The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Ed Miller on October 18, 2007, 02:16:22 PM
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http://corvallis.craigslist.org/mcy/437051073.html
I wonder how much he or she will get for it. Mike, you have any extra money? :-)
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Not me right now !
And, if I get another airhead to hide in the barn, it probably won't be an LS - my
82 Ls would get jealous.... I'm holding out for possibly an R100RT, or else
maybe an R80ST or GS..... ::) or...... if things go incredibly well someday, I may
venture out on a limb and get an oilhead - R1200C !
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As good as these bikes are, I wonder whether 'collectable' is really appertaining to the LS. It worries me, every time I see someone trying to describe a bike as 'Collectable' when it blatantly is not. Its is just 'not as common' as an R80 or any other R65.
I get the impression the vendor is probably going to be looking for an unreasonable price and is trying to 'talk it up' to the unwary. It is not an R90S or R100RS and will never be 'collectable'.
I'd still have one though. But I would not be buying it off some 'chancer' who was trying to sell it as something other than a good reliable BMW boxer that is slightly different from the usual.
After all, an LS is the same as any other R65 of the same age, with a few styling changes....differently painted tank, wheels, exhaust, saddle and nose fairing - none of which will make it any faster or handle any better.
Still, recently, I did see a standard R65 with a Nose Fairing being sold as an LS - it did not look to have even been a post 81 model! Wrong wheels, clamshell airbox, normal saddle! Still it was nicely presented, with a nice non-standard paintjob!
My oppinion only of course..
Steve H
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Well, I suppose that everything is 'collectable' to some degree, it is rather a matter of its desirability that merits its worth as a collectible item.
Anyhow, while I do like the R65LS, and it was produced in fewer numbers than many other bikes, it isn't nearly so rare or universally
desirable as some other bikes. And even some bikes, like the Crocker, are extremely rare, but are largely unknown outside (or even inside) the
United States, despite the fact that if one has one (of the fewer than 100 ever built) it can fetch over $70,000 US. I think that Jay Leno
has one. So, I suppose the term 'collectable' can be open to interpretation. It seems, from what I can tell, that there is generally somewhat
greater interest in the LS version of the R65 over here in North America than in other parts of the planet. And, even within the United States,
there are some areas where the interest (and price tags) of these models are much higher than elsewhere.
some people in this country love to collect stuffed animals or garden gnomes..... one man's 'collectables' are another man's garage sale items, I guess ?!
So now there is a group of people trying to re-start the ancient Crocker motorcycle company and build a more modern version of the old design.
What will this do to the value/desirability of the old originals ? We've already seen the rise, and fall, and rise and fall of the Indian motorcycle company
over here. Some folks who bought and kept their "new" Indians believe them to be priceless artifacts. and there are those of us who just consider
them to be another abandoned, unsupported product left behind by a defunct (Again) company. Oh well, it definitely keeps life interesting !!!
:)
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I wouldn't really consider it collectible, but it would be fun to ride. I would be astonished if he got $4500 for it; maybe $3500?
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Without pictures, it's a hard call. But $4500, is quite doubtful !