tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post4947407309419453116..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: How to Know When You Have too Much MoneyT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-28214234391284425582015-02-26T17:49:23.763-06:002015-02-26T17:49:23.763-06:00I guess the capitalist's "a thing is wort...I guess the capitalist's "a thing is worth what someone will pay for it" is true. While I loved the XT600, I thought the XT500 was almost as big a mess as Honda's XR500, engine, suspension, and weight-wise. I've said it before, but "customized" means "totally screwed up" to me. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-49896339503681825662015-02-16T20:10:24.074-06:002015-02-16T20:10:24.074-06:00It's still a silly price, but the fit, finish ...It's still a silly price, but the fit, finish and level of workmanship is way beyond the typical Craigslist "cafe racer" which is seldom more than removed fenders, exhausts hacked off under the engine and a rattle can flat black paint job with a set of clubman bars. For which the asking price is usually twice that of a nice clean and complete example of the same bike.Paul Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471282374238139535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-87951238337731059202015-02-16T08:27:23.874-06:002015-02-16T08:27:23.874-06:00This is irrelevant to the XT500 really. It could b...This is irrelevant to the XT500 really. It could be almost anything that somebody, having spent a lot of time and money customising it to their taste, thinks that everybody else will have the same taste and they can get that money back. <br /><br />A good clean and usable XT5000 is selling for around £2500 here, with examples being advertised for up to £6000 in 'show' condition (but probably not selling).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656863275325115557noreply@blogger.com