Pinned The 'Look What I Found on eBay,Gumtree,Just Bikes,Bikesales' Thread!

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/northmead/motorcycles/honda-vt250-spada/1232263290 This one will possibly be gone in moments being registered, under priced and in Sydney.. Just watch out for possible lack of compliance plate! Means no issue getting a pink slip, (if rego doesn't lapse) but impossible to get NSW blue slip if it becomes more than 3 months out of rego.

 

mths is distributor for ceracote is a few streets away from me , you have to do a $2500 course to become an approved applicator before they will sell you ceracote

a few shops in Brisbane have opened to specialise in ceracoting and have gone bust, great product but very expensive and customers generally won’t pay a decent amount to get it done. I looked into duracite as well, but it is not as good as ceracote. I know@maelstrom has used it and the finish is amazing

 

I actually test rode this one back when it was for sale by the previous owner about 6-7 months ago. It's not an import, has broken thermostat, cracked headlight lens and big dent in the tank (hail damage apparently! that's a new one!) the muffler is one of those ebay reverse cone megaphone type which doesn't really suit it. The owner wouldn't negotiate on price so I passed and ended up getting my one for practically nothing.

 

We're doing a test piece today of ceracote... Fingers crossed.

 

Looks like @Kirk ’s old bike is up for sale


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/520591985388995/

 

This might be of interest to some.
https://www.braaapmotorcycles.com/c...rREhvT2eRa9UDDK-6fEeN1dOaR1HxP8geBFtkdxtFIK7I

Doesn't look like a bad deal for a 250 fun runabout.

Better build spec than my little Skyteam that I started with for my RC project.

 

How can you drop over half the asking price on a new bike , alarm bells are ringing

 

I think the reason they cheap is probably because they are struggling a bit for sales volume. Note these are pre orders for a batch delivery. All jokes aside, still not a bad deal for what you get. The Braap is based on a local team cherry picking parts out of China and assembling them locally. I suspect this model is just a straight import. I have been at presentations by the founder. If nothing else, he passionate about selling a good product and has grown from a base of nothing.

 

The owner for done for rebirthing bikes a while back

https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5...rad-smith-fronts-court-over-id-plate-charges/

 

That is a pity. I did not know about that.

For those unfamiliar with the company. Here is a link to their published history.
https://www.braaapmotorcycles.com/pages/about-us