Is this a good price!??? 1989 FZR250

[mark247]

Hey, Is $1800 for a 1989 FZR250 which needs a VIN any good?
It has around 40000km on the clock and needs next to no work on it, except maybe a front tire. I took it for a blat and it runs well.

$1800 a total rip or a good deal???

[MSTRS]

Average. Get them to VIN/register and increase the price to cover that cost. Protect yourself. There may be a good reason the owner has not done that.
Unless you are going to race it in F3

[riffer]

Depends - why does it need a VIN?

Rego lapsed, or was the bike written off?

[mark247]

Im guessing because the rego lapsed. Because it certainly doesnt look like its been written off. Its got no damage other then the fact that i think someone has bent the front plastic screen. But its fine. What difference would it make anyway? I know its going to cost like $400 to get back on the road for the vinning. The guy im planning on getting it off was going to get it back on the road but hasnt had the time by the sounds of it ( he owns a bike shop anyway )

[Sniper]

If the bike has been damaged and ordered off theroad, then you wont be able to get it back on. Remember, a damaged frame isnt always easy to spot

[JT.]

If the bike has been damaged and ordered off theroad, then you wont be able to get it back on.

:doobey:

Of course you can, it just needs to be repaired properly.

Anything less than 3K on the road is a bargin with todays market so I'd say if it can get a VIN and checks out ok you got yourself a deal. Makes me wonder why this guy hasn't done it though, especially if he is a dealer. 1500 loss by selling it to you.

[Panther]

he owns a bike shop

ok dude wisen up...lift plus anyone??
he owns a bike shop
he knows about bikes
he hasn't got it vinned cos there is something wrong with it.
if it was an easy fix he would have got it vinned and sold it to some sucker for 4G at his shop.


tell him its an old piece of shit with high kms and he should give it to ya for a grand, stick sum gpr's on it and trash it round the track

[mark247]

I dont think he is a dealer. He owns a wreckers/workshop place which sells farm bikes and stuff as well. He doesnt even have his learners licence. He told me he bought the bike to learn to ride on and get his licence with but he has never got around to it. He hasnt owned the place that long, like 8 months, so he has probably been very busy ( i guess. ) He told me his plan was to get it back on the road to learn on, it just never happened. I am going to go in tomorrow and talk to him and see if i can get a better deal.

[nudemetalz]

Hmmm,....sounds a little dodgy what he's telling you.
There's always the "I haven't had/got time to do this" story.

Like MSTRS says, protect yourself !!

[mark247]

Is it possible to still do a VIR check on the bike even if the rego has lapsed or whatever and needs revinning?

[R6_kid]

ok dude wisen up...lift plus anyone??
he owns a bike shop
he knows about bikes
he hasn't got it vinned cos there is something wrong with it.
if it was an easy fix he would have got it vinned and sold it to some sucker for 4G at his shop.


or maybe he just cant be assed doing it.

[JimO]

or maybe he just cant be assed doing it.

he is in buisness to make money, why give away a grand for the sake of a couple of hundie. Its like people who are selling cars on tardme with no wof saying "it should pass" why not run it through and find out either it will or it wont

[R6_kid]

because they are lazy, probably the same reason they mightn't have graduated from high school, the same reason i am selling my vespa project instead of completing it and making a profit.

[N4CR]

because they are lazy, probably the same reason they mightn't have graduated from high school, the same reason i am selling my vespa project instead of completing it and making a profit.

same way i got my new bike.... lazy people with no time to finish things off ^_^

[cowboyz]

i wouldnt buy a bike that hasnt been vinned again. I brought my current bike because it was not vinned and cheap. It rode beautifully. Didn't appear to have anything wrong with it and its only $400 to vin it. I took it on and $2000 later I had it on the road. It was one thing after another, and got the the stage where I spent too much on it to scrap it so had to continue. In saying that I paid $1000 for the bike and $2000 to get it on the road. I couldn't have paid $3000 for the same thing in the same condition and after they had gone through the bike with their super fine tooth comb I know now that everything is mint on it.

[Panther]

never buy a car without a v i r

[90s]

Hey, Is $1800 for a 1989 FZR250 which needs a VIN any good?
It has around 40000km on the clock and needs next to no work on it, except maybe a front tire. I took it for a blat and it runs well.

$1800 a total rip or a good deal???

If you are in Auckland soon I am going to sell my great RG for not much more with new WOF and about 8mnths on the licence. Serviced by Haldane's, new clutch cable, running on full synth, its an awesome bike that can probably outperform the FZR on the sprint. I've used it every day since I have had it and it has been great.

Apart from the advert for my bike, I would really rate RGs as the learner bike steal. Stepping off one onto a 600 the RG was great training. Perfect commuters - 10l = 200k+, capable on the motorway (top speed 180k), very able on long motorway trips although get a bit annoying after a while (what small bike doesn't?)

You'll pick an RG up for around $2k usually.

I would be wary of bikes that 'just' need a few hundred bucks to get onto the road. You see LOADS on trademe like that, and offered sometimes by pretty dodgy geezers. If the deal is that good, a trader would buy it, VIN it, sell it.

[Guitana]

Nah mate tell him he's dreaming and offer him $500 bucks then tell him you're doing him a favour!!! Look for a bike that's Vinned you quite often get rude surprises buying unvinned bikes theres always some dark secret behind the sale!! Are you set on buying an FZR 250 I have a mate in Wellywood thats prepping one for sale as we speak,well maintained and serviced.

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

[Crazy Steve]

Is way to much...

Start at $500..

Crazy Steve..

[Crazy Steve]

I sold this bike for $1200..

6mths Rego/6mths Warrant..

Good tyres and ran well...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23939&d=1137205073

Fck buying a 1989 FZR250 De Reg for $1800!!!!

Crazy Steve..

[crazybigal]

and were are you getting your facts from??
of course you can, its just a mine field of hoops to jump through and paperwork and $$$.
at least go down to the vtnz place and check the rego, ask if you can re vin without any drama, they will say no sorry it needs a crash repair cert first if its been written off by insurance. that can be expensive. forks and frame have to be measured and the margins are small, forks are only aloud to be


like .5 of a mm out! fuckn beancounters making the rules again!


If the bike has been damaged and ordered off theroad, then you wont be able to get it back on. Remember, a damaged frame isnt always easy to spot

[Guitana]

and were are you getting your facts from??
of course you can, its just a mine field of hoops to jump through and paperwork and $$$.
at least go down to the vtnz place and check the rego, ask if you can re vin without any drama, they will say no sorry it needs a crash repair cert first if its been written off by insurance. that can be expensive. forks and frame have to be measured and the margins are small, forks are only aloud to be


like .5 of a mm out! fuckn beancounters making the rules again!

Why go through the drama just get a road legal machine bro you will sleep better at night!!!

LIve long and prosper!