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Post by Pooh(c) on Mar 27, 2007 19:10:18 GMT
It is with great sadness I have to report. The king is dead. My trusty 900S has taken good care of me for the last 5 years and has not missed a beat once.  However.......as of tomorrow..... Long live the king    2005 FJR1300A with 4100 miles, 12 months dealer warranty and a full set of yamaha luggage courtesy of the Trusty Steed making her final sacrafice plus one or two of my pennies. If anyone is looking for a nice XJ900S there is one at Penrith Motorcycles, Unit 9 Cowper Road Gilwilly Industrial Estate Penrith Cumbria CA11 9BN Tel: 01768 891300 . I'll miss her, she was a great bike. Can't wait to play with the new mistress though.  |
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Post by teejayexc on Mar 27, 2007 19:22:17 GMT
Serves you right for going on that Jock run with those FJR's at the week-end  . Looks an awesome bike Steve hope she serves you as well as the Divvy ;D. You won't have needed to blind the salesman with banter for the part-ex then, (prolly needed his shades on looking at your Divvy anyway ). Will this mean there will be a shortage of Solvol Autosol in the near future then (better get stocked up). Looking forward to seeing the new bike at the Scotland run, sunglasses obligatory? Ps. Any chance of swapping seats with my divvy?  Trev |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Mar 27, 2007 19:33:29 GMT
nearly went and had a look at that one myself ;D
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Post by General Gman on Mar 27, 2007 19:40:34 GMT
You seem to have bought a bus, sir  |
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Post by Pooh(c) on Mar 27, 2007 19:41:09 GMT
Cheers Trev
Afraid the seat and the luggage went with the Divvy.
I'm going to have a good rummage through the garage over the next few days to see what bits I've got floating about and I'll post them in the for sale section.
I know I've got a exhaust collector box, some mirrors, manuals, rear indicators, carbtune carburettor balancer
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Post by gpam2 on Mar 27, 2007 20:31:17 GMT
Pooh,
What cleaning products have you used on the XJ900S? The calipers, wheels etc?
Cheers.
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Post by teejayexc on Mar 27, 2007 20:32:14 GMT
Afraid the seat went with the Divvy  Taken from their website; " Penrith Motorcycles have probably the best selection of clean used machines in Cumbria " They will have now! ;D Trev
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Post by Pooh(c) on Mar 27, 2007 20:44:00 GMT
Pooh, What cleaning products have you used on the XJ900S? The calipers, wheels etc? Cheers. I've got shares in the company that makes Autosol metal polish ;D Re the calipers it's just a case of giving them a clean with a good stiff nylon brush every time you wash the bike. I just wash the bike every time it goes out for a play. Thing is if you do it often it only take 5 to 10 minutes at the end of the run to keep it sweet. The wheels are a completely different story. It took many hours of paint stripping, wet 'n drying with progressively finer and finer papers and then polishing with Autosol. Look like the dogs doo dahs though when done. It's on the list of things to get done to the FJR. I'll hang off a few weeks though before I start tinkering about with the new toy so I don't make and rash decisions. The tank and fairing get regularly polished to keep the cr*p off.
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Post by gpam2 on Mar 27, 2007 20:49:16 GMT
Pooh,
The elbow grease certainly paid off. Why didn't you sell the Divvy via the site or Ebay?
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Post by Pooh(c) on Mar 27, 2007 21:08:07 GMT
Couple of reasons really.
Main one was I couldn't be ar*ed with the hassle of tyre kickers and people wanting to beat me down on price.
Thing about trading in is that, it doesn't really matter what the new bike is listed at and what they're offering for your bike. What matters at the end of the day is the differential you've got to pay.
I know and the dealer knows he'll sell my Divvy easily so he's willing to give a decent wedge for it. I got top private sale price plus a little for my Divvy. Got to remember that the Divvy was almost 10 years old (born in 1998). The FJR was under the Parkers book price for one without luggage and that combined with the 12 month warranty and the full set of Yamaha luggage swung it for me.
He obviously still made money on the FJR and no doubt he'll make money on the Divvy. That's why he's in business.
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Post by Fiasco on Mar 27, 2007 21:09:08 GMT
Grats on the new steed Steve
Hope the next owner keeps the Divvy as nice as you have.
Ride safe and watch out for those extra horses !!
Dave ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2007 21:22:42 GMT
Sir, you have fine taste in motorsickles ;D She's a beaut |
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Post by judi on Mar 27, 2007 21:48:37 GMT
What a lovely clean bike ;D Seriously, lovely bike Steve...... the rider aint bad either |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2007 21:55:30 GMT
Sooo, judi, it's all over is it  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2007 22:15:39 GMT
Seriously, lovely bike Steve...... the rider aint bad either See that judi, strings you along until somebody shinier comes by  |
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Post by judi on Mar 27, 2007 23:29:08 GMT
Yeah, Brad Pitt! |
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Post by elmerphudd on Mar 28, 2007 0:10:24 GMT
Hi Steve u must have invaded my dreams cause thats the very bike and colour that i am looking to source in the not too distant future and as a sick anorack even have it as my screen saver so wish you many happy miles and safe miles. |
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Post by jeepster1 on Mar 28, 2007 0:24:59 GMT
Ooooh nice ;D You've got alot of work to get that factory finish up to the shine of the divvi though |
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Post by biwoz on Mar 28, 2007 5:26:31 GMT
Had a look at one of those at the local Yammie dealer on the weekend. Demo 2006 model; $20 990 (almost $3000 under "new" price") SWMBO sat on it and said, "Go on, ask them what they'll give us for ours as a trade-in". Without thinking, I said, "Nah, don't worry about it now". Stupid, stupid man!  |
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Post by iooi on Mar 28, 2007 5:36:25 GMT
Thats 2 very nice looking bikes.
Only down side is the lover fairings make maintance a real p-i-a to get at anything. But they do offer a bit more leg protection from the wind.
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Post by bmbob on Mar 28, 2007 7:35:56 GMT
Hi Steve Lovely looking bike mate,just the job for the long runs South. A good site for the FJR is :- www.fjr1300.info/index.html all about maintenance,fitting Gps and lots more,and you can download the manual, from the net, carn't rember how I got it but i'm sure someone will know. Ride Safe Regards Bob |
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Post by General Gman on Mar 28, 2007 7:38:27 GMT
Thats 2 very nice looking bikes.I know the FJR is a big ole bus, but that's just plain rude.....
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Post by ContourMac on Mar 28, 2007 7:39:28 GMT
First Reaper, then Pooh
That shaft driven temptress is just to beautiful to ignore;D
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Post by Tigger on Mar 28, 2007 7:49:38 GMT
So he sat on Darrens, thought 'This feels nice on my old legs and backside!! I'd better get one. After all I'm tooooooooooooo old for a fazer now!!'
Nice bike though Steve.
And I believe it's 2nd time round for the Reaper
Matt
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Post by Tigger on Mar 28, 2007 7:53:00 GMT
And I suppose FJR is a signal that it's only....... For Jock Runs Matt |
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Post by Tigger on Mar 28, 2007 7:54:12 GMT
Or For Jaded Riders? ? Matt not that I'm jealous of course  |
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Post by General Gman on Mar 28, 2007 8:02:17 GMT
That shaft driven temptress is just to beautiful to ignore;D
I know a girl like that ;D
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Post by Tigger on Mar 28, 2007 8:21:49 GMT
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Post by adbru on Mar 28, 2007 8:32:31 GMT
Good luck with the new bike Pooh ;D Your bike was the only reason we needed sunglasses on the last Jock Run  Look forward to the new one being just as shiney......... Ride Safe Adrian (ps thanks for the cleaning tips ) |
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Post by CD on Mar 28, 2007 15:00:23 GMT
Had a look at one of those at the local Yammie dealer on the weekend. Demo 2006 model; $20 990 (almost $3000 under "new" price") SWMBO sat on it and said, "Go on, ask them what they'll give us for ours as a trade-in". Without thinking, I said, "Nah, don't worry about it now". Stupid, stupid man! So has the bike on offer gone already? I'd be back up there like a shot except I'm a broke student. One day though...  |
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. Looks an awesome bike Steve hope she serves you as well as the Divvy ;D.
