09-21-2021, 04:18 AM
In 1990 I purchased a 89 Kawasaki Eliminator 250, and I checked the specs to see how it compares to the RE 350
Twin parallel cylinders with 4 valves each cylinder with dual overhead cams to 1 cylinder 2 valves
30 HP to RE 20.2
342 lbs to 420 lbs
water cooled to air cooled.
6 spd to 5spd
2400 in 1989 to 4400 in 2021,
$2,400 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,967.97 today, an increase of $5,567.97 over 41 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.97% per year between 1980 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 232.00%.
This means that today's prices are 3.32 times higher than average prices since 1980, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 30.12% of what it could buy back then.
I rode that bike based in Memphis TN all over west TN , eastern AR and northern AL for 3 years before moving on to a bigger bike.
I had no trouble keeping up with a bunch of larger displacement riders I rode with each weekend. I actually had to pull out the owners manual a few times to prove it was only a 250, all them thought it was at least a 500 cc bike.
Twin parallel cylinders with 4 valves each cylinder with dual overhead cams to 1 cylinder 2 valves
30 HP to RE 20.2
342 lbs to 420 lbs
water cooled to air cooled.
6 spd to 5spd
2400 in 1989 to 4400 in 2021,
$2,400 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,967.97 today, an increase of $5,567.97 over 41 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.97% per year between 1980 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 232.00%.
This means that today's prices are 3.32 times higher than average prices since 1980, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 30.12% of what it could buy back then.
I rode that bike based in Memphis TN all over west TN , eastern AR and northern AL for 3 years before moving on to a bigger bike.
I had no trouble keeping up with a bunch of larger displacement riders I rode with each weekend. I actually had to pull out the owners manual a few times to prove it was only a 250, all them thought it was at least a 500 cc bike.