'92, 250 = $7000 Justifiable?

[hang0ver]

I stumbled across this '92 NSR250SE on Trademe.

The seller is looking for $7000ono.

Is there something about this model of bike that makes it special (other then being a quick 2-smoke)?
Being heavily modded with no apparent Wof or Reg doesn't seem to support the price tag...

Lots of spares I guess...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-148660678.htm

Is this justifiable?

_-H-_

[Taz]

Only worth as much as some sucker will pay.

[JMemonic]

I guess the personalised plate adds a bit, others will know if its good value but to me its a race bike from the photos, good luck to the seller but who knows someone may have offered that already.

[Zoolander]

No harm in them asking that for it I suppose, but highly doubt it will sell. 7k buys a lot of bike these days, no matter how many spares etc its still a 16 year old 250.

[hang0ver]

Only worth as much as some sucker will pay.

That was my inital reaction... But I'm no expert on unique 2-strokes (or any other genre of bike for that matter!).

Allegedly importers will flick you them for 8K...

I get pissed off when I see wildly overpriced bikes. Which I should probably get used to.

_-H-_

[Boob Johnson]

They used to have a saying about the US servicemen stationed here in NZ during dub dub duece, "over paid, over sexed & over hear".


That bike is, "overpriced, over the hill & orible"

[hang0ver]

16 year old 250.

Key phrase...

I guess if the sellers handing out a bunch of reciepts with it...

Engine rebuild, I've heard that one before.

[shingo]

PS: click the smiley

[dave_a]

Rip off, Totaly

[imdying]

Not too bad. Extra set of Tyga bodywork, extra tank, spare wheels, spare barrels and pistons, spare ignition system, spare carbon fender, spare front n rear suspension... essentially a spare rolling chassis. If I were looking for an NSR (and God willing one day I will be), I'd be looking closely at it. Sure, it's the same money as a piece of shite Hyosung or one of those hideous, slow, ghey arse new Ninja 250s, but it'll so badly beat those into the ground, it's almost insulting to mention them in the same sentence.

[Devil]

Not too bad. Extra set of Tyga bodywork, extra tank, spare wheels, spare barrels and pistons, spare ignition system, spare carbon fender, spare front n rear suspension... essentially a spare rolling chassis. If I were looking for an NSR (and God willing one day I will be), I'd be looking closely at it. Sure, it's the same money as a piece of shite Hyosung or one of those hideous, slow, ghey arse new Ninja 250s, but it'll so badly beat those into the ground, it's almost insulting to mention them in the same sentence.

Yep. I agree. I dont think that price is unreasonable (of course i'd haggle) considering the spares with it.

[imdying]

Oh definitely, it's only a starting price Buy it, paint the spares in Rothmans, cane crap out of it, job done

[Forest]

I've never understood the attraction to ex-race bikes.

Motors which have been flogged, cracks and repairs on the frames, dodgy gear ratios ...

[Marmoot]

Whoever posted price question in Kiwibiker must be asking for a No, because I am quite amazed on how much KB members always want everything for peanuts. The moment you post here "is it worth...", you already have your answer.

Hell, give them free stuff and they'd even pick and choose which ones they want and often say things about those they deemed as 'not even worthy of taking for free'.

The rule of sales and purchases are simple. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Just because there's no defamation rules on the internet doesn't mean you can start dissing out insulting remarks to sellers.

Wtf is with remarks such as "that's overpriced! but I don't know much about 2-strokes". Wise....real wise......Pricks

[nudemetalz]

Well I've owned some fast 2-strokes in my time and as they're getting rarer and rarer now with not being built anymore, I think it's not a bad deal.
The Tyga kit is worth a fortune on it's own and the NSR is well set up.

Like Imdying said, if was in the market for an NSR I also would look seriously at it.

But also as Marmoot said, there are some half-wit responses here.....