for sale on ebay...kx500

[VMX Andrew]

heres a nice very bike for the kawi fans on ebay at the moment ...to me it looks like a 84model but says its a 85....can anyone pick a price range at what it will finish at.....very interesting ...

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[FireKwaka]

Does anyone know how much it went for? I missed seeing it. My guess would be around $5000.

[BJJ]

nope,  missed that one myself too,,,  anyone have the item #?

[paul]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1985-kawasaki-kx-500_W0QQitemZ190179266197QQihZ009QQcategoryZ102676QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[BJJ]

thanks Paul.

[Hoony]

not a bad buy for $3K (even if it is green)

[paul]

he only wanted 1500 for it and i nearly bought it then and there  but same old story my son want a fender strat for christmas  and i couldnt talk him into a kx 500  he said dad im only 11  ,so you have to start some were 

[BJJ]

i'm with hoony,   $3K  is a good (fantastic) price.  Some Jap 490-500's (race ready) can reach 3500-5000  in peak season.  If I had concentrated more on eBay during that month,  then I would have been in for this one.

[Hoony]

Yep on the money Cammos.

try and get a race ready bike (let alone a big bore) for less than $3000. even a starter bike around $1000 will need probably another $2K put into it for the serious Racer (tyres, chain & sprockets engine freshen up, shock & forks rebuild, bearings and linkages, fittings etc it all adds up). if you have never added up all the bits to get it one the track it is surprising, if you want it to look the goods as well that's another story.

Disclaimer :- Note, i said Serious racer (one who wants to win not just compete)

[Tony T]

I was having a good look at that one too...............
And would have had a go at $1500 but for me, too much at $3k.
Hopefully it gets out in the dirt often. 

[211kawasaki]

GOOD DEAL, WISH I HAD THE LOOT TO BID :'(

[Tony T]

Just wandering around looking at stuff this morning and I noticed that this bike has a 2 ring piston.
Does anyone know the guy that sold it? I'm interested as to what's in there.............

[bigk]

OK, for all of you who were interested in this bike, this is the story. A client of mine purchased the bike from ebay and had it sent to my shop for a quick check over, the bike left the shop in the same plastics as bought with (they are going to be replaced down the track) and this is what was done to it: new tyres front & rear, shock serviced and re-gassed, footpegs repaired, jetting cleaned up and a few minor problems rectified, for a total of $650 in parts & labor. The bike will have it's first outing this weekend at a club race day in a nearby town. Not a bad end result and once the cosmetics are done will be a decent bike.
Cheers,
K

[Tony T]

Hey Mick, if you ever pull the top end off, let me know what's in there. 

[bigk]

Got another one to do soon, it's at the shop but we haven't opened it up yet. I will let you know what I find. What is it you specificlly want to know Tony?
Cheers,
K