H & H Auction....
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B Murr
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Yeah I had a look at it too, I thought it was worth just shy of the minimum bid amount so didn't bid. It had low miles on clock but I thought other signs said otherwise so presumed clock replaced and I factored in gearbox rebuild and a few other things, a project I guess. When I saw what the bids went up to I thought someone in lockdown after a bottle or two has gone a bit wild with their card and believed it being a low miler.
Also factored in it being a pain in the ass to try and get it back here during lockdown. Looking at it again it looks better than I thought but I'd have been nowhere near the winning bid.The cracked front cover worried me too, not so much about the cover but what may have caused it to be cracked.
Also factored in it being a pain in the ass to try and get it back here during lockdown. Looking at it again it looks better than I thought but I'd have been nowhere near the winning bid.The cracked front cover worried me too, not so much about the cover but what may have caused it to be cracked.
Bloody ridiculous, mine’s got a few more mile but must be worth a fortune. The world’s gone mad
Edit: I only gave just over 1000 euros for mine 5 years ago.
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Prices were strong considering the present circumstances. I too thought the G/S was expensive. I would have liked the R60/6 with what looked like a genuine sub 2k miles but like the G/S it has been stood a little too long to pay over the odds for once recommissioning costs are factored in. It stated the bike had been regularly started: yeah, right. It made just under £5k including fees I believe.
The Vincent Twins seem to be dropping back to less silly prices now if you like that sort of thing but will probably drop back a lot more. Not such a good investment for those who thought paying £50k for one was a good idea not so long ago.
The Vincent Twins seem to be dropping back to less silly prices now if you like that sort of thing but will probably drop back a lot more. Not such a good investment for those who thought paying £50k for one was a good idea not so long ago.
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When I was organising the collection of the VFR I just bought I had a long chat with the guy at Chas Mortimer delivery company about things in general and he told me that they were expecting the online auction to be very successful as many people would be sat at home a bit bored. Looks like he was correct!
£8k is a staggering amount for that. Wow.
Nice bike though how much when new I wonder.
Nice bike though how much when new I wonder.
1981 - £2495
Just out of interest £2500 in today’s money is £8550
1981 - £2495
Just out of interest £2500 in today’s money is £8550
AberdeenAngus
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Buy a bike, run it for 40 years, look after it, get your money back......result.
It's the first of the GS dynasty.
The ST might be a good bike but if people had the choice of a new G/S or ST as a keeper I am betting a large majority would chose the G/S and it is a good bike, just not as good as the following paralever
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It's the first of the GS dynasty.
The ST might be a good bike but if people had the choice of a new G/S or ST as a keeper I am betting a large majority would chose the G/S and it is a good bike, just not as good as the following paralever
Spot on ..... also the G/s is beautiful but the St is a fuggin ugly bike
( I've had three st's though - cough ! ) R80 GS had the smoothest engine and was far more comfortable than the G/s
Steve R
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The G/S was peerless when it launched. You could (and I did) ride across Europe and go trail riding. That's why I bought one and have had one in the garage most of the time since then. The ST is a road bike. It's like saying Comte is better than Wensleydale. It's an argument that's best not started because it's not going anywhere.
Fair enough, but I rode around France on my XT500 in 1979? and sort of did a bit of trail riding and did some very long Euro tours 2 up on an ST (which, incidentally, is not fugly but not a great 2 up bike). I now have a R80G/S and a 100GS so I am a fan however, I still can’t get my head around the silly money some people seem to be prepared to pay for a G/S.
More useless information.....if you had invested £2500 in the stock market in 1980 it would be worth £56000 now (give or take)
Steve R
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And I've had an XT600. If it was shaft drive it'd be a nice bike. And if it didn't vibrate like mad I'd still have one! Great off road if you're cracking on but I prefer the plonking nature of a G/S. Each to his own, fortunately.
Steve R
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Wow! No wonder you've got a garage full of GSs!
