Paging TOG for valuation

'05 Honda CRF 230, very low mileage (sub 1k, I think), lovely condition

How much would Sir reckon it's worth?

Ta muchly

 

No idea!

 

<faints>

Ta anyway

 

Try pinging Krusty of this parish. He knows much of these things.

JB

 

What?! that's not allowed! You must know the answer - the world will
come an end now that there is a bike you cannot value. You have
shattered my world. Destroyed all my certainties. <sob>

I shall have to ring the boss and say I cannot come to work tomorrow
because it will spoil my last day of life on earth as I know it.

 

I don't even know what a CRF230 is.

<Googles>

Ah. Right.

 

ok doke

Krusty, as above to TOG - any idea how much?

Ta

 

*Stunned*

You're joking...aren't you?

 

Molly emerged from their own little world to say

'snot a road bike so I'm not surprised.

I've just asked a friend, via MSN, who has ridden enduros for 20 years. He
says "**** knows" too. Depends on whether the bike has been used for gentle
green laning or thrashing around a MotoX track by a hamfisted teenager.

 

Maybe he has had an accident while riding his 1979 Fantic 250 in an
enduro.................lol


k

 

He posted here on Tuesday. If that ain't AWOL, I don't know what is.

 

Tricky cove, the 230. Aimed squarely at the short-arses/girlies, &
whilst they haven't got much to compete with in that sector, what they
have got (the Pampera) is a much better bike. The drum rear brake &
outsourced build quality also put people off.

So you're left with a tiny[1] market - short people who want to spend
more money on a worse bike with half the power, plus those who really
want a Pampera, but don't want the perceived hassle of pre-mix. Hence
they're very much in the 'what someone's willing to pay' camp when it
comes to value.

I reckon 2500 - 2700 is probably the right ballpark, but I'd suggest a
trip to the newsagents for a flick through Trials & Motocross News
would be worthwhile.

[1] D'ya see what I did there?

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

I'm spending this week in the garage having a servicing fest[1], so
'catch-up' is the order of the day wrt UKRM.

[1] Good job too, having seen the state of the MV's rear hub
bearing[2]. I suspect things may have turned 'interesting' on a future
ride. The good news is all the valve clearances are fine - yippee.
[2] http://homepage.ntlworld.com/prestonk/mv/hub/P1000378.JPG

--
Krusty.

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

o/~ Krusty, has only got 30 balls o/~

 

What's involved in adjusting the valve clearances on your MV? Is it a
cylinder head off job, as I understand some were?

 

On 16 Mar 2006 09:28:08 GMT, "Krusty" <>
wrote:

snip>

It's a good job you spotted that in time to prevent a serious
accident. I wouldn't want to ride far on a Slovakian bearing.

 

So if I were to obtain said bike for £1500, it would be not a bad deal then?

;-)

 

Gentle green laning by a bloke who's had all sorts of bikes all his life.
This particular bike just doesn't float his boat.

 

Not just that. Tiny balls spinning fast - not good. Probably better in a
decent-quality bearing though.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
I demand nothing of you except that you amuse me.

Folding@Home Team UKRM
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Beelzebub emerged from their own little world to say

Sounds like a bargain if you can get it for the price you posted earlier
and of course you have faith in the provenance.