Husqvarna 701

[johnnyboxer]

Which dealer?

[Mikekitts81]

i looked at one of these when i first started riding the thing that put me off was the fact they only do pcp on the supermoto models at the dealers and for the enduro i didnt want to fork out 8 grand on a bike i may not want to keep so i did some research into changing wheels etc but it isnt possible the sm models dont take the enduro wheels and vice versa which made my desicion for me i couldnt justify spending 8 grand on a bike i would basically trash and crash on all the lanes

[johnnyboxer]

i looked at one of these when i first started riding the thing that put me off was the fact they only do pcp on the supermoto models at the dealers and for the enduro i didnt want to fork out 8 grand on a bike i may not want to keep so i did some research into changing wheels etc but it isnt possible the sm models dont take the enduro wheels and vice versa which made my desicion for me i couldnt justify spending 8 grand on a bike i would basically trash and crash on all the lanes

If you wanted it that badly you would have gathered up the £8k
Even a new Trials bike costs £6k and the potential for that to be thrown at rocks is greater
PCP are the work of the devil - Pay cash or take a bank loan

[lebowski]

i looked at one of these when i first started riding the thing that put me off was the fact they only do pcp on the supermoto models at the dealers and for the enduro i didnt want to fork out 8 grand on a bike i may not want to keep so i did some research into changing wheels etc but it isnt possible the sm models dont take the enduro wheels and vice versa which made my desicion for me i couldnt justify spending 8 grand on a bike i would basically trash and crash on all the lanes

It's possible to buy a set of supermoto wheels to fit the enduro, they just won't be Husky wheels. The brakes are different on the SM, hence why they aren't interchangeable.

[Tonibe63]

I think the same about PCP's (JB) but we are a very fortunate but also an ageing generation and as such are not the target 'modern consumer'.
PCP's will soon become the endowment policy or PPI of yesteryear and will come crashing down when the dealers can't move on the 'off contract' bikes because the built in residual values are unrealistic .......... until they start rePCPing used bikes.
Cash is king in the sub £4k market but there aren't many new generation with that sort of cash in the sock draw.

[lebowski]

PCP are the work of the devil - Pay cash or take a bank loan

It's not like recklessly lending money to people when they can't afford it, ever got anyone into trouble, is it?

[lebowski]

I think the same about PCP's (JB) but we are a very fortunate but also an ageing generation and as such are not the target 'modern consumer'.
PCP's will soon become the endowment policy or PPI of yesteryear and will come crashing down when the dealers can't move on the 'off contract' bikes because the built in residual values are unrealistic .......... until they start rePCPing used bikes.
Cash is king in the sub £4k market but there aren't many new generation with that sort of cash in the sock draw.

I have never entered into such a deal, but I'm guessing that when you return the vehicle, the dealer never gives you the 'residual value'? Therefore you end up paying the difference between their trade in price and the 'residual'? Win, win for the dealer.....

[johnnyboxer]

I think the same about PCP's (JB) but we are a very fortunate but also an ageing generation and as such are not the target 'modern consumer'.
PCP's will soon become the endowment policy or PPI of yesteryear and will come crashing down when the dealers can't move on the 'off contract' bikes because the built in residual values are unrealistic .......... until they start rePCPing used bikes.
Cash is king in the sub £4k market but there aren't many new generation with that sort of cash in the sock draw.

All very true

A crash in waiting

If you haven't got a few £1000 in the sock drawer then it's a poor do isn't it

If I haven't got the cash for a bike then I don't buy it

[garyboy]

I think the same about PCP's (JB) but we are a very fortunate but also an ageing generation and as such are not the target 'modern consumer'.
PCP's will soon become the endowment policy or PPI of yesteryear and will come crashing down when the dealers can't move on the 'off contract' bikes because the built in residual values are unrealistic .......... until they start rePCPing used bikes.
Cash is king in the sub £4k market but there aren't many new generation with that sort of cash in the sock draw.

All very true

A crash in waiting

If you haven't got a few £1000 in the sock drawer then it's a poor do isn't it

If I haven't got the cash for a bike then I don't buy it

unfortunately
eventually
ALL doommongers will be proved right

but in the meantime
(in the bit called .. life)
pcp is a great way for the industry (saved the poor sales thing)
and great for the poor biker.

A gullible punter .. er ... i mean .. a prospective motorcycle buyer
can walk into a shiny glittering bike showroom
lined with rows of modern wonder machines of a hi-tec nature
and walk out owning the bike of their dreams.

they got a great price for their old tired tat,
the payments are relatively low
and at the end, come the lump sum, there is always a loan, and further affordable payments

so you ride the latest model
with the latest tech
and the latest plate

[DavidS]

Is the stand steel or ally? My 450 is ally so more difficult to lower although I think there is a way but 40mm would be too much because of the taper.

The 450 sits almost upright, which is fine if your parking on a beach but elsewhere it’s scary leaving it.
As standard, 5 to 10mm would be enough but the taper would be too wide for 40mm.