Del Boi Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Hi all, I acquired this bike with the hope of giving her a second lease of life at some point, in reality it's a bit cold in the workshop so she's sat there on her own; due to a decline in my health I've lost interest and now wanting to sell her but don't know much about the model - think it's a Champion 247 1990... Can anyone help in identifying and giving me an idea of how much to ask for her please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni nou Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Del Boi said: Hi all, I acquired this bike with the hope of giving her a second lease of life at some point, in reality it's a bit cold in the workshop so she's sat there on her own; due to a decline in my health I've lost interest and now wanting to sell her but don't know much about the model - think it's a Champion 247 1990... Can anyone help in identifying and giving me an idea of how much to ask for her please? Its worth £50.....I'll be round in 30 minutes with cash. ..........Value probably around £1,300 up ..... to a real Fantic fan they may pay up toward the £2000 in an auction sale but Those type of buyers will be few. Edited January 29, 2019 by oni nou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantic240motor Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 In my honest opinion your Fantic 247 is worth about £800 presuming the engine runs with working brakes, clutch, forks shock etc. The more that need fixing the price may go down. However the bike looks a nice easy project being complete and original, that would be important to me. New rear mudguard, silencer and expected consumables it could be back to it's former glory! I recently sold a very original and nice Fantic 309 with no faults for £1500 and a while before I let go my 307 go for £1250. Both had lots of money spent and were ready to ride. Unfortunately not all Fantics are worth big money. Good luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni nou Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, fantic240motor said: In my honest opinion your Fantic 247 is worth about £800 presuming the engine runs with working brakes, clutch, forks shock etc. The more that need fixing the price may go down. However the bike looks a nice easy project being complete and original, that would be important to me. New rear mudguard, silencer and expected consumables it could be back to it's former glory! I recently sold a very original and nice Fantic 309 with no faults for £1500 and a while before I let go my 307 go for £1250. Both had lots of money spent and were ready to ride. Unfortunately not all Fantics are worth big money. Good luck That's a bit depressing ....I actually first replied that it was about £700 and thought that to be high ...personally the most I would be willing to pay for a bike like that would be £450 taking into account what you would probably need to spend on it .......but then I just took into account the ridiculous prices that people ask and pay for old bits of scrap on Ebuy auctions and the ludricous prices people think pre 65 bikes are worth and felt like being the bringer of better news with a more positive outlook....but that's all gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 As its a mono you are into the Gas Gas, Beta etc. etc territory and so the price to a buyer would need to reflect the better accessability to parts for the newer stuff.? Your bike looks ok from the picture but enlarging the view brings up a few visual faults some as mentioned by oni nou. If I saw your bike in the flesh and could check everything and have the bike running to make sure everything worked as it should then I’d probably be looking at making a sensible offer? but knowing the nightmares that can be lurking within those forks, crankcases, rear damper unit I’d be aimimg lower. I’ve seen one just like your’s at a low price, less than has been mentioned. Keep it and wait for the warmer weather, your health might have improved ....I seriously hope that it does.....then you can have a project to occupy your spare time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni nou Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 hours ago, fantic240motor said: In my honest opinion your Fantic 247 is worth about £800 presuming the engine runs with working brakes, clutch, forks shock etc. The more that need fixing the price may go down. However the bike looks a nice easy project being complete and original, that would be important to me. New rear mudguard, silencer and expected consumables it could be back to it's former glory! I recently sold a very original and nice Fantic 309 with no faults for £1500 and a while before I let go my 307 go for £1250. Both had lots of money spent and were ready to ride. Unfortunately not all Fantics are worth big money. Good luck Out of interest how much money did you lose on your 307 after you restored it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantic240motor Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Nothing lost really. It cost about the same as the sale price to buy and restore it but I used it a lot over a couple of years so the time and money invested paid dividends. Picture of it after competing in the Cambridge Matchless MCC Brian Stonebridge trial 2016. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Boi Posted January 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks everyone, I think I'll hang on to it & maybe find the motivation to sort it one day. it is running, brakes clutch are working good. I have already bought a new mudguard when I got the bike, I just lost interest after the illness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni nou Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Del Boi said: Thanks everyone, I think I'll hang on to it & maybe find the motivation to sort it one day. it is running, brakes clutch are working good. I have already bought a new mudguard when I got the bike, I just lost interest after the illness. Keep it long enough and you can watch it make £10,000 at at Stavs investment Emporium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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