Hmmmm? wonder what this will fetch? https://www.ebay.com/itm/185564745844?hash=item2b34855074:g:IX0AAOSwacJjE60M&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoBEPae7jiDqqsNj%2FR7AUmVLwiqBxpuRqiYeYDd%2FMhJnprOjLl8uj203OwBFoUFEdzaZLi9es9wgKew10XUvuNZGS8AA47I4pP%2Bt5uglCPZcgPxVjjOQj95PvNqAC7kkKFTaneAB7Nh9iAZt566tAy6sSJH7%2FyH6KIKGf2%2F0eGpxqeFqoMMQeuf5%2FAdatGO55ToHH6xHAV68pAEAUmYrzH0I%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6Sk3dvgYA
I did the stage III kit back in late 86, after I twisted my crank.
Sent my crank, cylinders and head to SPEC II, and got bigger reed cage along with the bigger carbs and K+N filters with my rework parts....Already had Toomey pipes. (which is why I ended up twisting the crank)
Bike was a screamer...still is...SPEC II knew what they were doing.
I just took a swing at it! :pop:
Me too when it was in the 300s. Knew I didn't have a chance.
Jeez. How many of those brand new are out there.
I took a big enough swing to find out who's serious!
I just took a good cut at it.
Aloha, I don't need it. I'll back off................................D
I am wondering the worth of these items, and other stuff to improve the performance of our old bikes.
I can see back in the day when our bikes were new, and we were young, to try & get more power out of everything. To be able to beat the next guy.
But now as old farts, I am wondering what saving an extra second off the 1/4 mile time gets us with these bikes, if we put these parts on
As a new one will just pull up & beat us.
Now if the bike needs work anyway, and you are moving away from stock, it may make sense.
But all the sales for big $$, come from stock bikes.
Just my thoughts.
If the parts above go for $1500, thats a half to third of the cost of just picking out another bike
1: because its fun.
2: stock bikes are pretty boring
3: some of us couldn't care less about resale value, I never do. But, i've also never lost money on a bike sale.
4: because its fun.
Thats a hell of a package deal. i bet it goes over 1600.
Probably 2000 or more.
Anyone know what the selling price of it was back then.
Go to his site still has the 90's prices.
Quote from: Milan on September 08, 2022, 02:24:09 PM
Anyone know what the selling price of it was back then.
Here's an estimate
Pipes $300
Carbs $300
Carb cable kit $50
Cylinder head milling $60-140 (plus the head core)
K&N filter setup $60
TDR reeds $40
TOTAL = $810-890 (plus shipping & cylinder head core)
$1 in 1985 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2.75 today
$890 * 2.75 = $2447.5.
Alot of money then & now
yup. and worth it.
i remember buying new specII pipes for 300 bucks. 2 weeks = 4. and prepare to hear about dance classes. Or get yelled at.
ah, Gary. :clint:
Quote from: m in sc on September 08, 2022, 02:46:25 PM
yup. and worth it.
i remember buying new specII pipes for 300 bucks. 2 weeks = 4. and prepare to hear about dance classes. Or get yelled at.
ah, Gary. :clint:
And
don't show up to his shop wearing anything that smells like fabric softener or scented detergent. :dawg:
Quote from: Milan on September 08, 2022, 02:43:00 PM
$1 in 1985 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2.75 today
$890 * 2.75 = $2447.5.
Alot of money then & now
You need to use something around 2000 since the retail prices are of that era, so it's more like $1.75 and $1557.50. Still a lot of money!
Bidding is at $960 now...
I just bumped it. :clint:
@dgorms -either way, it will be going to a good home. I am guessing someone will "drop in on us" at the last minute. Only time will tell.
@m in sc-I concur with your list of 4 Mark. Especially, #1 and #4.
I threw about a weeks wages at it, I'm all in as far as raising. If I get it I get it, if not, oh well.........................D
SOLD: Sep 10, 2022, 12:39PM
Winning bid: US $1,225.00 [ 38 bids ]
Were any of you guys the lucky last-second bidder?
Yep, I just missed it. I got caught up mowing the lawn and got outbid at the end. I came back a minute or two past the closing.
I guess I saved some money and most importantly I didn't have to tell my wife that I spent 1,200.00 plus.
I got beat by $99...................................................D
I had a bid all setup, may have won.
But decided it eoyld probablt just sit in garage for months, or years, till I got to the install