$15K for a 650 Honda, and not for riding?

[Conquiztador]

In some strange way I admire this chap. But a bike is for riding on... If something like that was sitting in my lounge I would most probably, after a few beers, want to know what she sounded like...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=324101455

[PeteJ]

These things are as rare as rockinghorse droppings because....in the day, they seemd to crash on their own, so the ones scrapped were already writeoffs.

I can understand leaving this thing on display forever and never riding it.

But, as for paying money for it: yeah, right.

[Paul in NZ]

I just love eccentric people - cool thing to have in the house ....

[Banditbandit]

In some strange way I admire this chap. But a bike is for riding on... If something like that was sitting in my lounge I would most probably, after a few beers, want to know what she sounded like...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=324101455

Yeah me too ... but then I appreciate visits to motorcycle museums such as the one at Rongotea ... or Southward Museum on the Kapiti Coast ... it's a strange job but someone has to do it ..

[ukusa]

I just love eccentric people - cool thing to have in the house ....

Needs to be elsewhere (eg. museum) for many to appreciate rather than stuck in a house though.

[Banditbandit]

Needs to be elsewhere (eg. museum) for many to appreciate rather than stuck in a house though.

I know what you mean .. but there's something that doesn't sit right with me about "appreciating" a cop bike ... :confused:

[ukusa]

I know what you mean .. but there's something that doesn't sit right with me about "appreciating" a cop bike ... :confused:

ah, it's more about the interesting history of our past I think. I always have a laugh when you see an old Kiwi movie (eg. Good bye pork pie) and see the old HQ/HX cop cars with the cherry on top. And the old "Tit" hats.

[AllanB]

I don't get the ex cop bike thing being collectable to the point of the value they are reaching. The things used to be cheap at auction when they flicked them off.

[Traveller]

The museum of transport & technology has the collection of Police bikes. They are about the only bunch that would buy it. Cant see him getting 15k for it. I would have liked to known with him when he was spending that 20k.... He might have been dropping $100 bills all over the place

[White trash]

The waterbottle would interest me (but not at 15K).

Wouldn't shed a tear if the CBX burnt down in a friggen house fire.

[Cayman911]

If i had a bugatti veyron. it would be sitting inside my house. where the tv should be. so i could sit there and admire it day n night.

i understand that man. good on him.

[Banditbandit]

If i had a bugatti veyron. it would be sitting inside my house. where the tv should be. so i could sit there and admire it day n night.

i understand that man. good on him.

If I had a Veyron it would be on the road - I would have so much money I wouldn't care .. and I could sit in the garage with a smoke and admire it on days when it was wet (Not that I'd worry about it getting wet - I'd worry about my ability to handle the power of a a Veyron in the rain ...)

[ac3_snow]

wish i could get a bike or three past the lady and into the lounge! still ride them without a doubt but cool to have parked in pride of place.