Picked it up in a sprinter van, the van drove really well with the bike in the back although hairpins were taken considerably carefully as not want the bike to fall over, springs were a little bit soft for my liking but overall we got home £65 worth of fuel for the 320mile trip
Such a sweet bike these are. Looks nice with the Akra and it £140 carbon hangar. Friggin' rip off they are. I'm guessing it sounds a bit louder than std. Good that you're up and running on it at last - except the bit where you've just lost a few grand after leaving the dealership. That's the price we pay for enjoyment and exclusivity - although to continue my negative vein on these bikes, no one really wants one. Big plus for us is that they do not realise what they're missing out on!
It will be the same N with that 765 .........with the sp as Long as you've got a good GFV value ...plus when the new Honda comes out dealers will work the figures to get us onboard...anything new loses ££ the higher you go the more you lose I've lost £££ on cars over the yrs.....we're only here once so I spend it...
True, Woz. I fully expect the 'lose a few grand as you drive out of the dealership' money drain. But I don't have GFVs or PCPs. Pay cash for mine so probably take a harder hit than those who finance. And what a hard hit it's been on the SP2. Not complaining of course, I love the bike, but it's still depressing to see such a price fall over 18 months, especially as one dealer has a brand newy up for seventeen grand.
When my son has been after buying a bike I Look on the map and say any further away and it would be in the sea. this is a classic pic. Awesome bike enjoy
But that is pre-reg on a 67 plate nigelrb, so effectively 2 years old. I personally feel I got a cracking deal on the SP2 which is a 69 plate, the rear cowl has a build date of late August last year. So at least I know it's a year old at most. Mind you the only bike I've never lost money on was a BMW S1000rr Tyco race rep paid £20k got £20k when I got rid with 1200 miles, full refund from dealer after it was cleaned with neat RTF ..
Picture was taken at St Agnes HeadI could have got closer to the edge but I'd have photobomb a wedding shoot... bit of Poldark scenery too
Yeah, that caught my eye too. I thought I had one of the very early 'J' models (distinguished by the 'red' Honda on the belly pan - 'H' model of 2017 was blue) which I purchased in March 2018. Mine sent straight onto a reserved private 'HRC' plate. In my view this particular dealer should have registered the bike on a '18' plate - or NOT registered it at all. The fact remains, as you point out, that the bike 'looks to be' 2 years' old, when in fact it might be only 18 months, BUT still a brand new bike. It sure does represent excellent value given that it's more than 5K cheaper than original. Problem is now though, with a great range of performance bikes on offer, particularly the R1-M and S1000RR I think the Honda would fall a long way behind for many people. On the other side, it could work out very well on a PCP deal.
No one need 'luck' with a Honda!! *sitting by computer waiting for all the ABS failure owners to bash me*
