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1983 KZ1000R (Eddie Lawson Replica) - $30000

Frank Z.

Frank Z.

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Maybe a tad overpriced (:-s), but would still dig having one.

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/3854038418.html

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1983 KZ1000R Superbike Replica (Eddie Lawson) - $30000 (South Jersey)
KZ1000R in beautiful cond. lots of extras. You will not find one nicer! NO flaws!
1463 Ferrell Rd. (google map) (yahoo map)

Location: South Jersey
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
 
For sure, this owner is swinging for the fences. I agree that he certainly won't get his asking price for it as well. But I am familiar with this bike and it is a standout in the world of ELR's. Just a beautiful motorcycle!:cool:

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Isn't there an S version worth much more than the standard one? Maybe this is one of those, looks to have the upgrades.
 
Geez, $30 grand? For that much money, you could get a nice used Z-Rex and trick it the out to the gills, and then get another one and trick it out to match as a backup...
 
evan132 said:
Isn't there an S version worth much more than the standard one? Maybe this is one of those, looks to have the upgrades.
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No it's not an S1. Most of them are in Japan now. 30K would be a steal if it was.
 
Maybe he saw the one that went for $22,169.69 just a week or so ago and thought his was better..thus the additional 8G asking price...
 
wkmpt said:
Geez, $30 grand? For that much money, you could get a nice used Z-Rex and trick it the out to the gills, and then get another one and trick it out to match as a backup...
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Why not just buy a used Corvette instead?:p Or how about a down payment on a vacation home?
 
Well Well...seems we need to buy as many GSs as possible and store them in climate controlled garages. Soon we can be getting 5 or 6G for a standard 750!!!

Cooleys will be better than your 401k!!!!
 
Would have been interesting if Suzuki would have offered the S models ?and even the later S model Katanas? comparable factory performance upgrades as the ELR. Might have seen higher valuations today... but there's no keeping up with the Kaws.
 
The KZ1000R (ELR) was a unique bike, many different parts over the stock KZ1000's including a frame with different steering geometry over all the other KZ's.. They were a true performance bike. I would love to have one, but $30k is a touch too rich for me...

The KZ1000-S1 was a race bike. It was developed for a racing series that never happened. 30 or so where built - many of them ended up in South Africa as they had a racing series that the bike could run in. They can command serious money - I saw one not set for $30,000...
 
Here in GS land we get thread after thread lambasting bikes like pristine GS1100's selling for $4000. Too much money they say. You could get a modern bike for less others say. Ect, etc. It's no wonder GS's ain't worth crap. We are a bunch of bottom feeders here. Kawasaki KZ's on the other hand are pulling down good money. Makes performing restorations worth the effort and cash. I love these old GS's, but they truly are on the bottom of the motorcycle food chain. Strange that, considering they are technically speaking, some of the best bikes of the era. Oh well.
 
Suzuki never sold a Wes Cooley Replica. They sold a GS1000S. The GS1000S is a styling exercise. In the US, the GS1000S offered not a whit of performance increase over the standard GS1000. I never heard them called a Wes Cooley Replica until after the Eddie Lawson Replica was introduced.

An Eddie Lawson Replica should be worth more than a GS1000S.
 
Nessism said:
Here in GS land we get thread after thread lambasting bikes like pristine GS1100's selling for $4000. Too much money they say. You could get a modern bike for less others say. Ect, etc. It's no wonder GS's ain't worth crap. We are a bunch of bottom feeders here. Kawasaki KZ's on the other hand are pulling down good money. Makes performing restorations worth the effort and cash. I love these old GS's, but they truly are on the bottom of the motorcycle food chain. Strange that, considering they are technically speaking, some of the best bikes of the era. Oh well.
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Been advocating this exact thinking for awhile, we as a collective group on this board dictate the values of our own machines and consequently drive the values down nationally if not internationally whether we want to admit it or not.
 
The 1000r that sold on eBay recently was a low serial number first year (1982) true to life Eddie Lawson Replica. This bike is the less desireable 1983 Superbike Replica. Still a nice bike, don't get me wrong. I would be glad to make a spot in the garage for it.
 
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