CR125M3 is going off on ebay this arvo

[John Orchard]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170783297625?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2649

[steveo247]

makes the race ready one with fmf swingarm exhaust and dg head last week look like a bargain!

[Simo63]

makes the race ready one with fmf swingarm exhaust and dg head last week look like a bargain!

Yeah it sure does 

[mudguard]

Some people out there are still casher up! Auction ended, just sold for $3100. Bet the seller is stoked!

[Simo63]

Some people out there are still casher up! Auction ended, just sold for $3100. Bet the seller is stoked!

That cannot be right ... $3100 for a bike that needs a full resto???  SUre it looks quite original but $3100   

And that smick looking one withthe DG head and pipe and FMF swingarm etc sold last week for well under $3000 

[tmman]

obviously the smick one with the bling is race ready!!! who hasn't bought a race ready bike as the add says n spent another 2-3k on it to actually get around the track.. its all a lotto draw but a supposed orig is better than a flogged dead horse...

[Simo63]

obviously the smick one with the bling is race ready!!!

Was it?  Who mentioned race ready?  Is this "Original" one race ready then?  Are we comparing apples with apples here or are we mixing up our fruit?  I checked the ad again and I can't see where it says it's race ready?  In fact it says quite the opposite to me (eg been sitting in the shed for 10 years).

who hasn't bought a race ready bike as the add says n spent another 2-3k on it to actually get around the track

I haven't.  Either they are race ready or not ... and it's not hard to tell the difference if you check them out.  Sure I've spent money getting a bike onto the track but I've always known that before I purchased it and the price would have been set accordingly.

its all a lotto draw but a supposed orig is better than a flogged dead horse...

A lotto draw??  Without doubt an original bike is better than a flogged dead horse, no arguament from me on that score,  but surely you would agree that a bike that has been sitting in a shed for 10 years, according to the ad, would require significant expenditure to get it race ready?  I have built one of these Elsinores before (and many other race bikes as well) so I know what it takes to get one race ready. Not sure about anyone else but I could easily see myself spending between $1 - $2K on this "original" gem to make it race ready resulting in a $4 - $5k bike based on the high price it sold for. 

Thats a lot for a CR125M3 in today's economy ...  in my humble opinion of course 

[Shaun G]

With a high bidder with a feedback score of 2 I won't be surprised when this bike gets re-listed.

In case it is legit though I do have two of these bikes in about the same condition. I may be prepared to let one go now the market has shown their true value

Cheers
Shaun

[tmman]

simo,, after the one or several vodka's that were consumed i was beein a lil facetious..obviously someone [me included] saw the potential of having such a complete bike.. which means the lil extra cost seems to be worth it so you don't spend the next 12 months on evilbay n other sites chasin shit n payin more than that plus time strainin ya eyes on the computer when you could be watchin reruns of oprah!!

[oldyzman]

 They are a nice little bike, but The sun must have been shining...

[Simo63]

simo,, after the one or several vodka's that were consumed i was beein a lil facetious..obviously someone [me included] saw the potential of having such a complete bike.. which means the lil extra cost seems to be worth it so you don't spend the next 12 months on evilbay n other sites chasin shit n payin more than that plus time strainin ya eyes on the computer when you could be watchin reruns of oprah!!

  All good tmman ..... you just can't put a value on being able to watch those Oprah re-runs 

[Hoony]

as much as i like Honda's , the M3 model are the least desirable on my list. the Suzuki was hands down the best jap bike of that era in looks and performance.
I reckon Honda dropped the ball after the M models until the 78 models hit the deck.

[JohnnyO]

as much as i like Honda's , the M3 model are the least desirable on my list. the Suzuki was hands down the best jap bike of that era in looks and performance.
I reckon Honda dropped the ball after the M models until the 78 models hit the deck.

Hoony i tend to agree and rode RM125's in '76 & '77 but in the US the Honda was very popular with all the trick aftermarket goodies available and privateers like Steve Wise rode very trick CR125's in '76/'77 and stuck it to the Factory bikes week in and week out.