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A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:42 am
by Sibbo

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:56 pm
by Steve in Golden
That seems pretty dear alright, even by Australian standards. Nice bike though.

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:22 am
by SteveD
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

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:48 am
by Major Softie
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.

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:23 am
by Steve in Golden
It sold for $12,600 :shock:

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:26 pm
by Deleted User 62
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!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:47 pm
by bbelk
Steve in Golden wrote:It sold for $12,600 :shock:
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.

Re: A pretty one but not cheap!

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:51 am
by boxertwinjeff
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!