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jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:23 pm I don't know whether this is realistic because I haven't got my arse into gear and looked at what they're going for these days but the figures I had in mind were maybe £1100 for the Fazer and £900 for the GT; not sure if this is optimistic or pessimistic...
Although I hated it at the time I've got a semi for another GT550.
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jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of
Sound like my kind of bike. How much are they these days?
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Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:25 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:23 pm I don't know whether this is realistic because I haven't got my arse into gear and looked at what they're going for these days but the figures I had in mind were maybe £1100 for the Fazer and £900 for the GT; not sure if this is optimistic or pessimistic...
Although I hated it at the time I've got a semi for another GT550.
I'm sure that I hated every bike I owned at the time. Feel free to shoot me if I ever lust after a GPZ500.
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Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of
Sound like my kind of bike. How much are they these days?
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Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of
Sound like my kind of bike. How much are they these days?
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I've got a Rickman Typhoon (without bracketry) hanging up in the shed looking for a bike :lol:
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Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:25 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:23 pm I don't know whether this is realistic because I haven't got my arse into gear and looked at what they're going for these days but the figures I had in mind were maybe £1100 for the Fazer and £900 for the GT; not sure if this is optimistic or pessimistic...
Although I hated it at the time I've got a semi for another GT550.
I'm sure that I hated every bike I owned at the time. Feel free to shoot me if I ever lust after a GPZ500.
A GT550 horn at least deserves a good shoeing.
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Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:02 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:25 pm

Although I hated it at the time I've got a semi for another GT550.
I'm sure that I hated every bike I owned at the time. Feel free to shoot me if I ever lust after a GPZ500.
A GT550 horn at least deserves a good shoeing.
I put it down to my general aversion to chains.
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Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of
Sound like my kind of bike. How much are they these days?
Dunno, got to be close to a grand too mebbee?
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