Valueing an RD350LC

[Drive Blind]

Hi

My dad has decided to hang up his helmet.

He's got an X reg (82?) RD350LC that he's thinking of selling but doesn't have a clue what to ask for it. Looking on the 'net prices are anywhere between £1K and £4K.

Can anyone offer guidance on how much it's roughly worth?

It's white with the blue transfers. Has done about 20K miles and has got a current MOT.
Using my limited bike knowledge I know that the frame and engine numbers don't match. This indicates a replacement engine at some point? Correct?

Thanks for any help

[y2blade]

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

[996 sps]

y2blade said:

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

+1

[y2blade]

have a look in here mate, it will help you value it

http://www.yamaha-rd.com/forum/index.php

[catso]

y2blade said:

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

Are the frame and engine no meant to be the same on these? Because my experience with bikes is that the frame and engine numbers are different, unless the OP means mismatched as in not as per the V5?

Even if it has had a new engine does that really detract much from the value/deirability?

[y2blade]

catso said:

y2blade said:

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

Are the frame and engine no meant to be the same on these? Because my experience with bikes is that the frame and engine numbers are different, unless the OP means mismatched as in not as per the V5?

Even if it has had a new engine does that really detract much from the value/deirability?

4LO

[y2blade]

y2blade said:

catso said:

y2blade said:

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

Are the frame and engine no meant to be the same on these? Because my experience with bikes is that the frame and engine numbers are different, unless the OP means mismatched as in not as per the V5?

Even if it has had a new engine does that really detract much from the value/deirability?

4LO

Casto have a read here http://www.yamaha-rd.com/forum/search.php?st=0&amp...

[Drive Blind]

cheers for the links y2blade

It was a while back I checked but from memory it has the 4L0 frame number but a 4L1 engine number. Is this really a big deal? Will he have trouble selling it?... or is it only on the mint examples priced at £3K and up that the original matching numbers are required?

I'm thinking it's worth about a grand so advertise it for £1250?

[catso]

y2blade said:

y2blade said:

catso said:

y2blade said:

shame it has mismatched numbers otherwise I'd have been interested

seriously

Are the frame and engine no meant to be the same on these? Because my experience with bikes is that the frame and engine numbers are different, unless the OP means mismatched as in not as per the V5?

Even if it has had a new engine does that really detract much from the value/deirability?

4LO

Casto have a read here http://www.yamaha-rd.com/forum/search.php?st=0&amp...

OK, I've learnt something here, actually two things as I've also learnt that some people will pay £4k for an old 2-smoker...

[Fleegle]

I currently have 4 TZR's. They are all in mint condition.




When you refer to them as mint, we are talking about polo's, aren't we?

[C8PPO]

It's of interest at a grand-ish, but much too far away. Is it more difficult to sell bikes/cars the more "remote" you are (I just mean, as in remote from the centre of the country, not tucked up a track in the highlands!)

[Biker's Nemesis]

Drive Blind said:

cheers for the links y2blade

It was a while back I checked but from memory it has the 4L0 frame number but a 4L1 engine number. Is this really a big deal? Will he have trouble selling it?... or is it only on the mint examples priced at £3K and up that the original matching numbers are required?

I'm thinking it's worth about a grand so advertise it for £1250?

I'll have it, PM me a phone number.

[Jazoli]

That is very cheap, I'd buy it myself unseen with a current MOT for that

I'll have second dibs after BN

[4sure]

Shouldn,t this be in classifieds ?

[Biker's Nemesis]

No! He was asking advice on how much it was worth.

[Bully1970]

I wouldnt say very cheap, I would say a good price. You could probably get more on Ebay but have to deal with the tumbling tumbling dickweeds who frequent it.

[CinqAbarth]

Bully1970 said:

I wouldnt say very cheap, I would say a good price. You could probably get more on Ebay but have to deal with the tumbling tumbling dickweeds who frequent it. are into Yamaha strokers.

EFA.

[Drive Blind]

This is not a for sale ad.

We are just after a realistic valuation. Somebody local expressed an interest in buying it recently, but wouldn't give a firm offer.

Just checking he's not letting it go for well below market value.

Cheers

[Bully1970]

CinqAbarth said:

Bully1970 said:

I wouldnt say very cheap, I would say a good price. You could probably get more on Ebay but have to deal with the tumbling tumbling dickweeds who frequent it. are into Yamaha strokers.

EFA.

Was going to say that I wouldnt mind an RD myself....bugger....

[podman]

As above, those matching frame/engine numbers are all important, IF he can hold onto it, I would do, nice ones are now fetching 4K, a huge rise in just 18 months when you could pick a good one up for 2-2.5K..

parts are fetching silly money as well, if its all intact and the finish or the metal work/plastics are good, you'd get more than a grand breaking it, which would be a bit of a shame ..