Hello!

Hi everyone, im Scott and i live in Warrington.

Im currently on the look out for a new bike and ive seen a tuono that ive really taken a liking too. The only thing is im worried about paying over the odds for one but im not sure what theyre worth.

This is the bike im looking at; Image

Its on a 56 plate, but i belive this is the 2002-2005 model? Its a Factory so it has all the nice wheels/suspension/carbon etc. It has 22,000 miles on it also, which does seem alot compared to other advertised tuonos, but the condition of the bike is still great. Ive been to look at it and its in great condition and it will get a free full service and check over. The MOT is till march '14 and it doesnt seem to have tax. The place does seem to have an MOT testing facility so im thinking i could get a free MOT thrown in.

Here is a link to the add its self; Advert (its on the top row, 2nd one in). It is also on ebay; Here.

A friend of my Dad has owned one of the newer shaped tuonos, and said it was a great bike, but for the earlier model im looking at, the price should be nearer to £3000 rather than the £4500 theyre after. I cant find a single Tuono Factory anywhere near the 3k range though.

Any advice will be much appreciated!

Cheers.

Yeh i did some looking around. Ive never ridden one but i know its the style of bike i want. I can afford to pay it, i just dont want to be paying too much. I suppose as i said if i cant find one lower priced myself then it must be right.

Im just a bit worried and dont trust my own judgement having overpaid on a few vehicles in the past.

Yeh, the price seemed fine to me after alot of looking around. Couldnt find a factory from a dealer for a better price anywhere.

Either way, i went and bought it yesterday. Picking it up monday hopefully, maybe 2nd of Jan if they cant get it done in time. Cant wait.

For the price, they are giving it a full service, 12months MOT, 6 months tax and a new battery.

Frank said:

£4,000 would be a steal!!!! £4,500 is fine. They don't sell on too well though so make sure you want to keep it before you buy. Some people worry about reliability (unfounded) mine has been fine, utterly reliable for over a year of ownership (03 Gen 1)

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Good to know! I usually keep my bikes for a long time.

colbro said:

I think that when your buying a bike you have to go with your heart and sod the money, basically if you like it buy it. You can quibble about how much you spend and worry as much as you like but in the end when you turn that throttle open on the open roads the last thing you think of is "did I pay too much for it?" Just get the dealer to throw in 6-12 months warranty and tell him you'll have the cash on his desk. Your not buying a new one so the depreciation has already hit, like Frank says they sometimes dont sell well and I think a lot of that is down to stories of reliability, which can be true, however look on the positive side your buying an iconic motorcycle from Italy, so what you pay for in style has to be traded off in Italian manufacturing. But I can tell you this if the Tuono was in a line of Blades and R1's I know which one I would be looking at.

Treat yourself and Merry Xmas to all.

By the way I hate this ***** weather!

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Basically what my Dad ended up saying to me, so i just had to go for it.

Should be picking it up today, just waiting on a phone call. Not the nicest weather though.