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[JohnnyBoxer]

£10200 for a 500 mile RD350LC

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-RD...3kQD%2FGYCH5ztAVjMrhE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

That's some going

 

[Reggie P]

My little brother had one , I'd happily pay £10500 for the "feeling I had back in 1980 when I rode it for the first time !

mind you , everything has changed now and memories are probably "rose-tinted"?


(I do think; in a way, two-strokes are what motorcycling is all about ?)

 

[cookie]

probably still better than putting the money in a bank.

 

[brut33]

It's only done 570 miles but had an engine rebuild.

Anyway it's still a nice bike.

 

[Deleted account 240901001]

It's only done 570 miles but had an engine rebuild.

Anyway it's still a nice bike.

I would imagine to replace all the perished seals.....

 

[Boxed-in]

Was a bugg*r to keep the front wheel on the ground when properly tuned.

 

[Davey B]

I wonder when this rose tinted bubble of late 40s and 50s blokes buying kit from their yoof will burst ?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I wonder when this rose tinted bubble of late 40s and 50s blokes buying kit from their yoof will burst ?

About another 10 years, Dave

Rose tinted and all that........................Best left in the 1970's and 80's

This is another example, finishing over the weekend - the Yam TY250 Mono, especially Pinky editions are rising fast

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-TY...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Mainly due to people riding them 25 years ago and there is a new national Kia supported championship series to ride them in

This one made £5600..................I remember paying £2600 for a new one in 1993 and I was talking to a chap on Sunday who has the same bike, brand new and still in the crate, he'll be happy

 

[ymfb]

I'd pay that to feel some of the things I did in the 80s

 

[Davey B]

I'd pay that to feel some of the things I did in the 80s

But they'll also have aged 30 odd years and won't quite 'feel' the same.

 

[EKIMYRF]

My little brother had one , I'd happily pay £10500 for the "feeling I had back in 1980 when I rode it for the first time !

mind you , everything has changed now and memories are probably "rose-tinted"?


(I do think; in a way, two-strokes are what motorcycling is all about ?)

I used to proddy race them back in the 80s they were rocket ships, I rode one about 5 years ago it was an unpleasant, bouncy ring dinging nightmare (and it was a fairly good one).

Should have left it as a memory

 

[Decompressing]

seems the right moment to bring this up...

this, of course, could have been made for the 80's and the (original) LC brigade!!

 

[Reggie P]

I used to proddy race them back in the 80s they were rocket ships, I rode one about 5 years ago it was an unpleasant, bouncy ring dinging nightmare (and it was a fairly good one).

Should have left it as a memory

I thought that might be the case ! Pity heh ?