Bandit 1250 GT

If one was in the market for a new[1] year-round commuter and tourer,
and one was a bit partial to Suzukis, it appears one couldn't really
go wrong with one of these. Particularly as Suzuki are giving them
away free at the moment.

Anyone got any other ideas?


[1] If a bike is on 0% why buy secondhand?

 

Do fucking *what*?

Anyone that doesn't have the money. £6700, in this case.

 

That doesn't mean they are selling it for 0% of the purchase price (i.e.
giving it away) - it merely means they aren't charging for credit - which
can't make that much difference to most people as even new bikes are
generally not expensive enough to warrant taking out a bloody loan. Who
bothers with a loan for a bike?


So a second hand bike is cheaper - in that it costs fewer pounds.

HTH

 

Well, I wouldn't actually need a loan, I'd be selling my car which is
worth more than that. I'd just bung the money in a decently paying
savings account for the term of the loan. Effectively stooze a new
bike out of Suzuki.

 

I doubt the salesmen make a wedge on the finance deals with these 0%
offers, so you might find some hard haggling for a cash sale will save
you more than you'd make in interest, or get you several hundred quid's
worth of extras you can flog.

 

Bar defenders? What's that then?

 

I was going to go back and see the chap who sold me the ZX-10R and the
GSX-R. He did a very good price on the 10R on 0% and likewise on the
GSX-R although that was a cash sale. I'd want heated grips,
scotoiler, bar defenders and mushrooms fitting so it's all negotiable
really.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncer_(doorman)

HTH

 

Not really, no.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Krusty

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1227628/bouncer_2D500.gif

HTH

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change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

You need a faster broadband....

 

Those thingies that are like bar muffs but sit in front of the grips.
Wind deflectors?

Like this one's got on it...

http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n324/hd78xl/DSCF0817.jpg

 

Ah - bark-busters.

 

If you get one let me know how you get on. It's possible I'll be getting
something similar next year.

 

Lots of people do, hence the number of advertisements for cheap finance. At
a guess.

But will need work doing on it sooner rather than later.


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.... or hand-guards. I've got some on the 'Fant.

 

Could you keep me informed on this?

Cheers.

 

You can get a three year bond paying 5%, so over the three years[1] he
could make a grand in interest by paying in £6700[2]

It's not great, but it's nothing to be sniffed at.

[1] Assuming the equivalent 0% is over three years.
[2] The purchase price of the bike.

 

Certainly not, it's the insurance for those three years.

I'd probably need to meet the repayments out of salary though and
leave the money in the bond to get that return. Plan was to find the
highest paying account that I could still take money out of, and have
the payments go out of that. Hence the capital will be decreasing all
the time and hence the return. It's not like the money is necessary,
it's just a nice sweetener to offset some of the depreciation.

 

The best you'll get at the moment for instant access is 3% (or just
over) and most of those will have a 2.5% bonus for 12 months, so you'll
have to shop around every year.