Capt Sisko Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) Following on from the comment from @bud in the thread about EU exhaust regs "All the bikes we sold for peanuts. Going for crazy money now." What did you once have that you sold for peanuts that nowadays does indeed go for crazy money? By that I don't mean the mundane that people ask inflated prices for just because it survived to a ripe old old age, the ‘it's rare’ (as in, no one bought them at the time), the it’s been got at and now has a brown seat on it and certainly not the exotica of the day that was always going to be something special, but a bike that time has proven to be worth more than it’s sum of parts. I’ll start the ball rolling. I had a '78 White & Red RD400E https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1762272 £20k FFS - Who are they kidding! Edited March 23 by Capt Sisko 3 Quote
Simon Davey Posted March 24 Posted March 24 (edited) Wow! 20k is phenomenal. I had a Kawasaki Z1300, paid £2.5k for it, had a great time with it. Girlfriend with kids meant using a car and the bike rusted in the garden. (I gave it away) They're now going for £10k+ Edited March 24 by Simon Davey 1 Quote
onesea Posted March 24 Posted March 24 52 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: Wow! 20k is phenomenal. I had a Kawasaki Z1300, paid £2.5k for it, had a great time with it. Girlfriend with kids meant using a car and the bike rusted in the garden. (I gave it away) They're now going for £10k+ However the other side to this is maintainence, how much would it of co cost to keep that bike up to standard to be worth 10k? How much could you actually ride it to keep that value? Quote
Simon Davey Posted March 24 Posted March 24 (edited) 11 minutes ago, onesea said: , how much would it of co cost to keep that bike up to standard to be worth 10k? About £11k Edited March 24 by Simon Davey 2 Quote
Capt Sisko Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 (edited) 5 hours ago, onesea said: How much could you actually ride it to keep that value? And that's the problem with that RD400. Looking at the photos it's in better condition than when it came out of the factory. It's now a show bike, probably be trailered everywhere and never turn a wheel in anger again. Shame, one ride on a wet road and . . . . . Edited March 24 by Capt Sisko 1 Quote
Mickly Posted March 24 Posted March 24 In 1975 I had a Lambretta Li150 that someone gave me as a non runner, took me a weekend to get it running, then I took a hacksaw to it and undertook what would be known now as Antisocial off road riding or in those days just kids dicking about, eventually smashed it up by jumping it in the local woods, it got scrapped. The reg was 99 LOV … imagine what it would be worth today £££££ 3 Quote
Simon Davey Posted March 24 Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Tinkicker said: Yamaha FS1DX. Sold for £150. How does it compare to the FS1E? Quote
Tinkicker Posted March 24 Posted March 24 (edited) New for 1976. Front hydraulic disc brake. Bigger forks, different carb and choke setup. And the all important yellow tank and sidepanels with the black Kenny Roberts speedblocks. NWY923P. Edited March 24 by Tinkicker 1 1 Quote
skyrider Posted March 24 Posted March 24 yes and i had the baja brown fs1e with the speed blocks a 76 model Quote
Mickly Posted March 24 Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, Tinkicker said: New for 1976. Front hydraulic disc brake. Bigger forks, different carb and choke setup. And the all important yellow tank and sidepanels with the black Kenny Roberts speedblocks. NWY923P. And the front engine cradle / frame stiffener / bit of bent tube? Plus autolube? Quote
Tinkicker Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) No autolube. That came in 77 complete with power restriction and pedal delete. The bent bars in front of the engine were an optional accessory in 76. Not sure if 77 went from rotary disc valve induction to Reed valve induction too. Edited March 25 by Tinkicker Quote
Mawsley Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Bought an R90S in Caracas for $1000. Rode it like a demon for 2 and a half years then gave it away to a local when we decided to return home - figured I'd got my money's worth - genuinely had no idea what it was worth here. What bites is that we had half a container free. 1 3 Quote
S-Westerly Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Never owned one but it was THE bike i lusted after when I was 17. Quote
bud Posted Saturday at 22:10 Posted Saturday at 22:10 I sold my mint DT50 for £500 in the 80's. The same colour as this one. But much better condition. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202501097869868?dueToME&sort=relevance&searchId=83cadc54-d390-4b00-9e52-c9acd1457a80&advertising-location=at_bikes&body-type=Moped&postcode=PO2 8LD&radius=30&year-to=2025&fromsra 1 Quote
Hairsy Posted Sunday at 06:40 Posted Sunday at 06:40 I had the model before that, the DT50M. Loved that bike. I camped in my garden on the night of my 16th birthday so that I could go out and ride at midnight without waking my parents up. 2 Quote
Tinkicker Posted Sunday at 15:25 Posted Sunday at 15:25 Just found an old pic of one of my bikes. Sold it to take up boating instead. Obviously taken for the ebay ad. 3 Quote
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