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28-11-2008, 06:03pm
Ross79,
why a 2000-2003 model? Busas are still pretty rare at the auctions. You can't be too selective. I was looking for 12 months before I bought my K8 as a repairable write-off. See - http://www.australian-hayabusa-club.com/...?tid=10552
It was a damn good score. I had dealers and others really talking the bike down when I was doing the pre-auction inspection. I had set a price I was willing to pay and the other bidders petered out at 75% of my limit. The big killer for them was that the bike came without keys -therefore for the K8 I was told I'd be looking at 4 grand to replace the keys, switches and ECU (due to immobiliser). Which was bullshit because Suzuki can supply two more keys, (also, as a point for consideration, the US and Candian models don't have the immobilisers fitted). In the end I did my homework and fronted up at Fowles insisting they hand over the keys - which they then miraculously 'found'!
The bike is dead straight and all damaged parts were replaced with new or good S/H parts. It was well worth buying the repairable write-off.
But as Maj and Arthur say, the price you pay depends on the day. BTW, I'm still after a wrecked K8 for the engine, however buying a complete rego-ed Gen I is looking more affordable by the day.
Camel
why a 2000-2003 model? Busas are still pretty rare at the auctions. You can't be too selective. I was looking for 12 months before I bought my K8 as a repairable write-off. See - http://www.australian-hayabusa-club.com/...?tid=10552
It was a damn good score. I had dealers and others really talking the bike down when I was doing the pre-auction inspection. I had set a price I was willing to pay and the other bidders petered out at 75% of my limit. The big killer for them was that the bike came without keys -therefore for the K8 I was told I'd be looking at 4 grand to replace the keys, switches and ECU (due to immobiliser). Which was bullshit because Suzuki can supply two more keys, (also, as a point for consideration, the US and Candian models don't have the immobilisers fitted). In the end I did my homework and fronted up at Fowles insisting they hand over the keys - which they then miraculously 'found'!
The bike is dead straight and all damaged parts were replaced with new or good S/H parts. It was well worth buying the repairable write-off.
But as Maj and Arthur say, the price you pay depends on the day. BTW, I'm still after a wrecked K8 for the engine, however buying a complete rego-ed Gen I is looking more affordable by the day.
Camel