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Buying and selling second hand ST\'s Hi I am looking for some guidance, i want to take the wife to Italy in may and as i have a 748 i need some thing else. I have heard that ST's are difficult to sell second hand. I was thinking of buying a nearly new one and selling it on my return. I cant afford to keep it and i am not selling my 748R. There do not seem to be any to hire in the uk. How mad is this plan and how much might i lose in the process? Anyone else done anything similar. Thanks in advance keith |
Hmmm...you're just next door in Herts! I could always put all the panniers back on and swap you an ST2 for your 748R while you go on holiday ;) You put a couple of thousand miles on my bike, I put a couple of hundred on yours, sounds like a fair swap? Ah yes the DSC trackday is in May isn't it :devil: Sorry Keith, flippancy over...someone may be along in a minute with a more sensible plan, but I don't think you want to buy an ST just for a holiday. I don't mind mine being difficult to sell, because I see it as a keeper anyway. However, you only have to look at eBay to see late, low mileage ST's at a resonable starting price but with zero bids. Have you thought about taking a cheap flight to Italy, then hiring an ST or a Monster while you're there? I'm sure I saw a web page once for a Duke hire place in Italy. |
Keith, ST's are great bikes (i've had two) but because the press rave about vfr's and generaly don't rave about st's they are hard to sell, so i wouldn't reccommend your plan at all. The other option is to hire something Japanese here, i think it would cost less in the long run. |
Hi Guys Thanks "Hire something japanese" Thats not a plan for me. I have seen the hire company add's for Ducati's in Italy. I thought of this first, the problem is they usually only have one of each model in each town that they advertise. If the bike you want has a problem the day before you arrive, even if you have booked it, then thats it. I really want to ride down through France as well if i can. thats a large part of the plan. I have no doubt that the ST is a great bike, i would like to buy one and keep it. but i cannot justify it. |
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