While on the Topic of Ebay

Optimist...

<http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2448697030&category=3
2625>

"forks slighly bent as can be seen in the picture"

 

*Slightly* bent?? - be buggered

new tubes needed at $550/set

or $300 from a wrecker

 

"the bike was built in 1991 but complied in 1998 which classifies bike as
1998 model"

This guy should be a professional salesman.

Boxer

 

Of course anyone would be mad not to buy something that "eats any 250". Not
exactly the brightest thing to say. A good sign this kid has thrashed it if
the photos weren't sign enough.

 

this is actually true by the RTA.. they classify the bike as the yr it was
complianced - was the reason my 1990, 2001 import never ever needed a pink
slip

 

The RTA can do what they like... an 1990 model is a 1990 model... forever.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

yeh just try and buy parts for a 98 model and wonder why they wont fit

unless its a GPX250

 

So at $800 at the moment, and $1000 for forks, $300 for rim, it would
be cheap?

 

"this bike has absolutely eaten any 250"

Obviously this bloke has never seen a _REAL_ CBR250RR, or ZXR250C, or, for
that matter, NSR250, KR1S250, TZR250, RGV250, RS250.

"extent of damage is not as bad as it looks"

Yeah, right.

"approximate quote for repair 1500 including forks, fairings, rim, bars,
indicators and tank"

Approximate, as in 1500 for the fairing, 1500 for the forks and rims, and a
third 1500 for the bars, indicators, and tank.

 

Heh heh heh! :-D


BTH

 

Well...

Based on my last experience of rebuilding a front-ender[1] I'd say
that you should estimate the repair cost, double it, then pay wrecking
prices for the bike and pull it to bits.

If you managed to buy that one for $800 I reckon you'd turn a profit
by wrecking it. I mean, you'd probable get $200 for the compliance
plate alone! ;-)


BTH



[1] http://www.geocities.com/za2bb/minx/index.html

1. Buy bike for $450;
2.

 

I thought this one was pretty slick:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2448205613&category=32625

"Graet learners bike. Front end dammaged. Engine runs well. Great for
bringing father and son together."

One picture. Of the back end. ;-)


BTH

 

On the other hand, if you're into the big knuckle-dragging battleships of
yesteryear,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2448896195&category=32
625

this could be construed as something of a bargain.
(at 223kg dry, it's far from my idea of what a sportsbike should be, though)

 

Perimeter frame, sidedraught carbs, twin exhausts... It's an 80's bike in
all but compliance plate... the only sportbike I ever rode that I wished had
power steering...

 

223kg? Pfft - it's a flyweight! My CBR1000F is about 235kg dry. ;-)

And a 1996 GSXR1100 is a "knuckle-dragging battleship of yesteryear"?
Good job I'm not buying those 1990s bikes then! ;-)


BTH

 

Weight aside, that does seem to be a pretty good price for a '95 Gixer 11.

Anyone want to have a look at it for me? (Not that her upstairs is likely to
let me get _another_ bike.)

 

Boxer said....

Bo> "the bike was built in 1991 but complied in 1998 which classifies bike as
Bo> 1998 model"

Bo> This guy should be a professional salesman.

ROFL.

I wonder what his reserve is. Redbook reckons that the 91 model of that
bike (not grey import) is around $4,000, and similer for the 98 model
grey import.

Probably give 'im freefifty anna something else. What was it now...