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Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:54 pm**

As we are approaching the end of the year, i don't think i'll be buying any other machines now until 2013.
So here is what has passed through my hands this year with various degrees of fettling and or restoration.
The Bandit was great. Only 8000 miles, stored since 2006. Quick clean of the carbs and she was purring. Just Â£800 on a 54 plate! Sold it two weeks later for Â£1800!

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:53 am**

I like the GS.

I hope you are declaring your profits to HMRC......................................

So they have even more dosh to give away to asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, waisters, junkies, overseas aid etc etc etc.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:43 am**

Ace - gonna show this thread to Mrs P, as I've bought & sold a good half-a-dozen bikes this year.... and you beat me :lol:

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:08 am**

They all look very clean ! ................excellant
:wink:

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:06 pm**

very nice bikes. It must be nice to own them for a little while, but I'm sure you just broke even at the end of the year - this being an open forum on the interweb and everything.... :rul

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:05 pm**

malmojoe wrote:very nice bikes. It must be nice to own them for a little while, but I'm sure you just broke even at the end of the year - this being an open forum on the interweb and everything....

I see where you're coming from - and I'm sure Octanejunkie probably ONLY just broke even :wink:

But as for me, I usually end up in the RED :roll:

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:43 pm**

me too, going to take me years to clear it.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:06 pm**

Ducati have produced some truly beautiful bikes, but I think this one must be some sort of in-bread bastard mutant minger. :haw

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:54 pm**

Ginger Bear wrote:Ducati have produced some truly beautiful bikes, but I think this one must be some sort of in-bread bastard mutant minger.

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Spot on

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:59 pm**

I thought the Duke was very pretty. One of those bikes that doesn't photograph too well. Not their finest hour stylistically, but it still had that low end grunt, rumbling exhaust not, and handling finesse that you would expect.

As far as breaking even goes. Yeah, thats probably about right. The Bandit made a few quid, but the others were just pocket money. No big profits when you tot up all the bits and pieces you have to buy when a new bike arrives.
The GSXR was the biggest surprise. It ran perfectly, had new tyres, and handled like a demon. Aside from the naff indicators and stainless exhaust it was totally stock, original paint and uncrashed too. Couldn't GIVE it away. With a fresh ticket on it i struggled to get Â£900 for it.... :??

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