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Originally Posted by mollydog
I know dealers in UK are stand offish about buying "high mileage" bikes ... I went to 6 BIG dealers in the London and Oxford areas, NONE would even consider my mint condition 3 year old Triumph Tiger with 30K miles showing. None would even make an offer!
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Mollydog - I do love the v-strom and rode the older model from Melbourne to Brisbane and back; what a great bike. Yes. there is a bit of a stigma about anything above 30K mileage I think among dealersl
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Originally Posted by tremens
It depends very much on how somebody used the bike in question. You can kill the bike after 15k miles and on the other hand bike after 50k miles doing just daily, easy commute will be almost like new.
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Very true!
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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
How about a 650 Transalp.
Low mileage and great condition. With lots of touring goodies and luggage.
Maybe for sale in the Wirral area.
Sub £2000.
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I'd be interested if it had ABS. I consider myself a beginner rider and find ABS reassuring.
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Originally Posted by docsherlock
I'd get the transalp as long as the mileage can be verified.
50k miles is a lot for any bike, even the bullet-proof ones....
In N America, they often sit on highways for 800 miles a day; in the UK, the miles are much harder....this is like a 100,000 mile bike in the US.
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Good point.
I think as it stands now I am considering spending a bit more on a bike, getting a newer and low mileage model; the thought being that I will take approximately the same hit (loss) when selling it on, regardless of it having cost £5000 or £2500.
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