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Offline bamajoe

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Automatic or not....?
« on: October 19, 2015, 09:08:24 AM »
I'm going to look a couple non running but decent condition 750s this weekend. The guy has a couple 750As and a couple 750Ks...  I'm trading my running riding but not quite finished xs650 for one.. Considering I already have a 70 750K project Im working on, which should I get?


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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2015, 09:00:37 PM »
Come on guys! You guys that have automatics like them? Hate them? Impossible to find parts for?  I'm just looking for opinions here..


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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2015, 05:32:17 AM »
Don't have an automatic, but never wanted to have one either.. Manuals are just too fun! My $0.02
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2015, 06:24:24 AM »
+1 Not.
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2015, 07:23:00 AM »
They're like fat chicks; fun to ride,  but you don't want your friends to catch you on one.
I had a cb400 and it was fun to tool around town. 

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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2015, 10:15:53 AM »
Another no on auto.

They're not worth as much either, if you care, although they are a nice niche thing for folks who may have issues riding a standard bike (missing digits/limbs/etc.).
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2015, 10:26:51 AM »
Thanks for the opinions guys.. I would've thought they'd be worth a little more beings there were less built...


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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2015, 04:40:40 PM »
Keep in mind they were marketed toward beginner riders and women. 
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2015, 06:37:08 PM »
Ya.... My wife says "automatic?! Get me one!" So... That'll be part of the decision to..


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Offline Don R

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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2015, 07:30:18 PM »
The automatics are for bracket racing. Not so fast but consistent.
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2015, 03:00:12 AM »
Quote from: bamajoe on October 20, 2015, 06:37:08 PM
Ya.... My wife says "automatic?! Get me one!" So... That'll be part of the decision to..


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That is the exact reason I have a CB400A in my garage.  It is an okay ride and my wife likes it. Doesn't have much of pick up. A 150cc scooter is more fun to ride in my opinion.
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2015, 11:36:20 AM »
Quote from: bamajoe on October 20, 2015, 10:26:51 AM
Thanks for the opinions guys.. I would've thought they'd be worth a little more beings there were less built...


Rarity doesn't automatically equal additional value.  The item in question also has to be highly sough-after. 
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2015, 08:03:49 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on October 21, 2015, 11:36:20 AM
Quote from: bamajoe on October 20, 2015, 10:26:51 AM
Thanks for the opinions guys.. I would've thought they'd be worth a little more beings there were less built...


Rarity doesn't automatically equal additional value.  The item in question also has to be highly sough-after.

Exactly. You gotta think of it as Supply vs Demand. A low demand, regardless of supply, usually dictates a much lower price.
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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2015, 04:58:49 PM »
So I went ahead with the trade a couple weeks ago... Here's a before and after pic of the fairing surgery..


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Re: Automatic or not....?
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2015, 03:28:31 AM »
I have a K5 and an A.

Love them both. Each for slightly different reasons.
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