First time buyer, what is a 1989 model Kawasaki Ninja 250 worth?

[dman]

totally worth making a thread about.

Ha, well.... I'm a very cautious when it comes to financial decisions. And this was the first day I'd ever seriously looked at a bike to buy. And it would be my biggest financial decision ever.

Never expected however for this thread to become multiple pages long :-o

Anyway. We, the kb collective, think you've dodged a bullet.

Good luck to the prick. Trademe will let him know.

Oh no, he most certainly is not a prick! He is a very nice guy. Just I think it is the wrong bike for me personally, for somebody else it will make them happy though (my sister loved the bike! She even named it, haha).

Is your sister hot?

Ha! Wouldn't be right for me to say....

Do you really want a ZXR? There are some newer and bulletproof reliable 250 bikes on Trademe (Suzuki GN250, Yamaha Scorpio etc).

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1089795441.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1067815537.htm

Does good drifts.

I intend to check out the first one, the 2nd one is in Hamilton which might be a bit far....

Drifting doesn't matter to me! I just want a sensible but cheap-ish commuter bike for me to learn on.

[williamallenjnr]

Buy a new bike

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[DMNTD:Me]

Oh no, he [I]most certainly is not a prick! He is a very nice guy. Just I think it is the wrong bike for me personally, for somebody else it will make them happy though...

Mate, it's an old chunk of shit that wasn't worth feck all. You've done well missing out on it.

[Akzle]

Ha! Wouldn't be right for me to say....

well then, obviously, you have to provide pictures

[Maha]

(my sister loved the bike! She even named it, haha).

Axzel named his bike bits n' pieces and he sold it as such. So you should listen to him on shit bike matters, he knows his stuff where this is concerned more than any other in his tight knit 'collective'.

[Banditbandit]

Reg ended in April and he thinks the WOF has too, but he says it has always sailed through WOFs without trouble.

What if he was wanting somewhat more than $1.5K, would that still sound reasonable?

If he got current registration and wof for it first before I bought it, would it be worth $2K then?

No.

It's worth bugger all as it is - has been said $500.

With a WOF and a rego then a grand ... If you spend money on it then maybe $2grand ... (but only after you've spent money on it ...)

If you want a first bike to learn on, then maybe his one - but only if you can get it for under a grand. Rego and WOF may well cost quite a bit ..

How long has it been stored? What are the tyres like? If they have gone hard it doesn't matter how much tread you have - it won't be rideable.

When was it last run? Have you heard it running? What doers it feel like to ride?

Positive answers will start to add to its value, negative answers will detract - and add to your cost to get it on the road ..

[russd7]

No.

It's worth bugger all as it is - has been said $500.

With a WOF and a rego then a grand ... If you spend money on it then maybe $2grand ... (but only after you've spent money on it ...)

If you want a first bike to learn on, then maybe his one - but only if you can get it for under a grand. Rego and WOF may well cost quite a bit ..

How long has it been stored? What are the tyres like? If they have gone hard it doesn't matter how much tread you have - it won't be rideable.

When was it last run? Have you heard it running? What doers it feel like to ride?

Positive answers will start to add to its value, negative answers will detract - and add to your cost to get it on the road ..

wasted ya time, if ya had of already read all the pages ya woulda seen that he had already decided to dodge the bullet on this one form his really nice guy mate but his hot sister wants to name his baby or somit like that anyway

[Jonno.]

Oh no, he most certainly is not a prick! He is a very nice guy. Just I think it is the wrong bike for me personally, for somebody else it will make them happy though (my sister loved the bike! She even named it, haha).

Kiwibiker has confirmed it's the wrong bike for anyone.

[Akzle]

Kiwibiker has confirmed it's the wrong bike for anyone.

should we tell him about the right to appeal?

[Oakie]

should we tell him about the right to appeal?

Nah. It's gone on long enough and I think has made the sensible decision. Oh. A sensible person in KiwiBiker? He'll never last.

[Akzle]

Nah. It's gone on long enough and I think has made the sensible decision. Oh. A sensible person in KiwiBiker? He'll never last.

to be fair, i think his potentially hot sister made the decision for him...

[Oakie]

to be fair, i think his potentially hot sister made the decision for him...

Still haven't seen the evidence either.

[Jin]

You guys sure know how to turn threads creepy.

[Akzle]

Still haven't seen the evidence either.

for shame....

[Akzle]

You guys sure know how to turn threads creepy.

wanna root?