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There's a lot of good low mileage second hand Royal Enfields on the market for very cheap prices. The fact that the new price is relatively low has some bearing on their used prices. They usually don't have much on the clock for a couple of reasons. First one is that a lot of people that own them are only occasional riders, and a lot of old blokes get too old for riding and sell them, still with low k's. With second hand 650 Interceptors, it's often the case that someone has bought one and not far down the track realised they're not a speed machine, so they sell to upgrade to something a bit racier. You can pick up Interceptors with 4,000 k's on the clock for half the price of a new one.

This is a great vid.. And if they keep doing this, I will be on it:

It's not very old and in immaculate condition and has about $1k of extras fitted. He got it for $6k. The only sad thing is that the owner had to sell it because he's unable to ride any longer.

They have just brought out a New More Powerful model, 40 HP. Nev

Himalayan is a good machine. Great overall for back roads and gentle touring.just been updated with a better motor. Sounds a good buy with the luggage.

The sky might fall in chicken Little. Nev

I do see them as a mode of transport but some of them would piss me off mightily in a short time. The heavy steering with a lot of bump sensitivity. Crap brakes, wheel shimmy. One way shocks on corrugated roads lots of unsprung weight. Heavy shuddering clutches. 6 volt electrics . Lot's of Body roll when cornering No crash resistant steering wheels or Panels and so on. They don't make them like they used to and I'm glad of that. Nev

My son just turned up this morning to show off a Royal Enfield Himalayan with just over 1,000k on the clock that he got for a great price from a guy who had to sell it for health reasons. Kitted out with panniers and other extras so he's very happy. I don't know much about bikes, but it looks great.

I came across this video of a bunch of rat rods at the Beatersville Rod and Custom show in Kentucky. It shows a big variety of contraptions, even some Volkswagens.

People Have very different expectations for the Bike they choose. Personally I don't like an engine speed clutch (Clunky gear changes) or a Motor that rotates about the fore-Aft axis. (Gyroscopics) and I'm NOT wrapped in shaft drive or expensive plastic covers that Have to come off to get at everything. Four cylinder in line often have tingly annoying vibration Periods.. Some engines cook you when at lights or slow speeds in traffic. Some bikes are heavier than necessary and are too high in the seat for smaller people. Watch spares costs. Some Makes are outrageous and the Parts not in stock. Nev

Aaah, but you are thinking of cars as being a mode of transport, aren't you? If they were simply a machine designed to move humans from one point to another, they would not look the way they do.

Sell it in a heartbeat. Its just a headache that does not seem to have a end. Don't get another overpriced Honda. Buy a BMW, which is engineered for a very long service life, not obselete due to fashion or technology fads. Any R series with panniers and top box plus a fairing for bad weather would seem perfect. OR K series or the parallel twin ones. Honestly if you want to ride not fix...the answer is BMW. They are the "Cheapest" to own expensive bike and are I am sure 5000 pounds would buy a great one.

All the attention will be on Victoria now. Just under three months to go for that one.

When you get back into some of these cars you lusted after in a Past age you realise how far we have come with modern cars and they are relatively Cheaper as well., Nev

Premier Roger Cook would be glad there's another three years to go before the state election. His neighbouring electorate is a similar demographic, so the way I see his margin, even though it's 12% higher than what Labor had in Secret Harbour, if the same thing happened ie: losing half the vote to ON and ON also picking up a third of the Liberal vote, Cook would be rolled as well. Three years is a good buffer.

It's a STATE election, and there's usually a Protest component of such votes. Nev

I haven't seen any updated figures, but the count as of this morning was 57-42 after preferences with 74.5% of the vote counted. Compared to the last election in 2025, One Nation increased their vote share by around 8,000 votes. 6,000 of those were taken from Labor and 2,000 from the Liberals. Labor's vote roughly halved compared to their last result. It's shown that One Nation can take very safe traditional Labor heartland seats. If you go back to Secret Harbour's former entities of Warnbro and Peel, it's been very safe Labor territoty since 1989.

It's very old and I couldn't see the Point of it when it wasn't old. Didn't Churchill say "Never in history has so much been owed to so few?" I respect good pilots. You don't get your ticket out of a Kelloggs Cornflakes Packet. and you can't fool someone who knows flying that you can fly well when you can't. Nev

Of Course what the rest of the World THINKS matters. No one can TRUST his word. THAT affects everything ALL He produces is Chaos and disorder . More as his position becomes More precarious. Nev

Didn't you learn what a dud was in the Army? HER team is unstable. They can't even agree amongst them selves. IF they got into Power how would THAT work? Nev

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10 is correct. Note: Top and bottom lines not parallel.

A team can't win the flag if they don't make the final series. Glad that teh Blues have got that far at least.

Jerry, if I read the first post correctly, you said you paid 1500 for this bike. Given the ongoing electrical problems, if you can get 1200 for it, that would seem to be an excellent option.

The cost of living is way too high. The ALP and Coalition have no idea how to reduce it, that's why One Nation is doing so well ... we've got to have a change. Yes, I have cash stashed already, for electricity, vehicle rego, compulsory third party insurance, Council rates (just increased 30%), and food bill increases are emptying my wallet. Petrol has gone up, so has diesel. A haircut costs me $35, nothing fancy, just a quick back & sides of my thinning grey hair. We need to put the major parties out to pasture, they've been at it too long. They've lost their way, they're still stuck in their old elitist ways. They're forgetting who the real boss is, us grunts trying to make ends meet. Ignore the people, and you're done for.