YZ125G

[NSR]

Not being able to ride it in the end would do me head in .  Looks good though.
Noel

[E74]

It's madness what it costs now to restore a bike back to brand new original condition. Paying crazy prices on ebay for rare nos parts makes it hardly worth doing.

Well, yes and no, NO  I would never do it again !, and yes it is worth it when you put your hands on it when its finnished and re-live the moment when I was 14 picking one of these sweethearts up from Brian Collins. , also a hell of a felling of acomplishment. I Just love it.

[Maico31]

The sentimental value makes resto's like yours worthwhile but as for restoring a fleet of bikes it's just too expensive going on current nos prices and also the availability of some parts makes it very difficult.

[mx250]

1 hour is up...

Hey E, I hope we get to see your beastie at CD6 or Broadford , it looks superb .

[Rossvickicampbell]

that is simply awesome - I envy you - I had enough dramas with my 78 Honda and that was no where near NOS/Concourse etc!  I can just imagine the amount of work that went into it - well done!

cheers

Rossco

[shortshifter]

E74 you said it cost you 7000 + for this concourse resto,anyone remember what they cost when new?

[evo550]

Maico 31,
At $7k you could still have 2 and change left over compared to those over priced Mega 2's
Anyone needs me I'll be in my bunker, I think I can here the bomb's dropping already.

Nice work E74.

[E74]

E74 you said it cost you 7000 + for this concourse resto,anyone remember what they cost when new?

$1378, I still have the receipt for mine.

[Maico31]

Evo550 for what i paid for my 490 i could've had 2 for under $7000. If people are happy to pay $7000+ for the vintage bike they want then good on 'em.

[kevwrx]

E74 you said it cost you 7000 + for this concourse resto,anyone remember what they cost when new?

$1378, I still have the receipt for mine.

I think that if you took that original $1378 from 28 years ago and expanded it to todays values that $7000 resto would be pretty good value for money.
Bloody good work there Darren.

[caps 999]

well compare it to the cost of a modern bike it aint that bad

[Maico31]

That's the good thing about vintage bikes.. They're cheaper than a new modern bike and you pretty much always get your money back.

[frostype400]

if you are into modern gear and serious you have to update all the time vintage you have just as much if not more fun and you can stick with one bike forever 

[Maico31]

Exactly! I've got a modern bike that i update every couple of years which aint cheap, where as i've been riding the same maico for 8 years and it's only gone up in value!

[frostype400]

Im really happy riding my pe400 all the time it keeps with all the new stuff and you have just as much fun and you get to see their heads spin when they hear the big two stroke over their four strokes