Time to buy?

Hi all

I wont get the chance to sit my bike test until March, what is the
considered wisdom regarding bike prices, will they start going up after then
or should I buy one now while the weathers fucking atrocious?
I'm looking for a Honda CB500 of which there are a few in my local bike
shops at my price bracket (£1800), will they get scarce later on?

I have cash so how much will the dealers discount?
Not too bothered about a test drive as I will be buying from a dealer and
the bike will come with some waranty, and a local farmer will let me test
drive the bike on the old runway on his land so if the bike's shagged I'll
be able to tell, (hopefully) and take it back to the dealer and get it
fixed/money back.

Drew

 

Gixer Thou. HTH.

 

It dosn't

Drew
iGixer Thou,

 

You know what they say:
Large bike implies http://www.chez.com/desmondcoughlan/dp/des.jpg

 

#Time to live, time to lie
#Time to laugh, time to die

#Take it easy baby
#Take it as it comes
#Don't move too fast
#if you want your love to last
#you've been moving much too fast

#Time to walk, time to run
#Time to aim your arrows at the sun

#Go real slow
#You'll like it more and more
#Take it as it comes
#Specialize in having fun

 

Damn.


--
Des

genuine_K100
UKRM's Only Frenchman in France
'lex est quod notamus'

 

<blush>

Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking....

 

Looks like the birth of a new meme to me.

 

<sniff>

Did someone fart?

 

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

Indeed, convenient shorthand[1] for when he's talking (lop-sided)
bollocks. Again.

[1] Ahem...

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

^^^^^^^^^^

Contraception would prevent that.

 

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Is that really desis webspace?

 

tallbloke wrote:

I think this proves it:

http://www.chez.com/desmondcoughlan/moto/k100-lt/k100_avant_3.jpg

 

I bought a CB500 after passing my test.

It was a superb first bike.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Anyone else notice a certain similarity between the two pictures?

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

I rode one as a loan bike once, they're almost like a really big CG125.
Soft, forgiving and fun to ride.

 

Does the "apres" shot depict a load of splintered metal and fibreglass?

 

They're incredibly popular. They're all over the place, and they're
tough, fast, reliable, economical - really very, very good bikes.

At the moment, loads.

Er, no, you won't, not if you're as much of a newbie as this posting
suggests.

Any decent dealer won't sell you a nadgered 500 anyway.

 

The K also hangs low to the left?

 

Japanese, innhe?

Wun Hung Lo.