Ebay item number 111980437107
Now here's a project bike to sink your teeth into. Up for auction from Washington state is this wrecked 1990 VFR750R (RC30).
This bike was involved in a street accident and purchased from the insurer with a salvage title. The seller is upfront about the extensive damage and has some of the replacement body plastics available for sale separately. He claims that the frame geometry is correct and ran the engine briefly ten years ago (!).
Showing 17,000 miles, the seller has opened the bidding at $12,500, roughly half the value of your average, useable RC30. Your decision may hinge on how much trust you put into the seller's claim of an OK frame, as a replacement is as rare as a combat atheist. Should this end up being a track bike or put back on the street? The salvage title will forever haunt the bike's value as a street bike but, personally, I think a rider-quality RC30 would be the ticket. I think the seller may be shooting for the stars—I would be all over this project at about $7000.
This bike was involved in a street accident and purchased from the insurer with a salvage title. The seller is upfront about the extensive damage and has some of the replacement body plastics available for sale separately. He claims that the frame geometry is correct and ran the engine briefly ten years ago (!).
Showing 17,000 miles, the seller has opened the bidding at $12,500, roughly half the value of your average, useable RC30. Your decision may hinge on how much trust you put into the seller's claim of an OK frame, as a replacement is as rare as a combat atheist. Should this end up being a track bike or put back on the street? The salvage title will forever haunt the bike's value as a street bike but, personally, I think a rider-quality RC30 would be the ticket. I think the seller may be shooting for the stars—I would be all over this project at about $7000.
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