WOLSINK'S '77 USGP RN370 FOR SALE!

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https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0117-276497/1977-suzuki-usgp-winner/

Damn! It's up for auction in Las Vegas.

So many questions....starting with "If I bought it, where would I sleep?"



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tydog 12/4/2016 12:34pm
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Just DAMN! Dream bike there
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philG 12/4/2016 12:59pm
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Never mind that , there are 3 97 CR250's still in crates, all from the same seller, plus a load of other quality MX bikes.

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tydog 12/4/2016 3:39pm
12/4/2016 3:39pm Edited Date/Time 12/4/2016 3:44pm
I'm itching all over Newmann. Diggin the 75 125.
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chuckie108 12/4/2016 11:34pm
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Went to this auction about 10 years ago. They were auctioning off Mike Bell's 1980 SX championship OW Yamaha. It was the real deal too-hand tigged frame, billet and Ti everywhere, alloy tank, works forks, etc.. I probably spent 2 hours looking it over! That alone was worth checking out. Nice bikes for sure, bring your wallet!(or two)
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sandman768 12/5/2016 5:18am
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Any estimates on what the rn370 will fetch?
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newmann 12/5/2016 6:12am
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Open class works Suzuki in rough shape...$12,000.00- $15,000.00??? What do you guys think? Works open class 77 RC Honda in the same shape, $40,000.00- $50,000.00.
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philG 12/5/2016 6:40am
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I wonder what the 3rd crated 1997 CR250 will pull.

And I would love the 1975 RM125 too..

Im guessing Terry Good already passed on it

And Jesus H Christ, how fucking annoying are the Mecum Auctions, made for TV shouty selling .
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kott0n 12/5/2016 11:23am
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philG wrote:
I wonder what the 3rd crated 1997 CR250 will pull. And I would love the 1975 RM125 too.. Im guessing Terry Good already passed on it...
I wonder what the 3rd crated 1997 CR250 will pull.

And I would love the 1975 RM125 too..

Im guessing Terry Good already passed on it

And Jesus H Christ, how fucking annoying are the Mecum Auctions, made for TV shouty selling .
It has similar ergo's as the crate, leave it in there.
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PN27416 12/5/2016 1:52pm
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newmann wrote:
Open class works Suzuki in rough shape...$12,000.00- $15,000.00??? What do you guys think? Works open class 77 RC Honda in the same shape, $40,000.00- $50,000.00.
Might fetch a bit more. A bike from the man that dominated the biggest mx race we may ever have in this country. Even if you knew very little about motocross back then. You knew Carlsbad.
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tydog 12/5/2016 2:51pm
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newmann wrote:
Open class works Suzuki in rough shape...$12,000.00- $15,000.00??? What do you guys think? Works open class 77 RC Honda in the same shape, $40,000.00- $50,000.00.
I would think 25k max. But you never know.

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tydog 12/5/2016 2:53pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Mu buddy broke one of those in half
That sob would most likely break me in half. ......... but I sure would like to give it a chance !
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Honda88L 12/6/2016 2:33am
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newmann wrote:
And the sleek little 75 RM125...do want.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0117-263232/1975-suzuki-rm125/
I am bit curious who the "major east coast collection" is as in could it be east coast vintage? There are a number on there with that in the description and as usual they look good in a picture so it makes some sense.

I had a 75 not long ago I restored - great to look at but if it is an M and not an S you aren't going anywhere fast!
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fookyoo 12/6/2016 9:39am
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Cool bike! Remember watching that race on Wide World of Sports!
F the 97 CR250's --- garbage!
The local honda dealer has some still in the
back room, with 98 cr125's also

Ii bet the owner paid a pile of cash
for it, and is praying he will brake even
Not a good investment!
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LoudLove 12/6/2016 12:51pm
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Whoa! I modeled my '77 RM 80 after that bike! Extended front mud flap, rear shocks upgrade (Bilsteins, no less. And married to forks that buckled under peer pressure. Not the choice combo), and tapered silencer (again, a poor decision). Wolsink, DeCoster, Rahier, Watanabe, LaPorte...if they would have allowed 7th graders to get tattoos, I would have a big fat factory "S" on my bicep today!
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RF145 12/6/2016 6:21pm
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Terry Good commented on FB that he passed on this at $20,000.00

It looks well used as if Carlsbad was not it's final destination. Look at that C/S sprocket.

Think you can rebuild this bike from your local dealer?
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RF145 12/6/2016 6:41pm
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Honda88L wrote:
I am bit curious who the "major east coast collection" is as in could it be east coast vintage? There are a number on there with...
I am bit curious who the "major east coast collection" is as in could it be east coast vintage? There are a number on there with that in the description and as usual they look good in a picture so it makes some sense.

I had a 75 not long ago I restored - great to look at but if it is an M and not an S you aren't going anywhere fast!
Definitely NOT East Coast Vintage bikes 88L.
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Bigfoot 12/6/2016 6:41pm
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RF145 wrote:
Terry Good commented on FB that he passed on this at $20,000.00 It looks well used as if Carlsbad was not it's final destination. Look at...
Terry Good commented on FB that he passed on this at $20,000.00

It looks well used as if Carlsbad was not it's final destination. Look at that C/S sprocket.

Think you can rebuild this bike from your local dealer?
The worn down teeth on the footpegs show how much time this bike has on it. Did it go back to Europe for the rest of the GP season, or did it stay in the US for the Trans-Am series in the Fall? And did someone else ride it after?

The biggest issue is that it was obviously not stored in a dry environment.
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RF145 12/6/2016 7:08pm
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Bigfoot wrote:
The worn down teeth on the footpegs show how much time this bike has on it. Did it go back to Europe for the rest of...
The worn down teeth on the footpegs show how much time this bike has on it. Did it go back to Europe for the rest of the GP season, or did it stay in the US for the Trans-Am series in the Fall? And did someone else ride it after?

The biggest issue is that it was obviously not stored in a dry environment.
So, one wins this auction for say $20K.....what will it take to bike it to look reasonable $$$$$$. And I am only considering cosmetics. Forget finding internal engine parts.

Still, I wish I had FU money just to own that bike as is.
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Bearuno 12/6/2016 8:23pm
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RF145 wrote:
So, one wins this auction for say $20K.....what will it take to bike it to look reasonable $$$$$$. And I am only considering cosmetics. Forget finding...
So, one wins this auction for say $20K.....what will it take to bike it to look reasonable $$$$$$. And I am only considering cosmetics. Forget finding internal engine parts.

Still, I wish I had FU money just to own that bike as is.
To some, the way it is, may be worth more to them than it being 'prettied' up.

Patina, as the cognoscente (I'm not one of them) call it.
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Bearuno 12/6/2016 8:35pm
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newmann wrote:
1997, or 2007??
philG wrote:
i think 2007 sorry
Thank goodness with that correction - I thought you'd gone all weird on us philG with seeming lurve for the 97's.Woohoo

About the only thing notable about the '97 was that they were Honda's first foray into production MXer aluminium frames.

I did around 5 AF Gen1 conversions with 500 engines about a month or 2 after they came out - it was a very, very simple job with that chassis. Within a few weeks, my various mates, bar one (who was, and still is, basically just a 'bling boi', decades later) , had gone back to their (well developed / set up) steel framed bikes. It was an atrocious chassis.
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philG 12/7/2016 1:12am
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Yeah, I rode one, awful, by then we were on 610 Huskies and didn't ride a 2 stroke again till 2014 when we got a TM300SMX.. To be fair , that's what made me think they were 97's , that bad even McGrath wouldn't ride one.

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Hasletjoe 1/28/2017 6:07pm
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Bike Hammered at $70K today....Plus the juice!!!!!!

A wee bit higher than I imagined!

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