carolinabandit
New member
Hi everyone!
My name is AJ, I'm 25 years old and I've been riding a little over a year now. I hopped on a motorcycle for the first time ever and rode through the mountains of northern Thailand and fell in love. Fast forward to today, I currently own a KTM duke and I really want to get a vintage bike I can tinker with and customize, and I love the way the old airheads look. I'm looking at one locally, and to the purists, it wont be the most appealing bike. To everyone else, I'm looking to get a little help here as I don't know much at all about this era of motorcycles.
About the bike:
It's a 1983 R80 that's been owned for a few years by a guy who used to work on planes doing aviation electronics. It's his first motorcycle, and his claim is that he went through most of the bike to get it road ready, only to end up having back surgery and not being able to ride it comfortably anymore. He went through and re-wired everything with motogadget products including a motogadget M-unit, switches, horn, wiring, lights, and RFID key. It seems like a really slick setup. He also installed an aftermarket LED headlight and renthal bars.
As far as mechanical, he showed me a $2,500 receipt for a shop that specializes in european motorcycles that went through and a did a lot of mechanical including new brakes, forks rebuilt, drivetrain, carbs, wheel bearings, etc.
In addition, the rear shocks are new, the seat is new (although not the best looking design), and a lot of what's original on the bike looks to be in really good shape. The instrument cluster is original with a working odometer which reads 25,000 miles.
I'm having a hard time getting a feel for pricing on these bikes, especially ones that aren't very original. Would $4-5k be a good range for this bike? Anything else I should look at specifically on the motorcycle?
Thanks!
My name is AJ, I'm 25 years old and I've been riding a little over a year now. I hopped on a motorcycle for the first time ever and rode through the mountains of northern Thailand and fell in love. Fast forward to today, I currently own a KTM duke and I really want to get a vintage bike I can tinker with and customize, and I love the way the old airheads look. I'm looking at one locally, and to the purists, it wont be the most appealing bike. To everyone else, I'm looking to get a little help here as I don't know much at all about this era of motorcycles.
About the bike:
It's a 1983 R80 that's been owned for a few years by a guy who used to work on planes doing aviation electronics. It's his first motorcycle, and his claim is that he went through most of the bike to get it road ready, only to end up having back surgery and not being able to ride it comfortably anymore. He went through and re-wired everything with motogadget products including a motogadget M-unit, switches, horn, wiring, lights, and RFID key. It seems like a really slick setup. He also installed an aftermarket LED headlight and renthal bars.
As far as mechanical, he showed me a $2,500 receipt for a shop that specializes in european motorcycles that went through and a did a lot of mechanical including new brakes, forks rebuilt, drivetrain, carbs, wheel bearings, etc.
In addition, the rear shocks are new, the seat is new (although not the best looking design), and a lot of what's original on the bike looks to be in really good shape. The instrument cluster is original with a working odometer which reads 25,000 miles.
I'm having a hard time getting a feel for pricing on these bikes, especially ones that aren't very original. Would $4-5k be a good range for this bike? Anything else I should look at specifically on the motorcycle?
Thanks!