Ahh, probably my favorite bike of all time. Bought my first one in 1995 and never looked back, just something about these things. Like the first “hot” girlfriend you had, the memories never go away nor do the stories. Anyway, enough of that, I know this bike as it came from here in Oregon as a very good friend of mine owned it before selling it to this guy in Seattle. This bike was pretty nice and original when my friend owned it which was about a year ago, the new owner added the Rossi “46” decals and RS Taichi stickers. Otherwise the bike is pretty much like when he bought it about a year ago. These things just keep climbing in price as the years go on and there are less and less nice low miles ones available. Located in Seatlle on Craig’s List for $9000,click “Rossi’s-out -for-the-season” to jump on to it!
The ad reads:
2000 WA street titled RS250 with 68xx miles is for sale. The bike is in excellent condition mechanically and cosmetically. I bought this bike from an Aprilia privateer race team (Veloce) in Oregon as a collector item. This RS250 is not a converted cup bike. It is imported by the previous owner with 17 digit VIN. It has not been raced or tracked – a true collector’s dream especially for Valentino Rossi’s fans. If you are not familiar with the history of Aprilia RS250, this may not be your bike. The bike has the orginal street fairing (Rossi replica) with the Woodcraft rearset and Jollymoto pipes. All original parts are available including rear passenger seat and footpegs with the exception of the original exhaust. My asking price is $9000. Reason for selling is due to having other toys (09 C63 AMG & 07 GT3) and too little time with my work schedule. I am not planning to get back to motorcycling anytime soon so trade is not an option
I believe the tail section has some scrapes from perhaps transport/etc but all in all the bike was nice and I assume it is in the same condition. $9000 is a pretty fair price for a decent mile “nice and clean” RS250 even if the paint scheme isn’t the coolest.
Ciao for now….Jay
