there a great machine but not worth this much!!!!!

willi · Post by **willi** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:40 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SHOW-BIKE-91YAMA ... 240%3A1318

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:46 pm

Yes I was laughing at that this morning. Do you think his price is
overblown as much as his horsepower, or by more?

240hp out of a 1040kit with ports polished and a dynojet kit...
I'll be happy if I can get 140hp out of mine when I've got that...
and $14,000??!?!?!
HAHAHAHAHAHA...

:bfg

:ha :ha

In fact I recently saw a pristine original '94 sell for AU $2,200 on
ebay. Only 70,000km, which is ok miles for its age.

And I advertised my pristine and lightly accessorised '95 with
40,000km in March for $5200 and didn't even get any low offers.
So I kept it and am doing it up.
I hope it turns out to be a good decision, I think it will. I have a soft spot
for this engine and frame, if I can just get the bike a bit lighter in
weight and steering... new wheels soon???

Post by **Hooligan** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:04 pm

i wonder if that's 240 at the crank or the rear wheel...

chengsr · Post by **chengsr** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:52 pm

(1040) + (bling factor)=240 HP

Post by **FZRDude** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:28 am

No cotter pin in the rear axle?!?!? Definitely not worth the money.....

willi · Post by **willi** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:28 am

REMEMBER ITS AUSTRALIAN $$$ DOUBLE IT AND A BIT FOR YOU PEOPLE IN THE USA,.

Post by **FZRDude** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:37 am

willi wrote:REMEMBER ITS AUSTRALIAN $$$ DOUBLE IT AND A BIT FOR YOU PEOPLE IN THE USA,.

Other way round..... 14,000 Australian Dollar = 9,663.36 US Dollar

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:38 am

14,000 Australian Dollar = 9,663.36 US Dollar

point of comparison:
YZF-R1 brand new = AU$14,990 plus onroads...

:ha :ha

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:08 am

Tim wrote:No cotter pin in the rear axle?!?!? Definitely not worth the money.....

The zero Kilometres make up for the missing cotter pin.

4mula-R · Post by **4mula-R** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:33 am

I think he wants to get reinbursed for all the love and sweat he put into it, that is priceless guys.

ace of spades · Post by **ace of spades** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:03 pm

Blood, sweat and tears went into that bike. The sweat definately came from lifting the bike off the ground everytime he moves it around. Shame, he is sad to see it go.

What a wanker

:ha :ha

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:43 pm

I've ordered a back issue of Rapid to see what exactly is contained in
page 68-69... will let y'all know when it comes.

The Tuned Ride for November is Tony Lawatzki’s big-bore
FZR1000

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:47 pm

Ah yes, but consider what could be a cunning plan:

Biker is told by wife / partner / employer to sell bike or there will be consequences, so owner justifies price to wife / partner / employer by totalling up the amount of $ spent on said bike and advertises it for that figure, knowing full well that no one in their right mind would pay that for a bike this old (and if they did he would just go out and buy a new R1).

Result: Happy wife / partner / employer as rider has been trying extremly hard to please, but as the market is depressed he'll just have to hang onto it and might as well use it otherwise it would cost even more money to get it back on the road.

And just how do I know that a cunning plan like this works...

Post by **FZRDude** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:18 pm

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:15 am

Y'all will never guess who I saw broken down on the side of the
freeway this evening...

oh...

maybe you will guess :ha

kiwi60 · Post by **kiwi60** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:01 am

And I bet you stopped and offered to help :bfg

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:14 am

Only so I could have a perv at the bike, I swear

willi · Post by **willi** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:37 am

hotcam wrote:Only so I could have a perv at the bike, I swear

are you serious???

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:18 pm

that would be hilarious

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:08 pm

are you serious??? Razz

Serious that i stopped, not serious that it was just to admire the bike...
the guy was ok, it was supposedly a mate of the owner, and the owner
was on the way to rescue him...

See, I knew you all (and me) would want to know more details
to see if there was anything mega interesting in there. Nope, just
a 1040 with ports polished, might have some bottom end
work (he says), standard exup headers with the exup taken
out (what!!??

)
the polished frame was all stained from fuel dribbles and needed a re-polish.
The wheels and brakes looked good though.

Apparently the fuel was overflowing and when the guy stopped to check
it, the battery was flat and wouldn't re-start. I'm not surprised, it was
not even the correct battery, just some cheap generic non-sealed type.

Oh, and Re-listed today!
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SHOW-BIKE-91YAMA ... RCH:AU:101

"...any test you like !! it is a power house does not miss a beet
the bike now is better than new !! ready for summer !"