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good luck finding a 65-125. these bikes are disappearing so fast i wonder if they are being sent overseas?
The only bikes that dont disapear are the ones that need bottom end or transmission work. guy wants $2500 for a 2005 yz125 with a bad 4th gear..
The only bikes that dont disapear are the ones that need bottom end or transmission work. guy wants $2500 for a 2005 yz125 with a bad 4th gear..
The Shop
Lots of big bike options in 99-05 ish era bikes, and lots more in 15-19 year range, but the midrange is way down.
Be nice to see some worthy bikes in that 2008-2014 range, but everything's either old and clapped or new and can't afford the payments type situations. It'll get better this coming winter.
Sold my 98 KX125 yesterday paid 900 a year ago and got 1800 for it.
Old 2 smokers in great shape are bringing big bucks these days!
DM me if so with an email. (for some reason, I can usually receive, but never send, DMs here)
Does that make sense? It does in my head lol!!! Other than the ease of rideability thanks to a refined efi 4 stroke engine, I dont feel that my 2003 kx250 is an impossible handicap to overcome compared to my buddy's 2019 kx450 but in contrast, the performance gap of a 1987 kx250 compared to a 2003 kx250 (which is just as old as my 2003 kx250 is to a 2019 kx) there isnt as much of a drop off that cant be overcome with a capable rider. Not to say Jerry Robin couldnt decimate my lap times on his 86 cr250, just that bikes haven't made anywhere near the leap they did from the mid 80's to the early 2000's as they have from the early 2000's to 2020.
Pit Row
I put what I thought was a high price on it since I didn't care if it sold. Sold in 3 days...
Had Talon Hubs/Dubya wheels, Guts seat, Updated plastic, GYTR pipe/silencer, V-force 3, Oversized rotors, 250F swingarm and was mint. Oh well, only rode it a couple times a year, was nice to look at in the garage but didn't need to keep it.
As a little hobby, I part out or rebuild/flip old dirt bikes - when I can find them cheap enough to make some money on.
Bikes that just need cosmetics & maybe crank/piston, I do the work then sell whole. I much prefer this.
Many are so far gone - part out. There are guys making a living doing this - so at some point, available old 2 strokes has to dry up. It is hard to sell a frame - so each part out is one more that'll never be available again.
Most old bikes, are worth $1000 - $1500 in parts. Many listings I see, guys want $1500 for a bike needing a lot of work, that maybe worth $1700-$2000, when done. Not going to happen.
Anyway, I was able to find 4 bikes last year (3 KX125 & 1 CR125).
Which meant that I had a 2002 KX125 and 1999 CR125 for sale this spring.
Got $1750 for the KX (took 1 day to sell) and $1700 for the CR (took a week to sell). The CR went to a guy from 4 hours south and he was very happy to find it. He said where he lives (N. Miss), you just can't find nice ones. Everything available is crappy.
Since, I'm looking for my next project, I do still see a couple nice ones for sale every week or so, in the $1700-$2500 price range.
Although, 10-15 year old KTM 300s appear to be gold plated!
But on the bright side, this has to be good news for our sport if more people are buying bikes and riding. Maybe our sport is actually going to grow from all of this (and not because of higher ratings or attendance for supercross).
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