Hands up, who's thought about selling their bike lately?

[northwind]

I recommend you mod the s**t out of your bike, thus completely destroying its resale value and making it economic mentaltude to ever consider getting rid of it. Works for me. Does have some minor drawbacks...

[steveg]

My bike would be the last thing I would sell.

Time on the bike keeps me sain

Cheers Steve

Bike keeps me away from women + the awesomeness of the SV = Double winner.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by northwind

I recommend you mod the s**t out of your bike, thus completely destroying its resale value and making it economic mentaltude to ever consider getting rid of it. Works for me. Does have some minor drawbacks...

+1

Be sure to crash regularly too, to make sure it doesn't hold any residual value after mods.

sound advice lads

Originally Posted by northwind

I recommend you mod the s**t out of your bike, thus completely destroying its resale value and making it economic mentaltude to ever consider getting rid of it. Works for me. Does have some minor drawbacks...

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Be sure to crash regularly too, to make sure it doesn't hold any residual value after mods.

+ 1

ha, ha...

[Viney]

I have done in the past but due to a few offs than money. My SV was paid for by cash so only costs servicing, tax, and insurance. Over the years that has come down for me. This year i have only done a few localish rideouts and the AR and my milage is a lot lower than it usualy is. I do commute on a daily basis into london, and the maths just do the bike proud. It costs abotu £900 a year to commute on the train, and my sums say about £500 a year for the bike so i save £400 a year which is more than enough to justify the bike. Even if my bike just sat there, it would cost me £0.41 a day to keep parked up, taxed and insured! So its a no brainer really.

Vernas bike only done 1800 miles last year and every year she says i want to sell it! Again, it costs her about £15 a month to keep parked up. She hasnt put a set of tyres on it in 3 years so costs her nothing in real terms and is there if she desperatly needs cash in some way.

I wouldnt dream of selling my bike!

Now that may just be my youthful thinking as i am only 18 but nothing pleases me more than being out on the bike, or even just looking at it and considering all the wonderful mods i could do to it given the money. This year the weather has been **** and i know for a lot of you you've probably had your fair share of bad weather but i see rain and tricky conditions as a challenge rather than as an annoyance. Everyday i ride, no matter how far shows up a new situation, you never stop learning when riding a bike because you're out there in the mix of things. Motorcycling is a way of life ultimately, sell your bike, sell your life....

I'm thinking of selling mine but only fund a different bike more suited to me. I need some thing more upright at my age!

Not having a bike though - I can't see it happening as its my safety valve against the c£^P at work. It amazes me ( & pi££%s of the wife) how often I get lost riding home when I go to work on it

Originally Posted by Tris

I'm thinking of selling mine but only fund a different bike more suited to me. I need some thing more upright at my age!

Not having a bike though - I can't see it happening as its my safety valve against the c£^P at work. It amazes me ( & pi££%s of the wife) how often I get lost riding home when I go to work on it

Yeah, kinda know what you mean Tris, Ive just stuck a post up on the Daytona forum asking for a rough valuation of my bike, hasnt worked out unfortunately, its a shame cos its a fantastic bike as well, not even sure if I will be replacing it in the short term either