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oily



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:46 am    Post subject: SB6 ALERT Reply with quote

Looks like the flying banana SB6 from J&S has found it's way to fleabay,
Never a good sign Wink

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350310935648&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone have any history of the bike? Is the yellow a respray colour? I'd definitely prefer an original paint scheme, preferably red and black.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely not an original SB6 colour Wink
So, your after the slower black/red colour
everyone knows the white/red/carbon colours are better Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm just always suspicious of non standard colours as indicative of a nasty drop. Were there just the two colour options, then?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, there is actualy a third, very rare, grey option.
Only a handfull were built, about 20 from memory Wink
Good to be suspicious but there's nothing that can't be repaired, the price has to reflect any damage and this one, at 6k is way overpriced if it was mint Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I took some pictures of this bike at J&S - they are posted in the Bimota Chat section under the "SB6 in bits" heading. Bike has been painted and, as Oily states, is way overpriced.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There ya go

http://www.bimotaforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=390

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

6k?! My dream of ownership may be just that...
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not at all Wink
I bought mine a few months ago for a bit above half that. A few have sold on gaybay over the last 6 months for sub 4k Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Phew - that makes me feel a lot better.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's up to 3.6k already.
GK says it looks OK except for the colour, which is growing on me.
Might be worth a bid but I expect the reserve is up towards the 6k they are after Wink
Don't forget, it's nearly spring and bike prices normally shoot up in spring
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

True, but I think you're right about the reserve and I'm not convinced by the yellow. At all.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:08 pm    Post subject: SB6 for sale Reply with quote

Interesting how much has been bid so far for this particular machine - no doubt helped by the fact that last week's MCN thinks that £5,999 is a bargain for this particular bike!!!

All I'd say is buyer beware - the non-standard colour is a bit of a no-no for most SB6 afictionados, although in fairness it doesn't look half as bad as some of the "exotic" colour schemes I've seen applied to some SB6's.

The other things to remember are this - it has a kph speedo - does it also have headlights which don't yet confrm the UK regulations? worse still, is the engine restricted in any way if it's a Europen import. I know of someonw who acquired an SB6 which was an EU model, and on the dyno produced far less than 100bhp with little chance of resurecting the missing horses. If you're into Bimotas purely for the image, then this may of course not matter too much. However as far as I'm concerned you can never have enough power - even if you're never likely to use it all!

Enough said - you pays your money and takes your choice at the end of the day.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why do I get the feeling this aint gonna make the reserve Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There seem to be a lot of sellers out there who don't know the price these bikes sell for. Perhaps they're dealers who (rightly?) look at the bikes and think they must be worth 6k?
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