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I suspect this is in the wrong bit, but it's late and I'm still recovering from last night.... I have my eBay account set up to send me alerts when new America or Speedmaster parts come up for sale. Today I received this... frame for sale. £1000!!!!!! Now when I got hit, the quote for the 'repairs' included a new frame - at £806 + VAT = £907.45 for a BRAND NEW ONE! I can understand someone wanting to get a older number so they can keep an old reg number... but there are limits... I just thinking they're wantng too much. I'd give em £300 tomorrow and collect it. Or does anyone really think that a grand is a reasonable price... Bear in mind - I only paid £500 for the complete salvage rights for the 03...
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel... 
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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Pardon my ignorance, but what's the exchange rate?
In other words, what's that in $US?
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Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel...
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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Quote:
Nearly US$2000...
Brand new bike = $8k, nasty looking parted out bike's frame = $2k??????
I don't think so...
If no one buys it, maybe you can ask them to sell it for less?
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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I wonder if it's the same guy who wanted 3 or 4 bills for stock pipes? 
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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I guess I was looking at it backwards, I was think'n around
6-700 USD. Maybe I'll take my bike apart, and sell the frame!
Holy Cow!
Uncle Charlie
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This guy must be smokin crack, the bike looks like it was buried, left out in the rain and rode hard check out the bluing on the pipes.
John 06 America Mulberry\Silver
"Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time"
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More flags
More fun!
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Way to much for that filthy piece of junk.
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I've spoken to that guy in the past about some T-bird sports wheels I was after. He runs a bike wrecking business that primarily deals in hard-to-get models/parts and ALWAYS overcharges. Price he was gonna charge me for a used front t-bird sports hub was more than Triumph's price for a brand new complete america front wheel! And that's BEFORE the cost of shipping it to Aust!
Guess he's doing something right, he's still in business so someone must be paying his inflated prices.
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Hi Gina......
I think the reason for the high price is.......
This frame comes with a log book and in some parts of the uk, there are dirty scumbags that will steel a bike and use a breakers frame and the stolen engine and parts to re-build a bike and sell it.
With the frame and log book to match, it's easy to catch some poor riders out.
"I just can't put it down"
Regards
Andy
AKA
Spud
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there was a guy selling a triumph Romano jacket on e bay..bidding starting at $380.00....retail is $390.00 and there is a dealer in ND selling them brand new for $312.00
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