Why did this bike sell so high?

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Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:12
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Just wondering why this bike sold so high.

cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...me=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

It looks nice but has a ton of miles on it. It has nice carbs. and some chrome but other than that it looks like a normal kz.It is missing some parts from the looks of the pictures.
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:19
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yeah it could use a little help,starting with the seat and stripes! :laugh:
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:21
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Maybe the buyer mistook it for a 650!

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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:22
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:woohoo:
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:29
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u guys beat me to it

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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:32
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A 650?
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:37
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badrhino wrote:
A 650?

Yeah! the fastest bike kawasaki built. ever.
'78 KZ1075 LTD
stage 1 head by Larry Cavanaugh
race built crank by John Pearson
Mikuni rs34's
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back cut tranny
8" over D&G swinger
proving once again that age and treachery is better than youth and enthusiasm

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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:39
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650 AKA the fastest bike on the planet(as has already been determined in a previous post) sorry couldn't help myself!

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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:41
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badrhino wrote:
A 650?
didnt you know that 900/1000s are dogs compared to the mighty 650/750s?
all ya need is some good dope and a 650 with 15/60 gearing to conquer the world! reher/morrison the world reknowned 650 builders said so in a car magazine :woohoo:
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 14:51
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Maybe, like the original boner, the buyer thought that two toned seat was the cat's pajamas?:unsure:
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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 15:08
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again sorry I don't want to turn your post into a circus. It looks like a nice bike to me but not at that price. it has alot of the things people seem to want. as with any auction you never know what something will bring sometimes people get caught up in the auction and just keep bidding and lose sight of reality. also I don't know where the winning bidder lives, to me here in the US its not worth that much but to someone in another country that has the money to spend and spend plus shipping it becomes more about the vehical and not the money. alot of our old cars are being shipped out of the country nowadays.

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Re: Why did this bike sell so high?

26 Jan 2011 15:18 - 26 Jan 2011 15:18
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It's obvious why it sold for such a high price (for a wimpy 1000 anyway).

It's that extremely rare "Gorgeous Vance & Heins exhaust!"

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Last edit: 26 Jan 2011 15:18 by steell.

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