1995 Kona Kilauea 18" - £1000 BIN

[Tallpaul]

The lucky winner will not be disappointed!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kona-Kilauea-18-i ... 670wt_1167

 

[Harryburgundy]

Very impressive........price :shock:

 

[Russell]

Oh come on, its a '95 which means (by the 10yr rule) that its 'retro' and therefore is instantly worth at least £400, and its a Kona which means that the price gets doubled. Thats how it works these days isn't it?

Ooooh, and its steel, which adds another £150 because steel is a wondermetal for making bikes.

 

[JohnH]

£1000 buys you a brand new Orange P7 ....without the "scratches that the bike has picked up in the last 6 months"

 

[dainesefreak]

how dare you say "new".

 

[JohnH]

Yeah, okay, I'm sorry -- I was just using it as an example for comparison...

 

[mcvw]

Crikey! I'd best put my old bike up for sale then... It's a purple 91/92 Kilauea. Must be worth at least 2k

 

[Anthony]

It is pretty much a nearly-new bike. If Kona still made Kilaueas, a 2009 Kilauea might look like that with the well-designed disc tab and brace etc. And it would cost c£1,000. But they don't. I guess he's spent that kind of money on it and it's surprising how many people think that the world owes them back whatever they've spent on a project. Even on here, people say 'I'm just looking to get back what it owes me'. It's worth what it's worth, not what he's spent.

It is of course restored as a 1994 Kilauea, not a 95. Not that I would ever split hairs, certainly not, but the 95 pearlescent white might have been a better bet as it's generally more sought-after than the 1994 silver/grey.

 

[orange71]

As Anthony points out:

do.your.reasearch.

that is all.

 

[Kilawayah Child]

having read Anthony's comments I'm now regretting respraying my pearlescent white Kilauae to silver/grey :cry: