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Offline JJ

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Simply...."Baffling"
« on: February 17, 2022, 08:11:10 AM »
Almost $15,000 now... and still five (5) days left to go...*** NO RESERVE ***  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :shocked: :shocked:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-honda-xl125/
« Last Edit: February 17, 2022, 08:11:43 AM by JJ »
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Offline Dave Swanson

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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2022, 09:12:24 AM »
This one is out there.  It makes the 40K Kawi H2 look like a bargain. 
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2022, 09:40:02 AM »
I'm going with BAT is a money laundering scheme!   :grin:

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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2022, 09:52:48 AM »
Quote from: usedtobefast on February 17, 2022, 09:40:02 AM
I'm going with BAT is a money laundering scheme!   :grin:

You might be on to something there...
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2022, 09:53:39 AM »
Wow!  :shocked:

I only wish I had that kind of disposable income.

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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2022, 09:55:16 AM »
That is a museum piece.  You could not ride it without breaking it down and changing every gasket.  There is a motorcycle shop near me that has a collection with probably 50 old nearly unridden bikes like that one including several Elsinores.  At these prices, it will make a great retirement fund for him.
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2022, 10:29:00 AM »
That bike was slow, I used to run away from them with my Sachs 125.
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2022, 10:33:45 AM »
Did you see this one?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-honda-cl77-scrambler-4/

My friend has one with 2k Fewer miles
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2022, 01:45:50 PM »
Quote from: Stretch on February 17, 2022, 09:53:39 AM
Wow!  :shocked:

I only wish I had that kind of disposable income.

                                        -Stretch
...and THAT’s why it’s not baffling.
Buyers want to spend $15,000 now, so they can get $25,000 back in the future. It ceases to have any worth as a bike, it’s simply a “prize”.
If it was 100 grand, cashed up investors would say...
”Jeez I’d love to get that..
It’ll be worth an absolute fortune one day...”..(and the seller disappears with a suitcase bulging with 100 k..)
You only need to examine one question to find out why. Is it a “better” bike than today’s Honda XR 125 ?
No.
People want what’s out of reach.
Figureatively.
Emotionally.
Economically.

It’s a pyramid scheme on two wheels, humans can be absolute dicks sometimes.
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2022, 02:38:04 PM »
15 grand for an XL125....?
All I can say is someone's had their eggs well and truly scrambled...
Cheers Guzzler
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2022, 07:59:02 PM »
I was given a 73 SL125 and 74 XL100 last year. The dump wanted $20 to take the 100 so I brought it back home for parts. I’m glad I held on to it.
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2022, 08:22:45 PM »
There aren't too many of those out there with 311 miles on the clock.

What does that work out to in $ per pound of bike?
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2022, 11:22:00 AM »
C'mon now....Let the baffling.....CONTINUE!/i] :laugh: :grin: :wink: :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :huh: :huh:







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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2022, 11:24:09 AM »
Quote from: JJ on February 20, 2022, 11:22:00 AM
C'mon now....Let the baffling.....CONTINUE!/i] :laugh: :grin: :wink: :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :huh: :huh:





Geez!!!
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Offline JJ

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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2022, 11:28:17 AM »
Quote from: guzziart on February 20, 2022, 11:24:09 AM
Geez!!!

PLUS $463.55 Buyers Premium (5%)  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :shocked: :shocked: :huh: :huh:
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Re: Simply...."Baffling"
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2022, 11:43:32 AM »
Plus, sometimes a shipping cost....baffling.

Quote from: JJ on February 20, 2022, 11:28:17 AM
PLUS $463.55 Buyers Premium (5%)  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :shocked: :shocked: :huh: :huh:
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