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Offline VMX247

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Made in England
« on: January 25, 2009, 12:40:00 pm »
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 12:48:51 pm »
very nice. its one of the very few british bikes i would ever want to own but i would prefer the later model larger capacity one. this will be very good to watch. i heard about these being in crates a while back and no one wanted them
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 01:00:00 pm »
I don't know much about the AJ's reputation but even so I'd have it in a flash 8)

only thing I find really off putting is the sellers poor spelling in half a dozen instances..it kind of sets off alarm bells in my mind :-\
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 01:06:32 pm »
The questions are interesting at the bottom of the page,
Saying its the most watched auction item on ebay.  ???
Nice to see it in the museum,but alot nicer on a track riden.  8)
and the best thing, its ready to go straight on the ship  ;D
Alison.
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 01:09:21 pm »
im not surprised. its not everyday you see one still in the crate.
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2009, 05:26:29 pm »
Found a pic of one in the Super Seniors article, VMX mag no 36 page 51.  :)
riden by Ron Beaver Sunshine Coast MCC.
cheers
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2009, 10:45:09 pm »
i think rons got two!
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2009, 04:33:48 pm »
Sold for 8350 US or $12,830.36 Aus ,53 bids.I thought it would go for heaps more,than that.  :o
The buyer is also bidding on a Triumph and Indian.
USA is looking positive with a new boss chockie.  ;D  8)
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2009, 04:35:49 pm »
thats cheap
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2009, 07:18:53 pm »
My American mate Michael McCook also has a brand new unridden 250 AJS Stormer. Apparently the story goes that the US distributor got into some financial strife and a number of bikes were warehoused and forgotten until they were rediscovered 25 years or so later.

I personally can't see the value in a  owning a 'new in the box' bike. If you assemble it, it's no longer new in the box and if you ride it, it's no longer new. To maintain its value, the bike is destined never to be assembled or ridden which I reckon is kind of sad. A well known local racer found a brand new never ridden CR250M back in the late '80s and  immediately started racing the bike. In fact he still owns it and occasionally takes it out for a skid but these days its just another 3k Elsinore instead of the 15k it'd be worth if he didn't ride it.
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2009, 09:50:10 am »
I'd love to find a frame for one to put a Canam engine in, which is what the PPM Rotax from England looks like. Anyone know where there's a spare frame?
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Re: Made in England
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2009, 10:59:10 pm »
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A AJS 370 FOR 5000, RODE IT TWICE, GREAT BIKE, TRIED TO SELL IT ON EBAY, ENDED UP GIVING IT AWAY FOR 2700. PLENTY OF WATCHERS BUT KNOW ONE BIDDING, THEY ARE A TRUE CLASSIC BIKE.
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