675R what to do...

[Rockets7]

I’m getting a little too unhealthy (arthritis) to be honing about on bikes much longer
So do I keep it or sell it....

2012 Trumpet 675R Street Triple (Radial brakes, newer headlamp style, blue shock etc)
Full history
I think it’s done 4K miles
New Bridgestone Hyper Sports
All the keys etc
Crystal white
Pretty standard bar bobbins and frame sliders
Never seen wet weather.

Do I keep it to stare at, or move on. I’m the second owner, if moving it on what would you price it at please?

[trickywoo]

Might get £5k for it.

If you aren’t going to ride it I’d sell.

They made so many that you’ll have to hold on to it for decades to see a big price increase.

[Rockets7]

Indeed thanks, maybe I just miss the two wheel sight when I open the garage door, all I seem to do with it is dust it. Too many ops to get back on nowadays.

[Rockets7]

anonymous said:

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I’ve counteracted this by purchasing lots of old trees to cut up for logs. Keep the old Aga going a while.

[avstar]

You could get riser bars if you wanted to continue riding or sell and get something less cramped If you wanted to continue riding. I sold my Daytona 675 gen2 earlier in the year and am riding a VFR800 now which is much nicer ergo wise and comfort.

There's a bike ergo site you can check out :https://cycle-ergo.com/

The Daytona is always egging you on whereas the VFR is torquey in comparison and easier to bimble around on.

[KTMsm]

Personally I would sell it rather than keeping it as an ornament

Quick way to tell what it's worth is stick it in "we buy any bike" and add a grand - gives a good idea of a private sale price

I would think around £4500 in the Spring - but try the above / take a look on autotrader and eBay

As mentioned you can always get smaller, lighter, comfier bikes I found the Ducati scrambler a lovely little thing for pootling about on

[jjones]

I would sell it and look at more arthritis friendly alternatives (DCT bikes from honda for example), or maybe a full on twist and go scooter - honda x-adv,. or even a light weight 125/250 scooter. You can't beat pottering about the lanes on two wheels. I had the use of a mates tmax scooter for a week, it as a hoot, even the wife went on the back.

[Drawweight]

I feel the same as the OP.

I was off bikes for a couple of years due to moving house etc but I still had a bike at the end of my garden under a cover.

I’m between bikes now and haven’t had one since September and I’m counting the days till I get my new one. It’s horrible going into the shed and not seeing a bike.

I had a mate who had arthritis in his hips. He went from a sports bike to an adventure bike then a maxi scooter as his hips got worse. (He’s had hip replacement surgery and now is back on a Tracer 07.

If you can get a more suitable bike I’d take that route, but if your biking days are over then it might be less painful in the end to get rid rather than a constant reminder of what you can no longer do.

[KurtFlew]

Great bikes the 675R. Values are going up too, cheapest on eBay is £6500. In your position I'd sell and enjoy the money.

[Drezza]

KurtFlew said:

Great bikes the 675R. Values are going up too, cheapest on eBay is £6500. In your position I'd sell and enjoy the money.

6500 for a 675? Confusing it with the 765rs?

[Drawweight]

There’s a 14 reg 675R on marketplace for £5.5k that looks a clean low mileage example.

Maybe in the ballpark.

[boyse7en]

KurtFlew said:

Great bikes the 675R. Values are going up too, cheapest on eBay is £6500. In your position I'd sell and enjoy the money.

There's a Street Tripe 675R 2012 (same year as OP) on eBay for £3400, so I think you might be being a wee bit optimistic

[Rockets7]

Thanks for the views and ideas, have tried the big tractors, GS etc but they just don’t flat my boat, historically I’ve had Blackbird’s even tried a straight bar kit and peg lowerers. I think the old gal will have to go. Hppy travels.

[samdy]

Drawweight said:

There’s a 14 reg 675R on marketplace for £5.5k that looks a clean low mileage example.

Maybe in the ballpark.

I've listed my 15 reg 675R for a little bit less than that.

Maybe I've underpriced it!

[KTMsm]

samdy said:

I've listed my 15 reg 675R for a little bit less than that.

Maybe I've underpriced it!

You'll know when you've underpriced it...

I sold one within 3 hours (including collection) and several within 24

[fastbikes76]

I bought a 2015 675R from a triumph main dealer last month. 9800miles, few nice extras, really clean bike and with the big 12k service thrown in as it it was due a service before collecting and I said I wanted the 12k done or I wouldn’t be buying it. We paid £5400 .

[KurtFlew]

boyse7en said:

KurtFlew said:

Great bikes the 675R. Values are going up too, cheapest on eBay is £6500. In your position I'd sell and enjoy the money.

There's a Street Tripe 675R 2012 (same year as OP) on eBay for £3400, so I think you might be being a wee bit optimistic

Even worse, I was confusing it for the Daytona R! Missed the Street Triple part. Ha