Alison, 2 in a row and only weeks apart, both getting good exposure on this forum as well as ebay points to a trend in my eyes. As Marc hit upon, there seems to be a growing gap between absolute nice resto's and the ordinary decent ride bikes. Basket case CR125's and RM125's will remain popular for a time yet and the west seems to favour the older pre'75 machines at present. The nice resto's still command good money as restorations don't/can't come cheap. In saying this it is extremely rare anyone would get their money back on a resto when you consider the price of parts and the labour involved to do it properly. These restored bikes are collected by enthusiast and collectors and are increasingly to be shown only at shows and in collections. A lot will never to turn a wheel in angst again. With regards to the ride bike the pre'75 riders are becoming fewer due to the 'average' age of said riders creeping into their 50's. Time will tell but yes, I believe both bikes were bargains if you wish to go vmx racing. Time is a constant and as the years progress so too will the popularity of later models, models that younger guys have strong ties with such as 'pre85 and pre'90. One day pre'2000 will be popular, whether we like it or not it time moves on
