Crazy old bike prices.....

[Bumblebee]

2001 ZX7R questions/advice | General Bike Related Topics

Since I know there are many gurus on this website... I went and looked at a 2001 ZX7R last night. He's asking 2200 OBO for it, and it has about 14.5k miles on it. Naturally when I got there I expected it to have no fairings and look like garbage....but it wasn't all that bad. The right side...

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How much was your neighbor asking for his ZX7RR & did he ever sell it , or is he storing it for the winter months ? *

Not sure......I haven't seen it out with a for sale sign on it for some time now....

I never saw a price on it either, nor did I ever call to find out.

 

[Bumblebee]

Look at the price of this thing.....he must think it is made of "unobtainium" I sold two of these, one a race bike in good shape and the other a street bike that was in excellent shape for less than this one bike.....and the VINs were within 10 of each other...

I will say there is something about the shape of these old bikes that make me happy compared to modern bikes...

1985 gsxr750 | Sport Bikes | Peterborough | Kijiji Classifieds

All original, fantastic shape A mush see

www.kijiji.ca

 

[Bumblebee]

Cool bike but I'll bet he still has it in the spring.....

1992 Kawasaki zx7 | Sport Bikes | Markham / York Region | Kijiji Classifieds

1992 Kawasaki zx7 Many new parts No trades $13500 obo. If you know the bike then you know what’s it’s worth.No time wasters

www.kijiji.ca

 

[BigBSBusa]

I was just thinking about motorcycles at this time.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

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Oh no, another bot quoting his last post and adding nothing?

 

[Oz22]

Growing up with the older bikes makes me really appreciate the ones I own now.

 

[Bumblebee]

The older bikes, much like older cars/trucks have a certain character which is missing in modern vehicles.....

Once we who have known and rode this bikes are gone, they will be forgotten.....however, I never rode a Vincent Black Shadow but know it to be a very cool bike...

I wonder if the future generations will remember the bikes of today?

 

[Rojo]

Bearded or beardless | Polls

Ok, still snowed in and bored. Can't watch another d#mn movie, so it's time for a poll. Was just checking out the "This is me Thread" and notice that most of the men have some kind of facial hair. In fact, the mustache/goatee combo seems pretty common (got that myself), even though it's not...

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[Bumblebee]

I like Performance I don't want to ride an inferior outdated bike. But I can appreciate the nostalgia and admiration of history and passion of yesterday's bikes.

Motorcycles like computers and cell phones are constantly being made obsolete by the next new thing to come along.....

I wonder what that will be...? What's the techno limit for bikes....will an EV bike be soon out to take the crown I wonder?

For me personally, I can still enjoy my old antiquated old Gen 2 as it still can put a smile on my face and plod along unbothered.....

 

[sixpack577]

Motorcycles like computers and cell phones are constantly being made obsolete by the next new thing to come along.....

I wonder what that will be...? What's the techno limit for bikes....will an EV bike be soon out to take the crown I wonder?

For me personally, I can still enjoy my old antiquated old Gen 2 as it still can put a smile on my face and plod along unbothered.....

That's @bigboy 's comment
Marrin is yet another bot...

 

[Bumblebee]

That's @bigboy 's comment
Marrin is yet another bot...

Thanks,

Never even picked up on that and normally I do....

 

[Bumblebee]

But, I will still throw my question out there......

What's next? Where is motorcycling headed and what will be the next big thing?

Kawasaki stood the industry on it's ear by supercharging their bike, where do we go from here.....?? EV maybe?

 

[sixpack577]

But, I will still throw my question out there......

What's next? Where is motorcycling headed and what will be the next big thing?

Kawasaki stood the industry on it's ear by supercharging their bike, where do we go from here.....?? EV maybe?

I go backwards...I buy old bikes...and keep looking at more, lol.
But, in all fairness, engines have gotten more power and are quicker, but that's really it.
Decent brakes and fully adjustable suspension have been common for around 3 decades now...but both still need upgraded from the aftermarket to really be good.
ABS...meh, not really my thing.
It may(might) save you on a wet road, buy unless you have zero skill, or ar at Superbike level, it's pretty useless, and cuts down on rider skill.
Late model power? Yes, quicker in a straight line, but let the road curve, and most any new bike will still have a hard time shaking a well set up 900 or 1k from 20-30 years ago.
Don't get me wrong, I love the power and handling of the '18 Gsxr1k that I ride, and I still kind of do but don't want a Gen3 Busa, but when I can buy something older at fraction of the cost of new, add high end brakes, suspension, and wheels, and still be around half the price of the new bike...I'll take the old one.
I'm old enough to not need the fastest thing on the road anymore(but more power is always great).
Something newer may be a half to full second quicker in the quarter mile, which is huge...but I think alot of people forget or just don't know how fast a low 10 or high 9 in the quarter really is.
Regardless, I prefer twisty roads, and the old bikes can still hurt feelings there in the right hands.
Now...back to MarketPlace I go...to look at more old bikes that I need...but my old 1k needs better suspension too...first world problems...

 

[Bumblebee]

I go backwards...I buy old bikes...and keep looking at more, lol.
But, in all fairness, engines have gotten more power and are quicker, but that's really it.
Decent brakes and fully adjustable suspension have been common for around 3 decades now...but both still need upgraded from the aftermarket to really be good.
ABS...meh, not really my thing.
It may(might) save you on a wet road, buy unless you have zero skill, or ar at Superbike level, it's pretty useless, and cuts down on rider skill.
Late model power? Yes, quicker in a straight line, but let the road curve, and most any new bike will still have a hard time shaking a well set up 900 or 1k from 20-30 years ago.
Don't get me wrong, I love the power and handling of the '18 Gsxr1k that I ride, and I still kind of do but don't want a Gen3 Busa, but when I can buy something older at fraction of the cost of new, add high end brakes, suspension, and wheels, and still be around half the price of the new bike...I'll take the old one.
I'm old enough to not need the fastest thing on the road anymore(but more power is always great).
Something newer may be a half to full second quicker in the quarter mile, which is huge...but I think alot of people forget or just don't know how fast a low 10 or high 9 in the quarter really is.
Regardless, I prefer twisty roads, and the old bikes can still hurt feelings there in the right hands.
Now...back to MarketPlace I go...to look at more old bikes that I need...but my old 1k needs better suspension too...first world problems...

I look at how far modern tech has brought bikes, frames, suspension and the 6 axis IMU would make a difference to the younger riders who live on the edge of performance...the average liter bikes of today are at MotoGP levels of the '90s and are far more capable.

I just wonder where it will end? What more can be done to a motorcycle?

I suppose this is why MotoGP has changed their engine limits to make racing more exciting and most likely more interesting to companies who can develop another powerplant to maximum performance levels....

I remember the days of hopping off my RD400 and onto my GSXR and instantly feeling the differences then onto my FZR and feeling yet even more differences.....I owned the '85 GSXRs, '79 RD400, '82 RZ350, a modified 1200 Bandit, an '85 Katana and '02 GSXR (CR250 and Quad Racer) all at the same time and would ride them each....what a vast difference between them all....the '02 Gixxer would leave each one of them for dead, even the 1200 Bandit although I believe the 1200 it would beat it 0-100 as it was torquey as heck...

I was fortunate enough to ride a lot of bikes at track days and whatnot.....I rode a few memorable bikes....the RC51 was a beast, it was as close to a superbike as one could get....the 916 I rode was a beauty and pretty decent on power but was a real back breaker after a while, I rode a track ready 2010 GSXR750 in 2010.....it was one trick pony......a very underrated bike....

I rode a new '19 GSXR home for a friend and it was a real great experience....of course in the same week I rode a new Gold Wing home for another friend (he was embarrassed by his car so he rather that I rode his bike...LOL) it was an experience too....

 

[bigboy]

That's @bigboy 's comment
Marrin is yet another bot...

That's not my comment. But I do remember reading that front someone else. I definitely know it's not mine cause I dont talk like that lol

 

[sixpack577]

That's not my comment. But I do remember reading that front someone else. I definitely know it's not mine cause I dont talk like that lol

I belive you, as there have been several strange posts lately, especially assiciated with these bots.
See post #13 on page 1

 

[Bumblebee]

I belive you, as there have been several strange posts lately, especially assiciated with these bots.
See post #13 on page 1

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...........damned bots............

We've been getting lots of scammer posts too... @jwcfbd has been fighting the good fight in getting rid of them though......

 

[bigboy]

I belive you, as there have been several strange posts lately, especially assiciated with these bots.
See post #13 on page 1

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Ok yeah that's definitely my words.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

But, I will still throw my question out there......

What's next? Where is motorcycling headed and what will be the next big thing?

Kawasaki stood the industry on it's ear by supercharging their bike, where do we go from here.....?? EV maybe?

Making them easier to ride might be the next logical step to increase sales such as DCTs across the board for example. ‘Tech’ is already here I think and even with the best suspension upgrades rider talent is pretty much all that’s left. And how will rider skill/talent be improved?

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I go backwards...I buy old bikes...and keep looking at more, lol.
But, in all fairness, engines have gotten more power and are quicker, but that's really it.
Decent brakes and fully adjustable suspension have been common for around 3 decades now...but both still need upgraded from the aftermarket to really be good.
ABS...meh, not really my thing.
It may(might) save you on a wet road, buy unless you have zero skill, or ar at Superbike level, it's pretty useless, and cuts down on rider skill.
Late model power? Yes, quicker in a straight line, but let the road curve, and most any new bike will still have a hard time shaking a well set up 900 or 1k from 20-30 years ago.
Don't get me wrong, I love the power and handling of the '18 Gsxr1k that I ride, and I still kind of do but don't want a Gen3 Busa, but when I can buy something older at fraction of the cost of new, add high end brakes, suspension, and wheels, and still be around half the price of the new bike...I'll take the old one.
I'm old enough to not need the fastest thing on the road anymore(but more power is always great).
Something newer may be a half to full second quicker in the quarter mile, which is huge...but I think alot of people forget or just don't know how fast a low 10 or high 9 in the quarter really is.
Regardless, I prefer twisty roads, and the old bikes can still hurt feelings there in the right hands.
Now...back to MarketPlace I go...to look at more old bikes that I need...but my old 1k needs better suspension too...first world problems...

Ha! Riding my old CBX like the one I have now, both had/have Progressive suspension front and rear, I left Alice’s Restaurant one day and I was reelin with the feelin. Soooo, after riding it like I stole it for a few miles till I came to a stop sign, a rider instantly pulled up next to me and reached over to shake my hand. Didn’t know him but apparently he was closely following me on a much newer bike and just wanted to congratulate me I guess. Made me feel pretty good as he turned off a different route riding a new R6.