Topic: How much could I get for my bike?

[AntiRiceCRX]

Well, another thing is, and i know some of you might be offended, but i thought that riding it would be fun and exciting like it was on my CBR but its most definatly not(maybe a 750 or 900 is what i need lol), so if i sell it, i can fix up my honda, when i join the airforce i could pick me up a brand new bike, im all about performance(not neccarily the fastest bike or fastest car is what i want but with the things i have, i usually go for performance before looks) and i thought with a few bolt ons this bike would have it but its not looking that way. I love the way it looks, but its just not me...im pretty sure ill sell it soon, for no less than $1500.

[chung]

Take the low offer and then charge them to fix it. it works for me. Dozens of times

[6pkrunner]

I laid out $1350 a few weeks ago and got Lord knows how many CB750s. Lots, plus lots of parts. Filled a 14 foot moving van.  I'm not slamming anyone, but for that type of coin you're looking for, it has to be an example of what someone can hop onto and drive with no effort but maintenance.

$2,000 will almost get you a stripped and bent sandcast Phillips screw for the clutch cover, so you've got some serious competition there.

[6pkrunner]

Absaolutely right SD. This really isn't the place to get a fair market appraisal from. Everyone here is looking for the best deal or diamond in the rough to build their way. For what he has there eBay is the best avenue to get the largest possible buyers to have a look.
And with some of the eBay bidding frenzies, he may justv get lucky.

[AntiRiceCRX]

exactly SiliconDoc, the bikes there comparing mine to are rusty, 30,000+ bikes that barely if at all run. I mean, yea somebody that wants to fix up a bike will grab a 100 dollar peice of junk and make it what they want, but if my bike is what they want, i think i can get a pretty penny for it.

[Ted Nomura]

I got my 1971 CB500 that looks like yours free (to free-up the original owner's storage space) and I bought the 1975 CB550 for $150 but I'm cheap. If I was looking for another, I'd shoot for under $800, unless if it had the original 1971-1976 factory 4 muffler pipes, then it's worth more.

[ElCheapo]

I'll just say that Civic's are just Civic's they happen as often as exhaust gas on nickel bean soup day and Harley oil leaks. No matter how fast it goes, it is still a Civic. I have seen Pintos with Blown Big Blocks, sure they go like mad and scare the hell out of anyone, but... they are still Pintos.

Honda CB's are another story. 

[comcrx]

first and foremost, you have a sweet looking bike. and the seat you made kicks ass, very original.

but the problem I saw is that you want to sell the bike for the amount of money you need to turbo your honda, not for what the bike is worth. I'm sure you could probably put it on the auction block and after listing it a couple different times get what you want out of it, but is that really the right thing to do?

someone mentioned that anyone can polish parts. that is true. just as true as the fact that anyone can install a greddy turbo kit and juice an extra hundred horsepower out of their rice rocket. twist some bolts, tap an oil line into your pan and relace the CPU. natural aspiration is so much more respectable at the strip, it takes time, knowledge and skill, just like getting a thirty year old motorcycle to look, run, and stop good.

you're gonna do what you're gonna do, but if it were me, I would at least get the bike in solid running, stopping order, make sure it looks as good as you want it, then try and sell it, for what you think it is worth, not how much money you need at the time.

andy

[ProTeal55]

I'll just say that Civic's are just Civic's they happen as often as exhaust gas on nickel bean soup day and Harley oil leaks. No matter how fast it goes, it is still a Civic. I have seen Pintos with Blown Big Blocks, sure they go like mad and scare the hell out of anyone, but... they are still Pintos.

Well said.
Just becasue car CAN be made fast , doesnt make it any cooler than when it was slow.

[AntiRiceCRX]

im not all about the SPEED, i mean theres stupid people that have made these cars out to be drag cars, and yes i do it with mine since thats the only kinda track we have around here. But if theres any hint of a RACE car designed into the little EG civic, its a road course racer not a drag racer. IMO fwd cars are NOT drag cars. And yea im kinda getting away from the turbo, as i want this to be my daily driver and still get good gas mileage. but any way


the bikes brakes work now
the bikes blinkers work now
i have decided to redesign the seat and rear fairing moving it forward for a more race look
My old seat will be for sale soon
maybe my old fairing(but most likely ill just slide it forward)
clutch fork is in and clutch is working great.
i beat a 883 Harley and a Honda Magna 750 lol