Pretty sure i know the answer to this one, but anyone had any luck selling their heavily modded blades? I've the '06 model and its fairly obvious that nobody will pay top dollar for what essentially is a 13 year old bike, no matter how fancy the goodies are on it. Guessing stripping the bike of the toys is about the only way to get some of your money back?
The last couple advertised on here were stripped of goodies and sold separately. Many 06s for sale as well, but seem to be in the £2900 to £3500 average.
Remember this bike and the parts that went into it,didn’t think you would be ever selling that mate, what a bike!
Yeah i know.. cant make up my mind to sell it or not.. it gets attention everywhere it goes and i know I would regret it if i did sell her..
Hey man long time no speak! Haven’t used the bike for the last 2 years.. went racing and had a blast and not loving riding on the roads anymore. Bike gets a start up every month but still not got the bug anymore..
I kept all my OEM bits as I modded my blade and now same with my R1, stripped back to OEM and sold all the upgrades, made more money that way, if you have time break the bike, make even more money that way but far more time consuming
3rdCustom map HMD tuning Cromarty 167bhp Back wheel ActiveQuick Action Throttle kit with 44mm tube AFAM520 chain and sprockets (Talon rear) conversion (-1 front) AGTHID conversion for both front lights Arrow WSBK Full Titanium Race system (Ex Ten Kate, James Toseland) Brakingwavy brake discs front Brakingwavy brake discs rear BremboHPK Rear brake Caliper c/w Under slung mount BremboM4 front calipers BremboRCS Clutch master cylinder & reservoir BremboRCS front brake master cylinder & reservoir BST Carbon Wheels Custom LEDStrobe tail light c/w switch for Multi strobe (from USA) EvansWaterless Coolant Evotechtail tidy Exhaust solenoid motor removed and soldered in capacitor / 2 resistors GB Motocarbon chain guard GB Motocarbon front and side fairing panels GB Motocarbon front fender GB Moto carbon Fuel tank cover GB Motocarbon rear fender GB Motocarbon Swing arm covers Gillesgear Shaft support GillesRear chain adjuster GillesRear sets Gillesrear Titanium locking spindle nut Goodridgebraided lines including clutch and custom under swing arm rear line Modified and smoothed Air Intake HM DASHwith Carbon mount plate & Titanium bolts HMPlus Quickshifter (GP didn’t work) HRCrear brake reservoir K&Nroad Air filters (removed the BMC Race ones) LED front side light LED indicators front and rear Lithium Battery Matris25mm F racing front fork cartridges Modified front sprocket cover MRADouble bubble screen O2 eliminator Oberon Billet Aluminium Fuel cap kit OberonBillet Clutch and front reservoir caps OhlinsHO064rear shock with remote preload and titanium bolts Oxfordheated grips with modified mount PAIR valve removed and blocked off PowerCommanderIII Proboltbar ends, Titaium fairing bolt kit, Titanium Engine bolt kit SBSSintered Brake pads Front & Rear Stomptank clear grip SigmaSlipper clutch Titaniumfront brake disc bolts, front Caliper bolts, perch bolts for both master cylinders, engine bolt kit as above, rear brake disc bolts, rear sprocket nuts, Fork pinch bolts, fork bottom bolts, Steering damper bolts, remote preload bolts, fairing bolt kit as above Underseat heat shielding Zero LimitsCarbon exhaust cowl Zero LimitsCarbon front fairings Zero LimitsCarbon Nose cone Zero LimitsCarbon rear seat cowl Zero LimitsCarbon tail section count to be a few I've missed.. manual engine chain adjuster etc..
Sounds daft but my blade was cheaper than anything else at the time when I bought it and was similar to yours with loads of trick bits on it. If you get the right buyer at the right time you could get strong money, but most will prefer OEM with maybe a few mods. And if you sell it as a complete bike too cheap someone else will just buy it and brake it anyway. Think back to standard is the way if you want to maximise how much money you can get. The wheels, brakes and suspension on mine would have cost more than I paid for the complete bike.
I'll pre-empt the answer by stating that they make a massive difference; my opinion based on having forged Marchesinis on my 2018 Blade compared to the standards on my 2011 Blade.
Haha i remember the first day they were on, and the first proper corner from my house is a big roundabout.. but a nice left to a faster road. I went round it like a 50p piece, was shocked how easy the bike turned.. they do make a difference for sure..
