Big wussy bleat about dirt bike prices

**Padmei** · 31st March 2010, 19:03

OK I'm tight as a tight thing - I own a KLR

Having a fling on the KDX200 the other week & reading marks' diaries on adv rider made me very keen on buying a small dirtbike.
I keep rooting my back picking up Gonzo & know if I had a smaller bike to throw around on the knarly bits I really wouldn't fall off so much- it's true -once Gonzo starts going it's bloody hard to correct the weight.
Anyway on with the bleat.
Looking at bikes - XRs KLX/KX DR basically anything 250ccish or under, not road registerable got no probs doing a bit of work on them.
C1990 bikes around $1500-1800 - What??!! they're 20yrs old & most would have been ridden around the clock. Parts prices & availability??
Looked at a shitheap IT175 rough as guts & they wanted $1000ono

Whats going on here?
Apart from the obvious that I've got to HTFU etc etc what do you guys think?

**Eddieb** · 31st March 2010, 19:15

Owning an old BMW airhead and being of Scottish descent I'm only marginally less tight than you.

I had the same thoughts from reading the same things and have been looking up here and have found the same thing. Vehicles be they cars or bikes seem to have a rock bottom price point below which they just don't go unless it's a pile of scrap metal. For dirt bikes that price point seems to a lot more than you would expect given the age and condition of the bikes.

**pampa** · 31st March 2010, 19:24

Interesting I bought for that reason a Kt 300 exc 2 stroke '02 (or was it '03) in average condition (or worse) ... and price would seem to me more reasonable considering bike and age than ones you mention ... and its orange!

It is road registrable if I were keen on putting $ ... and has most of road bits (missing horn)

So it seems Eddie is on the money here ...

**Padmei** · 31st March 2010, 19:29

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Owning an old BMW airhead and being of Scottish descent I'm only marginally less tight than you.

I had the same thoughts from reading the same things and have been looking up here and have found the same thing. Vehicles be they cars or bikes seem to have a rock bottom price point below which they just don't go unless it's a pile of scrap metal. For dirt bikes that price point seems to a lot more than you would expect given the age and condition of the bikes.

You don't know how happy I am to hear that Eddie. i thought it was only me.
I also wonder if they're like old surfboards/ guitars/ embalmed ex girlfriends who wanted to break it off with you, stored in the back of the garage - you never want to get rid of them just in case you find the time & or motivation to get back into them again.

**Ender EnZed** · 31st March 2010, 19:43

Originally Posted by Padmei

I also wonder if they're like old surfboards/ guitars/ embalmed ex girlfriends who wanted to break it off with you, stored in the back of the garage - you never want to get rid of them just in case you find the time & or motivation to get back into them again.

You may well be onto something there. I have a couple of old dirt bikes sitting in the back of the garage that I would put on TradeMe for way more than they're worth if I was into the whole TradeMe for the sake of it thing. I don't need them for anything but they're nice to have and don't cost anything to leave sitting there.

(Way older than 1990 and probably not what you're looking for anyway. Yours for $2k.)

**Ender EnZed** · 31st March 2010, 19:44

Double post.

**cooneyr** · 31st March 2010, 20:17

Stop being such a tight arse padmei. I had similar thoughts about having something to throw around so sold the XLR125 I bought for the DB1k SBC and bought a 91 XR250R (might road reg later). Talk about a barrel of laughs. Had it on the single track in the trees and on the junior moto cross track out at the Waimak so far. With trail gearing I might even learn how to wheely over "stuff" and look cool like the other cool dudes on their 09 450exc's - cept it's old and looks like it. Plan on trying ride over, around or through anything that's challenging i.e. definitely not for adv riding (pretty flat out at 80kph).

**dino3310** · 31st March 2010, 20:46

Originally Posted by Padmei

OK I'm tight as a tight thing - I own a KLR
Apart from the obvious that I've got to HTFU etc etc

you must be telepathic mate your reading my mind

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Stop being such a tight arse padmei.

Faaark you to mate

just get a BRP mate thats all you need

**Box'a'bits** · 31st March 2010, 20:58

Originally Posted by dino3310

just get a BRP mate thats all you need

So how's that running now Dino?

**Padmei** · 31st March 2010, 21:08

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Stop being such a tight arse padmei. I had similar thoughts about having something to throw around so sold the XLR125 I bought for the DB1k SBC and bought a 91 XR250R (might road reg later). Talk about a barrel of laughs. Had it on the single track in the trees and on the junior moto cross track out at the Waimak so far. With trail gearing I might even learn how to wheely over "stuff" and look cool like the other cool dudes on their 09 450exc's - cept it's old and looks like it. Plan on trying ride over, around or through anything that's challenging i.e. definitely not for adv riding (pretty flat out at 80kph).

Yeah but what did you pay for it? Then how much did you spend on it?
There's plenty of bikes out there to buy, andI know I'll have fun on it. I'm not asking for a minter just a hack.

Originally Posted by dino3310

you must be telepathic mate your reading my mind

Faaark you to mate

just get a BRP mate thats all you need

So predictable Dino me old flower.
WTF's a BRP?