What i don't get is that these bikes and the 998r in Europe are priced much higher than ours in the UK.
i do wonder though given the lack of plaque and the spend to get it back to factory original plus its had some engine/gbox work done... the listing is scant any paperwork photos etc ive contacted the auction bod and those fork bottoms look naff with that lovely line tethered to the leg
500 total made worldwide with 150 outside the numbers if you believe the numbers................Surely less is more.
Sorry what're you speaking about?, they're both from the same manufacturing batch so 100% originality with the outside the numbers set for racing so if my mind the better bike. #Who cares about the badge on the headstock, my yellow superlight has the badge missing so that doesn't make it not wanted. hopefully this message comes across ok to you and not like a text message.
im talking about the fact that this example has multiple modification away from being a stock bike, answer people paying top dollars mind about this stuff.
I visited Bonhams in the week specifically to view this bike, for those that are interested who have not seen it, it’s very clean but has a chequered history towards the start of its life. Bonhams could not confirm, but it’s obvious it started its life on the track between 2001 and 2006 covering at least 800 track miles. I do think these are track day miles making the bike more of a toy than a tool and potentially having an easier life. From 2006 there’s lots of service history and receipts. I did find a slight oil weep from the bottom of the engine, but anything mechanical can always be resolved.
Did they mention the thing about it being understood by the vendor as one of two bikes prepped by jhp intended to be run at iom tt in 2021 but when asked about it jhp said no
