Optimistic sellers

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th January 2016, 11:09

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

This seems a lot for a race bike, esp with no list of championships, and one with a very liberal interpretation of the rules.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1009256729.htm

Him and the man with the most expensive Norton in the world should have a chat.

**yevjenko** · 11th January 2016, 11:13

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

We were a bit short of new fodder;

What's this? Some Chinese shitter. How much?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1013022905.htm

since when did putting new tyres on become a mod?

**malcy25** · 11th January 2016, 11:34

Originally Posted by short shins

Really?

a 60k award winning show bike and the seller can't be arsed to to take some decent pics of the bike.

Good luck

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1012911515.htm

Lol, me thinks he's way over. Well, that's my opinion anyway knowing what I've sold TZ750 Yamaha's for in that price range .......both which had some pretty interesting validated history.

**malcy25** · 11th January 2016, 11:47

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Him and the man with the most expensive Norton in the world should have a chat.

HDC:

Might be a first on here, but I'll come to the defence of the seller on this one! I know the owner and the bike. Both are Kosha and for the HP and set up, the bike is easily worth that should you have the desire to assemble one - you'd be hard placed to come in 10k above it I reckon by the time you spend the money in all the right places to make it fast AND reliable. This is also a seriously well engineered motorcycle, no dodgy fabrications. he also has 30 years exp with 4 stroke Kawasaki's and running meth. The owner has a full machine shop and the skill. if I was going open class postie racing and not worried about brand, it would be a good option.

Eligibility for Posties is okay. the ZRX1100 swing arm is the spitting image of the original Z1000J S1 Eddie Lawson AMA bike swing arm http://www.rastec.nl/uploaded_files/z1000s1.jpg. Disc rules were modded a couple of years back to allow some floaters. Fork Yokes are not rule covered. Fork internals are open and the forks in question have been set up to replicate some from the period - just can't remember which right now. CR's are a period carb.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th January 2016, 12:25

Originally Posted by malcy25

HDC:

Might be a first on here, but I'll come to the defence of the seller on this one! I know the owner and the bike. Both are Kosha and for the HP and set up, the bike is easily worth that should you have the desire to assemble one - you'd be hard placed to come in 10k above it I reckon by the time you spend the money in all the right places to make it fast AND reliable. This is also a seriously well engineered motorcycle, no dodgy fabrications. he also has 30 years exp with 4 stroke Kawasaki's and running meth. The owner has a full machine shop and the skill. if I was going open class postie racing and not worried about brand, it would be a good option.

Eligibility for Posties is okay. the ZRX1100 swing arm is the spitting image of the original Z1000J S1 Eddie Lawson AMA bike swing arm http://www.rastec.nl/uploaded_files/z1000s1.jpg. Disc rules were modded a couple of years back to allow some floaters. Fork Yokes are not rule covered. Fork internals are open and the forks in question have been set up to replicate some from the period - just can't remember which right now. CR's are a period carb.

now I feel bad.

I do like the Z1000 a lot more than that $60k Norton.

I like this Norton WAY Better

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1007127997.htm

**RDJ** · 11th January 2016, 13:16

Originally Posted by malcy25

HDC:

Might be a first on here, but I'll come to the defence of the seller on this one! I know the owner and the bike. Both are Kosha and for the HP and set up, the bike is easily worth that should you have the desire to assemble one - you'd be hard placed to come in 10k above it I reckon by the time you spend the money in all the right places to make it fast AND reliable. This is also a seriously well engineered motorcycle, no dodgy fabrications. he also has 30 years exp with 4 stroke Kawasaki's and running meth. The owner has a full machine shop and the skill. if I was going open class postie racing and not worried about brand, it would be a good option.

Eligibility for Posties is okay. the ZRX1100 swing arm is the spitting image of the original Z1000J S1 Eddie Lawson AMA bike swing arm http://www.rastec.nl/uploaded_files/z1000s1.jpg. Disc rules were modded a couple of years back to allow some floaters. Fork Yokes are not rule covered. Fork internals are open and the forks in question have been set up to replicate some from the period - just can't remember which right now. CR's are a period carb.

Thank you for chiming in, that's the sort of really useful information which, if I was in the market for that sort of bike, I would really appreciate knowing.

It remains a very nice bike, but is gonna need somebody with the right bank account!

**F5 Dave** · 11th January 2016, 14:33

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Are these worth this much? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1006704584.htm
I know it's had a bit of a restore,...but,..

No they are not. Never were, never will be. Very adequate commuter.

In the Cruiser section. What is it with people?

**F5 Dave** · 11th January 2016, 14:37

Originally Posted by malcy25

HDC:

Might be a first on here, but I'll come to the defence of the seller on this one! I know the owner and the bike. Both are Kosha and for the HP and set up, the bike is easily worth that should you have the desire to assemble one - you'd be hard placed to come in 10k above it I reckon by the time you spend the money in all the right places to make it fast AND reliable. This is also a seriously well engineered motorcycle, no dodgy fabrications. he also has 30 years exp with 4 stroke Kawasaki's and running meth. The owner has a full machine shop and the skill. if I was going open class postie racing and not worried about brand, it would be a good option.

Eligibility for Posties is okay. the ZRX1100 swing arm is the spitting image of the original Z1000J S1 Eddie Lawson AMA bike swing arm http://www.rastec.nl/uploaded_files/z1000s1.jpg. Disc rules were modded a couple of years back to allow some floaters. Fork Yokes are not rule covered. Fork internals are open and the forks in question have been set up to replicate some from the period - just can't remember which right now. CR's are a period carb.

Badly placed comma makes it look like a braced zrx frame. Gee they have opened the rules since I last looked. Race bikes never make what they cost to build, unless some moneybags thinks they can buy a championship.

**Grumph** · 11th January 2016, 15:22

Originally Posted by malcy25

HDC:

Might be a first on here, but I'll come to the defence of the seller on this one! I know the owner and the bike. Both are Kosha and for the HP and set up, the bike is easily worth that should you have the desire to assemble one - you'd be hard placed to come in 10k above it I reckon by the time you spend the money in all the right places to make it fast AND reliable. This is also a seriously well engineered motorcycle, no dodgy fabrications. he also has 30 years exp with 4 stroke Kawasaki's and running meth. The owner has a full machine shop and the skill. if I was going open class postie racing and not worried about brand, it would be a good option.

Eligibility for Posties is okay. the ZRX1100 swing arm is the spitting image of the original Z1000J S1 Eddie Lawson AMA bike swing arm http://www.rastec.nl/uploaded_files/z1000s1.jpg. Disc rules were modded a couple of years back to allow some floaters. Fork Yokes are not rule covered. Fork internals are open and the forks in question have been set up to replicate some from the period - just can't remember which right now. CR's are a period carb.

Agree - I met the owner and looked at this bike at a Burt. Pricing is pretty good I'd have thought. Sorry he's selling - if the scene was better oop north he may not have....

**malcy25** · 11th January 2016, 16:31

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

now I feel bad.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1007127997.htm

Don't! One of the few times I could comment with some knowledge having built or rebuilt a few postie racers, and it's a common misconception that the bikes can be built cheap (well they can but you get what you pay for!). Like all things, speed and reliability all cost big, even with these things. At times I've had to spend $10-20k on refurbishment, on a pre-existing bike with most of the stuff required already insitu....