Motorcycles for a collection

[michaux]

Wanted for a small collection, 1970s and 1980s Japanese bikes in A1 condition with low or zero Km.
Also wanted:
Yamaha R1-Z 250 in Immaculate Condition with LOW Km
Yamaha SDR200 in Immaculate Condition with LOW Km
Honda MC22 CBR250RR in Fireblade Colours in A1 condition with LOW Km
Thanks
Frank

[jafagsx250]

My bro has a cbr mc22 in good condition. But he has put a few miles on it.

[Leed]

good luck attaching those criteria to your wants.

the only one i would collect is the SDR which is getting rare to find in Japan and is a classic oddity. You could import a OK tidy one for about $7000 now which was what they were selling out of containers in NZ 25 years ago. A very tidy one will be $11000+. And the last one in NZ (5 years back?) was a white yellow restomod? which doesnt meet your conditions

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o322798889
use desktop version of page to see nice photos.

Realistic collectibilty and obtainability in NZ I would look for a NC23 (CBR400) or NC30 (VFR400). What about GK76 (GSX-R400R) if you were going to trouble of importing a rare thing in nice condition. The Katana 250/400?

The CBR250 will have very high km if sourced in NZ and unlikely condition - bound to have chinese fairings.
I dont think the fireblade colour scheme is a good one. The NC23 came out 4 years before the NC29 and CBR900, but looks light years better, it was so ground breaking leap ahead of 1987 models and earlier bikes with non-extruded frames.


https://www.goobike.com/smp/index.html