Is motorcycling allowed?

[IceCreamMan]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Not just yet, but I have been speaking to people I know, one of whom noted that he had a 2012 GSA that he loved and cared for from birth, then decided he wanted to get a KTM Adv and sold the GSA to his brother in law, who in turn added this to his vast collection of bikes and since then the bike has seen limited mileage.

He estimates it to be at 44K.

He reached out to him yesterday to see if he may be interested in selling the bike ... so that is a good wait and see idea.

Other than finding a nice oil/air cooled bike, I may take the approach of waiting a little longer and saving up a bit more to get a 2016 and younger liquid cooled GSA .... with the idea that the market would see more of them coming out in a few months, and hopefully a good few with low mileage that have been garage queens that gets parked outside the local coffee shop on Sunday mornings.

So I am aggressively browsing and learning at the same time, if the right bike pops up, then great, if I wait a bit for the right bike then so be it. A bit more expensive right bike right now, may mean me having to see the YT Jef. to bridge the gap (I do not like financing things, so cash in hand is the way to go for me).

SeconD hand Buyers market at the minute in the BMW GS range given the new models. 

[Hairy]

Sooo ... what are your thoughts on a newish BMW that was written off by insurance, then fixed up and being sold again?

 

[sawystertrance]

Expends on the reason for its write-off. If an accident then you'd better be sure it's all straight and not prone to wandering, especially at speed. If expensive engine damage then as long as it's been replaced all should be well. What was the reason for the write-off?

[Hairy]

5 minutes ago, sawystertrance said:

Expends on the reason for its write-off. If an accident then you'd better be sure it's all straight and not prone to wandering, especially at speed. If expensive engine damage then as long as it's been replaced all should be well. What was the reason for the write-off?

The bike is with We Buy Cars, and the agent said he would try and find all this information for me.

In the background though, the bike has a sticker from where I assume it was purchased, and I have also sent them an email asking if they have any information and sent them the VIN no. to check if they are willing to assist.

[Hairy]

[sawystertrance]

Looks good but....

Just FYI, I have read bad things about webuycars

[IceCreamMan]

It’s quite “easy” to write off a bike these days. The parts are horrendously expensive and even if scratched the owner can insist on rep,ace,ent parts which drives the price of repairs. Insurance companies have a threshold. Iirc it’s around und 60percent of the value of the bike. If one sources second hand parts or use one’s own elbow grease very often one can viably repair a written off bike. 
 

that said, its value will always be lower than a similar bike that’s not written off. Here it’s about 30 percent lower. And check it out thoroughly to make sure it’s all straight. 
 

my mate only buys previously written off vehicles. His car was written off due to the bumper needing to be replaced and a few odds and sods. That was at 25000 miles. It’s now on 160 000 miles with nary an issue with it. He ha s an R1 and a vfr800 both having been previously written off. Not problems at all. 
 

but caveat emptor. 

[Hairy]

The old Harley is still just such a good ride!

Not a bad evening in CT to be out on a bike. 

Edited January 25, 2024 by Hairy

[IceCreamMan]

Cool series on Discovery called on the roam with Jason momoa. 
 

lekker , just Lekker. 

[IceCreamMan]

All true

[Hairy]

15 hours ago, IceCreamMan said:

All true

no jokes ... when I go out and then get back home the wife has been going like a machine ... something about since working from home with covid, she does not like doing the work while I am here as I 1. get in the way 2. ask what she is doing 3. am on calls or Zoom meetings, etc.

 

works for me I say

[Hairy]

Is this a bit of a risk for a 2016 with 95K on the clock ... I have asked for a service history ... so waiting for that

https://www.webuycars.co.za/buy-a-car/BMW/R Series/B3CB10330

[The Ouzo]

On 1/25/2024 at 7:20 PM, Hairy said:

The old Harley is still just such a good ride!

Not a bad evening in CT to be out on a bike. 

that pic wont look as cool with a GS parked there.

[Hairy]

21 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

that pic wont look as cool with a GS parked there.

FACT

[IceCreamMan]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Is this a bit of a risk for a 2016 with 95K on the clock ... I have asked for a service history ... so waiting for that

https://www.webuycars.co.za/buy-a-car/BMW/R Series/B3CB10330

 I think the other one at 71k kms looked better. 

if it's been thoroughly serviced and maintained it should be reliable. But there will be some mileage associated costs over the years ahead. Just one of those things 

[IceCreamMan]

AAMOI, I think my router is listening to me and with the discussion of GS related things here I am now getting BMW ads targeted at me. Specifically for F850 GSA which dealers are now discounting at close to 20 percent.