250 1988 yz250 build

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Cleaned up and polished plastic it was and is one of the prettiest bikes made. change of forks, kit the shock and I would still like it.
 
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I'm kind of thinking of going all out on this bike with all new plastics, chesterfield graphics, seat cover, and powder coated frame. I'm gonna flip this bike eventually for profit but the extra money it would take to get it looking brand new would be $400 more. I could definitely sell it easier and get more profit but I'm not too sure. How much would a fully restored 88 yz250 sell for? I'm gonna keep it a while and probably sell it in a few weeks. So far I have $600 total in it.
 
Redordead89

Redordead89

Lovespeed:
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Trust me it rides a lot better than it looks!
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Lovespeed:
I'm kind of thinking of going all out on this bike with all new plastics, chesterfield graphics, seat cover, and powder coated frame. I'm gonna flip this bike eventually for profit but the extra money it would take to get it looking brand new would be $400 more. I could definitely sell it easier and get more profit but I'm not too sure. How much would a fully restored 88 yz250 sell for? I'm gonna keep it a while and probably sell it in a few weeks. So far I have $600 total in it.
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Depends on what you mean by fully restored!
Spend $10 K and it's worth $5K maybe, tart it up ignoring all resto needs you might make a few hundy but buyer will bitch about you!
 
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Redordead89:
Depends on what you mean by fully restored!
Spend $10 K and it's worth $5K maybe, tart it up ignoring all resto needs you might make a few hundy but buyer will bitch about you!
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It runs great now that I adjusted the idle screw. Cranks up quick, has lots of compression, very fast, idles great. It just looks rough! I guess I'll go ahead and go all the way I'm just trying to get everyone's opinion on it.
 
2strokesteve89

2strokesteve89

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I already have all the new UFO plastics picked out, but if he has any suggestions I'll check it out too. Do you think I could get at least $2000 fully restored?
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2k might be tough, that's a tough bike to turn a profit on, simply because it's not really sought after and you can pick up a restored YZ newer than that for the same price. But it is a good project for you.
 
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2strokesteve89:
2k might be tough, that's a tough bike to turn a profit on, simply because it's not really sought after and you can pick up a restored YZ newer than that for the same price. But it is a good project for you.
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Alright just wanted to see what y'all thought. I saw on some other forums the same bike completely redone for $3000 so Im not too sure. I'll check around some more
 
2strokesteve89

2strokesteve89

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Alright just wanted to see what y'all thought. I saw on some other forums the same bike completely redone for $3000 so Im not too sure. I'll check around some more
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Yeah.....I'm not to familiar with the market on that bike. Maybe down there, there's more call for them. Good luck and keep us up with your progress.
 
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Lovespeed

Checked out a few more fully restored ones and saw one for $4000 and one for $3895 euros. This bike would not be fully restored, but very close. I'll buy the new parts tomorrow.
 
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