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Old 10-08-17, 03:04 PM   #11
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I have called a few dealers and given my price range (£1.5k-2k) they have said I am unlikely to be able to get one from them as they wouldn't take bikes that old.


What a pile of smelly stuff. Bigger dealers are likely to offer derisory px deals on tatty older machines but ones in reasonable nick will often be taken in. What they may choose not to do is sell them on themselves, using a broker or passing them on to smaller traders. Sounds like you need to widen your search away from shiny big showrooms and you may have more luck. Try looking through biketrader.co.uk and see if anything pops up in your price range close(ish) by and go from there.
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Old 10-08-17, 03:11 PM   #12
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Quite a fan of autotrader/biketrader, my SV came from Derby, even with paying a man in a van to deliver it was under budget and cheaper than flying over / riding to a boat
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Old 10-08-17, 04:57 PM   #13
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Thanks Andy Mc - very helpful.


Sir Trev - my current filters are nationwide, less than £2500 (in case I can haggle a bike down from £2200 to £2000) and age greater than 2003 (so I can get a pointy). This should hopefully pick up any new bikes that get listed, nothing on there is tempting me yet. I should probably filter on blue too as this is the colour I want, but kept it open just in case another colour has a good deal.


Mod 2 isn't until 24th August, so I have lots of time to find one!
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Old 10-08-17, 09:02 PM   #14
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Korre, don't lose hope. My 2000 SV650S cost me £1500 and I've ridden that thing to Belgium and back, across the south of England and I commute on it daily. It's a star.

I got it from J W Groombridge in Heathfield, Sussex. They'd sold it to the bloke and he later p/ex'd it back to them.

Just keep an eye out!
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Old 11-08-17, 03:18 PM   #15
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this looks like a really nice, standard bike:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/suzuki-sv6...kAAOSw5n5ZiYRb

the only strange thing is the top yoke is silver, i would have thought it would have been black with a black frame?
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Old 11-08-17, 04:07 PM   #16
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Not to mention the silver forks, front end damage?

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Old 11-08-17, 04:27 PM   #17
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no its a 2005, they came with silver top yoke and silver forks. the above bike has had a slip on at some point, owner has more than likely taken it off to sell separate. looks a nice clean example. original straight rear brake lever, original straight gear change lever, check the rubber for wear and consistent with mileage as very very few people change them.
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Old 11-08-17, 04:34 PM   #18
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Sensible mods too - fender extenda, rear hugger, crash bungs etc. Aftermarket handlebars but that could just be a comfort modification rather than a crash mod
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Old 11-08-17, 04:42 PM   #19
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no its a 2005, they came with silver top yoke and silver forks. the above bike has had a slip on at some point, owner has more than likely taken it off to sell separate. looks a nice clean example. original straight rear brake lever, original straight gear change lever, check the rubber for wear and consistent with mileage as very very few people change them.
I stand corrected- looks a bit odd though

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Old 12-08-17, 08:23 PM   #20
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I'm in south east London, more than happy to come with you to view some bikes if you like. Just PM me. I have slightly smaller baps than my avatar would suggest.
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