New milestone for prices? $75000 AU

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ns86
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New milestone for prices? $75000 AU

#1 Post by ns86 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:35 pm

This Aussie Pre-Production one again and it keeps going higher and higher. Works out to $53,300 US http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SUZUKI-RG500-NEW ... SwXshWrcoM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: New milestone for prices? $75000 AU

#2 Post by Mike Cichetti » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:41 pm

Insanity, did anybody see the one at Mecum or Barret Jackson, it went for $12,000.00 looked like a nice blue/white Canadian.

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#3 Post by pstamper » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:50 pm

I was watching that along with a DS7 250 which went for $4,500. I thought I did well at $1750 10 years ago on mine. I thought the RG pulled a fair price with the mods Rick Lance most likely did.

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#4 Post by Questo vecchio rz » Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:18 am

Quite a rare specimen indeed, perhaps baiting for Suzuki itself to purchase bring back to Japan? I'd suspect they have one already but who knows.
12k seems right on par, for a exceptional used production machine. The RG was the 2 stroke of that decade. It held legendary status since day one on Suzukis press release. It is the H2 of the 80s. Hands down the Mike Tyson of 2 strokes.
A Gamma of good care & pedigree will no doubt sell for 20k in the future. Imaculate RZVs will follow, but I'd suspect at 30% lower values.
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#5 Post by acemoto » Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:12 am

Wow thats an incredible price for a RG

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#6 Post by pstamper » Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:21 pm

I keep thinking about an RG but will have to get rid of something else. Much simpler machine.

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#7 Post by 2smoke » Sat Feb 06, 2016 5:16 pm

I am never going to understand the point of a never started bike that you cant use.
Its not worth 10 bucks to me.
And to store it for 30 years is just stupid. :smt011
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#8 Post by silverstrom » Sat Feb 06, 2016 6:02 pm

I agree Colin. It doesn't make sense. Someone with deep pockets will buy it and use it for office art. Then on the way home from the office they can see more on the street.

$53,000 US ($73,000 Cdn) for a pre-production version of a mass produced bike seems pretty steep to me. Maybe I'm just cheap. Or sensible.

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