900ss on Fleecebay

Steve, that looks like a stonking bike!! If only the ex had not dissappeared into the sunset with my pension fund lumper!!:mad:
 
PaulV said:
Lovely.... pricey but very nice....What is the going rate for these?:confused:
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http://www.madeinitalymotorcycles.com/Stock List .htm

Paul, this bike and the "Endurance" bike on here were both on Ebay and on Jahn Fallon's site (madeinitaly).
Endurance bike topped out at just over £10k with reserve not met.
See John has it for sale at £25k.
These "specials" are always hard to price. If it is not a genuine NCR bike etc then it is what someone is pepared to pay for something a bit different.
Bikes modified to look like something else are never going to make what the genuine item will make.
Prices on bevels (especially the twins) are still climbing and a tidy 900SS will now be upwards of £10k.
John has a few for sale or coming on the market and he is looking for anything up to £20k for a standard tidy SS.
He is selling at that money as well so it's not just pie in the sky prices being asked.
Is a modified SS worth more or less? I don't know.
If someone is buying with a view to collect they will probably go for as original as possible.
Personally I preferred the look of the "endurance" bike.
Would I pay £25k for it?(ignoring the fact I don't have £25k to spend) Probably not.
I would buy a tatty bike and do it up for less and do it the way I wanted it but lots of folk wouldn't do that.
If you are buying a bike with a race history and provenance etc it will be a safer bet to keep it's value than a special.
The greenframe 750SS is still holding it's value and increasing.
John has/had one for sale ( I can't see it now on his website although it was there the other day) and was looking for £65k.
There are still a few bevels lying around in sheds that could be prised from a long term owner that has lost the will to restore them.
There is an increasing interest and demand in older bikes now.
Firstly they don't depreciate ( well not in last 6/7 years) and secondly they have enough performance to keep up with traffic etc and you can get more fun out an old bike at 70 mph than you can out a modern one at twice that speed.
You don't have the same issues with "loud" exhausts if it is pre '85.
The way the power is delivered feels gruntier than modern bikes and as a result the gearbox gets used less and the whole experience is more relaxing.
Not watching the speedo constantly with one eye whilst looking for speed traps with the other means you can enjoy the road and the scenery.
So when are you going to buy one? :lol2:
 
Not for a while yet Stuart...still quite like the modern performance ;)

I honestly think I would try to go for a british "classic" as a 1st dip in the water.
 
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