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Offline montmil

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High Dollars R65
« on: November 09, 2011, 07:58:22 AM »
If the old saying, "There's one born every minute" is true, here's the perfect 1979 R65 for 'em. Plus, you can "take this work of art home" as it's only $14,000.00. Good golly...

http://tinyurl.com/6oqwao6

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Offline suecanada

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 08:53:33 AM »
Well one thing Monte...he does provide a humungous list of things he has done to the bike that we could use as a reminder of what jobs could be considerd. Useful maybe to all those members looking to fill the winter months!!! I wonder if an extra "0" got in the asking price but then it would be too cheap.
1983 R65LS - LRB still my favourite!? 1988 Honda NX250, "Toodles Too" and a Suzuki DR650, "Calypso." All stored in the "Brrrmmm Closet".

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 06:47:29 PM »
You would think, for that price, they might have reconditioned the instruments.  ::)

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 07:21:06 PM »
The only way that 10x over price would be considered by me is if the bike were restored to pristine, as new from the factory, concours condition.  As it is, it is far, far from that and is simply a rider, worth ~ 3.5K at the absolute most.. ;D
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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 07:39:46 PM »
Great looking bars , I want a set for Xmas!

13,500 is a bit much, but he can try.....................
Joe Wilkerson
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1979 R65
1980 R65
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Offline Julio A.

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2011, 02:24:34 AM »
I think he is asking too much.
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Offline steve hawkins

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2011, 03:32:25 AM »
He is dreaming.  You get nothing for fixing up a broken bike.

The fact that he has done so much work either means he picked the wrong bike to start with - i.e. a right 'bag of spanner' or he is some ultra fussy obsessive who has got carried away with himself.

But trying to get your money back after having over spent on your restoration - well good luck with that.

In the UK he'd still be dreaming if he ask £4k.

And it has 63,000 miles.

There is nothing special fitted to it and I suspect that I could built a similar bike for £2K - being careful with what I starte with.
Steve Hawkins R100 (that wants to be an R65)

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2011, 04:06:14 AM »
Short of replacing every wearing surface on the bike it's near impossible for a 63,000 mile bike to be as good as a factory new one. You can get a bike to look concours but that doesn't necessarily make it as good as new.

The only bikes worth well over the odds are genuine carefully stored low milers and then you wouldn't want to ride it which sort of defeats the point.
Barry Cheshire, England 79 R45

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2011, 04:14:25 AM »
Haha, It's like buying a Bike Brand New, use it for 20 years, then sell it for a profit.
Julio Alarcon
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Offline Justin B.

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2011, 11:53:09 AM »
Don't ya know those dinky mufflers are a bit on the loud side!
Justin B.

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2011, 01:45:07 PM »
Give the guy a break Fellas (and Ladies), he´s just trying to make a $495.00 profit of what he paid for it.

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2011, 05:11:58 PM »
Here is another person who is a dreamer, but with their head a little bit lower in the clouds than the first posting:
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/mcy/2661000764.html

Now, if BOTH bikes were in Very Good-to-Great condition, I could see maybe $6K, but when one of them appears to be a parts bike, without headlight, instruments, or headers, I don't see how it can rate that high..
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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2011, 09:58:36 AM »
Take a look at this eBay auction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110772450488+&viewitem=


Somebody done got themselves a good shipment of 'weed' before this auction was posted !!!!!!!!!!!
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I'll give up my R65, when they pry my cold dead hands from the handlebars !!!!!

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2011, 12:36:28 PM »
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Take a look at this eBay auction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110772450488+&viewitem=


Somebody done got themselves a good shipment of 'weed' before this auction was posted !!!!!!!!!!!
I think you are the one that has been smoking too much, Bob.  That is the bike that started this thread!

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Re: High Dollars R65
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2011, 01:44:51 PM »
I think that it was all that heat in Aridzona for so long, and now they've had a relaively 'cool' snap, that caused him to have to burn some brush from his backyard to keep warm, and, well, he inhaled some of the smoke.. :D
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