RG150 - worth anything?

[Zoolander]

Hey all. A mate of mine in Christchurch has an RG150 that has just spat the dummy and lost most of its compression. He's a poor student so doesn't want to spend any more money on it and just wants to get rid of it.

Are these things worth anything as parts bikes? I told him to stick it on trademe for $1 reserve, but understandably he's a bit nervous he'll end up selling it for next to nothing. I think he wants $500 to $800 for it.

Realistic? Yea I know they're only worth what someones willing to pay (isn't anything?) but someone out there probably knows the market a bit better than me.

Cheers

[Lurch]

Most of the value of the RG150 is in the engine in my opinion, the other parts are relatively common and tend to outlast the (on average) poorly looked after 2 stroke engines. If he can get an assessment of the damage on the engine he might be able to get a couple of hundy if all it needs is a bore and rings.

[ajturbo]

PM OYSTER...

he will sort it all out and he lives near him!!!

[FruitLooPs]

A reasonable condition one for the track will fetch $1200-1400 with working engine that is. I'll probably be selling mine in a while as it sits while I use my gsxr750 daily at the moment.