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Deal or Not
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:30 am
by rockclingerwill
Hi all
Am just about to buy my first! KR1S and want to know if i am getting ripped off.
Its was made in 1991 body work is perfect apart from one or two small scratches. Everything works, electrics ect and it revs well.
Its only done 7000 miles and had 3 or 4 owners, as far as i can see it is totaly original and need a bit of a tidy up.
I am paying £900 am i getting riped off.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:05 am
by col
is the bodywork original or aftermarket fibreglass stuff?
how much of a tidy up does it need?
any sign of oil leeks in the motor?
900quid for a 7k kr1s is a good price as long as you dont need to start throwing money at it.
most things can be sorted or tidied up with nothing more than a bit of spare time.
if you've got any pics that might help.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:03 pm
by rockclingerwill
Yep the bodywork is original and as far as i have seen there is no serious oil leaks.
I recon there is nothing in the way of tidying up that i cant do or anything i need to spend alot of money on.
The only real expense i can see is new tyres and chain and sprocket kit. Breaks look and work well so wont need pads or new disk.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:02 pm
by Garry
are you buying it in guernsey? - bet it's the only one there
guess mileage would be about right for a small place like that
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:55 pm
by rockclingerwill
It is a local bike and it original came from Jersey. I have only ever seen one other and its been trashed.
My only concern is Jersey and Guernsey miles aren’t great for a bike. My brother has an RS 250 which had a knackered second gear but it had done more miles.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:11 pm
by Garry
never been there (although i'm going to jersey next weekend) but i don't suppose top gets a lot of use
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:06 pm
by col
rgv's and rs's are prone to dodgy 2nd gears so i wouldnt read anything into that.
i dont think you've anything to worry about from what you've said.
buy it and enjoy.
there are a couple of channel isle's lads on the rgv forum.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:56 pm
by Garry
nice place for a weekend - but think it must be a candidate for worlds
biggest traffic jam
wouldn't imagine such a small place could have so many cars
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:06 pm
by Cliff
I got caught speeding in Jersey
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:24 pm
by rgvsean
Cliff, you get caught speeding everywhere
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:32 pm
by SHimmer45
i been done coming outta bournemouth on my cbr after poole Quay meet ... my excuse was well err it was night time and my speedo wasnt working....
71 in a 50
ill take the 3 points and £60 fine thanks
was the CBR's fault honest