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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: RM Ted on May 18, 2008, 09:52:05 pm

Title: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: RM Ted on May 18, 2008, 09:52:05 pm

AS I WAS ONLY A YOUNG LAD IN THE 70s.IM INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH WAS THE COST OF A NEW DIRT BIKE IN THE 70s AND 80s. CAN ANYONE REMEMBER THE PRICE OF A BRAND NEW RM 125 C OR A 1984 CR 250 ETC??WAS THERE A BIG PRICE JUMP FROM TWIN TO SINGLE SHOCK?

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: VMX247 on May 18, 2008, 10:08:17 pm

I found some in the ADB 1975 mags
RM125A $925
RM125   $799
YZ125c  $929
Maico 400 A.W   $1450
Montesa Cota 247   $895
subscription to ADB  $6
cheers

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: E74 on May 18, 2008, 10:11:26 pm

From what I had when young, well younger! ;D

1975 MR50  $335.00
1977 XR75 $635.00
1978 YZ80E $665.00
1979 YZ125F $1299.00
1980 YZ125G $1399.00
1980 XR200 $1300.00
1981 CR125RB $1499.00
1982KX125B1 $1700.00
1982 Husky CR250 $2199.00
1983 CR125RD $1599.00
1984 CR250RE $1799.00
1985 CR125RF $1699.00
1985 CR250RF $1899.00

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: Tim754 on May 19, 2008, 09:57:46 am

1972 Gemini 80cc $289 aud ;) delivered to my home with helmet and gloves. Tim

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: allan hughes on May 19, 2008, 06:41:35 pm

MY 1976 YZ 80 C WAS $395  FROM BERT LUNN YAMAHA BRISBANE

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: magoo on May 19, 2008, 06:43:16 pm

1978 CR250R new from Frasers, Homebush. $1599.

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: evo550 on May 19, 2008, 07:06:25 pm

1984 Maico SC 500 $2500.00 Geoff Udy suzuki Toowoomba.

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: brent j on May 19, 2008, 07:24:55 pm

Suzuki TS90MX brand new in 1974, $525.00 from Lawton & Boyle in Wellington

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: Tim754 on May 19, 2008, 07:49:10 pm

Price of my Ducati RT450 Traily (My learners bike along with a Ducati GT750SS.... 8)) from Ron Angel in Richmond Vic 1974 . A staggering $995 on road and the GT750 $2190 I paid for the optional air filters on the carbys velocity stacks...  Wish I had both those now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tim754

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: ELC hunter on May 19, 2008, 08:38:29 pm

Dont cry RM500E 1700 from norm frazers newcastle

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: crs-and-rms on May 19, 2008, 09:05:09 pm

honda cr 250 re 84 1150 from frasers at homebush

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: Mick on May 19, 2008, 10:45:55 pm

My XR 250 RF 1985 cost me $1,700, which i brought the week they came out, then i remember around this time the pollys brought in a big import Tax and bikes went up by heaps around $500.00 dollars for a new XR 1985 RF before the next model had even come out, from then on bikes have climbed in price way to high, i reckon anyway.

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: Rosco400 on May 20, 2008, 07:04:40 am

1982 RM465Z New in crate Frasers Newcastle $1200, the 1982 RM250 was $1400  :o

Title: Re: PRICE OF BIKE WHEN NEW??
Post by: suzuki27 on May 20, 2008, 06:56:44 pm

I paid $1725.00 for a new RM250T in 1980 from Hollywood motors at Liverpool and 2 years later paid $1500.00 for an RM250Z from a Boat and Bike shop in Batemans Bay,where I had moved to,from Sydney.The owner could not sell it and every time I went in, he would drop the price trying to sell it to me-when it got to $1500 I couldn't say no-even though I had to borrow the dough at extortionist rates from AGC or similar-credit wasn't so easy to get in those days,was it!