stafford show,

[johnr]

went to stafford at the weekend, boy am i out of touch with prices! shit a brick, there wasnt a thing worth having for under 2k, sr yam 500 for 7.5k, vincent single, 20k, 750 bsa twin, 13.5k, lc yams for 5k, at last i spotted a gs1000s with yoshi paintwork, red and white tank and fairing were nice and freshly painted, but engine was a unknown quantity, it wasnt a runner, had no wiring clocks or carbs, it had yam running gear and brakes, but was missing a lot of gs's specific stuff. it also had no reg number or v5 so would need registration. but it was still up for £1.5k, and it wasnt the only comedically priced bike there, a kat 1100 in very very good nick was priced at £8.5k, and a lot of very ordinary bikes were carrying extraordinary pricetags. i know asking and getting are two very different things, but i hadnt expected the prices of non running bitsa projects to have shot up so much in the 2 years ive not been to stafford.

[vizman]

what colour is the rose where you hail from?.......

.....I hear ya' though bigjohn, I have no idea what new bike prices are at, but looking at the second hand market the last few years I know it'll be well out of my pocket money range.

[Paulm]

There was there was a good condition 750ET only just out of mot for 1200 Ono there,had a chat with the bloke and he would of took £1000 for it,would of been a good buy I think.

[johnr]

grand for a 750et? it would have to be a minter!

 

[Havoc]

Mammoth Munch for £70,000 I hear? That means Spier Museum has got over £2,000,000 's worth of 'em...

[downtheshed]

Yeah a lot of dear bikes for sure, rough 750/1100 slabby for 2200/2750 respectively about a grand over priced in my eyes.? But loved the Gulf oil painted gt 750. Stunning

[Sweary Bob]

They always ask daft money at Stafford, best time to deal is cash on Sunday afternoon. It's amazing how much the prices drop!!

I managed to get a Super G carb complete with Thunder jet for £40, took some finding though!