XS1100 0 Posted February 8, 2011 This is do able but at £1700!!!!!!! take some polishing low miles thoughhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180620212711#ht_1064wt_1141 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stue11 0 Posted February 8, 2011 It would def need some tlc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suzukijax 0 Posted February 8, 2011 Wouldnt pay that much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxnod 0 Posted February 8, 2011 I wouldn't pay 1700 shillings for it!!Are they chuffing mad?Still, to each their own............Nutters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted February 8, 2011 A gold flash thay fetch some £££££££££££ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxnod 0 Posted February 8, 2011 A 'Road Rocket' in that condition I could understand , but a 'cooking model' like a 'Gold Flash'.......naaaaah!Or have I lost touch with the value of old bikes?Or heaps of scrap?He says he rescued it from the scrapper, what did he pay, a tenner?OOh, God, this is a contentious issue!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadatious 0 Posted February 8, 2011 A local bike shop has one of them better nick, needs a good clean really. tax run out in 1984 and its been sitting there since lol. and hes got a norton. they never seem to move. just stuck inside the shop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bedfordbiker 0 Posted February 8, 2011 £1700 doesn't seem toooo bad a price for that bike, but when you think about how much money you'll need to spend to fully restore it... oooft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxnod 0 Posted February 8, 2011 @bedfordbiker wrote:£1700 doesn't seem toooo bad a price for that bike, but when you think about how much money you'll need to spend to fully restore it... oooft I better go away now or I'll say something I will later regret (and maybe get banned for!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bedfordbiker 0 Posted February 8, 2011 @maxnod wrote:@bedfordbiker wrote:£1700 doesn't seem toooo bad a price for that bike, but when you think about how much money you'll need to spend to fully restore it... oooft I better go away now or I'll say something I will later regret (and maybe get banned for!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wellsey 0 Posted February 8, 2011 It looks as if its been at the bottom of a lake for about twenty yearsBut put in the right hands and alot of dough..It would be nice to see the old girl up and running. That bike could tell a few stories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickerbelly 0 Posted February 8, 2011 @wellsey wrote:It looks as if its been at the bottom of a lake for about twenty yearsBut put in the right hands and alot of dough..It would be nice to see the old girl up and running. That bike could tell a few storiesOh my god!! it's a talking bike!!?? all of a sudden £1700 seems like a bargain!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wellsey 0 Posted February 8, 2011 @nickerbelly wrote:@wellsey wrote:It looks as if its been at the bottom of a lake for about twenty yearsBut put in the right hands and alot of dough..It would be nice to see the old girl up and running. That bike could tell a few storiesOh my god!! it's a talking bike!!?? all of a sudden £1700 seems like a bargain!! That was actually quite funny Nickerbelly.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inaneredstripe 0 Posted February 8, 2011 obviously a typo. should read £17.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardH 0 Posted February 8, 2011 obviously a typo. should read £17.00 I think you're about right there mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wellsey 0 Posted February 8, 2011 There is nothing worth salvaging from that bike apart from the tank anthe clock..the rest will have to be binned....Theres not even a log book...Is he mad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxnod 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Mad...........and deluded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickerbelly 0 Posted February 9, 2011 @wellsey wrote:@nickerbelly wrote:@wellsey wrote:It looks as if its been at the bottom of a lake for about twenty yearsBut put in the right hands and alot of dough..It would be nice to see the old girl up and running. That bike could tell a few storiesOh my god!! it's a talking bike!!?? all of a sudden £1700 seems like a bargain!! That was actually quite funny Nickerbelly.... I think I was on a sugar high , no more silly sarcastic humour from me - promise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg 0 Posted February 9, 2011 dont knock it ....... at the end of the day its worth what ever someone is willing to pay , just wish i could could sell all my old crap for similer amounts !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites