Optimistic sellers

**F5 Dave** · 21st July 2024, 19:09

Yeah last time I saw him in this island he was on a Yam550.
Gosh that would be 17yrs ago.

**Kickaha** · 22nd July 2024, 07:28

Originally Posted by Grumph

Read my post sober. I was dissing the 550 Kawasakis. Last I heard kick had about 1 3/4 Yamaha 550's.

2 3/4 now and some XJ600 engines

I think they're the best of the 4T twin shock middleweights, probably biased as they're the first road bike I ever tried

**husaberg** · 22nd July 2024, 19:18

Originally Posted by Grumph

Read my post sober. I was dissing the 550 Kawasakis. Last I heard kick had about 1 3/4 Yamaha 550's.

**dangerous** · 22nd July 2024, 19:30

Originally Posted by Grumph

Read my post sober. I was dissing the 550 Kawasakis

yeah true... ill give you that, but in my defence LOL... to say Kickaha has a reliable bike dont really mean SFA...

**jellywrestler** · 29th July 2024, 17:29

Aside from looking like a recently fucked bum what would you do with this in NZ even at a quarter of the price? with all those waterlogged indians that sold a year ago, none have turned up as race bikes, which surprised me a bit so maybe they are not a choice at all here

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...f=bPsnQ1MNface

**F5 Dave** · 29th July 2024, 18:12

Bigger screen, a Sat nav, maybe a trailer?

I have a feeling the headlights may need a substantial upgrade to get a wof.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 29th July 2024, 18:28

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

all those waterlogged indians that sold a year ago,

Wait, whut? what'd I miss? The only ones I remember (because they are the only ones I lust after) were an RC30 and an RC45

**Grumph** · 29th July 2024, 19:38

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

Aside from looking like a recently fucked bum what would you do with this in NZ even at a quarter of the price? with all those waterlogged indians that sold a year ago, none have turned up as race bikes, which surprised me a bit so maybe they are not a choice at all here

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...f=bPsnQ1MNface

Someone with loose money must have had a yen for a bagger racebike. Gawd knows why. I suspect you'd have to run it in BEARS F1.

There have been a couple of Indians turn up at BEARS club days. And I saw one having a pipe built which has already been either to Bonneville or
Lake Gardner. The speeds mentioned weren't impressive.

**jellywrestler** · 29th July 2024, 19:39

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Wait, whut? what'd I miss? The only ones I remember (because they are the only ones I lust after) were an RC30 and an RC45

nope, cyclespot had at least a dozen new or near new indians along with maybe 80 yamahas etc etc
if i had one of the big bikes it was almost worth buying one just as spares, although a few went for silly money
lots of ducatis too

**Laava** · 29th July 2024, 20:05

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

Aside from looking like a recently fucked bum what would you do with this in NZ even at a quarter of the price? with all those waterlogged indians that sold a year ago, none have turned up as race bikes, which surprised me a bit so maybe they are not a choice at all here

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...f=bPsnQ1MNface

There is very little resemblance tho between this and something you could buy from Indian. It was sitting in Hayes Hammer Hardware early this year, good conversation piece, nicely put together, but at that price? Going to remain a conversation piece…unless someone wants to kick off a special race series in NZ which tbh is kinda like the special olympics…

**jellywrestler** · 11th August 2024, 16:26

one motorcycle and four cars sold, thinking a few of the owners are going to be tad annoyed with Webbs auctions over promising prices....
there's a lot of cost in transporting these things to and from an auction, and fees up front for advertising etc.

I think their last bike only auction saw maybe two bikes sold, one at the fall of the hammer and one leter on

https://auctions.webbs.co.nz/auctions/catalog/id/731

**dangerous** · 11th August 2024, 18:33

well... prices are a wee fucked, not a lot of money around at the mo... those that paid big a few years ago will regret it...love the 77 AM tho

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th August 2024, 18:39

Originally Posted by Laava

There is very little resemblance tho between this and something you could buy from Indian. It was sitting in Hayes Hammer Hardware early this year, good conversation piece, nicely put together, but at that price? Going to remain a conversation piece…unless someone wants to kick off a special race series in NZ which tbh is kinda like the special olympics…

There's one on Iconic for sale currently at $75k USD. even with the conversion and shipping (and given it will never be complied for the road) then that would be cheaper.

edit: my bad https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/...f-the-baggers/ - 90 grand US so $150NZD plus shipping - say 10k? maybe old boy with the one on tardme used this as his price guide?

But such an orphan here and my understanding is that the motors aren't quite 50 mile motors but they have racebike service intervals. So, expensive to own, expensive to run, and an orphan