Is this a good price for a honda rvf400 ?

guzzers · Post by **guzzers** » Dec 29th, '07, 19:53

hi there,
Bridge has got a bike i am interested in,

a honda rvf400 for £3599

on a 1998 plate, with ~16,000 miles,
really good condition.

is this price reasonable ?

cheers,

DynaMight · Post by **DynaMight** » Dec 29th, '07, 20:32

Nope not really. If you're paying £3600 on a 400 you really want it completely showroom and with less than 4,000miles. You can get RVF's for about £2000-2500. Its worth looking at its older brother, the VFR400 NC30. More or less the same bike but alot cheaper, both are awesome bikes with build quality better than any other 400 imo.

r1dave · Post by **r1dave** » Dec 29th, '07, 20:59

If your talking bridge £1500 over the top typical

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Dec 29th, '07, 21:48

i would say that is well overpriced..talking same money for a 4yr old 600cc

guzzers · Post by **guzzers** » Dec 29th, '07, 22:01

hummm,

the bike will holds it value though,

how much do you think its worth ?

deej · Post by **deej** » Dec 29th, '07, 22:59

2750 top whack,this time of year 2250s a fair price 2k is more realistic. its a stunning bike and will hold its value better than most but nowhere near that price as its semi forgottten about by most new bikers and not cool enough for others but it does have a small cult following

ive had 2 and would love another one

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Dec 30th, '07, 01:44

in my opinion bridge are looking for an easy money maker to a pup who doesn't know better. Look on ebay for a far price but beware. The rvf is i stonking bike for a 400 but you can get more for less. For your first bike look at 1500 maximum you'll crash it.

Bladerunner · Post by **Bladerunner** » Dec 30th, '07, 10:23

I know it seems like a lot of money, but late model RVF's (98-99) in good condition regularly go for over the £3k mark, although I would say £3600 is a couple of hundred high. Mint VFR NC30's can still fetch more than £2k. Although I have to agree with Funky, if it's your first big bike buy something cheaper, £1500 should get you a nice VFR400 NC30 in good condition, chances are you will probably drop it at some point, it happens. The VFR NC30 is still a great little bike with superb handling and great fun. I've had several over the years, and even raced one for a while.

If you're particularly after an RVF try looking at private ads as you will find it cheaper, older models go back to 'L' reg and will be much cheaper. though I would advise taking along a biker friend for a second opinion as you don't have any comeback against a private seller.

VTR · Post by **VTR** » Dec 30th, '07, 10:58

To give you an idea of prices here's some that are on Biketrader. Seaches were for RVF, VFR400 & VFR400R.

RVF:-
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... rch.action

VFR400:-
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... rch.action

& MCN:-
RVF:-
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes ... 4294599165

VFR400R:-
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes ... 4294597113

VFR400:-
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes ... 4294598667

watters · Post by **watters** » Dec 30th, '07, 13:21

i seen this too, if you look tp the the right of it in the showroom there is a fireblade 929 for an extra £200!!

hksooie1 · Post by **hksooie1** » Dec 30th, '07, 13:49

Well overpriced for an RVF400. Take a look on 400greybikes in the for sale section. usually one or two for sale in there. Plus you also get plenty of help and tips from the members in there who deal with these on a regular basis. I prefer the NC30 myself, an awesome bike with plenty of grin factor!

deej · Post by **deej** » Dec 30th, '07, 15:16

THE ONE AT MIDLANDS SUPERBIKE CENTRE LOOKS GOOD AND A FAIR PRICE AS THAT'LL BE £3K WITH HAGGLING AND DEALER WARRANTY

oops sorry bout the caps

guzzers · Post by **guzzers** » Dec 30th, '07, 16:22

thanks for the advice,

i have had some experience of a bigger bike, my brother has a sv650,
so the power jump will not be too much of a shock.

i just wanted to know some experienced bikers opinion on it, it is a gorgeous bike, but for the price i guess i will look else where, for now.

cheers

watters · Post by **watters** » Dec 30th, '07, 17:58

you could get a sv650 like your bro for half the price