Bikes you could get for $5000 in 1986

[faffi]

Imagine this was 1986 and you had 5k burning in your pocket, ready to be spent on a new motorcycle. Which ones of these do you think you could buy, and which ones were too costly?

BMW K75C
BMW R80RT
Cagiva Elephant 650
Harley Sportster 1100 XLH
Honda VFR750 Interceptor
Honda V65 Magna
Kawasaki 900 Eliminator
Kawasaki 900 Ninja
Guzzi SP II
Guzzi Le Mans
Guzzi Cali II
Suzuki GSX-R1100
Suzuki GV1200 Madura
Yamaha YX600 Radian
Yamaha FZ750
Yamaha 1200 V-Max

[guzzisteve]

I did !!!  I was running the family farm in Waterman, IL In 1984 I bought(still have) 84 LeMans 3, In 1986 I bought(still have) 86 Cali 2

Some of us MGNOC members DID not just thought about it!! THEN in 1988 I went PRO and started my Guzzi wrenching career.  I just don't boast about it Retired in 2016   Just so riders here know who answers their questions but never asks any.

The LM3 has 50K hard miles on it/hit by a car in 2007, the 86 Cali2 has 130K mi & pulls an SCF sidecar made in Waterman, IL & has never had the heads off still has 180#comp