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**jasonu** · 7th April 2018, 18:17

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

And this one isn't the one to put away.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...279d9c8b8f9529

When something is so rare no one has heard of it it's value is priceless. As in no price. No one will buy it except for it' intended purpose. Which would appear to be for junior to ride around the back yard smiling until it runs out of gas. . . . No chance of finding parts you say? I'll just buy him a Yamaha thanks.

I'd pay a grand for it

**AllanB** · 7th April 2018, 19:31

Originally Posted by T.W.R

don't know much about them do you

It's another non-important sport bike. Over priced and nothing special. In that era every friggen 9 months a new jap sport bike would appear better than the rest. Yawn.

Seriously, it's not a game changer like a edition one GSXR750.

And it still has vacuum cleaner hoses. Always did - but when Kawasaki came out with them back in the day I remember thinking they were 'cool' - time has not been kind on the tubes ......

**T.W.R** · 7th April 2018, 19:42

Originally Posted by AllanB

It's another non-important sport bike. Over priced and nothing special. In that era every friggen 9 months a new jap sport bike would appear better than the rest. Yawn.

Seriously, it's not a game changer like a edition one GSXR750.

The gixxer was only a game changer because it was a new direction in so-called sports bikes at the time

everything else was basically a sports tourer
The ZXRs were the only things that dominated the dukes in WSBK back in the day and for years the ZXRs were the benchmark for front ends and remember Kawasaki sat back and watched what the others were doing before releasing the ZXRs

**AllanB** · 7th April 2018, 20:08

You know what should be collectible today - the original 1980 R80GS. Technically it invented the 'adventure touring bike' category.

**F5 Dave** · 7th April 2018, 20:43

Wasn't that the Triumph Adventurer of early 70s era? Well they first coined the name

**T.W.R** · 7th April 2018, 21:02

Originally Posted by AllanB

You know what should be collectible today - the original 1980 R80GS. Technically it invented the 'adventure touring bike' category.

What would be collectible if it's survived all these years is the bike the spawned the GS beemers

The bike Bernd Walrof built, that's were BMW got the idea as he was one of their mechanics

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130661930

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th April 2018, 21:18

Originally Posted by T.W.R

What would be collectible if it's survived all these years is the bike the spawned the GS beemers

The bike Bernd Walrof built, that's were BMW got the idea as he was one of their mechanics

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130661930

Very G.A.Y.

**AllanB** · 7th April 2018, 21:18

Originally Posted by T.W.R

What would be collectible if it's survived all these years is the bike the spawned the GS beemers

The bike Bernd Walrof built, that's were BMW got the idea as he was one of their mechanics

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130661930

That is cool.

**T.W.R** · 7th April 2018, 22:12

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Very G.A.Y.

Bit Harsh Pete considering when it was built and considering nowadays the beemer adventure set are boutique fashionista that buy their bikes rather build them

Originally Posted by AllanB

That is cool.

160 odd kgs it'd be more enjoyable & capable ride off road than the current or any off the factory built GSs

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th April 2018, 22:59

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Bit Harsh Pete considering when it was built and considering nowadays the beemer adventure set are boutique fashionista that buy their bikes rather build them

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