Price of Aprillia RS250 ?

[ambler]

(Sorry not a for sale or WTB) I was just browsing the trademe and saw this. Is this price for real? There are other bikes of the same model a few k cheaper...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Tourers/auction-101662832.htm?p=4

Just asking cos I have come across one here which is a fair bit cheaper.

[McJim]

I'd say it's about 2-3K too steep given the dents in the mufflers.

for that price I'd expect 2004 or lower km than 18,000.

However - the geography may be in it's favour - if there's not too many others like it in the south Island the market is cornered.

the RS250 is a nice piece of kit.

(edit) And now I've spotted something else - this is a Dealer Ad so it's only $1,500 over priced! :rofl:

[imdying]

McJim is on the money... it's pretty expensive, has high kms, but there's not too many about in Chch. Might be worth a chat to the guy at the old bus depot, he seems to have imported a few strokers.

/edit: I'd rather be buying honest kms... with that amount, it seems more likely that nobody has fiddled with the speedo.

[HenryDorsetCase]

theres an rs 250 on tardme for $6500 isnt there.

[HenryDorsetCase]

doh just done the search: thats his start price: buy now is $7900

[marty]

those dents are there as at some stage it's been laid down

i've been watching these rs250 ads for a while now - the text is always the same, and this one (like the others) is a grey import from japn - no idea on the history - 18000kms is a lot if you can't prove it's had a new top end. a freshen up is not parts expensive, but it will need to be done.

now for $13k (what it would cost all up) you could hang out and find a near-new one - holeshot i think had one with 800kms on the clock for $11k - i took it for a blat and it felt brand new

even this one's a grand cheaper, newer, and less kms....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-102655557.htm?p=4

[Dave Lobster]

Are these ones on TradeMe selling though?

Considering the rough sh1t bikes (250s) that people want $4k or $5k for, I'd pay more for an RS. (I did.. but had most of it built - that's where the money went)