Hello NSR fanatics,
I've been a visitor on your forum for a few years now and have always loved the MC21/28 and lusted after one for as long as I can remember. As you know the NSR is a grey market bike in the US and they are very hard to come by, especially ones for sale.
I've luckily stumbled upon a 90/91 MC21 NSR250R for sale in my area, and am looking to purchase it for around $3000 USD. This is probably a bit pricey for one of these but I figure it's a bike I've always wanted and $3000 for a dream bike is pretty darn cheap...
My question to all you NSR owners out there is what do you guys think of owning NSR's in general? Is it worth it? It's an old bike, and like any old bike or car, things start needing to be replaced. I have a 91 CBR that I currently ride as well, and while it was an awesome bike in its day, the truth is that it's not running nearly as close to its potential as it could, and the cost of bring it back up to that potential is equivalent to--if not more than--simply selling the bike and buying a newer model. The brakes, suspension, and eventually engine will need to be overhauled... and what with the NSR250 being out of production for a while now, I hear its getting harder and harder (not to mention more expensive) to get parts to rebuild even things like carburetors for it.
Performance-wise, I think I would be perfectly happy with a well-running NSR - I know it'll hold its own against any newer sportbike in the twisties and even the track (at the amateur level, anyway). What do you guys think? The bike I'm buying is basically 100% stock and I can bet that it's been years since anything has been rebuilt on the bike (suspension, engine, brakes... I know the carbs were recently cleaned). It's also sat for the past year or so without being ridden.
Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated! I look forward to joining the NSR crowd soon.
Kuni