1974 Suzuki TM250 Works Replica

[lukeb1961]

I think it is fantastic and easily worth $7000 USD.  More power to him I reckon it is cheap at twice the price.

$7K ?  Seems rather high to me. You aren't involved in talking-up Sydney Real Estate are you?
It IS nice. It HAS had some work. But in the end, it is just a TM250. Let's just cast a jaded eye over it again!
Doc could knock out something awfully close for circa $100, based on past performances!

[Rossvickicampbell]

buy it now price of $4K USD

[Marc.com]

* While I'm in soapbox mode, what's with the gold Excel rims on Rusty and NZ Mikes otherwise trick period bikes? Technicolour Excel rims don't belong on pre '75 bikes in my humble opinion. The gold colour is too bright and the Excel logo stands out like canine goolies, detracting from the bike.

Cmon Firko you are getting less adventurous in your dotage ..... I think the TMGP is perfect just as it is, I mean I don't subscribe to the whole black rim thing but they do look great on some bikes like Wheelsmith Works Replica Maicos  . 

[firko]

buy it now price of $4K USD

That's half of what he originally wanted a couple of weeks ago...he's getting desperate and closer to the market value.

[suzuki43]

I'd give him $3000 pacific pesos (NZ dollars) at todays rate thats USD$2000 for it maximum.

Give me marcs bike anyday,very cool,and built by a genius (Mike Felton).I like the gold rims.Its black rims and fatbars, that I detest on VMX bikes.

[firko]

Yeah Craig, I guess gold is a better option to black (even though I've got black rims on my Maico) in some eyes. The big thing to me is that gold rims weren't around in 1974 and that's where a lot of younger guys stuff up. Because gold rims have been around for their whole lives, they often automatically assume that gold has been available from day one. In those dark days your options were silver or polished bare alloy..full stop!
To many old farts like me it looks really odd on a pre '75 bike, especially the brighter, more modern shades of gold. I've had gold, purple and now have black on my Maico but the next time she's seen in public she'll have a nice shiny polished set of Akronts on her.

[evo550]

Whats your opinion of the prices of the crf 450 at the top of the page and the cr 250 at the bottom of page ?
http://www.xtrememotorbikes.com.au/l14-0/accessories/honda/

[Slakewell]

Ah ah ah put down the crack pipe 45k for a 3 year old CRF 450? 6K for 75 CR 125

[Marc.com]

Ah ah ah put down the crack pipe 45k for a 3 year old CRF 450? 6K for 75 CR 125

lets not get too excited further down he says it is valued at $8000. Interesting I was looking at some plastics the other day and noticed that the graphics on the young guys CRF cost $300 1.5 times a full set of plastics. Different priorities of different generation, kind of like when the Japanese started building reliable MXer.

The thing I celebrate is that whole colored tyre thing was short lived. Didn't want to see red tyres AND black rims on the next Firko Wheelsmith Maico/

[TM BILL]

Black rims on pre 75 is ok its that bright gold thats not right , Lighter flat gold ala sun rims on pre 78 is cool but bright gold rims are evo on 

[JohnnyO]

Marc he says the frame is valued at $8000..
Those guys at Xtreme are on drugs, they've had ridiculous prices on their 'full factory' bikes for years. Not only that it's a very much outdated (by modern standards) 2008 model. Talk about a bunch of dreamers!!

[evo550]

Then there's this one
http://www.xtrememotorbikes.com.au/d26-14/honda-cr250-2002/
....."the best mx'er in the world"

[Marc.com]

Marc he says the frame is valued at $8000..
Those guys at Xtreme are on drugs, they've had ridiculous prices on their 'full factory' bikes for years. Not only that it's a very much outdated (by modern standards) 2008 model. Talk about a bunch of dreamers!!

sorry never read closely enough. Yeah 45 grand is wild ... not sure there is VMXer that has commanded that price tag but I may be wrong.

ighter flat gold ala sun rims on pre 78 is cool but bright gold rims are evo on ... your right Bill Mike needs to get his shit together

[JohnnyO]

Then there's this one
http://www.xtrememotorbikes.com.au/d26-14/honda-cr250-2002/
....."the best mx'er in the world"

Yeah that's why Reed, Canard, Windham etc are riding 2002 250 2 smokers.
Like i said.. Dreamers

[SAABCOMBI]

When poeple start restoring bikes like the TM 250 and they are trying to make it look like a factory bike, they need to take more notice of the expansion chambers, the factory pipes don`t look anything like the pipes on the tm`s that are post up on this thread.