MT Owners Club
General Category => MT-01 => Topic started by: gorilla on January 14, 2019, 06:34:13 pm
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It's back on ebay £12.000 :o
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YMMV! that's very PC, prefer wtf :))
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What does YMMV mean in text?
your mileage may vary
YMMV. also ymmv. written abbreviation for your mileage may vary: used, for example on social media and in text messages and emails, to mean that you understand people may have a different opinion or experience to yours: Their first album is better, but of course YMMV.
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YMMV
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Im dying to ask wtf does YMMV mean...? ;D
Let's hope prices drop then I might be able to afford another one to chop up :)
Philistine...!
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I think it may also be people are over valuing the bike. I don't believe it's a classic yet, it will be, but I think people get carried away with that tag. Let's hope prices drop then I might be able to afford another one to chop up :)
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Sooooo why are they not as popular?
I have no idea why they don't seem to be as popular in the UK as they used to be. Maybe it's a fashion thing? All i know is that there are more for sale than there were a few years ago and they seem to stay on fleabay, etc. longer and the ones that do sell tend to be the lower priced ones.
Personally, i think a lot of buyers don't really know what they really are. They see the look and the big engine and think it will be a rocketship. If that's what you're looking for then you've got the wrong bike. I suspect there were a number of buyers that sold on pretty quickly after it didn't do what they thought it would. I've always maintained it's not like most bikes and once you work out how to ride it then it's a hoot, but i reckon most people don't ride the torque they just redline it and then get disappointed. Of course, us refined people are different...
YMMV
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Not as popular as once they were...
why do you say that Nat..?
...In the UK...
When i replaced my trashed one a few years back it was hard work finding one at a reasonable price. Even a really tatty one was £5500 and most wanted £7K plus for an an average one and stock seemed to actually change. At most there were 6-7 on ebay and an SP was listed at £14500 IIRC - and may have even sold as it disappeared from the listings at the bike shop! These days there's regularly around 15 on fleabay and a number seem to stay on there almost permanently.
With the state of the £ it wouldn't surprise me if the Euro's don't make the most of it and sweep up all the stock as they still seem popular over the water. Some of the German & Italian prices on bits are on the hefty side!
The Stage 2 i eventually picked up from Wigan Yamaha was up at £9K and the dealer wasn't interested in budging on price - probably because another forum member was due for a test ride just after i did the deal!
I found the receipt for my original MT last week that i bought brand new-ish - a 2005 that sat on the showroom floor for 2 years and first registered in 2007 when i got it. £6500 with 0% Yamaha finance over 2 years!
I reckon if Yamaha had released it with a bit more power a few years ago it they would have made a killing but as always they seem to get their timing wrong. In 10 years time some other manufacturer will probably release a Niken clone at just the right time...
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Sooooo why are they not as popular?
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Maybe next time Ash...
I cant see the point if you know the guy wont take off the reserve.
Scottsdale ( Barret Jackson) was last week...Most everything is trending down..Alot of stuff failed to reach the reserve pricing..
USA is different perhaps...This isnt the best time of year to sell in the UK either-IMO!
I promise not to break it for the fork legs if I win...! ;D
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£8100 and reserve not met...
3rd time lucky ?
did you put a bid in Tim
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£8100 and reserve not met...
3rd time lucky ?
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Two bids from a couple of chancers hoping for a cheap icon no doubt..?
1.5 days remaining..It wont sell.
Sad...
:o
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Not as popular as once they were...
why do you say that Nat..?
...In the UK...
When i replaced my trashed one a few years back it was hard work finding one at a reasonable price. Even a really tatty one was £5500 and most wanted £7K plus for an an average one and stock seemed to actually change. At most there were 6-7 on ebay and an SP was listed at £14500 IIRC - and may have even sold as it disappeared from the listings at the bike shop! These days there's regularly around 15 on fleabay and a number seem to stay on there almost permanently.
With the state of the £ it wouldn't surprise me if the Euro's don't make the most of it and sweep up all the stock as they still seem popular over the water. Some of the German & Italian prices on bits are on the hefty side!
The Stage 2 i eventually picked up from Wigan Yamaha was up at £9K and the dealer wasn't interested in budging on price - probably because another forum member was due for a test ride just after i did the deal!
I found the receipt for my original MT last week that i bought brand new-ish - a 2005 that sat on the showroom floor for 2 years and first registered in 2007 when i got it. £6500 with 0% Yamaha finance over 2 years!
I reckon if Yamaha had released it with a bit more power a few years ago it they would have made a killing but as always they seem to get their timing wrong. In 10 years time some other manufacturer will probably release a Niken clone at just the right time...
B-)
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Must be worth 10k plus funny time of year to sell though
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Not as popular as once they were...
why do you say that Nat..?
I thought it was probably the same bike as before, too...1 of only 2...twonk ! ;D
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I'm guessing that is the same one that was up for a hell of a lot more a few weeks ago? I reckon he wants more than £10K. Unfortunately, they aren't as popular as they once were but if someone really wants an SP then the options are limited!
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Looks good how much do you think it will go for ??? i think 9k