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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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Brand new RE-5 on ebay

one mile
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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That is so nice...just wish it wasn't so expensive or I would buy it myself
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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wow didnt know that Suzuki made this bike.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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its good to learn things.
theres a blue one on ebay to for $100 in NY
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Damn, I never noticed that the RE5 is just all ate up with radiator! That thing is huge. The Highway bars aren't even needed. There's even a coolant gauge front and center on the cluster. Cool.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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Im sorry if it pisses someone off, but i really dont beleave it has the ORIGINAL ENGINE AND EVERTHING With One Single Mile on it... thats alittle farfectched...
andbesides, who the hell would store a bike for that long, just to sell it on ebay??? not to mention the seals on the inside must be fubar by now....

other than that, it does look cool though... i didnt say it wasnt a nice bike, but I think the Purchase to Storage is BS....

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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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^^^ Agreed with BS meter. He lives within my area code, I better check this out in person.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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Wow I want it...
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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hehe... the bs meter never lies...
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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It would be slick if it really was a one-mile bike. Check to see if the tires still have their mold pins. There also seems to be a bit of grease and scratches on the left side.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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I dunno man... It does look extraordinarily clean... And if you're familiar with the RE5, they were notorious for the chrome parts rusting when exposed to the weather for any length of time... All I see wrong with the bike is a little peeling paint on the black handlebar mount... Definately looks like it's been stored inside since new (judging by the condition of all the other RE5's I've seen)...
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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Hey 13b4me, I just rolled over 1,000 posts, and you're one away from 5,000. Do I get to roll mine back around to 1 like the RE5 guy did?
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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agreed on the bs.
why would someone register a vehicle 10 years after it was made and put 0-1 mile on it?

more likely it's 100001.7 miles. just rolled over.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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it happens with these motorcycle guys, I was watchin sumthin and this dude had a mid '70s kawasaki or horda dirt bike or like all around bike I guess he had bought, put it in his garage still in all the plastic and wooden crate they come in and decided to go a different way, and now shows this bike still in the crate, its not out of the question that someone with a little to much money said " hey I want one of those" and just put in his garage along side his other toys he thought other people thought where cool, then he dies and someone comes along at his estate sale and gets some brand new vintage goodies.
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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i bought a 1974 sachs moped with 12 origonal miles 2 years ago, so it does happen
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Flobb
agreed on the bs.
why would someone register a vehicle 10 years after it was made and put 0-1 mile on it?

more likely it's 100001.7 miles. just rolled over.
thats certainly possiable... but at the same time it does look unussualy clean too... As i said, i dont think that its an actual 1 mile bike, I might be wrong, who knows... to me it unlikely, but that would be cool if it was... and that fact still doesnt make me want it anyless... its an AWSOME Bike... possiably worth the 3500 hes asking for collector rarity(i know i dont have it ) I just dont thinks it true... somthings gota be up.
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