Dilemma: Aurum Gold Beauty With Rust. To Buy Or Not To Buy?

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  1. mrmichael

    mrmichael New Member

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    #1 mrmichael, Aug 2, 2020
    Hi guys,


    Long time lurker, first time poster. Great forum here :)


    Looking to buy my second motorbike. First one was a learner. A white/gold Bonneville T100 has been a childhood dream, so that's the one.


    I found a used one for sale from a UK Triumph dealer.


    On the phone, they told me the bike's spokes and the engine have some rust. Looking at the photos, the exhaust and chain seems to have rust too. Hard to tell, I'm not a pro.

    They told me it would never be perfect, but a couple hundred £ would tidy it up.


    11000 miles in 5 years is low. Been sitting too long (outside)?


    I've been reading like crazy on rust and kind of lost in the woods now. Would the inside of the engine, fuel tank, ... be rusted too?


    Is this a good deal, or do I keep looking?


    £5290

    2015 T100

    11000 miles


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  2. freck

    freck Elite Member

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    #2 freck, Aug 2, 2020
    I’d be considering how much money and effort would be needed to rectify all the rusty bits, and whether you’ve got the mechanical knowledge/ aptitude to sort them out yourself.
    Personally I’d walk away unless you can get a really good deal. There’s plenty of others around. :)
     
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  3. MadMrB

    MadMrB Elite Member

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    #3 MadMrB, Aug 2, 2020
    Hi and welcome in :)

    There are usually many preloved Bonnevilles available with very low mileage, that have been very well looked after, therefore I would not consider 11k miles on a 5 year old Bonneville as low mileage. My 13 year old bike has less mileage than that. My advice would be to continue looking.
     
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  4. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    #4 Don the Don, Aug 2, 2020
    Hi and welcome, the guys have said it all get the best for your money
     
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  5. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    #5 dilligaf, Aug 2, 2020
    Hi mate and welcome
     
  6. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    #6 Helmut Visor, Aug 2, 2020
    Hi Michael, as above
     
  7. mrmichael

    mrmichael New Member

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    #7 mrmichael, Aug 2, 2020
    Thanks guys! This is like having an uncle who's an expert :)

    Nearly new T120s are going for a few K more... got some thinking to do.
     
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  8. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    #8 steve lovatt, Aug 2, 2020
    Welcome to the forum :cool:
    Sounds expensive to me - my 2012 SE bought in 2016 only had 1800 miles on it and was bought for £4495 from a Triumph dealership.
     
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  9. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    #9 Tiglet, Aug 2, 2020
    Hello and welcome to the forum :)

    I’d walk away,,,to me no main dealer worth there salt would sell a bike that they know is rusty and then ask you to pay to have it rectified.
    Yes the fuel tank could well be rusty inside which could cause running problems.

    Plenty more out there.
     
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  10. Foxy1

    Foxy1 Crème de la Crème

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    #10 Foxy1, Aug 3, 2020
    Eyup mate, and welcome to t'forum.
     
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