Is this an ambitious ask for a 21, I ask sarcastically?

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Neil

Honestly that is most probably how much it would cost to build a bike like this so it is a catch 22 . Nice bike tho .

I know the guy that owns that bike and I can vouch for it's condition. I only rode it myself a few months back when I was over in Perth doing some work. There isn't much he hasn't done to it including hydroblasting frame / swingarm / engine, full engine rebuild with 300 kit etc, titanium this and that, pretty much everything new including all electrics, switches and cables, original bodywork (I think it's an MC28 tank and fairings though), Ohlins rear shock etc etc. I would say he has spent at least 20K on it including the purchase price. Still you can only sell it for what someone is willing to pay. Whatever the final price, whoever buys it will be getting a pristine bike though that's for sure.

A ridiculous amount of money for a non-original bike, in my opinion.

Chinese bodywork, SE model at best, possibly an R model. The sum of the parts do not make its value any more than any other tidy MC21. Throwing $5k at a $5k bike will never make it a $15k bike... it probably won't ever even make it a $10k MC21!

I'm with you on this one, kneewall49!
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That dealer has lots of overpriced bikes. Every now and again something intersting pops up, and it always has an "interesting" price to match. Plus two strikes are more expensive in Perth with the small band of cashed-up enthusiasts/collectors. I won't elaborate on those though.....

Yeah I've had a look there a few times too Middo. Nice bikes but definitely wanting top dollar. Last time I was over there he had a KR-1S, ZXR750J1, Z1 Turbo and TZR250 slant cylinder all in pretty good nick. Nice bikes, but like I said, you only get what someone is willing to pay. To be fair though, I think the MC21 is probably on consignment.

I'll be over in Perth in January? Might drop by and see what other bikes they have? Do you know he name and suburb in Perth?

Rick at Motomax in Osbourne Park .

Decide what parts you want on your bike , add all the prices up , then decide if you want to carry on after you realise how much it is going to cost .

I still think that this bike is priced for what it is , if I build this exact same bike it will cost more than this advertised price . So then it leaves you with a decision to make , burn your money building a bike like this or buy this one and ride it now .
Just my opinion .
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Sure, it would probably cost that to build it, but it doesn't make it worth the sum of its parts... or more! In fact, quite the opposite these days, when sensible people are spending good money on stock examples.

You never know what someone has either bodged, or [sometimes willingly] overlooked, modifying a bike like that. Better to start with an unmodified bike, or close to it, where possible.
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I agree with Andy in all aspects. I have looked for an NSR as original as possible for two years, one that had a "loving owner" who maybe got too old to ride an NSR and would by a BMW as his next and final bike.
I have looked at bikes that had colour anodized screw sets all over, "racing shocks" or tinted screens but when you ask them when they had the power valves cleaned the last time they didn't even know the bike had power valves.

A 15 year old NSR is never worth the sum of its used price + all the spares, not even if you restore it to the orginial condition. The very moment you add those parts to the bike they loose 80% of their value.

gepe.

I would say very few realise the true value of an honest bike, gepe! I know those that do, and what they will pay though.

However, given their rising value, returning an NSR250 to stock is most certainly the way to go these days. I would go as far as to say that any obvious modification, particularly bodywork, actually devalues the bikes now. Most people will accept race expansion chambers, but consistently ask for stock chambers to be thrown in too. It's not going to make you money in the short-term, it may not even make money in the long-term, but it will prevent you from losing too much money should you decide to sell one day.

Personally, I like my Cup Noodle design, but like to keep an OEM silhouette. My "problem" is I don't like the original colours that it should be in.
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Heya

How many hours to strip, clean, check, service and assemble from parts an NSR, plus the cost of parts that need replacement and the cost of storage while it's in bits?
It's probably terrifying, and who do you trust in an age of 'parts fitters' to put it together.

I don't know in Australia, but I know who I trust in the UK, who I trust in the USA, and who I trust in Thailand! The list is very short!
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the thing is with any sportsbike or car,you can plough lots of money at them and if you ever want to sell them,you will never get the money back.me and my mates have done it for years,my nsr is a good example ross's evo 6 lost him alot of money,the only car that gained money was robs 3 door cosworth
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You can easily get 50% or more of your investment back on aftermarket parts as long as you keep your stock parts. Put all the stock parts back on for the sale of the bike and sell all the aftermarket parts separately. If you buy used aftermarket parts then you should be able to get even more of a return.

Street bikes generally don't hold a candle to the amount of money that is spent on dirt bike aftermarket items. You lose your butt on those if you don't part them separately. Obviously this comment pertains to "normal" bikes, not bikes where NOS stuff is more valuable than any aftermarket replacement.