Tempting RZ stuff

[dgorms]

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

[busa1300]

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.

[dgorms]

I just took a swing at it!   

[Kawtriplefreak]

Me too when it was in the 300s. Knew I didn't have a chance.

[mnein]

Jeez. How many of those brand new are out there.

[dgorms]

I took a big enough swing to find out who's serious!

[Aloha808]

I just took a good cut at it. 

[dgorms]

Aloha, I don't need it. I'll back off................................D

[Milan]

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

[m in sc]

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.

[RDFL]

Probably 2000 or more.

[Milan]

Anyone know what the selling price of it was back then.

[RDFL]

Go to his site still has the 90's prices.

[SoCal250]

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)

[Milan]

$1 in 1985 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2.75 today

$890 * 2.75 = $2447.5.

Alot of money then & now