How much does a new PE250 cost?

[clutchslip]

As Firko mentioned in a recent post, there's plenty left out there in the woodwork....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Suzuki-PE250-Less-than-50-Original-Miles-/140436496978?pt=US_motorcycles#ht_500wt_1182

[cyclegod]

I will never understand how anyone can go out and buy a new motorcycle and barely, if ever, ride it and then keep it locked away for 30 years. A PE250 wasn't exactly "collectable" when new, there must be something fundamentally skewed about some peoples sense of priorities.

[mx250]

I will never understand how anyone can go out and buy a new motorcycle and barely, if ever, ride it and then keep it locked away for 30 years. A PE250 wasn't exactly "collectable" when new, there must be something fundamentally skewed about some peoples sense of priorities.

And to answer the question, a fair bit more than $2500 I would guess. It will be interesting to watch  .

[Nathan S]

I will never understand how anyone can go out and buy a new motorcycle and barely, if ever, ride it and then keep it locked away for 30 years. A PE250 wasn't exactly "collectable" when new, there must be something fundamentally skewed about some peoples sense of priorities.

Lots of the stories seem to involve people getting sick/getting hurt/dying soon after purchase, and taking decades to work out what to do with the bike.

Sometimes people buy stuff on a whim, and don't bother selling it when they work out it was a frivilous purchase.

[Mike52]

I know a guy who owned a large Australian importers and if a new bike took his fancy he would take one home.
I saw brand new CZ,s in his shed.
Never ridden

[Marc.com]

I can remember these being discounted by Colemans for $1700, they were about the cheapest thing you could buy, I may have ridden the last new one sold in NZ.

hardly a dream come true in its day....maybe $3000

[jimg1au]

I will never understand how anyone can go out and buy a new motorcycle and barely, if ever, ride it and then keep it locked away for 30 years. A PE250 wasn't exactly "collectable" when new, there must be something fundamentally skewed about some peoples sense of priorities

THIS HAPPENS!!!

i have a brand new 2009 mx bike in my shed mate bought it for his son. son is not toing the line at home its in the box it came from the factory in and been in my shed since november 2009 and not going anywhere in a hurry
jim
ps if it goes up for sale nathan has 1st dibs so dont ask

[hodaka]

There's plenty out there , a mate of mine has got a Yamaha IT400C coming in with 150 miles on it , been in a shed , well stored , forever . Will be for sale at some stage .

[zorroz]

There is a certain Suzuki dealer in Newcastle that has a hoard of new bikes from the 80's and several works bikes. And the collection is growing 

[mx250]

There is a certain Suzuki dealer in Newcastle that has a hoard of new bikes from the 80's and several works bikes. And the collection is growing 

Is that a collector or a hoarder?

[VMX247]

There is a few bikes in our town that have sat since purchase in the 70s and still sitting due to family deaths and this
quote from USA:
I just started going thru a large
inventory Kawasaki and Suzuki parts that had been deemed obsolete and
put up in storage about 10 years ago. They came from one on southern
Californias largest mototcycle dealerships.

There's truck loads of it our there still- keep lookin... ....

[zorroz]

There is a certain Suzuki dealer in Newcastle that has a hoard of new bikes from the 80's and several works bikes. And the collection is growing 

Is that a collector or a hoarder?

A collector that hoards bikes that never see the light of day! He did have them on display at his old shop 10+ years ago but too many people touching/sitting on them.

[BETRIC]

I have 2 new 73 Cooper MX bikes in the shed, they were to be used as spare parts for the shop race bike but were never used, sat in a shed in WA till I rescued them 2004 along with the race bike and parts.

[hodaka]

I have a YZ360B that has never , ever fired a shot !! 

[zorroz]

I have a YZ360B that has never , ever fired a shot !! 

Pic please!!!!!