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Offline tr3nt

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Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« on: July 06, 2012, 12:45:36 pm »
Would be an excellent start for a nut and bolt restore

http://www.boostclassifieds.com.au/advert/2116263-1982-Suzuki-Rm465-for-Sale.html

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2012, 02:49:12 pm »
Pity it's a stoopid price... :(

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 05:53:22 pm »
I wouldn't say it's a stupid price, although it has seen a bit of weather it looks very original! You don't see many with the original baffle  :o
« Last Edit: July 08, 2012, 11:09:36 am by Ando »

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2012, 06:50:41 pm »
i paid $2000 for my one owner RM250X that was in just as original condition but nowhere near as faded. Given the market at the moment i think its over the top, imo.
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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2012, 07:26:45 pm »
That's a lot of money for a bike that needs a resto..

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2012, 01:44:33 am »
Seller reckons the bike spent most of its life chasing cattle. Does that mean the bike is a "dog" or they have fast cattle on their farm...... ;D

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2012, 08:22:51 am »
And you could spend another 2 grand easy on it...... 

Offline Graeme M

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2012, 09:13:49 am »
It's hard to know with bikes like that I reckon. It's all original and low hours, but if it's life has been flogging around a paddock and then chucked in the shed between rides, it's gonna have a lot of corrosion and wear. So, new plastics or a lot of work on what's there, probably needs all new rubber/perishables like airbox boot/inlet manifold, all those lovely linkage bearings may be shot and so on. I think it's a bike you'd have to have a good look at. Still, it is a solid low hour starting point for a great resto. Price wise, the right price is whatever the market will pay on the day, isn't it?

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2012, 11:14:46 am »
i paid $2000 for my one owner RM250X that was in just as original condition but nowhere near as faded. Given the market at the moment i think its over the top, imo.

I paid $2000 US for my RM465Z & it cost me near on 2K to get it to OZ. So you can say it owes me 4K. I must say it's a original bike, but it still could do with a light resto. Good big bores aren't cheap in my view.


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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2012, 11:42:45 am »
over the top $$,we picked up three for the price of this one.!
One roller and part boxs,one goody and one 2st 250  8)
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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2012, 05:22:10 pm »
Well, my RM465X is a lot cheaper than that, AND in much better conidition..... ::)

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2012, 05:45:52 pm »
It's just a rusty old pig that would need thousands spent on it....a similar bike in the States would be lucky to pull a grand.
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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2012, 05:47:23 pm »
Well the difference between this:



and this:



I would guesstimate between $3500 and $4500 which includes sourcing a lot of missing parts as well as replacing a lot of parts. The only thing from the original bike is the chassis/shock and engine, pipe, rear wheel and fork boots. If you are not going to do a lot of the work yourself then the price will blow out obviously. I did everything to this that I possibly could which is the whole point.
Based on the bike for sale for $2k, you could throw $1500ish at it and have a very nice very original one for less than, or close to what I spent and mine one is nowhere near original.
Consider the last '83 KX500 I saw on EBay go for $1700+ in probably slightly worse condition and knowing what the Green is like for parts, this one is on the money IMHO.

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2012, 06:42:22 pm »
Would be an excellent start for a nut and bolt restore
http://www.boostclassifieds.com.au/advert/2116263-1982-Suzuki-Rm465-for-Sale.html

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Re: Not ebay but original 82 RM465
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2012, 07:40:00 pm »
i sold a very nice 83 cr480 for a lot less and all you had to do was add fuel...  sorry can not see the  value in this bike. alot of work to be done..... and still only a suzuki LOL    ;)
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