Sgt.Pinback wrote:I´m selling mine.
Located in Stuttgart
€ 12.500

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Looks lovely.

Tony wrote:I suppose that there are fees on top of the £15200 which would be a fair bit

Yep... +9.6%

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Tony wrote:For £15200 it must have been absolutely mint and standard have you got any pictures

It was lovely but a non-standard exhaust I believe.

I went to the auction today... It was presented very well and was described as the star of the show... sold for £15200.

Fair play to the vendor.

Rich

Thanks Chris

chrisu wrote:usual cosmetics
how it runs cold/warm
smoke when revved ?
tyres/sprockets/cush drive etc
when were filters last changed
how standard - e.g. exhausts, mirrors etc.

then its down to price vs condition.

Thanks Chris, usual stuff then and nothing specific to the 'H' variant.

Cheers

Rich

Looking at a Z1000H locally.

Engine and chassis numbers appear spot on. Its been restored and I'm ok with that.

Anything I should look out for in particular?

Cheers

Rich

Pigford wrote:I just spoke to Neil and he's collecting the bike tomorrow afternoon!!!

Pigford wrote:He lives in Bath - not a Z1OC member, but I have urged him to join and even suggested he could speak to you about the bike if needed - a bit presumptuous of me

Happy to speak to the new owner.... IF he joins the Z1OC......

Pigford wrote:SOLD - Subject to full & final payment

Anyone we know?

Rich

Did the original seller not want first dibs? No - I contacted him first but he’d have to sell his Ellsie to fund it. TBF, Pigford kept his word but I'm just not able to raise the funds required ATM. The bike is a beaut, put together to be reliable, to stop well and handle well. I'm hoping someone o...

Hmmm I've got a '79 XT500 that I'm restoring. The aluminium tank is half polished and half painted but its all covered in laquer that's cracked over the years. I'm thinking about trying to polish the laquer off so I can keep the original paint and decals underneath. Any advice? Cheers Rich Feeling ...

Hmmm

I've got a '79 XT500 that I'm restoring. The aluminium tank is half polished and half painted but its all covered in laquer that's cracked over the years. I'm thinking about trying to polish the laquer off so I can keep the original paint and decals underneath. Any advice?

Cheers

Rich

+1 for MotoBatt