Help! Shall i chop my bike in today!?

[Glade]

OK 2006 SV650S in Red with 12k on the clock. Scuffed front fairing from a car park drop, Remus can, tail tidy, R&Ds, Datatool S4 alarm, FSH, new chain and sprockets, needs new front tyre.

Part ex value £2295

Against a mint 2002 ZX636R in kwak green. Crash bungs and choice of... Alarm OR 2 year warranty OR 2 year GAP insurance.

£3295 - cost to change £1000 = 8 months extra on my finance agreement.

What do you think & why? Cheers guys....

[hornetrider]

You're going 4 years older and paying 1k for the privilege? I would sell yours privately.

[RemaL]

up to you in the end. if you got the cash and want to then go ahead. I changd from a Fazer 600 to triple as it was a bike I wanted for years.

best bet to take a few test rides like me just to make sure its what you want

[Chilli]

I would...probably....once I'd made my mind up. Then agian, not sure...Yeah, I would....Hang on.....

Do it man. First decision yo umake is usually the opne you'd go for...and the fact we're having this discussion suggests you've already made your mind up. Right....New green leathers for you then!!

[Glade]

Yeah... I might be making a mistake going through a dealership... parkers value for used ZX636r is a grand less than they're asking. And i could probably get a grand more for my bike...


I'm just reading reviews and tbh i think the 2003 zx636 is more like what I want to move on to anyway.... and something is telling me not to sell the SV!

I'm not sure i can bring myself to get rid of the SV!!! certainly not for an older bike that gets mixed reviews... i'm not allowed a test ride either which sort of seals the deal.

shame because i got really excited in the shop (how the dealers make their money i think!!!)

sorry chaps, think i'm going to have to wuss out this time

[Sossige]

Glade said:

i'm not allowed a test ride either which sort of seals the deal.

I could understand that with a private seller (unless you put down a sizable guarantee or can show fully comp insurance for the test ride) but when buying from a dealer, I'd tell them to FRO if they said no test ride.

[Glade]

Sossige said:

Glade said:

i'm not allowed a test ride either which sort of seals the deal.

I could understand that with a private seller (unless you put down a sizable guarantee or can show fully comp insurance for the test ride) but when buying from a dealer, I'd tell them to FRO if they said no test ride.

They gave me some BS about putting extra milage on the bike!! Then said that they have a 14 day cooling off period, but limited to 100 miles - and then I could swap for a bike in the stock of the same value.

Not keen on that at all!!

[swordfish_gtr]

zx636r are awesome bikes!!!