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1971 Yamaha XS1B (XS650)

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I just realized the $3325 bid was someone who has zero feedback. Not good. Worst thing is it probably discourages others from bidding because it looks like I am schill bidding. I guess I should have put in auction that anyone with less than 5 feedbacks can't bid. I wish ebay had a way to keep a person with less than a certain # of feedbacks to bid. Doubt it will go any higher and I will be stuck with last bid which was $3275. Or maybe the guy is just someone who has never bid before. We'll see.
 
Thanks Steve; that was quite a shocker. Seems I need to be on the lookout for every '71 XS1B I can find!
 
Awesome Russ. NOW i wish the good folks here would talk up these old bikes a bit better...they deserve it. At least better respect than is often shown for them around here.
 
chuck hahn said:
Awesome Russ. NOW i wish the good folks here would talk up these old bikes a bit better...they deserve it. At least better respect than is often shown for them around here.
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I could not agree more chuck, we as a group de-value our own machines by assuming that we should be able to get a solid GS cheap.
 
Joe...theres a vast difference between getting a reasonable deal for a reasonable bike..to which I dont mind being fair when looking at a bike.

That being said, and I know everyone these days are cash strapped, the membership here has gotten into a mindset of "they want the bike at fire sale prices" and then when the try to sell it ( or extra parts ) they want premium pricing to apply.

We, as a collective, need to decide..do we want to be ambulance chaser cheap and bad mouth the very bikes WE OWN AND RIDE, or talk them up to the rest of the world so that premium price is a reality.
 
chuck hahn said:
Joe...theres a vast difference between getting a reasonable deal for a reasonable bike..to which I dont mind being fair when looking at a bike.

That being said, and I know everyone these days are cash strapped, the membership here has gotten into a mindset of "they want the bike at fire sale prices" and then when the try to sell it ( or extra parts ) they want premium pricing to apply.

We, as a collective, need to decide..do we want to be ambulance chaser cheap and bad mouth the very bikes WE OWN AND RIDE, or talk them up to the rest of the world so that premium price is a reality.
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I totally agree
 
chuck hahn said:
Joe...theres a vast difference between getting a reasonable deal for a reasonable bike..to which I dont mind being fair when looking at a bike.

That being said, and I know everyone these days are cash strapped, the membership here has gotten into a mindset of "they want the bike at fire sale prices" and then when the try to sell it ( or extra parts ) they want premium pricing to apply.

We, as a collective, need to decide..do we want to be ambulance chaser cheap and bad mouth the very bikes WE OWN AND RIDE, or talk them up to the rest of the world so that premium price is a reality.
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Absolutely. What you're seeing happen I think is that as the years go by the Suzuki's are starting to appreciate at a little steeper clip than the others. I think this is because as a manufacturer the Suzuki's were traditionally the best value, because many times they were last to the party, which meant that they weren't quite as collectable. On the other hand, when they did finally get to the party the machines were the most reliable best handling bikes out there, so as time goes by and a younger generation gets into these bikes, they are gaining in popularity. Many on this site remember the old days when one could be had for a song (and still can of course, just harder to find) and fret because that is no longer the case. I wish we as a collective would do more to promote them.
 
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