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PeterBc


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Ming wrote:


One of the good things about buying a KTM,



Smelling salts and possibly a defibrilator required having seen Ming write this....



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FBF wrote:
Give it a few months and it will be about £300.

Your probably right - the "non-well known" marks seem to lose a lot of value quite rapidly.



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kevinred wrote:

4850 Euros - about £4,000.


Give it a few months and it will be about £300.

 



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With the current exchange rate and PDI and OTR costs I reckon it's going to be closer to £4500........way too much for an air-cooled bike that isn't exactly cutting edge or laden with top level components.confuse

Having owned a Sherco 4.5i from new I reckon parts and especially anything non-standard will be difficult to come by, no matter what the company says.
Air and oil filters might be okay, but how long will you have to wait for something like plastics or God forbid, engine cases, exhaust etc.

One of the good things about buying a KTM, Yam, Honda or GasGas is that you can buy standard and bling parts and have choice about where to get the parts from, so your steed isn't off the road for long.

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4K would get you a very good year old Gas Gas EC 300

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-- Edited by Biff on Wednesday 12th of January 2011 06:26:07 PM

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RichT4


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ouch - that's a lot for an xr250 based bike, or am I just behind the times?

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4850 Euros - about £4,000.

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How much are they going for?

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let me know how you get on Brian.smile.gif

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RichT4 wrote:

I know what your saying FBF - I'm finding myself strangely drawn towards them.


Somebody is gonna have to be first.....

 



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I know what your saying FBF - I'm finding myself strangely drawn towards them.

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The PR5 looks like a reasonable alternative to the now defunct TTR250 and 230CRF with fuel injection and modern suspension, light weight and low maintenance.

If the price is right once imported into the UK then it has to be a winner.

Unlike CCM's Chinese built CRF230 copies, these are actually modern design and tech machines built with quality components and utilising old tech tried and tested engines coupled with modern day fuel injection/ignition.





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Mark, they are an established (1987) Portuguese company, should be no harder to get parts than Gasgas, Reiju, Beta etc.

Its a well made bike by all accounts with quality parts, the question is the power delivery and longevity of the Honda copy engine, if you search the reviews they are not bad.

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The PR5 is now available to try and buy in the UK. Spares are readily available from the importers.

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I'm interested too, this one is almost a PR5!

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Parts for them will be like hens teethno

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they make master cilenders and hubs that sort of thing not likeing the skinny forks

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I'm waiting for a PR5 to come along......

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devondan


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Click here, Portuguese I believe? But potentially good value, a Honda copy?  Can someone buy it to test them please?!!


Dan


-- Edited by devondan on Tuesday 11th of January 2011 09:46:25 PM

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