Trade me bargain, 8 mins to go as at 921pm

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 21:23

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=149063330

Was going to buy it, can't too poor, i have everything it need bar left footpeg hanger, and lower fairings for sale.

can do a kber a good deal on stuff it needs....300....negotiable i guess.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 21:29

well it was a bargain at 645...just hit over 1k fook me.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 21:33

Hmmm time to list the goodies old signal need me thinks... lol.

**1200custom** · 19th April 2008, 21:35

thats going to cost him more to get it legal and looking good than its worth

**PrincessBandit** · 19th April 2008, 21:38

Of course you would just be doing it up and admiring it (off the road) until you get your license back eh.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 21:41

Originally Posted by 1200custom

thats going to cost him more to get it legal and looking good than its worth

Well it is reg on hold.

Bits are not too bad say he bought my ones...it would owe him 1500 by the time he got wof and rego.

plus another 400 for lower front fairings i guess

another say 800 for paint and graphics....

$2700 for a bike that wouldve cost 4k with new paint otherwise....

**dino3310** · 19th April 2008, 21:47

totally agree, with the price 250s are at the moment it would be worth doing up.

**Zoolander** · 19th April 2008, 21:55

Dont see how a ratty 20 year old 250 thats been down the road, is full of corrosion, and missing a heap of parts could be considered a bargin! I'd be paying someone to take it away. Hopefully lifting the 250 limit for learners will kill the market for rubbish like this.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 21:57

Originally Posted by Zoolander

Dont see how a ratty 20 year old 250 thats been down the road, is full of corrosion, and missing a heap of parts could be considered a bargin! I'd be paying someone to take it away. Hopefully lifting the 250 limit for learners will kill the market for rubbish like this.

You take that back, and um its fully alloy apart from the tank, and guage cluster hanger...(10 minutes of actual labour to strip it down paint it then put it back together once dry) so the corrosion is where?

Ive owned 3 zxr's, as with any bike when tidying it up, it's the little details that make it look good, ie nice bolts, painted little brackets etc.

**Zoolander** · 19th April 2008, 22:26

Originally Posted by skidMark

You take that back, and um its fully alloy apart from the tank, and guage cluster hanger...(10 minutes of actual labour to strip it down paint it then put it back together once dry) so the corrosion is where?

Ive owned 3 zxr's, as with any bike when tidying it up, it's the little details that make it look good, ie nice bolts, painted little brackets etc.

Was wondering how long it'd take you to bite! 2 minutes is pretty good!!

If you want to buy it and you have the parts and the know-how then power to ya. Not my cuppa tea though. I think old 250's like this are waaaaaaay overpriced and can only imagine what horrors might lurk under the surface of an old unkempt ZXR (or any similar model) such as this. Smells like a money trap to me.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 22:31

Originally Posted by Zoolander

Was wondering how long it'd take you to bite! 2 minutes is pretty good!!

If you want to buy it and you have the parts and the know-how then power to ya. Not my cuppa tea though. I think old 250's like this are waaaaaaay overpriced and can only imagine what horrors might lurk under the surface of an old unkempt ZXR (or any similar model) such as this. Smells like a money trap to me.

If i wqas fully keen on buying and had the money i would have viewed.

Take the risk with any used bike really, a mate bought a gixxer with a yoshi can and i think a power commander, nothing major, until we managed to dig up history way back and found out it was an ex racebike in japan.

This on a late model gsxr import.

Gotta watch what ya buy.

**Bardman** · 20th April 2008, 08:37

[QUOTE]Take the risk with any used bike really, a mate bought a gixxer with a yoshi can and i think a power commander, nothing major, until we managed to dig up history way back and found out it was an ex racebike in japan.

This on a late model gsxr import.[QUOTE]

Did he have issues with it? Ive owned 2 ex race bikes and never had trouble with em on the road. Ex racers generally have more frequent fluid changes, and tuning. I guess if the bike has had a major accident and rebuilt it may have some handling\reliability problems.
As for the zxr bargin, old bike,lotta kms, maybe $2700 to get back on the road. My opinion in road trim again, its still only worth maybe $2000.