The guy I got my Kat from had a nice one for sale in Chch. He wanted $7K.... and it was original.Originally Posted by AllanB
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The guy I got my Kat from had a nice one for sale in Chch. He wanted $7K.... and it was original.
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"channellling the Pleideans"
LOL I'll let you know if I meet any. I think Mr s. Car Bob might meet those requirements....
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I only meet one sadly, but I do have two of them.
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https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...182115fe37-002
I reckon about 50% over, and even then, I'd want mint factory fresh
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Not long ago they were $10k USD, then $13k. I have yet to see one at $20k.
Recently I saw a couple of modded RZ500's go for more than $20k and the RG500 has always been worth more so maybe $30K NZD is not to far off the mark.
I had a stab at an RC30 last month (The 2nd listing from Canada). At $28k I think it was a steal. Was already sold when I emailed the seller the same day the listing was published.
https://raresportbikesforsale.com/?s=rc30&submit=Search
Lets go Brandon
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RG and RZ's alien in the US, but less so here, as you know. I had an RZ and was never that fussed. I rode an RG and while it went well, didn't like the way it steered.
If we wants a US style price, he may want to advertise it somewhere where he may get a US buyer....
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Meh. I looked at one a little while ago for about $20K. So yeah over, but probably not 50% over.
$40K gets you a good V-Due
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is there such a thing? most people chase nostalgia hence army indians being high priced etc, rather than unobtain able. i chase stuff i like for what it is, turned away many a sweet deal cause it's not what i like simply
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A US firm decided the main issues were porous crankcase castings poor crank seals and bearings as well as shitty mapping.
The original prototypes ran much better injectors made by Ferrari which were replaced on the production version.
Some crowd was making them for years after Bimota stopped.
Bob Steinbugler of specialists Bimota Spirit in North Carolina says that, while switching to carbs solved some problems, the V-Due’s bigger issue was the crankcase seals.
“These seals were too small and not up to the task of sealing the crankshafts,” Steinbugler explains. “They would allow small amounts of air to be sucked past them, and that phenomenon in a two-stroke changes the mixture. The amount of air varied over time and from V-Due to V-Due, so it couldn’t be tuned out.“For the Trofeo series, Bimota changed from fuel injection to carburettors initially and nothing really improved. Upon further observation they discovered the crankcase seal problem. This was a difficult problem to solve because there was not enough material in the crankcase castings to machine a pocket for a larger outside diameter seal to fit the crankshaft and seal it better. They used a seal that was the same outside diameter and had a smaller inside diameter, but to do this they had to machine down the ends of the crankshafts. This then led to some crankshaft failures.
“The main investment that Piero Caronni made was to go back to the foundry and have crankcases re-cast with a new design that added some material around the crankshaft holes to accept better seals. Once this was done, the bikes became predictable and consistent. The fuel-injection system still suffered from lack of development time – the original prototypes used fuel-injectors supplied by Ferrari and were precise in the range that the V-Due required. For the production versions these were not available, so they went to a production injector and these were not precise enough at the low volume end and did not have enough mapping development to sort them out really well
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Oh Jayzus
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...89b347150d-002
But it's only done 1000km. . . Sure buddy.
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Look at this miserable piece of shit.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...0faf72eee1-003
" I found it as a non runner but after cleaning the carb it started up"
So 'Found'. . . Probably in the Bush where some hunter abandoned it whilst out for a spot of pig rooting and had to walk back. You too could break down in the middle of no where. . . Or be confronted by an angry armed man who has spotted his stolen bike.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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Nostalgia is not as good it was back in my day
There's a few Army Indians here in the VCC, I'm not hardcore enough to own one, prefer my press and ( mostly) go ES Commando.
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Hahaha, "custom spray job"... that's one way to put it.
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Found it in someone else's garage so gave it a shitty paint job so no one would recognise it
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What's next? Custom Bespoke Crash Damage by a professional
(apprentice turfed it up the road during a WOF).
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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