Stephen_Spencer
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Agreed CG, resale value is pretty important. One thing’s for sure, anybody who bought a Donington 961 as an investment would be pretty disappointed; 10 years + down the track, who knows. For those of us whose bike is a keeper, then who cares really. Certainly don’t see the Solihull bikes depreciating by 50% in 12 months - unlikely to say the least.Resales are more important than anything. People don't want to buy something to know a year later it loses half its value. The last look ar the registration data says not many sales. Also as far as I am aware not one dealer is "stocking" new anything.
The fact that you can buy the same bike but without the technical problems also affects Donington values of course. Those below appear to be pretty representative of values in the UK - from a quick look only. Don’t know how they compare to other second hand machines on the market by way of depreciation? Difficult to say. From a higher purchase price than most of course.
They are clearly being built to order/spec CG - so maybe doesn’t make sense to hold stock. It would be great to know how many have actually sold and also how much interest there may be overseas. I guess that’s key in the long run to whether Norton deem the relaunch of the 961 a success or a failure. I guess we all get the feeling that it could be going better.
