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wanted: z1000 mark II or H1 efi
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:04 pm
Author: jonathan
New to the club and looking for one of the above. If any club member is considering selling their own machine please pm me to discuss.
Many thanks
Jonathan
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:30 pm
Author: paul doran
what condition are You looking for
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:25 am
Author: jonathan
It's a balance Paul. Conventional wisdom is that it is better value to buy one already in good condition. I'd consider anything within reason. It's the old money/time equation I guess. Do you have something in mind?
cheers Jonathan
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:25 pm
Author: paul doran
Jonathan given the values MK2,s can fetch nowadays and H models nt far behind
can I ask what budget You are thinking of
I am not selling either of Mine by the way
price
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:25 am
Author: jonathan
Ah Paul, the piece of string question.....
I can see the high prices on ebay but I also hear the stories of people waiting and getting a 'snip' with patience. I really don't want to be one of those responsible for pushing prices up; I think these should be used not stored because of their value.
If a valueless mark II came up at £1500 because there was some major flaw(non-originality/crashed previously/import from Nigeria/I don't know??)I would be quite happy with that provided it looked right. It is the bike that I want not it's value. I would be quite happy to pass on the £1500 bike for £1500 if that is what it was worth. Does that make sense?
Nitty-gritty: Right now I have £3k cash. If the right bike came along I could find more. How much do I need? 6k?8k?
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:55 am
Author: mick znone
its time, money and connections Jonathan, its all to do with the mix of those three.
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:50 pm
Author: jonathan
You're right Mick, and I've a little way to go with all 3 of them!
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:57 pm
Author: Ginger Bear
£3k should get you quite a lot of Mkll, you just need to be patient, which is easily said I know.
Re: wanted: z1000 mark II or H1 efi
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:11 pm
Author: Garry.L
jonathan wrote:New to the club and looking for one of the above. If any club member is considering selling their own machine please pm me to discuss.
Many thanks
Jonathan
Looking at your avatar I thought you'd already got one.....

Re: wanted: z1000 mark II or H1 efi
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:40 pm
Author: PJ
Garry.L wrote:jonathan wrote:New to the club and looking for one of the above. If any club member is considering selling their own machine please pm me to discuss.
Many thanks
Jonathan
Looking at your avatar I thought you'd already got one.....

Cheeky

Fairey Spearfish
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:07 pm
Author: jonathan
Ah, she's sold Garry. Boats have to be classics as well as motorbikes, it's the only way!
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:58 pm
Author: jimmock
Jonathan,
"import from Nigeria" Now you do NOT want one of them!!
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:35 pm
Author: oldzed
Is it the style of bike that interests you?
In other words do you prefer the mk2 shape to the z1/z900 shape?
If so you could think about this.
Get a 1000ST and convert it to chain drive.
works out a lot cheaper than a mk2 would.
Good idea
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:53 am
Author: jonathan
Hi Oldzed
It is absolutely the style that matters most. That's a good suggestion. In fact it's not even the drive that's the issue. Is it only the tank that's different bodyworkwise? Maybe a mkII tank on an ST would work? Anyone else done that?
I guess we've both been to Nigeria Jimmock!
Re: Good idea
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:07 am
Author: z650freak
jonathan wrote:Hi Oldzed
It is absolutely the style that matters most. That's a good suggestion. In fact it's not even the drive that's the issue. Is it only the tank that's different bodyworkwise? Maybe a mkII tank on an ST would work? Anyone else done that?
I guess we've both been to Nigeria Jimmock!
No they are different but anything can be made to fit (may look a bit of a dogs breakfast

)
There are threads on here with the st chain conversion.
I think you will be looking at north of £4k now for what you want unless you stumble across something.
Why not get a 1000j put your mark on it and enjoy!?