2000 rm 125

[ymbhonk]

Anyone know if $300 is a good price for a RM 125 that's a pile of parts right now?

 

[granitex]

It all depends on why it is a pile of parts, and if you are ably to put it back together yourself.

What was the reason that it was torn down in the first place?

If you are goin to have to pay someone else to put it back together for you it will start to outstrip the value.

 

[ymbhonk]

Ill be putting it back together myself. It was torn down as a parts bike but never used supposedly.

 

[drbandkgb]

hmm.. Could you make your money back on it if you wanted to part it out?

 

[J Everett]

I certainly don't think you'd find one in running condition for less than a thousand, so if you're comfortable rebuilding it yourself, it's a hell of a deal.


I've never wrenched on a bike myself and I'd buy it if a deal like that came along near me.

 

[ymbhonk]

I was thinking of doing it and getting it together then selling it if its crap or needs along of parts. At least make my money back

 

[granitex]

The thing is, working bikes are not torn down as parts bikes. They are torn down bacause there is a problem that costs too much to fix. I would want to know exactly why it was torn down.

 

[J Everett]

The thing is, working bikes are not torn down as parts bikes. They are torn down because there is a problem that costs too much to fix. I would want to know exactly why it was torn down.

Also true.

 

[RacerXXL]

The thing is, working bikes are not torn down as parts bikes. They are torn down bacause there is a problem that costs too much to fix. I would want to know exactly why it was torn down.

This is the one percent example but in the racing world it's a common practice to take a complete new bike and tear it down and store it as parts to be used during the season. I know privateer racers who do this all the time and we do this to two bikes at the beginning of every season.

That being said the likelihood of a 2000 parts bike still laying around is almost nil. If it's all there and the cylinder is not scored and the cases are not cracked it may be worth a shot.

 

[ymbhonk]

I called the guy and too many parts were missing so I gave up on that pipe-dream.

 

[Macland]

Bummer man. Do you want me to close the thread or are you gonna look for another one. We can repurpose the thread with a new title.

 

[ymbhonk]

Yeah you can close it. I joined a dirtbikes forum to ask more specific questions.