Don the Don
Legendary Knight
Nice one @Public Enemy another years ticket and a slap up brekkie, ain't life grand
What have you done to your bike today....
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You'll be wearing her out! ☹
Yep, she's over 5,000 miles now mate!
Not sure if the 865 Bonnies/T100's will ever become collectable in our lifetime?
But if they do, you should be quids in with Annie
Even at your astronomical annual mileage
She'll only have approx 10k on the clock at 20yrs of age.
Don the Don
Legendary Knight
Do or Don't @DD67 they certainly draw a lot off attention every time I stop on mine folk are drawn to it like a magnetNot sure if the 865 Bonnies/T100's will ever become collectable in our lifetime?
But if they do, you should be quids in with Annie
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
I'm surprised that the 790's haven't become collectable yet given that there are relatively few of them and they are the first and last 'classic' Carburetted version. The Thunderbirds are certainly rising in price as the years go by.
Yes mate.
I had countless conversations with folk (mainly OAP's) about what a great job I'd done restoring an iconic classic bike.
95% of the time I fessed up to Annie being a modern replica. But sometimes it was obvious that keeping quiet would shatter less rose tinted glasses.
There's no two ways about it. Triumph did a superb job of making the 790/865 Bonneville/T100 look like the original. But without the reliability issues associated with the original bikes
Don the Don
Legendary Knight
I am sure they will be before too long, I think older bikes will keep their value a little after this new euro 5 crap on the latest bikes as they are almost now harder to tune
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
I had an old fella come up to me in Inveraray when I was out with Britt and he started out with " Did you restore her yourself?" and when I said it was all original he said "Really? You wouldn't know she was old" I made his day by starting her up and letting him rev the throttle and he declared
"Sound of a real man's bike none of that poofy girly screaming sound that all these modern bikes make!' I simply didn't have the heart to tell him that she wasn't that old although I suppose at 20 she is fairly old now.
"Sound of a real man's bike none of that poofy girly screaming sound that all these modern bikes make!' I simply didn't have the heart to tell him that she wasn't that old although I suppose at 20 she is fairly old now.
GPT100
Sword of Fenrir
Thanks mate, been thinking about getting a smaller bike, she is a heavy lump and I have to wheel her up 2 sets of ramps to get into the shed.
Vertu offered me £2000. to trade in for a new CB500F. Its 13 yrs old and has 28500 mile on the clock but its still in good nick for its age.
I think I will keep her and continue to struggle up the ramps.
chas
Legendary Knight
For @Old Nick my usual route over to Headcorn from Chilham is along to Charing (still one of my favourite fast A roads), down to Pluckley and then Smarden Bell to Headcorn.
There was a ploughing competition on the Edgerton road out of Pluckley so on the way back I went down to Biddenden, High Halden and then past your old place to Bethersden. Had a nostalgic run through the village, put some dogshit through Damian Green's letterbox and then ran back to Pluckley, Charing and home. Bloody nice run. Memories abounded
There was a ploughing competition on the Edgerton road out of Pluckley so on the way back I went down to Biddenden, High Halden and then past your old place to Bethersden. Had a nostalgic run through the village, put some dogshit through Damian Green's letterbox and then ran back to Pluckley, Charing and home. Bloody nice run. Memories abounded
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MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
Two grand is a pathetic offer for a trade-in. In good nick they easily go for three and a half private cash sale and dealers usually sell them for at least four.
chas
Legendary Knight
I would mate, you won't get anything newer with the same feel.
half ton
Legendary Knight
Book for my 790 is now £1500 according to the dealer I'm trading in with,But he said "I know they are worth more than that" and he is giving me £2500...Ive not seen one under £3000 for a long while, But with 34000 miles on the clock I thought he was being quite fair with me.
I'd say you did exceptionally well there HT
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
I saw one with 125 thousand on the clocks for sale a while back and he was asking almost three grand for it. I was very pleased to see an example with such a high mileage as it bodes well for the lifespan of my two which are on eight thou and sixteen thou.
Old Nick
Legendary Knight
A great run @chas and past some outstanding watering holesFor @Old Nick my usual route over to Headcorn from Chilham is along to Charing (still one of my favourite fast A roads), down to Pluckley and then Smarden Bell to Headcorn.
There was a ploughing competition on the Edgerton road out of Pluckley so on the way back I went down to Biddenden, High Halden and then past your old place to Bethersden. Had a nostalgic run through the village, put some dogshit through Damian Green's letterbox and then ran back to Pluckley, Charing and home. Bloody nice run. Memories abounded
Really shows off why Kent is The Garden of England
Doc Strange
Legendary Knight
Went over to Tattershall Castle in Lincolnsire on the Guzzi today, a great day to be out on a bike
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Didn't know of that site - now added to my 'places to ride out to' list.
Cheers!
DS