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Post by 17again on Jan 31, 2018 20:07:41 GMT 1
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Post by dusty350 on Jan 31, 2018 20:20:09 GMT 1
Looks a nice hybrid  They are certainly making strong money nowadays. Dusty |
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Post by fozzy17 on Jan 31, 2018 20:44:33 GMT 1
that's a good buy for a shop and the option of making a offer
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Post by dusty350 on Jan 31, 2018 21:10:15 GMT 1
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Post by veg on Jan 31, 2018 22:16:01 GMT 1
Kin ell is that what they are worth today? Ye gods these were cheap upgrades for us as kids.
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Post by veg on Jan 31, 2018 22:20:58 GMT 1
9K for an lc with a bit of bling OMG. Right here is a statement to all you oldies (being 48 I am not old) Stop pushing up the prices. You can't ring ding down to the shops and sit backwards anymore whilst you eat chips impressing the girlies, your hips will be displaced and you are grandfathers. This won't automatically transport you back to being 19 again. You are to quote floyd one step closer to death, therefore give it up and let us youngsters enjoy the bikes of our youth. |
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Post by steve h on Jan 31, 2018 22:25:25 GMT 1
"Deposit" taken. ...only deposit I would make on that is brown coloured.........9k? what an imbecile.
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Post by andy71330 on Feb 1, 2018 0:40:28 GMT 1
That's mental
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Post by mouse on Feb 1, 2018 8:40:57 GMT 1
You'd think for the 'bargin price' of nearly 9k. that they would get the tank graphics in the right place! Mouse |
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 1, 2018 8:51:35 GMT 1
Haha, yea, and clean it up a bit !! I put it in my watch list as I didn't believe it would get any interest at that ridiculous asking price. I do wonder if it got that asking price ? A 50 something guy, walking along the street sees the bike of his youth in the shop window, pops in for a nostalgic look, gets the spin from the salesman, and before you know it, he's 17 again and owns an Lc !!  He then joins the forum and realises he paid about 5k too much for it !!  Still, give it another year or so and that will be what they are all making !!  Dusty |
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Post by Norbo on Feb 1, 2018 9:29:06 GMT 1
For that money this one is a rip od the top hybrid a sweet bike |
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Post by 17again on Feb 1, 2018 18:00:02 GMT 1
i dont think there worth that kind of money really.
its a 5k bike tops.
both of them
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 1, 2018 18:07:14 GMT 1
If that hybrid was up for 5k I would snap his arm off !! What bikes are "worth" and what they cost to build are 2 totally different things, but that hybrid would sell 10 times over if it were 5k. When you price the parts up to convert a standard Lc, you couldn't build it for that. Sad but true  The Lc on the other hand is way over priced, imo of course  Dusty |
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Post by 17again on Feb 1, 2018 18:36:48 GMT 1
if the hybrid was a bit cheaper and had the right clocks i might have gone for it.
but 7k is a bit to much.
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Post by fozzy17 on Feb 1, 2018 20:22:26 GMT 1
I think 7k is about right myself, try and build one for anything close rgv front and rear complete can cost around £2k shock, Ypvs motor a grand, pipes, all the fab work, makes it a bargain, states he has a reciept for 6k
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Post by jackjabba on Feb 1, 2018 20:36:40 GMT 1
Yeah but we all know that you pour more money into them than you end up getting back.
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 1, 2018 21:09:03 GMT 1
I agree about the dash - I like an Lc to keep it's clocks as it's a big part of the "look" for me. You could use that as a bargaining tool if you were interested in the bike, although I doubt they would drop £350 off the price, which is what a half decent set of Uk clocks will cost you at the minute. The ever rising cost of parts is what puts me off doing another build. If I sold one of mine for a decent price, I doubt I could build another one exactly the same for the money - the cost of bits are rising so quickly. It sounds mad, but if you want a decent hybrid with all the bits, and hard work done, buying something like this is your best bet, and probably cheaper in the long run. There is a lot of import Lc's on ebay at the moment, priced between £2200 and £2800 I think. They are all pretty ropey looking. There was a time not that long ago, that a half decent Uk Lc, that you could consider as a start point for a hybrid, would cost you a little over 2k. That base bike is now a good few hundred more, plus you'll have to register it, so more money later on. Then everything you need to build it has risen exponentially. Then of course, the parts you buy need refurbing/painting/coating/repairing before you can use them. You can see how it all starts to add up. I bought my carbon bike - now the white/red Lc hybrid, with a lot of the parts added and jobs done, and paid 4k in late 2015. The engine was knackered, I didn't like the carbon, the standard shock was fubar, no airbox etc etc. I've spent over 3k getting it how I wanted it, and luckily had another engine already, saving me a large expense, otherwise it would have cost a lot more. I think my experience and money spent probably mirrors lots of guys on here, whether they build specials or correct, standard bikes. The big difference between the 2 bikes mentioned here though is the hybrid is priced at roughly what it would cost to build. The Lc isn't even "matching numbers", and I think 5k overpriced, going by the market. It's getting really hard to justify the cost of these bikes nowadays, if you are in the market to buy one, and that doesn't do us enthusiasts any good at all Dusty |
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Post by veg on Feb 1, 2018 21:24:34 GMT 1
Funnily enough little bloke and I were chatting about this earlier, my first hybrid that I built in the late noughties cost me about £3k and I sold it for £3.5k, WKN6X where are you now? My latest build which admittedly has been completely ott will stand me around £15k once its finished including buying the low mileage vgc std import for £2400 was that only 18 months ago.
Dusty is right today if you want just a std wish hybrid it will be upwards of £6k just to build then you have the time and hassle etc
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Post by andy71330 on Feb 1, 2018 21:38:50 GMT 1
Totally agree with what dusty said, I have been saving up parts for years to get my hybrid together, money is tight and I went part time in order to go to uni to get my degree, there is no way I would be able to do it now with the price of the parts that you would need to buy, prices now are crazy.
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Post by morgy on Feb 2, 2018 9:03:22 GMT 1
Sellers always want top money buyer always want a deal.. ;-)
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 2, 2018 9:55:27 GMT 1
The hybrid is cheap
I'm about to start out building one, been gathering for about 6 months
No exhausts, no paint, no rearsets, no carbs, no electrics, no rearsets and not built the engine yet and ive spent near £7000
I reckon you can't build one from scratch without spending £10k
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Post by andy71330 on Feb 2, 2018 10:28:59 GMT 1
The hybrid is cheap I'm about to start out building one, been gathering for about 6 months No exhausts, no paint, no rearsets, no carbs, no electrics, no rearsets and not built the engine yet and ive spent near £7000 I reckon you can't build one from scratch without spending £10k Jeez,thanks for the heart failure Steve |
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Post by JonW on Feb 2, 2018 13:16:56 GMT 1
Yep and then if you decide you want a bigger engine, the price just goes up again... but we love these bikes, getting big power out a bike that will handle is worth the money to people like me |
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Post by veg on Feb 2, 2018 16:08:24 GMT 1
Yep and then if you decide you want a bigger engine, the price just goes up again... but we love these bikes, getting big power out a bike that WONT handle is worth the money to people like me Corrected for you |
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Post by JonW on Feb 2, 2018 22:57:23 GMT 1
Yep and then if you decide you want a bigger engine, the price just goes up again... but we love these bikes, getting big power out a bike that WONT handle is worth the money to people like me Corrected for you depends what you do to it... |
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Post by veg on Feb 2, 2018 23:00:50 GMT 1
Ain’t that the truth
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Post by JonW on Feb 3, 2018 0:10:53 GMT 1
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Post by 17again on Feb 3, 2018 9:09:11 GMT 1
gone!
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 3, 2018 10:18:47 GMT 1
The fella that bought it has just joined the Hybrid Club Facebook page Dusty |
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Post by veg on Feb 3, 2018 14:06:02 GMT 1
Im guessing he aint in his 20's  |
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He then joins the forum and realises he paid about 5k too much for it !! 
