what would a new never ran 85 250 r be worth? [Archive]

rugabugadouglas

04-29-2007, 12:53 AM

im just wondering what a new 85 250 r would be worth? i found one that has never even had gas in it!! the lady that has it use to own a honda dealer and ordered it new and never sold it and from what my buddy was told it has a few extras in it too. i saw it a few years ago and thought she got rid of it but my buddy found it this weekend at a car dealership she now owns and the going price is $7000 i might go take a look at it if i get time and get the scupe from the horses mouth and ill try and take some pic too

3Wheelers4Life

04-29-2007, 12:59 AM

Black86tri-z

04-29-2007, 01:12 AM

buy it and beat the snot out of it enjoy it to the max!!!!!!!!!!!!!:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

3Wheelers4Life

04-29-2007, 01:21 AM

buy it and beat the snot out of it enjoy it to the max!!!!!!!!!!!!!:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
NO thats a very rare find perhaps the only 1 in the world. how cool would it be to be the only person to say "i have a 85 250r three wheeler that was never ran it is in the condition it came from the factory!" preserve the piece of history three wheelers will probably never be made again and that will be the only origional never ran three wheeler

ATC-Eric

04-29-2007, 01:24 AM

Orangecounty should buy it for his showroom! :naughty:

Chevy200s

04-29-2007, 01:03 PM

buy it and beat the snot out of it enjoy it to the max!!!!!!!!!!!!!:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

lol, that does sound like fun. seriously though, if you have the money and want a really unique collector piece then defintly go for it, because theres a 99.999% chance you wont ever find one like this again. oh and if you do end up getting it,...:pics: !!!!:)

3Razors

04-29-2007, 01:49 PM

11 years ago I ran into (2) 1986 250R's that were brand new in the honda factory crate for sale in palm springs, ca. The guy only wanted $2300 each for em!! I try to forget about that deal but threads like this give nightmare flashbacks.

rugabugadouglas

04-29-2007, 01:55 PM

Fox250R

04-29-2007, 05:12 PM

buy it and beat the snot out of it enjoy it to the max!!!!!!!!!!!!!:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

I was thinking the same thing! screw storing it for 20 years or whatever i mean comeon.............

team-red-rider

04-29-2007, 09:18 PM

get it throw on some new tires/rims, maier fenders and clarke tank and store the originals for later restoration!!

200x newby

04-29-2007, 09:22 PM

get it throw on some new tires/rims, maier fenders and clarke tank and store the originals for later restoration!!

.....or just store it and buy one you can ride.

firefirefire90

04-29-2007, 09:51 PM

.....or just store it and buy one you can ride.

Yeah...I was about to say...

History is history

Get something that can be replaced. You can't replace something that rare.

super90

04-29-2007, 10:12 PM

I would replace all the OEM pieces will some aftermarket stuff and ride it on a rare ocasion. Definatly not beat it, theres no possible way I could ever do that to a machine like its said to be.

3Razors

04-29-2007, 10:55 PM

New 250R's just dont grow in the garden guys...If you want to ride one open the paper and pick up a used one for $1K or so.

IrvSLedman

04-29-2007, 11:25 PM

Somthing like that.. I think i would hang from mount up in my living room, and slay any who touched it.. man. that would be Saweeet.

80'427

04-29-2007, 11:31 PM

Not to take away for the thread but I was b.s.ing with local parts guy at our honda dealership. I said I'll take a plug for a 85 250r and the new 86 250r you have in the crate in the back and to my suprise he said we don't have a 250r but we do have a 86 200x. I think it is cool and heck there are a few new trikes hiding out. They also have a bunch of vintage street bikes and dirt bikes that are new or mildly used in moving van trailers out behind the dealership. Oh I would leave it as is and look at it.

ATC-Eric

04-29-2007, 11:57 PM

but we do have a 86 200x.

Did you ask them how much?

NOS_350X

04-30-2007, 12:01 AM

Id ride it, Im not the kinda person that lets stuff sit there. Thats also the reason i dont buy stuff thats rare or in super condition like that.

rally4x4racer

04-30-2007, 12:11 AM

I would build a dehumidifier for it and store it at room temperature at least 500 yards beneath the desert......

really - what would you guys pay for it? I would not go 7, but I am broke.....

200x $? PIX?

bigreddaddy

04-30-2007, 12:29 AM

.....or just store it and buy one you can ride.

Or even better, find one that is a total POS and put some blood, sweat and tears into. Get it looking like new and running like a bat out of hell. And have that satisfaction that every man should enjoy at least once in his life.

edog

04-30-2007, 08:58 AM

im going to try for this weekend to go get pics when i saw it a few years ago it was really nice i guess its sitting in a loft of a garage at her dealership and the cool thing too is the chick is smoking hot!!!

Forget the machine pics.Lets see her?

Maybe you can ask her to pose on it while you take pics?

80'427

04-30-2007, 10:05 AM

They told me the 200x is not for sale they kept it 20 year so they don't need the money.

Gunnar

04-30-2007, 11:24 AM

7 grand is awfully expensive for a decoration. I wouldnt pay that much. But then again Im not wealthy. For that much you could have a fleet of trikes you wouldnt mind using. Plus with my luck Id probably get slammed by some jack hole while trailoring it back to my place, or something els that would fall under murphys law would happen.

jimmybpei

04-30-2007, 11:48 AM

i know where there is one with ony 1/2 mile on the rear tire. hasn't seen the outdoors since the day it was brought home

johnny's X

04-30-2007, 12:29 PM

Its been there is entire life and probably will stay there. It would be better just to sit and look at, to get it running it would take a complete motor tear down and iam sure it would need new parts. Even if its been in doors I am sure that it has some moisture that got inside and who know what you would find.

crazyratt

04-30-2007, 12:37 PM

What i want to know is why it was never rode. i mean comon tellin me nobody ride a wonderfull machine like that. maybe its cursed, lol

Dirtcrasher

04-30-2007, 06:57 PM

Displaying it is for a person with lots of spare cash. Common poor slaves like us IF we could afford it should save the mint cosmetics, toss on some MAIER plastics and ride the hell out of it. It's meant to be ridden whether it's new now or was new 21 years ago....

rugabugadouglas

04-30-2007, 08:27 PM

ill try and sneak in a few of her i guess shes up for offers too i could never spend that much and have it sit in fear of scratching it thats wht i drive older cars and trucks

Trikefan72

05-08-2007, 09:58 AM

What happend to the machine? Did you get some pictures? Is it sold?

oscarmayer

05-08-2007, 04:21 PM

+1 bump for pics!!!!!

scooterroo

05-08-2007, 05:59 PM

#2 bump for pics!!!!!

edog

05-08-2007, 08:11 PM

:D This tread is worthless without pics.:D

deathman53

05-08-2007, 08:18 PM

the guy that ran east coast atv got a 87 trx250r, I think a 86 trx250r and some 250r trikes that were almost like new, he got two of them from a lady whos son owned them and something happened that caused him to never ride them and eventually passed away. He found all of the never run bikes in pot-luck adds in the paper. I seen pictures of these bikes, they look like they left the dealer and went into a climate controled storage unit, they are that new. A friend of mine told me that a few years ago at the swap meet over here, there was a guy selling Marty Hart's 85 atc250r, he wanted something like 8 grand for it, but it would be a nice collector piece none the less. You never know what you find , its all about the right place and time.

ATC-Eric

05-08-2007, 10:52 PM

bump for pics

dizasterzrfun69

05-09-2007, 05:29 PM

I found a brand new 87 atc250R for $5000. I'll get pics tomorrow.

:lol: :lol: just kidding. :lol: Bump for pics

chris200x

05-09-2007, 06:46 PM

http://www.offroadohio.com/forums/images/smilies/worthless_without_pics.gif . http://www.offroadohio.com/forums/images/smilies/toothless.gif

Jarrod

05-10-2007, 08:58 PM

I would leave it in the original crate,etc...
as with other collectibles,once you open the package the value decresses...
I would open it,take pictures,check condition,oil parts if necessary.
then close it back up.
put it up and buy one to thrash....

oscarmayer

05-11-2007, 10:25 AM

why do i get the feelign the thread starter was joshing us?

BigGreenMachine

05-11-2007, 11:28 AM

I've seen an original still in the crate Tri-Z on here.

ATC-Eric

05-11-2007, 12:50 PM

I've seen an original still in the crate Tri-Z on here.

You mean homeboy over in Germany with the 86? How sweet would that be!!!!!!!!

Its not that unbelievable to find a brand new 250r. Remember, a member here got a brand new tiger from a dealer not to long ago!!!!! Dont recall his name.....

Anyways, whats up with some pics? :postwhore

oldsking86

05-11-2007, 01:02 PM

I found a brand new 87 atc250R for $5000. I'll get pics tomorrow.

:lol: :lol: just kidding. :lol: Bump for pics

Oh you should be :banned: for that comment mr! lol almost had me going there

Pics :w00t:

BigRedRunner

05-23-2007, 07:14 PM

I haven't been on here in about a year and these same "stories" keep surfacing. I still remember the one about the factory 200R.

team-red-rider

05-23-2007, 07:18 PM

i dont think doug would do that...he was layed off work and stuff i know him pretty well hes the one i got my 250R from

jeffatc250r

10-13-2007, 12:04 AM

Sooooo, whatever happened with the pics?????

luke

11-23-2007, 03:22 PM

I saw add's on ebay this year (2007) for Tri-Z parts, in the add were picture's of a crated 86 TRI-Z. I dont think we'll se either in England though :( :( :( American seller i think ?? I dont think anyone should ever ride a bike that's still in the crate, personal view only though.

Dirtcrasher

11-23-2007, 03:41 PM

I saw that too....

Thing is, having and being able to LOOK at a mint new ATC is great. But it's only great to talk about or think about here and there. I have so many memories riding my toys that no matter how mint they ever get, I'm gonna ride em.

Unless I ever get rich, I'll be riding anything I get my filthy paws on!!

steven 250sx

11-23-2007, 03:58 PM

yea it would be great having a trike never ridden before but thats all you cud say about it. i rather ride and have crazy stories about my bikes

whyzee

11-23-2007, 05:58 PM

i wouldn't offer more than $4000 cash for it.:naughty:
Count me in on the bidding list

seddon

11-23-2007, 06:20 PM

i hate when people get stuff and not use it like high $ cars if u buy it use it i would want to see what i have not put it 500 foot under the dessert that is not cool

cr480r

11-23-2007, 06:32 PM

i hate when people get stuff and not use it

Me too...I can't stand show queens... They make me sick.... But in the case of an actual showroom condition un-restored machine or new in the crate.... I think it should remain un-ridden... and reside in a public museum or showroom....

seddon

11-23-2007, 07:11 PM

cr480r u r say if u got *Edited**Edited* hands on a trike that was never ridden before you would not want to put the first marks on it it is like going out and buy a new quad you would be proud to be the first to do any thing on it. this trike is 20 some years old no one have done any thing to it

Fox250R

11-23-2007, 08:05 PM

what thats crazy an 85 r never ran!!! thats like the only 1 in the world. buy it and put it away for like 20 years and it will be worth a lot. tell her to never run it and sell it to a collector or museum. please lets see some :pics:

Who really cares what it is or how its never been ran LOL..Other then the ppl on this website? ITs a FREAKING 3 WHEELER! I mean 20 years ago you ppl would of said "OMG HOLD ON TO IT AND IN 20 YEARS IT WILL BE WORTH A MILLION BUCKS"!!!! Well then, 20 years from now i bet it's still worth around 5-10k if that...Take it out and RIDE THE PISS OUT OF IT.. Some of you ppl are very strange......

seddon

11-23-2007, 10:09 PM

Who really cares what it is or how its never been ran LOL..Other then the ppl on this website? ITs a FREAKING 3 WHEELER! I mean 20 years ago you ppl would of said "OMG HOLD ON TO IT AND IN 20 YEARS IT WILL BE WORTH A MILLION BUCKS"!!!! Well then, 20 years from now i bet it's still worth around 5-10k if that...Take it out and RIDE THE PISS OUT OF IT.. Some of you ppl are very strange......

this guy knows what he is talking about we should all be like him

threewheelin-feelin

11-24-2007, 02:16 AM

ride it do what it was built to do not sit and collect dust:TrikesOwn

NINJA

11-24-2007, 02:21 AM

I'd ride it, hell, I ride my 200R every weekend! What!?

luke

11-24-2007, 08:17 AM

[quote=cr480r;557488]Me too...I can't stand show queens... They make me sick.... But in the case of an actual showroom condition un-restored machine or new in the crate.... I think it should remain un-ridden... and reside in a public museum or showroom...

Dont get me wrong, i like to see a bike being used for what it was intended BUT we didnt get that many trikes in England. So a mint one never riden or a crated one is realy worth keeping that way.

Back to the original thread - $7000 in the UK is only £3400 today (nov 07), so i think it's worth every penny !! But only to be looked at !! I'd pay that for it if it was in theUK.
Also what did a brand new 250R cost in 1986, and what is that amount of value worth today (ie , what did a candy bar cost back then and what does the same bar cost today) . And by comparison what does a new CR250 and TRX 250R cost ?? I'd like someone to reply to all that so we can all see what these cost's are , only then could you work out the true value of a new condition 250R and it's added value to an enthusiast. Sorry if i bored any one.

And where are the pictures ?? :pics: :pics: :pics:

Huffa

11-24-2007, 10:11 AM

If I had one that was never ridden or extremly low hours there is no way I'd take it out and ride it, it's nice to have a few around that are like that, and if I'd sell it surely I would be very particular as to who would buy it.

There are 100's of R's out there, why take a perfect museum piece and scratch it up ?

This one survived all these years, if there really is one, it deserves to stay that way forever.

Didn't see at 1st that this is a old post, as usual, probably not true anyway.

Bryan Raffa

11-24-2007, 10:38 AM

Probley Not nearly as mutch as a lesser production number TRI-Z in a CRATE:naughty: :eek: :D

man I got a CHUBBY!!!:drool:

Huffa

11-24-2007, 10:48 AM

Probley Not nearly as mutch as a lesser production number TRI-Z in a CRATE:naughty: :eek: :D

man I got a CHUBBY!!!:drool:

Bryan, is that a recent picture or from years ago ?

What's the story on it, is it available, not that I would have the $$ for it, no way:(

Bryan Raffa

11-24-2007, 10:57 AM

Greenboy in Germany.. not alv..:( wonder if he has any new pics with a little less dust..

Huffa

11-24-2007, 11:24 AM

Greenboy in Germany.. not alv..:( wonder if he has any new pics with a little less dust..

Think it's put together now ? So cool to see something like that, for sure ! :beer

Bryan Raffa

11-24-2007, 11:43 AM

So theres no pictures of a R in a crate?

Brockey

11-24-2007, 11:59 AM

I figures if I had one in a crate I would just sell it to a member here and buy me a nice one to ride the hell outta. I dont have the money, room, or interest in a machine I cant ride but I do appreciate those who can and do.