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Eddieb
21st February 2013, 17:47
Yumm, I had one of these long ago.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-565340802.htm

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F5 Dave
27th February 2013, 13:22
freaking kidding; 7k for the 400? They have to be worth 1/2 value of the 500
Eddieb
27th February 2013, 15:03
freaking kidding; 7k for the 400? They have to be worth 1/2 value of the 500

Nowdays the 400 seems to be just as rare as the 500, in NZ anyway and apart from the extra bit of oomph everything else is the same.
F5 Dave
27th February 2013, 15:35
I had a Katana 750, they were largely the same as the 11, but I'm in no illusion that the 11 creates the $$
Karitane pete
27th February 2013, 16:25
freaking kidding; 7k for the 400? They have to be worth 1/2 value of the 500

yerr that would be about right:drool:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-RG500-Skoal-bandit-replica-/261176259983?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item3ccf51758f
F5 Dave
27th February 2013, 16:28
That was a limited production run by UK importer. Hardly representative of an std NZ new 500.
Karitane pete
27th February 2013, 18:08
That was a limited production run by UK importer. Hardly representative of an std NZ new 500.
still a nice bike
F5 Dave
28th February 2013, 08:23
Without a doubt, if I had one I wouldn't swap it for 1/2 doz 400s. But if someone came along with a decent Spondon 500 I'd swap 1/2 doz Skoals for it. You know, if I had 7.;)
imdying
28th February 2013, 10:37
Don't think it makes much difference Dave... most of the Jap import 500s are 400s from the factory, changed by the dealer to 500s (to avoid taxation). Old shit is old shit no matter which way you look at it, buy on condition.
Karitane pete
1st March 2013, 18:06
this one selling

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-567976088.htm
young1
24th March 2013, 21:32
RG 500

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-575707644.htm
Eddieb
25th March 2013, 06:29
RG 500

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/auction-575707644.htm

Wow! $25k for one runner and one roughy.
pete-blen
26th March 2013, 18:05
Even rarer 400 is the Honda NS400R Vee 3 , 2 stroke... Another bike on my "wish I had never sold list"
ktm84mxc
30th March 2013, 10:16
The RG400 was a Japan spec model build to meet the cc/license limits you can not just fit 500 barrels to a 400 to increase the size.
Japans cc limits have given us great bikes like the VFR400,RVF400,CBR, FZR,ZXR,GSX-R etc.
F5 Dave
31st March 2013, 11:58
plenty of people did, but 500 barrels aren't common so a mute point. They go out to 470 ok.