Posted April 7, 20159 yr Greetings all, visited the forum a few years back when I had a Dtr125, now back as I'm looking for another 2stroke. I've seen the r1z, a jap import to the uk, but other than 3 vastly overpriced imports on the boat from Japan, they seem to be a bit thin on the ground! If anyone has a lead on a project bike please let me know :-)
April 7, 20159 yr Moderator Haha very funny. That bike is far harder to find than its uk RD version. ANYTHING worth looking at will be overpriced. You got to look and not rush. I got lucky with my TDR as the seller didn't know what he had. I still had a 350mile round trip to pick it up. After looking at rubbish for 6mths. Patience. Maybe the Rd owners clubs may be worth a look.
April 7, 20159 yr Author Yeah, cheers mate. Not in a rush, got plenty of other jobs on at the moment. Thinking it will take at least 6 months too, but want to put the feelers out and create a network of friendly Yamaha fans who will take a finders fee :-)
April 7, 20159 yr Author Yeah, those 3 bikes are coming over at the moment. They were sold for between 800 and 1200 quid on a Japanese auction site. Shipping in a bulk container? 300 quid a bike max, plus import duty, the bike shop wants 800 to 1500 quid profit on them. I'll bide my time, summat will turn up.
April 9, 20159 yr Moderator What rd sites do you recommend? Air Cooled RD Club - LINKY I have a couple of RD's sitting around in the workshop
April 9, 20159 yr Author Cheers, would be they not shout at me for posting about a liquid cooled 90s bike?
April 9, 20159 yr Moderator Guess what passed me today at the bottom of my road? yep a 1rz in white and lumo orange
April 12, 20159 yr Author Did you chase after him like a mad man shouting ' do you wanna sell your bike mate?'
April 13, 20159 yr Moderator Didn't see it till the bike passed me in the opposite direction whats wrong with the link i posted up?
April 18, 20159 yr Moderator It may be 3k, what actually is your budget? How much work do you want? Anything that runs ok and has mot and tax will be the high teens. Shitters needing tax and ticket will be a grand most likely. There are TDR250's out there in similar nick to mine for well over 4k (checked after the insurance thread by DDT) now. A couple are over 6!! .5years ago I paid 1100quid.
April 19, 20159 yr Moderator ......There are TDR250's out there in similar nick to mine for well over 4k (checked after the insurance thread by DDT) now. A couple are over 6!! .5years ago I paid 1100quid. A note to all keep an eye on the prices. Be careful of being under insured. £2k would never buy your TDR Jason.
April 19, 20159 yr Moderator Sought after bikes are like house prices, buy now before they go higher or you'll never be able to afford one!
April 25, 20159 yr Hi everyone out there,I'm new to all this type of forum but please bear with me as I'm a bit of a dinosaur. I've got in my garage a 1979 rd250 (air cooled) and Suzuki rf600. Last time on road was when I was about 17 (now about to turn 56) so thought about time I got back on the road so passed cut and theory now just got the rest to do. Wish me luck as will take test in a couple of months.
April 25, 20159 yr Moderator Hi everyone out there,I'm new to all this type of forum but please bear with me as I'm a bit of a dinosaur. I've got in my garage a 1979 rd250 (air cooled) and Suzuki rf600. Last time on road was when I was about 17 (now about to turn 56) so thought about time I got back on the road so passed cut and theory now just got the rest to do. Wish me luck as will take test in a couple of months. bob, start a new thread and lets see your bikes man. you need a photobucket account for pictures ( see the help section how to)
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