Lovely. lovely bike but.....

[canaletto5]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GT550 ... :rk:2:pf:0

[Harrymail]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GT550 ... :rk:2:pf:0

But it's not worth that money ! Quite a few things not quite right as well.

[slosher]

Very nice bet a tenner he's not married

[swarrans]

I wouldn't think his "guarantee" it is a great investment is worth much! I can pretty much guarantee it's only going in one direction versus that inflated number!

This has been discussed before but I think viewing our bikes as guaranteed investments is a fragile argument as there are so many things that could impact it - all the people actually wanting them (us!) falling off our perches or legislative changes banning two strokes etc etc. Obviously they have been pretty good investments to date but who knows what the future holds?...

Simon

[barney01]

Great bike, shame he is selling it on and trying to get his money back.

[Roger Ackery]

I wouldn't think his "guarantee" it is a great investment is worth much! I can pretty much guarantee it's only going in one direction versus that inflated number!

This has been discussed before but I think viewing our bikes as guaranteed investments is a fragile argument as there are so many things that could impact it - all the people actually wanting them (us!) falling off our perches or legislative changes banning two strokes etc etc. Obviously they have been pretty good investments to date but who knows what the future holds?...

Simon

Hi,yes the market will rapidly disappear for the old Japanese Bikes
as we all get older,to old to ride them or as stated,fall of the Perch
My Kettle never gets a second look these days, 10 years ago I had offers to buy her every week I wasn"t selling then, & have no immediate plans to sell in the future

[crazy4557]

I wouldn't think his "guarantee" it is a great investment is worth much! I can pretty much guarantee it's only going in one direction versus that inflated number!

This has been discussed before but I think viewing our bikes as guaranteed investments is a fragile argument as there are so many things that could impact it - all the people actually wanting them (us!) falling off our perches or legislative changes banning two strokes etc etc. Obviously they have been pretty good investments to date but who knows what the future holds?...

Simon

Hi,yes the market will rapidly disappear for the old Japanese Bikes
as we all get older,to old to ride them or as stated,fall of the Perch
My Kettle never gets a second look these days, 10 years ago I had offers to buy her every week I wasn"t selling then, & have no immediate plans to sell in the future

I think that's more to do with the amount of these 70's bikes having either been or being either restored or being put back on the road. They all but disappeared for decades and now we're almost awash with them from the USA. I suspect most of the people with either fond memories or a mid to late life crisis's have been served and so the market is now a bit smaller. Still a few people that are looking but I reckon the market is shrinking every year due to so much stock around.

[BAZ]

What's that strange pattern on top of the rear guard..

[Wozzap]

I think the flaws in your argument are
One, take the BSA Goldstar. According to the owners club they have more bikes on their register than BSA ever made , so clearly some owners have been mugged with ringers but there are a lot of them around. Good ones still fetch £25k inspite of the fact that the demographic who had them (or wanted one) back in the day will be well into their eighties now.
And two, Sebastian Vettel has a Kettle (and a good few other classic bikes) and at 31 he is way to young to have had one back in the day.

[Alan H]

Each to there own, but that does deserve a 'HAAR MUCH' all on its own!