suss out if they're genuine or not. If you're happy with it then make an offer of about 30% less than the asking price as a starter, they can only say no ! good luck. Tom

27-01-06, 10:45 AM	#10
richbeales Guest Posts: n/a	not meaning to gloat, but I'm picking up my mint condition SV650SK5 from a dealer in Canterbury for £2999 tomorrow. It's black, and done 1650 miles. I'm so excited!