What would one be worth realistically? In awesome shape but hasn't been run in a number of yrs. House trophy at the moment.
It is all about condition. Unknown crankshaft life deduct $1000, unknown top end mileage, deduct $500; unknown clutch mileage, deduct $150: unknown cylinder mileage, deduct $500. Undocumented or worn bike, $5000. Fresh everything, $10,000 US domestic. Some European buyers reportedly pay premium and shipping; have seen several leave.
I'd like to keep this one and enjoy it, then likely park it in my basement (finished) for "art" Just wondering what I should offer the guy, still waiting on final details.
If you’re in the buying category the 6-9 is realistic. Awesome shape is entirely relative to condition and usage on all of the equipment mentioned above. A ‘93 is slightly less desireable than a 94-95 4DP machine because of the attached subframe. However as a competitive race machine, it can be made just as fast as 98% of the bikes out there. If you’re trying to sell it $10k would be top of the market in the US for a fully restored bike (0 issues and known crank mileage etc.) $14k euros in Europe. My $.02 worth
I was hoping to jump on it for less than that but it seems he is rather set on an $8k-$9k range . 94 though so that is a plus. I am still awaiting details on hisotry/engine etc. but from pics the bike looks CLEAN!
Its a fair price, especially if it comes with a few spares. I sold my 4TW (no spares, very clean) last fall for $11,200. Should have sold for 14K.
Any race bike can be made to look good with a new fairing and paint. I bought a nice looking 4DP TZ many years ago with great looking blue paint. Everything was bent and twisted from a hard life on the track. Road rash on stuff under the nice new faring but new levers and h/b grips. Everything worked but working on it was frustrating.
This just sold for $8800 with fees. I'm assuming no spares. https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0120-391543/1995-yamaha-tz250-road-racer/