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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: harieg on June 28, 2017, 02:24:06 PM
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looking for / at an st13300, very LOW k's, and last model date,as young as possable,
cheapest i can get one for
please help
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Welcome back Harrie. It's been a while.
You're looking for the impossible. Age and mileage of ST1300s is exactly what determines their price. Cheap recent ones don't exist. You want cheap you take older high mileage bikes. If you browse the web you'll find the bikes built since 2010 command more than $10,000. So if your wallet holds $5000 you're not going to get one except from someone who is desperate for a sale or who knows their bike has a $5000 fault. Realistically, for that money you'll be looking at a 2005 bike with more than 50,000 kays experience, and which still has at least 100,000 kays before it might give any trouble. You might find exceptions, and they might have been dropped.
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Welcome back Harrie. It's been a while.
You're looking for the impossible. Age and mileage of ST1300s is exactly what determines their price. Cheap recent ones don't exist. You want cheap you take older high mileage bikes. If you browse the web you'll find the bikes built since 2010 command more than $10,000. So if your wallet holds $5000 you're not going to get one except from someone who is desperate for a sale or who knows their bike has a $5000 fault. Realistically, for that money you'll be looking at a 2005 bike with more than 50,000 kays experience, and which still has at least 100,000 kays before it might give any trouble. You might find exceptions, and they might have been dropped.
How long is a piece of string? So many ways of looking at this, so many answers, non are correct, all are correct.
:think1
Just had a quick look at BikeSales, quite a few available, quite a range of (asking) prices, and as Mr B suggests the relationship between $ and km sets a pattern, but there are some exceptions. eg.
* The lowest km ST (3,649) is priced at $5,000 below an ST with approx. more 10,000km. I doubt whether there is much difference in the condition of both, but at $5K less, I'd certainly prefer the lower km's.
* There's a few ST's in the $8,200 to $8,500 range, the one above with 3,649km another with 63,000km. Again, I'd certainly prefer the lower km's.
:think1
I haven't looked at any of the ads in any detail, some of the description may explain the disparities, but on the surface the ST1300 with 3,649km at $8,500 looks worth a look or three.
Disclaimer: I'm not associated in anyway with the seller of that ST1300, or at least that I know of .....
Finally, my ST1300 just ticked 30,000km on the way home from the last ride, it's not on the market, but if someone is willing to offer me $20,000, I would consider it (in other words, I don't want to sell).
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I didn't look at any of the sales sites, but agree an ST13 with 3,649km at $8,500 is ostensibly a bargain, regardless of the year it was built.
If you're willing to travel or freight, Harrie, it certainly opens up a lot more bikes for consideration.
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thanx for the feedback
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Exactly the reason I will never sell my 02 1300.... I paid 17K 10 years ago, still has only 44K on the clock, and not worth much even though the bike is immaculate, like showroom condition... but people always try to knock you down, I'd rather just keep it...
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markets set the price and value, motivation also comes into it, a distresed sale is always better for the buyer,
and remember, honda sustantialy reduced the value of the st1300, when they cash sale'd those FOUND in the warehouse bikes, and the unused NEW police bikes, the bargains got as low os $16500:00, for a brand new bike, and that immeadiatly down value'd every other st1300,
i will wait for a gift or a distressed sale
one will surely come up soon'ish
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i will wait for a gift or a distressed sale
one will surely come up soon'ish
You'd better be quick. You're not the only one watching and waiting! :grin
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I read in another thread Stimpy has his up for sale and quite a few add ons to boot
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I read in another thread Stimpy has his up for sale and quite a few add ons to boot
Glad to see you back, one of " Another STunning photo" fame🤓 :like
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markets set the price and value, motivation also comes into it, a distresed sale is always better for the buyer,
and remember, honda sustantialy reduced the value of the st1300, when they cash sale'd those FOUND in the warehouse bikes, and the unused NEW police bikes, the bargains got as low os $16500:00, for a brand new bike, and that immeadiatly down value'd every other st1300,
i will wait for a gift or a distressed sale
one will surely come up soon'ish
But once all the $16,500 ones were sold the market then changed again. So I am sure the week after the last $16,500 one was sold the values all increased.