A pretty one but not cheap!
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A pretty one but not cheap!
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- Steve in Golden
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Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
That seems pretty dear alright, even by Australian standards. Nice bike though.
Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
Well used examples have been offered up for $7000 recently, and a couple in shops are about that.
Two have sold on ebay in the last month. One for $6500 and the second one for $4150
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251283744648 ... 1423.l2649
Two have sold on ebay in the last month. One for $6500 and the second one for $4150
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251283744648 ... 1423.l2649
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1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
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Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
It's mildly stupid high, but, if it's Concours correct, it's not too terribly out of line. Few of us even have the desire to own a /5 that looks like it left the showroom floor yesterday, but there are those who will pay the big bucks for that.
I will confess to a desire for a R75/5 that looks like it might have had normal care for a couple years. That goes for around $5k in U.S. dollars.
I will confess to a desire for a R75/5 that looks like it might have had normal care for a couple years. That goes for around $5k in U.S. dollars.
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- Steve in Golden
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Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
It sold for $12,600
Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
There was a guy on this island selling a flawless minty fresh R75/5 for $5500 years ago. I didn't have that much money to spend at the time, and he said, "You don't want this bike. You'd spend all your time just polishing it." I had to agree...
Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
Wow - I could almost get back the money I have spent on my R90. Mine doesn't look so nice and it leaks oil like the Exxon Valdeze, but it runs pretty good. It is a little depressing how nice a five-year-old bike I could have for what I have spent on my 38 year old Airhead, but then I wouldn't have had all that fun working on it and learning how to adjust valves and the like. Who needs brakes and a little vibration keeps the kidneys working right.Steve in Golden wrote:It sold for $12,600
1975 R90/6
1979 R65
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Re: A pretty one but not cheap!
They are hitting 40 years of age remember, would you say the '73 R75/5 1/2 LWB would be the most
Expensive /5?, thats with all things being equal ofcourse?... only for curiousity sake Ok!
Expensive /5?, thats with all things being equal ofcourse?... only for curiousity sake Ok!
1973 R1000/5 LWB
1976 R90S Silver Smoke
1976 R90S Silver Smoke