I hadn't been paying attention, I had no idea the prices were so far down. V-maxes for just a few thousand, Magnas for a grand or two. Dirt bikes for a few hundred.
This is not good for my home repair budget.
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July 1, 2009 8:05 p.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
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July 1, 2009 8:23 p.m. 93celicaGT2 Dork
I love me some Magna..... those and a Superhawk GT are my current attainable dream bikes.
I'm not sure why i like the Magna. I like the early to mid 80s ones. Mainly for how they sound.
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July 1, 2009 9:47 p.m. wherethefmi Dork
That's why I want a VFR when I get home! One of the sweetest engine sounds ever!!!
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July 2, 2009 12:23 a.m. Racer1ab New Reader
Funny you should mention this, I happened to stop and look at a Vmax that was sitting out for sale last weekend and was amazed at just how little the guy was asking for it.
It needed a bit of maintenance, but basically it was a solid bike and sounded incredible!
If I had word on my new job, it would likely already be mine!
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July 2, 2009 9:17 a.m. Gonzo_Bmod New Reader
In reply to Racer1ab:
V4's make for some of the best sounding bike engines ever. While the Magnas and older VFR's have dropped in price, some of the other bikes mentioned here like the Superhawk have almost a cult like following, keeping ther pricing up.
Others with cult status are bikes like the Honda GB500, Honda CB-1 and the Kawasaki W650 (a better looking old Bonneville clone than the new Boneville). Funny though most of these were never successful initially. Why is that?
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July 2, 2009 9:51 a.m. ManofFewWords Reader
Gonzo_Bmod wrote:
In reply to Racer1ab:
V4's make for some of the best sounding bike engines ever. While the Magnas and older VFR's have dropped in price, some of the other bikes mentioned here like the Superhawk have almost a cult like following, keeping ther pricing up.
Others with cult status are bikes like the Honda GB500, Honda CB-1 and the Kawasaki W650 (a better looking old Bonneville clone than the new Boneville). Funny though most of these were never successful initially. Why is that?
I think the machines that become cult bikes aren't the types of bikes that attract new bike buyers.
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July 2, 2009 10:34 p.m. Appleseed HalfDork
Like the prices on Hawk GTs? A 20 ish year old bike with an even older engine that always seem to be $3-4,000. But I still want one. Cult bike if there ever was one.
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July 12, 2009 5:48 p.m. spitfirebill Dork
Appleseed wrote:
Like the prices on Hawk GTs? A 20 ish year old bike with an even older engine that always seem to be $3-4,000. But I still want one. Cult bike if there ever was one.
Same for the GB500, kawasaki W650 and Yammie srx6.
