So I saw a post on a cbr250 Facebook page where someone was asking if people thought if the mc19/22 would ever be worth anything. Most said no and a couple stated full OEM original or OEM rebuild with low kms yes. What's your thoughts on this? Will they ever be worth some good money one day or not?
Too many of them ..... and while anything is a LAMs bike and used for racing (as the CBRs are ... cheap and plentiful and easy for parts) they will get hacked up they do sell currently for alot more than the other inline 4s of that era , in good shape heres something I posted awhile back for comparison ... 'Motorcycle Trader ' magazine ... Nov 2000
I tend to agree with the chief. Every ZXR I've looked at lately has been down the road at least once, so I'm guessing CBR riders are just as "gentle" with their bikes. A mint one or one restored like Murdo's MC14 would be worth some coin, but most are good for parts or track bikes...my opinion.
When production of new petrol engines/vehicles are banned (hoik pattoie) and electric vehicles take over, if it is in perfect condition and has low KM's they might be worth a bit. Doubt we'll see them attracting crazy money like the 2 strokes but hey it could happen.
But.... just like SOHC Honda's, Early 4 Cylinder Kawasaki, suzuki etc they still very rarely give a return on the $$ plus time investment if the Resto has been done right.
I think I most bikes will appreciate over time , usually 30-40 years , it really depends what it is, I am seeing wholesalers out of Japan selling mc22’s to Americans for $6000 usd and they are selling. I don’t think we will ever see a $20k mc22 but stranger things have happened.
I think that if you have one that's low kms and all original or fully restored with OEM stock or close to in 10-20 years will be worth some good money, But as mentioned above so many have been dropped even trying to find one with clean engine or cluch covers is getting harder and the kms are generally always quite high. How ever I think 5+ years the sale price is definitely going to go up I'm guessing somewhere in the ballpark of 4k average maybe a tad more. They have somewhat of a cult following that's only going to get stronger the older they get.
According to Nick Spalding, most current MotoGP bikes have gear driven cams, but road going motorcycles are not equipped with gear driven cams for a reason. It is way too expensive. It sent Ducati broke when they first released their V-twin. Honda did it on the RC30 (flowed down to the VFR) because it was a homologated race bike. Aprillia did it to their homologated superbike too but it was banned. How much was the MC22 when it was sold new as an Aussie model? To people with an appreciation of engineering these things are a technical marvel. This is why the value of these bikes will go up and a 250 Virago from the same era will be solid fill.
