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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / November 2007ex-police bikes
would you buy one? case in point http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230197259977&ssPageName=ADM E:B:SS:GB:1123  SignatureVass '06 R1, '90 CBR1000F www.doubleyolk.co.uk > would you buy one? not until the seller learns the difference between there and their >> would you buy one? > > not until the seller learns the difference between there and their Ex plod bikes are incredibly hard to move on unless you are offering half lower book price. At least it is not white, so slightly better, but still. I don't know how English V5's work, would it still show up after another owner is added? Hype about "Police maintained" is also bollocks. They don't take particularly good care of their vehicles. SignatureHog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 >>> would you buy one? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Hype about "Police maintained" is also bollocks. They don't take > particularly good care of their vehicles. They are very hard to sell, best thing to do is buy a white one, put all the reflective sh.t back on it, get one of those very gay fluoro jackets from HG & watch the traffic move over right f.cking quick. You'll also get there alive, as you've been seen & the bike cost you f.ck all ;) My top tip. SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 >They are very hard to sell... Out of interest, why are they so hard to sell? Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 >> They are very hard to sell... > > Out of interest, why are they so hard to sell? Poor or average maintenance. Ridden by clowns who don't GAF. Thrashed. Just because. SignatureHog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 >> They are very hard to sell... > > Out of interest, why are they so hard to sell? Cos the rozzers really don't look after anything, I know plenty of them & they chop the sh.t out of fairings & that. They may service them, but it will have been f.cking hammered from cold, dropped & god knows what. I saw a plod on the M1 today, wobbling like a spastic on acid, it looked pretty bad. Don't know what the bloke was doing, but it was a Pan! He was only doing 50mph tops though. I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 >>> They are very hard to sell... >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? I have. I put a lot of work into making it into an utterly perfect K1100RT. I still had to give it away afterwards. SignatureHog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 > > I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? > > I have. I put a lot of work into making it into an utterly perfect K1100RT. > I still had to give it away afterwards. Have to say, that was a very nice, if rather heavy, bike. A few years on, I'm kind of wishing I'd bought it off you, as I'm increasingly finding the VFR uncomfortable due to my mashed up knees. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >>> I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > A few years on, I'm kind of wishing I'd bought it off you, as I'm > increasingly finding the VFR uncomfortable due to my mashed up knees. I love the 1100 LT, it's just ace for hitting the road, i could do with a slightly higher seat for it, but it's bloody comfy. SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 >>> I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > A few years on, I'm kind of wishing I'd bought it off you, as I'm > increasingly finding the VFR uncomfortable due to my mashed up knees. Yeah I'm not sure you rode it once it was sorted with proper suspension (Ohlins) and all the rest? if it was it was indeed the nicest K I've been on. Wonder if Shane still runs it. SignatureHog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 > >>> I would buy one, cheap as sh.t. Drop it - so what? > >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > on. > Wonder if Shane still runs it. Don't think you'd put the Ohlins bits on it when I rode it over - but it was still a great bike. The Piaa spots, white paint and reflective stripes worked wonders on the roads, too. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >>>> They are very hard to sell... >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I have. I put a lot of work into making it into an utterly perfect > K1100RT. I still had to give it away afterwards. Buy it, enjoy it, give it away! SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 > I saw a plod on the M1 today, wobbling like a spastic on acid, it > looked pretty bad. Don't know what the bloke was doing, but it was a > Pan! He was only doing 50mph tops though. He was probably braking. >> I saw a plod on the M1 today, wobbling like a spastic on acid, it >> looked pretty bad. Don't know what the bloke was doing, but it was a >> Pan! He was only doing 50mph tops though. > > He was probably braking. f.ck, i'll leave the Pan alone then... SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 > >They are very hard to sell... > > Out of interest, why are they so hard to sell? Every reason listed so far, plus the electrics are usually one of a kind, having had a load of police kit plumbed in and then ripped out. SignatureBMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... chateau dot murray at idnet dot com The Older Gentleman says... > > >They are very hard to sell... > > > > Out of interest, why are they so hard to sell? > > Every reason listed so far, plus the electrics are usually one of a > kind, having had a load of police kit plumbed in and then ripped out. You'll find most of the accessories wiring will still be in there, but it's all NATO standard colouring, which means it is difficult to follow without a comprehensive wiring diagram. SignatureLozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE Suzuki SV650 K3 Honda CBR600 F-W Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka > The Older Gentleman says... >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > it's all NATO standard colouring, which means it is difficult to > follow without a comprehensive wiring diagram. "Direct from Police used a unmarked surveillance bike and nit had any eqipment other than satnav fitted!" (sic) SignatureI don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members. Groucho Marx > > > > would you buy one? > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > all the reflective sh.t back on it, get one of those very gay fluoro > jackets from HG & watch the traffic move over right f.cking quick. I think JP would disagree with that - he pointed out that a lot of people wouldn't notice him even with the lights flashing and sirens wailing... SignatureMorini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport | 900SSD | K1100LT Laverda SF2|Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar > > > would you buy one? > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I don't know how English V5's work, would it still show up after > another owner is added? You'd have to add two, as the previous owner is showing on the English V5. SignatureMorini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport | 900SSD | K1100LT Laverda SF2|Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar >>>> would you buy one? >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > You'd have to add two, as the previous owner is showing on the English > V5. Change yer sig! SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 > > > > > would you buy one? > > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Change yer sig! Ah yes, good point... SignatureMorini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport | 900SSD | R1150RT Laverda SF2|Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar > would you buy one? > case in point > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230197259977&ssPageName=ADM E:B:SS:GB:1123 That looks like a pile of sh.t. Just looks 'wrong' & I should f.cking know. SignatureNige, talking utter shite since 1967. Ducati 916 BMW K1100LT MT-03 Focus ST3 Land Rover Discovery Xtreme Range Rover 4.6 HSE NIGE#1 |
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