I really am getting tired of people whose descriptions don't match the reality, though. This was described as in "very good condition for its year" and it is, it is...
...except for the silencer which has rotted through underneath. And those GN systems are silly-expensive. And nobody seems to make patterns.
The seller was mortified: she genuinely hadn't noticed. God knows how,m though: it was distinctly rorty. I was a bit ticked off because I'd driven 200 miles for it.
So I dialled a Suzuki spares place while she apologised, and discovered: £250.46, for the silencer and one downpipe.
(The GN has a 4-valve head, with a separate downpipe for each exhaust valve, feeding into a single silencer. One downpipe is integral with the silencer)
Now I couldn't say: "Knock £250 off the price or I'm not having it, because the bike's worth more than £220. Likewise, I was buggered if I was taking it as it stood because £470+250 is silly.
However, I'd bookmarked some Suzuki parts on eBay, including this:
So I said if I could use her connection, I'd see if it was still unsold, buy it on the BIN, and hope I could make it fit. And she'd knock £100 off the price, bringing it down to £370. And if it didn't fit, that was my bad luck, and I'd have to cough the £250.
Seemed fair to both of us, so the deal was done. Now I've got to see if this US-spec exhaust will fit. I'm betting it mounts onto the pillion footpeg brackets, both sides. Hope so, anyway.
-- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to five bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
In communiqué <1j8trm8.vs8xovqz5uioN%totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk>, The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk> cast forth these pearls of wisdom
>Is at home.
>I really am getting tired of people whose descriptions don't match the >reality, though. This was described as in "very good condition for its >year" and it is, it is...
Heh, MoT booked for the CB250 Nighthawk on Monday.
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> I really am getting tired of people whose descriptions don't match the > reality, though. This was described as in "very good condition for its > year" and it is, it is...
> ...except for the silencer which has rotted through underneath. And > those GN systems are silly-expensive. And nobody seems to make > patterns.
> The seller was mortified: she genuinely hadn't noticed. God knows > how,m though: it was distinctly rorty. I was a bit ticked off because > I'd driven 200 miles for it.
> So I dialled a Suzuki spares place while she apologised, and > discovered: £250.46, for the silencer and one downpipe.
> (The GN has a 4-valve head, with a separate downpipe for each exhaust > valve, feeding into a single silencer. One downpipe is integral with > the silencer)
> Now I couldn't say: "Knock £250 off the price or I'm not having it, > because the bike's worth more than £220. Likewise, I was buggered if I > was taking it as it stood because £470+250 is silly.
> However, I'd bookmarked some Suzuki parts on eBay, including this:
> So I said if I could use her connection, I'd see if it was still > unsold, buy it on the BIN, and hope I could make it fit. And she'd > knock £100 off the price, bringing it down to £370. And if it didn't > fit, that was my bad luck, and I'd have to cough the £250.
> Seemed fair to both of us, so the deal was done. Now I've got to see > if this US-spec exhaust will fit. I'm betting it mounts onto the > pillion footpeg brackets, both sides. Hope so, anyway.
Heh. I tried my local dealer and asked if he knew any pattern systems, and he drew a blank.
Thanks for that.
> However, I'm pretty sure the US-spec jobbies will fit OK.
Well, if they don't, I now know where I can get one for about one-third of the Suzuki price for a complete system. Obliged.
I think the US system will actually look nicer, too: like a CB250RS, with a single can each side.
-- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
> Even if the US item fits, bookmark Wemoto as they're very, very good.
I've used them before, actually, and yes, they are good.
-- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
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