I thought you might get a kick out of this!

[Wraith]

Check out the pics of this bike in a popular auction house.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1849208508&r=0&t=0

I like where he states "This bike is awsome" :eek:
Now I'm in no way a mechanic, but jeezzzz. Gimme a break.

 

[Durt Cycler]

Haha Wraith are you crazy it just needs some welding and a rear fender!LOL
What is this guy thinking, "ok lemme put my bike on ebay with it all dirty and bent rear fender, nobody will care..." Yea I wouldn't doubt his reserve price is probably $20,000.

 

[DWreck]

Wow, how about a little soap and water. I like the way he has his levers positioned. Nice bike stand though!

 

[70 marlin]

can you say rode hard and put away wet! look @ the rear tire?

 

[RM_guy]

I like "Top end rebuilt 16 months ago" :scream:

 

[MikeT]

That is a keeper! I can't wait to buy that baby! Watch out, it's mine!

 

[Rooster]

I wonder if he would "drive" it all the way to Iowa for me. :eek:

He must have those levers set up for cliff launching.:p

 

[YZ Joust]

I think he just needs to make the side panels green and the front fender yellow and this baby would sell for at least $4K...... Sweet ride.... I was impressed w/ the comment about riding the bike for months w/ a cracked frame and he hasn't had any problems.... Since he's in my area I was thinking about having him demo the bike for me and hit a triple.... See what happens to the frame then.... LOL

 

[Howser03]

Talk about sugar-coating. This guy is the stereotypical used car salesmen. "It doesn't have an exhaust or brake pads, but it handles like a dream and is a real chick magnet, eh eh" If this guy cleaned this bike up it wouldn't be so bad. Ppl amaze me :think:

 

[LoriKTM]

:eek:

"...I'm awful with computers..." (And with bikes, too, evidently!)

The scary part, is people are actually bidding on it!

 

[2001yz250]

He CAN'T wash it! The mud is what's holding it together and hiding the other 'cracks' in the frame! :eek:

 

[2001yz250]

Subliminal man's version of his description:
This is a very, very fast(way to waste your money) 250! plenty of mods, including: pro-circuit pipe(smashed), fmf silencer (rusted), ceet 4.2 gallon gas tank(leaking), pro-taper bars(bent), rear tire was replaced a month ago(now has 100 pavement miles), many new plastics(epoxy), barkbuste(d) hand guards, as well a ceet saddle(torn). will also include never used sand paddle R tire(17") as well as a brand new dunlop front tire(19") as well as spare brake lines(from a '74YZ80). the only problem with the bike(that isn't covered up by mud) is a crack in the frame under the block(see picture). i have been riding it with the crack(now a complete break) for months and it hasn't worsened or hindered performance(I'm not even good enough to be a spode). a quick welding job would fix it right up(into scrap metal). Top end was rebuilt 16 months ago(in dog years). :) :)

 

[Hot4Teacher]

Where is never neverland? I wanna go!! Like they say beauty is only a lightswitch away but, looking at that you need a total eclipse. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder can see that bike is a piece. Someone needs to tell that guy you can't polish a turd. ;) :D

 

[IrishEKU]

From the look of all that oil on the frame, when he cased it, he not only broke the frame but probably cracked the case. :| The reserve hasn't been met yet, I really wonder what he's asking :think: I bid a dollar :)


BTW how about THIS for misrepresentation! :)

 

[Wraith]

I wonder what his chain looked like, before he got done riding?

The funny thing is, a guy could go thru that place and find many better ones than that in no time. I guess everything is worth something to somebody :uh:

 

[yzeater]

Like that subframe on that thing? Must be a custom job!!

 

[LoriKTM]

ROFLMAO over your description, 2001YZ250! I think that more accurately describes it.

 

[cladoo]

You know what is sad about this is that there are too many like that out there. I know I see it every time I go riding. :ugg:

 

[ArmPump]

Reminds me of a KTM 500 I bought there for the Elsinore Gran Prix. Check it out at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1849094929&r=0&t=0\


There's just something about buying a scooter that you haven't even seen yet.

 

[Howser03]

I bought my '83 Yz 250 off of E-Bay. It was described as a parts bike and the motor was parts only. I bought it cause the chassis looked straight and i figured I could throw another motor on there. When I got it the thing was caked in mud, and the shift-shaft casing was cracked, and had been fixed with a j.b weld hack job. The shift-shaft splines were stripped, and the clutch cover also had a quarter size hole in it. Whoever had it I thought really beat the crap outta this thing. I cleaned off the mud, repainted the frame.... the wheels are in beautiful shape, rear-tire still 80%, air-cleaner almost flawless and not nicked or bent or any holes in it. The whole chassis looks almost brand-new with minimal cleaning. The motor was way better than parts. All it needed was a shift-shaft, a little bit case repair, clutch cover repair, and a cylinder bore and a piston kit. Not that bad of a bike, and my winning bid was only $100. :aj:

 

[IrishEKU]

I picked my '89 Zinger up off the same place. Started out of the crate with only two kicks.

 

[Y2Z]

how could someone care soooo little about their bike?!? :|

 

[jharmon]

You guys seem pretty sure the seller was talking about the bike. I think he may have been talking about the girl with the bike. But she's probably closer to a 125 than a 250. Rode hard and put away wet. $810 is the highest bid so far. Does she cook is the question?

 

[yz250roost]

wow, KTM had inverted forks back in the 80's??? you learn something new everyday!

 

[Mike198]

man if you think this is bad, you should see some of the bikes in my neighborhood. theres a kid with a old kd80, he drove it around with no clutch shifter, brakes, and a cracked frame, a kid with a cr 80 had a radiator shaped like an "S". another kid put 2 stroke oil in the crankcase, and snaped several sparkplugs in the head. The worst part is they think they're the fastest riders on earth. grrrr this is what i have to put up with everyday