Your Opinion On Poss Purchase Pls..

Hmmm.
Depends what you want to do with it.
Track it? Too much money for what it is IMHO. Buy a more modern and capable bike for half the price and enjoy.

Ornament/investment?
It’s been on sale there a long time with presumably no takers suggesting it is either/both overpriced and/or a very (very) limited market.

Make Road Legal?
Just buy a 748r that already is.

Ultimately it’s a question if will it make me happy? If yes, go get it. If you are already worried about it maybe it’s not the right one.

Bloody lovely thing though. I often look at it myself.

 

I would tread carefully Noods. I would want to speak to the previous owner and people that had done the work rather than a salesman telling you "There isn't much you can do to this incredible machine to make it better" etc. Seems a big premium over a standard 748R and just because carbon BST may have been £6k at time of purchase, they can now be had for a couple of grand new and those are used. Advert wouldn't fill me with confidence

Just my opinion, not being overly familiar with this level of spec on a 748. Others with more knowledge may differ.

 

Seems like an odd choice of livery to me. It's not a 'replica' as Bayliss never raced that bike/class so, for me, it has no more 'value' than a plain one...

 

Hi NOODS, first of all please let me say that I only have experience with the ST range - ST2 then ST3 - so please take what I'm about to say with a big bag of salt, OK?

A quick Ebay search shows me that this bike is at the very top of what the market price would seem to be - the average price for a more basic-looking 748R with similar mileage would seem to be about £9-10,000.

So for a premium priced bike I would want it's history to be precise, specific and beyond reproach. This bike seems to have doubts about it's miles travelled history, so for me that is a black mark. Also there is a lot of talk about expensive parts being added, but nothing about basic servicing ???? Black mark.

It's it is road-legal, why are they only offering a daytime MOT.

The extra race parts on the bike sound lustingly lovely but are you happy to spend perhaps £7000 extra for them ?

I fully expect you will tell me I'm talking out of my arse, but I've had lots of bikes over the years and one (and possibly the only) thing I know is, loads of extras are, generally speaking to the average purchaser, not worth much at all and can even put off a future buyer.

So, come the day when you feel like moving her on, what 'genuine' market value is she going to have ?

Best of luck

Dave

 

It would cost a lot for that spec but, this is a race bike that they are saying is / will be road legal.
You don’t tend to get value of parts fitted when selling.
As for road legal and daytime mot. I know little about this but surely you need brake lights and indicators on a bike of this age? That means a bodged brake light or worse, cut the panel. So, just get a nice road legal one. Mark 1 £8-£10k. Mark 2 £10-13k. Job jobbed. Then, if the desire takes you, you can make it yours.

Good luck in what you decide.
@cookster re mot and 748r

 

Following on from the incorrect MOT advice I gave last night...
For daytime MOT there is no need for a brake light or indicators.
When I had one for my trackbike I was told if I put any lights or reflector on it then he would fail it. Just a horn.

 

I did not see your post last night but, live and learn. Daytime mot is a no no for me regardless. Puts too many people off IMHO.

 

You sure you've got space for it Noods?

 

Forget that bike.

Look for a nice 996sps

 

If it was me i would have the standard 748R slabsided one,the last of that particular model is the best,IMO