So, its how old, and how much do you want for it again?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th October 2013, 22:34

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-609007417.htm

What crack addled idiot would pay $6k for this 11 year old, 30 hp bike?

There are Duke 200's on turdme for $8495!

This is why we cant have nice things

**Road kill** · 12th October 2013, 07:04

Honda Twin port singles,,,horrible fuckin' things

But it'll sell ok.

I like the over all style an there's heaps of old cunts like me with $6000 to play with.

Not that I have a spare 6 spot ya' realise !

**Racing Dave** · 12th October 2013, 08:44

...then don't buy it. Simple.

**Matariki** · 12th October 2013, 09:45

I must be an idiot, but I thought that the Honda CB series were solid bikes.
But still, $6000 is a bit much for it.

**st00ji** · 12th October 2013, 10:00

i dont reckon its worth 6k, but this is red baron we are talking about. their plan seems to be price bikes at what they'll sell for in 20 years time once they start becoming 'vintage' and then store them in their show room until that day.

anyway, comparing it to a duke 200 is silly IMO - both bikes would appeal to (mostly) a different set of buyers i reckon, particularly in the learner segment.

**roogazza** · 12th October 2013, 10:27

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-609007417.htm

What crack addled idiot would pay $6k for this 11 year old, 30 hp bike?

There are Duke 200's on turdme for $8495!

This is why we cant have nice things

I've been offered 7 Grand for my mint gsxr1000K6 done about thirty kms. As a trade that is, which is probably less for a buy ?

That's the way the NZ market is I guess so unless I get emotional and just want to change, this will probably be my last bike.

**Drew** · 12th October 2013, 10:34

Originally Posted by roogazza

I've been offered 7 Grand for my mint gsxr1000K6 done about thirty kms. As a trade that is, which is probably less for a buy ?

That's the way the NZ market is I guess so unless I get emotional and just want to change, this will probably be my last bike.

Between $7-8K is about what you could expect for your bike privately I think. So it's a pretty good offer as a trade.

Those CB thingies are cool as fuck, TSS had/have one and I think it looks mean. Dunno that $6K is realistic though, can't remember what Stu has on his.

**Subike** · 12th October 2013, 10:45

Thats been for sale for a very long time, first saw it last year, went off the site for winter.... yeah 2k too much

**98tls** · 12th October 2013, 12:48

Originally Posted by Drew

Between $7-8K is about what you could expect for your bike privately I think. So it's a pretty good offer as a trade.

Those CB thingies are cool as fuck, TSS had/have one and I think it looks mean. Dunno that $6K is realistic though, can't remember what Stu has on his.

Good tidy bike with some retro appeal,$6k may not be realistic but if someone pays $5250 for it no doubt they (dealer) would still have a big smile on there dial.Secondhand bikes/cars prices are often dictated by what they had to pay for it when traded,no idea with this particular bike but if they paid big bucks for it in order to get the guy to buy a new bike then they have to put an unrealistic price on it and hope someone will come close...ish.

**Milts** · 12th October 2013, 13:04

Yeah there's a bit of that... kinda pisses me off when in 6 months the best offer I could get on a 2010 street triple (with extras + new tyres) didn't top $9k. And yet people are asking $6/7k for late 90s 600s?

Or 3k for a non-going 1989 600 with 230,000ks on the clock? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-649049220.htm

**Icemaestro** · 12th October 2013, 13:23

I've been in there before and enquirer about the high price of a bros 650 they (still have 2 years later).. Was told that they often have to spend a heap of money after importing, hence the high price...

**Tazz** · 12th October 2013, 13:59

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

I've been in there before and enquirer about the high price of a bros 650 they (still have 2 years later).. Was told that they often have to spend a heap of money after importing, hence the high price...

That's just business though. Sometimes you have to take a loss to move things on. If they've had it sitting there for 2 years they have pretty much lost money on it no matter what it sells for anyway.

**haydes55** · 12th October 2013, 18:05

Originally Posted by Tazz

That's just business though. Sometimes you have to take a loss to move things on. If they've had it sitting there for 2 years they have pretty much lost money on it no matter what it sells for anyway.

The longer it sits there, the older it gets. The older it gets, the less it's worth.

**White trash** · 12th October 2013, 19:40

Yeah, some may think it's expensive (and they're always the most vocal knowitalls) but answer me this.

Show me a LAMs bike, with complete and genuine nostalgia factor, but all the benefits of modern engineering, electrics and reliability for similar money?

Retro is IN in a big way right now, you can't go past one of these if that's your bag. Go for a ride one one some day, fucken awesome. We had a bright yellow one, sold it in a week for $5995 to a working tourist. Luckily for me, we just traded it back again so I get to hoon on it some more.

**Ender EnZed** · 12th October 2013, 19:45

Originally Posted by 98tls

Secondhand bikes/cars prices are often dictated by what they had to pay for it when traded...if they paid big bucks for it in order to get the guy to buy a new bike then they have to put an unrealistic price on it and hope someone will come close...ish.

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

Was told that they often have to spend a heap of money after importing, hence the high price...

I've heard these sorts of things before but it just sounds fucking irrational. Surely once the dealer has bought something, if the goal is to sell it, it should be priced to sell? Regardless of what they paid for the bike they've got nothing to gain by having it sit on the floor unsold.

Originally Posted by White trash

Show me a LAMs bike, with complete and genuine nostalgia factor, but all the benefits of modern engineering, electrics and reliability for similar money?

Retro is IN in a big way right now, you can't go past one of these if that's your bag. Go for a ride one one some day, fucken awesome. We had a bright yellow one, sold it in a week for $5995 to a working tourist. Luckily for me, we just traded it back again so I get to hoon on it some more.

This angle is all good with me. If you can sell it then do, it's the overpriced bikes that sit for months/years that confuse me.