brand new RD250LC

[Seeker]

any rich person want to buy a brand new RD250LC? If I had £15k spare, I would...but I don't, alas (gofundme?)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Unregistered-1981-Yamaha-RD250LC-LC-RD-Unique-UK-Bike-Matching-Numbers-/252744225467?hash=item3ad8bad2bb:g:jF4AAOSwNnRYfmE q

[Bibio]

nope.. pile of outdated 2t shizz that guzzles petrol, handles like a bag of poo with brakes that you have to pray stop you in time and breaks down a lot. they aint even that fast by today's standards.

£15k... ermm fek aff.

[Craig380]

The silly thing is, as soon as it is started and / or does any miles, its value will drop .... one of the reasons for the high price is because it's never, ever been run ...

[littleoldman2]

nope.. pile of outdated 2t shizz that guzzles petrol, handles like a bag of poo with brakes that you have to pray stop you in time and breaks down a lot. they aint even that fast by today's standards.

£15k... ermm fek aff.

I'd love it if I won the Lotto. However as Bibio's quote above in the real world today where I cannot afford another bike NO

[Stilo]

nope.. pile of outdated 2t shizz that guzzles petrol, handles like a bag of poo with brakes that you have to pray stop you in time and breaks down a lot. they aint even that fast by today's standards.

£15k... ermm fek aff.

Yeah but they were great fun in their day, although I do have painful memories of highsiding one coming out of Mallory hairpin

[macamxthe1st]

Yeah but they were great fun in their day,

I have very fond memories of the LC's that I owned many years ago and they facilitated one of the best race series that I can remember (Pro-Am). So forget the "dynamics", did they put a smile on my face, too right they did. Then along came the TZR !!!!

Geoff.

[SV650rules]

Old bikes and cars are looked on more as an investment than an actual vehicle that you can or want to ride / drive on the roads. Lets face it most family saloon cars today will beat pretty much any of the older 'sports cars' performance wise, same with bikes, and todays bikes have better performance, better mpg and handle and brake so much better - and are way more reliable. Strangely enough it is the most complicated things on todays vehicles (the electronic bits) that are the most reliable.

RD250 to ride, no thanks, as an investment if I had 15K to spare - maybe.

The past is a foreign country, they do (did) things differently there..............

[Talking Heads]

I had an RD350LC once upon a time, enjoyed it hugely in between repairs.
Man that thing was unreliable, it just wouldn't stay on its wheels and was very fond of detours into the greenery.
Never did find out what was wrong with it :lol:

[Craig380]

I had an RD350LC once upon a time, enjoyed it hugely in between repairs.
Man that thing was unreliable, it just wouldn't stay on its wheels and was very fond of detours into the greenery.
Never did find out what was wrong with it :lol:

Yamaha investigated and found out that the problem was the nuts holding the handlebars ;):D

[Red Herring]

Yamaha investigated and found out that the problem was the nuts holding the handlebars ;):D


....and some things just haven't changed!

Personally I've still got my TDR250 that I've had since 1993, gave it a complete rebuild a couple of years ago and it only goes out on sunny Sundays now when I feel the need to remind myself of my youth or miss the cackle of a two stroke.... I had a beautiful RGV250 around about the same time, wish I'd kept that as well.

There is no argument that modern bikes are faster, more efficient and considerably more reliable but is that really all we want from a motorcycle? Personally I find the latest electronics laden offering pretty uninspiring and I'd be surprised if someone yearns after them in 25 years time......

[atassiedevil]

Totally agree with you here.
If you have traction control, ABS etc, then you don't have to think too much about how you apply power and braking.

If you have the above, you can nail the throttle and the bike "sorts it out for you"

The few very modern bikes i have tried felt quite bland, not much character (although they were extremely powerful and rapid) vs the bikes i ride and use. the SV has plenty of character too, which is why i rode one for a while.

I'm not saying the modern features are a bad thing, they aren't but older bikes are very different bike to bike, modern stuff not so much. Honda even use the same frame between some models of their current bikes. The VF range i own, every bike is different significantly, which adds to them all feeling very different to ride to each other.
....and some things just haven't changed!

Personally I've still got my TDR250 that I've had since 1993, gave it a complete rebuild a couple of years ago and it only goes out on sunny Sundays now when I feel the need to remind myself of my youth or miss the cackle of a two stroke.... I had a beautiful RGV250 around about the same time, wish I'd kept that as well.

There is no argument that modern bikes are faster, more efficient and considerably more reliable but is that really all we want from a motorcycle? Personally I find the latest electronics laden offering pretty uninspiring and I'd be surprised if someone yearns after them in 25 years time......

[Biker Biggles]

I recall Padgets Yamaha had a habit of selling new old stock bikes and I wonder if this bike was one of theirs?