The eternal question: Need or Want?
Answer: You go man!!!!!
I think you HAVE to buy it. Even at big money, I'll bet it doubles again in 5 years.
You can't smoke meat with that!!!!!!
I've followed two strokes for well over 5 years. This is one bike I never bothered to follow. Reason being there were too few bought and sold. Reserved for the few die hards who brought them in from Canada. This one is amazing due to the original condition and no mods. I have a friend who paid 12.5k for a Yamaha, in 2003, and it was not as nice as this one.
I just had a crazy thought. Imagine I had bought a few of these instead of investing in a stupid 401k.............The 401k lost value faster than a new motorcycle.
The Gamma500 is an awesome beast, but it has one seriously viscious power band step.
Yes it's flickable, but compared to todays 600 sportsbikes feels like a plank.
Appreciating classic? Definately, especially in a country where Strokers are now banned from being sold.
Fun to ride? If you enjoy adrenaline hits and the occasional trip to the bathroom to scrape your shorts then yes.
Worth it? Depends how much he wants for it.
Here they go for up to £25,000 for a pristine low miler (below 1000 miles)
Personally I wouldn't pay that for one motorcycle.
I could get a C14 AND a ZX14 for that.