Ya gotta be kidding me - $14K!

**Corse1** · 31st October 2010, 19:29

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...ion=&district=

I don't believe this bike is worth 3 times the price of a decent second had one

**cowboyz** · 31st October 2010, 19:40

it is if someone pays that much for it.

**trailblazer** · 31st October 2010, 19:59

I personally don't think it is worth that but it is a classic so is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

**Brian d marge** · 31st October 2010, 21:46

a fool and their money ......

Stephen

**shrub** · 1st November 2010, 15:52

personally I can't see why, i owned one back in the early 80s and while it was a lot of fun it was a bloody heavy pig and my mate's XR500 walked all over it.

**breakaway** · 1st November 2010, 17:35

Nothing surprising. Lots of suckers are willing to pay for the 'character' of the bike vs. outright features / comfort / power spec.

**Stylo** · 1st November 2010, 18:09

Originally Posted by shrub

personally I can't see why, i owned one back in the early 80s and while it was a lot of fun it was a bloody heavy pig and my mate's XR500 walked all over it.

Have to agree , I bought one new in '79 when I was in my late teens loved it and enjoyed the sound and the torquey motor then but , it was a very heavy bike , and underpowered compared to my mates who had two strokes, any 250 would run rings around it., let alone the open class bikes. Paid around $2900 from memory in Auck and that was off the showroom floor. The XR500 was always a better Bike. Still , It was a great wheelie machine the TT500 , the XR500 was just as good and it had a tad more power ...both Bikes were very heavy at around 140kg and only around 30-35Hp crank .

$14K ? Too much but good luck to him

That's probably what a zero hour bike MIGHT be worth . At a stretch ..........

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