$25,000NZ....=....$18,000US or $13,000GBP.
Lets say, for arguments sake , the price is a fair market value for the condition. Most of the comments relate to the amount spent on the purchase would mean the bike couldn't be used..........
I ask why, is it for fear of damage, (comment about cant throw saddle bags on it), is it because to use it it would loose its value. or is it because it is an old bike it isn't reliable.
non of these arguments stand up.
Spend, 25-30,000 on a new bike.........loses 5.000 as it goes out the door and in 6-7 years it has lost over 2/3rds its value, This bike wont loose 5,000 unless there is damage done to it. and in 6-7 years it will still be worth the same as the purchase, (at least), price due to the historic value........
Comment about using it and it loosing value............it has done 30,000 klm and still looks good. Headers have a nice even colour on them, (well tuned), and why not saddlebags and a tent.
Reliable. Well we all maintain our bikes and the longer we have them the more confident we are about if it will get us there...........Ask gggGary who done the 1000 miles on his XS........In a day!!!!!
And lastly, more than likely this is going to go to a guy for nostalgia and the weekend ride and if they are real bikers, maybe do a couple of the big bike meets in NZ, Burt Munro challange, Brass Monkey.....or some smaller ones........
As Gary points out about how much this bike is costing to make it a reliable rider of distance..........Ask A couple of others who have done full on restorations $$$ if they are sitting in their lounges looking at the bike in its glass cage..........no they are riding it around and they still look like they have just been restored yesterday not years ago.......and if there is some wear and tear and it devalues it is never going to devalue like a new bike does, to the point gggGary can buy another cheap do-upper