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I think this rear sprocket might need replacing. I've never seen one this bad before. There's a lot of red on this bike so I couldn't resist throwing in a pic of the "blue" in the garage

I found a local shop that does it:
http://www.vaporblastingnc.com/
Check out the Gallery for pics

First experience of vapor blasting and I am well pleased (in the words of Allen Millyard)

Allen Millyard is a legend! Check out his other videos, especially the bike with the Viper V10 motor

Personally I would favor RSBFS for what you have for sale. RSBFS primarily touts only bikes listed directly with them. They are no longer dominated by listing bikes listed elsewhere. I sold a Ducati 900SL on RSFBS earlier this year for a friend. Were it my bike I might have sold it on BaT, but since it was someone else's bike and I had limited knowledge and history with the bike, I did not want to deal with all the questions which might get raised on BaT. BaT is to be avoided if you don't want to or can't answer a lot of questions about a bike.

The auction formats of BaT and Iconic are advantageous for bikes with significant market demand as auctions only work when there are enough interested buyers to bid up the price. The demand for an RC51, 9X6 Ducati, RZ500 or similar bikes everyone wants is high. The demand for esoteric bikes like the ones you are looking to list is narrower, so there is a greater risk of not achieving a good price. Of course, if you're willing to accept whatever the bid price is, BaT, Iconic and even Ebay will deliver this price.


GLWTS.

I sold an Aprilia RS50 on RSBFS and it went in one day. I priced it to sell and maybe could have got a lot more for it with an auction format but again maybe not! Good feedback and thanks!

That's a literal PITA

The RD250 motor came mounted in a chopped frame. So I was able to graft the bottom section with the front engine mounting points onto the SRX frame. Here is after cleaning up the initial tack welding and adding some bracing around the headstock.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. BaT looks like the best bet. By the way SoCal250 that MZ listing is actually the very bike I am selling! I am the second owner since that eBay sale.

Looking to sell a couple of bikes in the Spring so interested to hear opinions on the specialist sites:
Bring A Trailer
Iconic Motorbike Auctions
Rare Sportbikes For Sale

By the way the bikes going up for sale are:
2008 Aprilia RS125 (street legal)
2001 MZ Skorpion Sport Cup

That's good to hear! Thanks John.

Website still appears operational. I emailed Nick a few weeks ago about availability and heard nothing. Called today and it rang for ages ending in "Customer not available - try again later". No voice mail option.
Are they still in business?

Good to know! Thanks for that

Started dismantling the RD250 motor. Should have loosened the drive sprocket while still in the frame but got ahead of myself. That thing was on as tight as a camel's arse in a sandstorm so had to channel my inner McGyver. I didn't want to risk damaging the casings so I backed the motor up to the vice and used an old chain I had lying around. Applied some heat to the sprocket & nut and off she came.

Hi 2SW! Just re-joined the forum after a couple of years in the wilderness after I sold by GT750 & RD400 projects to fellow forum members. Thought you might be interested in this, my latest project. Picked up a 1987 SRX250 roller a while back. Brought back a RD250 motor from Barber VF this year and decided to do the transplant. So far so good!