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Why is this worth $85000?
Does it have provenance and a full works race kit or summat?
I would ring Cyclesplat to ask but a) I am just a tyre kicker; and b) when I did want to buy a bike off them, I phoned and said "send me the paperwork and I will send you the money" and they sold it to someone else that afternoon. So fuckem. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...ing/3946194984
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The ad is very poor IMO. Much more info is needed. As HDC has said - provenance is everything. Condition is important too. How long since last engine rebuild ?
If it's reasonably fresh and with known provenance that's not a bad price. But a potential buyer needs to know.
It is a terrible ad, but most bike ads are copy pasta from the manufacturer's online marketing. 1987/88 is a long time ago now. This bike would leave Cyclespot's staff confused as fuck. It's a middle-weight, tiddler lady's bike with no HP compared to most new sports bikes, even in race trim.
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What does HP have to do with its value lol
Sure the advert is very poorly written but the more important information would be provenance, mechanical history etc. Things particular to that bike. Anyone who knows what they’re looking at knows the HP but not the other important information. But maybe you’re right, maybe there’s ignorant RC30 buyers out there that are expecting a super high HP race bike and not some ‘tiddler lady’s’ bike…
If it was, wouldn't you lead your ad with "Raced by inaugural World Superbike Champion Fred Merkel, contains full HRC works race kit including unobtanium conrods and an ECU made out of unicorn tears and angels wings".
I could be wrong but arent those "ugly" 3 spoke wheels magnesium Dymags? I can't zoom in enough to see.
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