Topic: Fair price for 72 CB750 rolling frame

[badfsh]

Hello everyone. I've been wanting to start a new project for a while and have finally decided on building a cb750 cafe. Right now I am still looking to purchase a project bike. I found a posting on craigslist for 72 cb750 rolling frame. The frame looks to be in pretty good condition, no breaks/cuts and minimal rust. The wheels are not as nice but probably usable. The frame has a clear title. The gentleman is asking $450 but I was thinking about offering $225. Is this a fair price? Any advice would be appreciated. I would post pics but it seems that as a new member I am not yet allowed to.

[vrm]

I'm new to this but judging from my own experience $450 for a rolling frame and title seems very high. I recently bought two 76 750s. One was in good unrestored condition. Running on two cylinders because of a broken cam. I paid $600. The other was about 80 percent complete and had a supposedly, but not guaranteed to be good motor but had been sitting in the rain for over 20 years. I paid $250 for that one. The motor was OK and both bikes had titles.

[Xnavylfr]

Are you saying Rolling frame=Frame+tires+wheels and NO ENGINE???
If so it's NOT worth 225$ even with a TITLE!
If it is a COMPLETE bike and the engine is NOT seized and NOT running then it worth the 225$ not much more, BUT don't think you'll be able to buy for 225$ and spend another 100$ and have it ready for the road. So many people out there have jumped on the CB750 GOLD MINE and think just because it's a CB750 it's made of GOLD. Just a few years ago you could buy them all day long for a grand "READY TO RIDE"
NOT a SANDY!!!!!

Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

[Stev-o]

Offer $200... but where will you get a motor?

May be better to keep looking.

[hc243102]

Too high, pass.

[ekpent]

If it does not have a good original paint gas tank,side covers and stock seat and usable chrome that is getting pretty high.Need some of those items to juice up the price a little.

[badfsh]

Thanks for the replies ya'll.  To clarify by rolling frame I mean that it has frame, tires, wheels, fenders, headlight, tank and seat. No engine, tranny, wiring etc. Everything looks like its been sitting in a barn in Louisiana for ten years. But for the most part looks restorable. I have a K6 engine that I can get my hands on but will need to find everything else. My total budget for the bike is $2500-$3000. That being said parts and bikes for that matter are hard to come by in New Orleans. I have been told it is difficult to get the bike titled in Louisiana without an existing one in hand. I appreciate the advice and think I'll offer him $175 and see if he takes it.

[ekpent]

Couple Hundred with a good title sounds like a good deal. You can start on building,painting or modding some stuff and when a good engine shows itself you will have that stuff behind you. Hit him up,especially if they are hard to find down there.

[70CB750]

I paid little over $200 for a K3 frame, title, wheels (18" in the rear), brake disc, oil tank, electronics, battery tray, handlebars with left controls,  triple tree, dash, gauges, tank, tires were good enough to put 3000 miles on them.

Must been two years ago in Richmond, it was a good deal.

[bjatwood]

With that kind of budget $$ wise. You should be able to get a running bike that you can actually enjoy instead of just looking at a rolling frame....

[Stev-o]

With that kind of budget $$ wise. You should be able to get a running bike that you can actually enjoy instead of just looking at a rolling frame....

+1.  Have you seen this?


http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/3886742394.html

[bjatwood]

+1.  Have you seen this?


http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/3886742394.html

Probably turn out to be a "early" Sandcast CB... 

[ekpent]

Those 'old man' bikes can turn out to be nice sleepers with those fairings still on    I'd be on that up around here. Wish they had a pic to end the mystery

[Bankerdanny]

A bare frame and title is worth $150 or so in states where titles are impossible to get when they were "lost" 2 or 3 owners back.

I paid $160 for a titled 550 that had a stuck engine, but no wiring harness, controls, tank, side covers, gauges, and front caliper assembly.

So I agree with Eric (Ekpent), $200-$225 seems about right for an engineless 750 with title. If it were a '69 or early '70 then it would be worth considerably more, even without the engine. But once you get to '72 and later the components don't have any special value.

If the seller says the individual parts are worth more than that I would point out that he is free to take a weekend to strip it down, then the next year or so selling the individual parts, or he can take $200 today and avoid lots of hassles.

[754]

Stock paint that you would enjoy having on bike? Seat condition, side covers , guages?.
 Stock pipes?
. If al,that was good and you only needed a motor it would be worth it.

[mono]

around here (midwest) we have an abundance of neglected old Hondas - for a mostly complete non-runner with a title  I'd pay max $400, and that's if it was in real good shape - not cherry, but with very usable parts.

for just a titled frame with wheels on it, $250 tops for an unmolested frame and wheels in really nice shape, maybe $300 if the wheels are brand spanking new.

IMO -- if you are not going for a totally "from-scratch, super high-end" build, your best bet is to get a complete non-runner.  it's usually the best bang for your buck.

** note that I'm referring to what I'd pay for something to use in a cafe' project.  if i found an old stock non-runner in real nice shape, my $$ would go up a lot, but i would not cafe' it lol.

[Roach Carver]

With that kind of budget $$ wise. You should be able to get a running bike that you can actually enjoy instead of just looking at a rolling frame....

+1.  Have you seen this?


http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/3886742394.html

better deal IMO. Also sounds eerily close to the advise I gave you in your introduction thread.