Oi, TOG!

You must have missed it.....

And yes, it's another valuation request.

1991 KLR 650 German Import
Looks to be good condition
16k miles (ISTR)

How much, mister?

I have a feeling that the ebay auction has now gone over what it's
worth, though.

 

Avoid like the plague.

 

Aye, the colours are gash, but it looked, to me, like it was a
reasonably priced big traillie.

Back to the drawing board, then.

Anyone got a cheap Transalp or Africa Twin?

 

The Older Gentleman wrote in :

I had one as a loaner from Frasers in Gloucester. Definitely the worst
big traillie that I've ridden and pretty close to being the most
uncomfortable [1] of all bikes I've ridden. Your ideas about
Transalps/ATs in a later post are much more sensible.

[1] GSXR1100 gets that award

 

^^^^^^ ^^^^

depends on your definition of "cheap". J.A.Lock in Edmonton had one in
this morning, pretty late reg, 2995.

 

In

what about an F650?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9915&item=2479788515&rd=1

--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

 

A lot less than that.

Set myself a limit of £1500 at a push, 'cos it's not going to get _that_
much use.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9915&item=24797
88515&rd=1

They're on my list.

Reckon I might wait 'till Winter, as it's silly season for bike prices
at the moment.

 

SteveH wrote in

Also consider a Dominator - the best of the 1990s single cylinder trail
bikes IMO. Post 1993 bikes had a larger fuel tank that increased range to
120+.

 

Don't they have a reputation for fecking their top-ends, though?

 

If you're going to go for a thumper, it's gotta be an XT really.
Should be loads of em around for that sorta money.

 

thought it might be. The one in the shop was fairly new - Y plate, I
think.

Biketrader would suggest you'd be hard pushed to get an AT for less
than 2.25K, and it'd be over 10 years old.

 

SteveH wrote in

only if badly maintained - read about it here:
http://www.preloved.co.uk/reviewsa/review.cfm/productID/1522/
http://www.preloved.co.uk/reviewsa/review.cfm/productID/1351/

 

If I were looking for one as my main bike, I'd happily spend the money,
but this is just as an occasional toy when I want to explore the gravel
forest tracks.

Yeah, an AT is well out of my range - and probably too tall and heavy
anyway.

I've looked at proper traillies, and decided they're both uncomfortable
for pillions, and not much cop if a majority of your ride is on the
road.

F650 looks like a decent option, but I'd preferably want to spend less
cash initially, upgrading once I've found out if I actually like riding
off-road.

 

<snort>

 

My old Dominator is still thumping along at over 56k. One of the first ones
on an E plate it is. Lovely bike, well recommended.

 

Noted.

Just got to find an affordable one now.

 

doubt you'll find one available in a pikeyprice.

F.C.Trott in Harrow have a few, starting at 1650. They've got a few
cheap-ish Super Tens too.

And that ZX9R looks cheap.

http://www.dealer.autotrader.co.uk/_fct.htm

 

Not the most reliable of engines, I'm afraid.

 

Not the most reliable of engines, I'm afraid.[/QUOTE]

And completely innapropriate for a big traile, IIRC, being a buzzy
revvy thing with no grunt below 5k rpm.