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Marketplace => Wanted => Topic started by: John Orchard on November 14, 2014, 02:15:48 pm
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Looking for another CR500RE, after having to rebuild every vintage bike I have ever bought, I am not willing to pay high money seein as I'll tear it down to make sure it's right anyway.
Expect to get one that needs some work for $3K, face it, vintage bikes have many worn parts and parts are hard to find & expensive for good items.
Sick of ads saying "fully rebuilt" .... yeh rebuilt with the worn-out bits!
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What happened with the one you got from DDR John?
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What happened with the one you got from DDR John?
That has come along nicely, I'd like a spare now. After spending so much on a low-use bike, I have learned my lesson; the difference in value between a bike that has been TOTALLY GONE THROUGH verses one that hasn't, is big.
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Yeah, there is no such thing as a "good cheap bike" anymore. People think that buying a cheapie to fix up or restore is more cost effective than buying a fair dinkum restored bike only to find out that that $3000 cheapie needs another $2000 spent on it.....If they can find the parts!
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This bloke in Perth has the 83 RD for sale at $6690.. looks like hes put some time into it and and a bit out of budget but thought i would throw it at ya.. https://www.xtrememotorbikes.com.au/products/vintage-bikes-for-sale/honda-cr480-1983-vintage/
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Avoid seller at all costs
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Avoid seller at all costs
Not the first time I've heard this advice :-\
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had heard that but also have been advised by others there work is good and genuinely done????????
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Just don't ever go to Vintage extreme in QLD . they are thieving, lying , rip off artists . Iain
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they have shut their doors ... mmm maybe 12 months ago ::)..... been there many a time very helpful when they were operating out or lawrence drive Nerang and then around the corner... as a matter of fact no drama with them or robz ridez or most people I have dealt with in the past few years.... if you cant look at the stuff in person and make a informed decision get someone that can on your behalf .... :-X plenty of good knowlegable people on the forum who are more than willing to help out
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so - you have bought from them Ted???????
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A good mate did....not happy at all
Only the distance saved them >:(
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they have shut their doors ... mmm maybe 12 months ago ::)..... been there many a time very helpful when they were operating out or lawrence drive Nerang and then around the corner... as a matter of fact no drama with them or robz ridez or most people I have dealt with in the past few years.... if you cant look at the stuff in person and make a informed decision get someone that can on your behalf .... :-X plenty of good knowlegable people on the forum who are more than willing to help out
Without naming names ... all I will say is that one of the persons named in Jason's post quoted above ^^ has been involved in a couple of very dubious deals in the past couple of months. When I say dubious I mean, the bikes and/or parts were misrepresented and in fact, dodgied up to be far better than they were. Similar in some ways to wrecker fever :)
They might start out good and that gets then a good name but at the end of the day, you will see most retail sellers lose sight of their original ideals. Whether it be because the economy has tightened, the market has been flooded, the availability of genuinely great barn finds has shrunk or whatever ... they eventually start selling shit dressed up as gold .. and some poor sucker ends up losing out.
The one mentioned above has done that recently on 2 separate occasions, with 2 different deals, that I am aware of. So I would avoid him in future .. unless you like gambling of course :)