Topic: Cr specials for a 750. What's a good price?

[Blackandsilver]

My friend want to trade me his cr specials for a stock set of carbs plus some cash. Anyone have thoughts on how much those carbs are worth used?



Win some lose some, it's all the same to me.

[Frostyboy]

I'm assuming CR is for a Rickman? If that's the case, Rickman frames came with everything but an engine. You had to supply your own engine whether it be Honda 750, Kawasaki 900 or Triumph 650-750. So if that's the case there's no such thing as CR specials. They may have come off a Rickman, but they could be anything.
Please correct me if I'm wrong fellas. 

[Retro Rocket]

Gday Frosty, he's referring to Keihin CR carbs mate.....  

[Frostyboy]

  Sorry 

[Terry in Australia]

I thought I'd stepped out of the Tardis into another dimension there for a minute Frosty, wow...........

Back on subject, if they're the new CR's they retail new for around $700.00 per set, plus filters. I had the 29mm specials on my K1 Cafe Racer and they were a PITA to set up, and I never really got it right, but they did give me a good 10 MPH at max RPM over the stockers, and a heap more accelleration from around 7000 RPM when the Megacycle 125/75 cam came into it's own.

I've got another set of new 31mm CR's to go on the bike when I rebuild the engine, they are definitely worthwhile on a bike with high comp pistons, headwork and big cam, but a waste of money for an otherwise stock bike, and could well make it less enjoyable to ride.

Then again, if they're a set of ancient CR race carbs (no choke circuits) like Micks, get them, and you can sell them and buy a new supercharger for your 750.........

[brandEn]

I got my CR 29's tuned on the Dyno and my CB750 F3 with Wiseco 836 pistons and Web 41 runs pretty damn good , but..... Cold starting them with the start circuit friggin sucks. Especially on a cold damp day. Pretty common here in the Pacific Northwest.

With that said if they are in good shape I think $500 is a fair price.