Topic: Market value of a 1976 CB750 in excellent condition ???

[markfly]

I would like others opinion on the market value of a 1976 CB750 (K6) that is in excellent condition.  The bike has 10,900 miles.  It has a new Michelin rear tire and will soon have a new front.  The paint is in excellent shape...no rust...all parts are original.

The only problem I have is that if I leave the fuel on, it will dribble after a few hours...I suspect (hope) that the carbs simply need to removed/cleaned/new gaskets/etc. and that would solve the problem.

I see really nice bikes on eBay occassionally going for north of $3,000.  Of course I don't know how many of these deals actually close.

And...the reason I'm asking is that I need to sell my CB.  I seldom ride it.  And I need the money.

Thanks in advance for your input.

[Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8"]

I asked this question one time and the answer was this question.  How much will someone pay for a bike in my area at this time for a bike that looks like this compaired to the bikes that are for sale at this time in this town.   Your question is asked often and every member will give a differt price.  Me, here where I live, with my talants, no more than 500.00.   Someone else who knows.  You own an antique motorcycle there is no blue book.

[kmenzel]

A bad one goes for $600.  One that runs in decent shape for about $1000-$1200.  A real nice bike in great shape could maybe fetch $2500-$3000.  However, i suggest getting really good pictures (10-14) and putting it on ebay.  I think thats where you will have the best shot of selling it.  These are my best guess, considering i looked at ebay for about 4 months before i bought my bike on ebay.

hope it helps

[SteveD CB500F]

Ship it to UK and you'll get £2500 to £3000 in "excellent" condition - but that means showroom!

Work that out in $, deduct shipping and we could make a really cool business out of it!

[markfly]

Thanks for the input.

I would think eBay is the best forum for selling the bike...I'll probably try that in the next few weeks.

[74cb750]

I just had my 1976 cb750 for sale on ebay, and the highest offer I had was $315!! bunch of cheap whatevers. I have more into it than that. So if I paint it, polish it some more and merely ship it to England I can get 2000-3000pounds? Hard to believe. It would cost $900+US to ship to England, non? Oh well.....still upset it didn't sell. What can you do? If you can get $1,000 in the US it would be easier than shipping it to England.