Calling all 'bikers'

[Rob Gaskin]

Guys, if this sold for £8k would it be an investment for resale in about 2 -3 years? Look closely at the pics.

Obviously I wouldn't ride it but my 38 year old son might (which would be a worry). He currently rides a Street Triple.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auc...6MJaEfSMPJ5foyvpPeBtPaJE-QoYW16RhQAJvk.X5QLxS

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

What’s the buyers fees? I’ve had 4-5 of these. Even have spare hrc heads still.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

What’s the buyers fees? I’ve had 4-5 of these. Even have spare hrc heads still.

No fees.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

So what do you reckon?

Or are you after another?

 

[Ian]

Thats really lovely, would love it.

No idea what values will do on these, never really followed the market on any bikes.

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

At £8k that was cheap. Normal market price would be around £11k. However it did look like it had lots of surface corrosion, from what I could see.

 

[Wyn]

Was it stored in a damp shed ? Not that well looked after imo

 

[Rob Gaskin]

At £7850 I registered to bid and would have gone to £8k. Then someone bid £7950 so the next bid was £8050 and I thought 'be careful' there are some at dealers for £9k so I switched off the PC. If I had more warning and gone to view it, plus a response from two people I asked about values I'd have been in a better position to judge.

I wasn't after one it just came in an email from Car and Classic with some cars.

Nothing lost but nothing gained.

 

[Wyn]

fwiw, Yamaha RD350lc are now making silly money if you wanted a quick turn around
8k plus for a minta now.
Last one I sold time back was £350 and I thought I was on a winner back then lol. gutted
RG500 even better if you have spare £15k plus now. Sold my last one for around 3k and couldn't wait to get rid !
Hindsight if only !

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

At £7850 I registered to bid and would have gone to £8k. Then someone bid £7950 so the next bid was £8050 and I thought 'be careful' there are some at dealers for £9k so I switched off the PC. If I had more warning and gone to view it, plus a response from two people I asked about values I'd have been in a better position to judge.

I wasn't after one it just came in an email from Car and Classic with some cars.

Nothing lost but nothing gained.

there's one at £9k with 8000 miles.

 

[Wyn]

Only 9k now, and how much when brand new ?

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

there's one at £9k with 8000 miles.

should be there’s none at £9k with 8000 miles

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

fwiw, Yamaha RD350lc are now making silly money if you wanted a quick turn around
8k plus for a minta now.
Last one I sold time back was £350 and I thought I was on a winner back then lol. gutted
RG500 even better if you have spare £15k plus now. Sold my last one for around 3k and couldn't wait to get rid !
Hindsight if only !

I sold an rg500 for £4k once. about twice what its worth, they were rubbish then, more so now.

The sp1, thats a bit of HRC history, mega bikes.

 

[JK240]

All I have to say on the matter….

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

All I have to say on the matter…. View attachment 47438

 

[uk66fastback]

I can’t believe what some of these old Jap bikes go for now. A mate of mine had a GT550 in the early 80s and you couldn’t get anything for them really … I should have paid the money for the KH500 I saw once or the Z900 - my favourite bike of all time in dark green with gold pinstripes and spoke wheels … the bollox. I think the Z was £395 or something.