Brit bikes is where its at right now.
In your opinion.
Correct. This is the web, so everything is an opinion.
Over the last few years CBs have exceeded value and demand when compared to Brit bikes.
Now I feel the market is correcting. And in my opinion rightfully so.
I can, and have been, buying "barn find" Brit Bikes cheaper then the CB counter part. I have found that Brit Bikes cost less to run though for a flip and seem to have a larger margin in them.
Look at the Norton Commando prices right now. A few nice bikes have brought big money.
I do not really see much growth in a BMW. Don't see much loss, or having to spend much time waiting to sell if you wanted to cash out though.
Nice Guzzi and some Ducatis are on fire.
Same for 80s super bikes.
Maybe I am talking about a different "market" though. I look for stuff that can be had "cheap" and is around in many spots. This gives me the options to find the best example or the best one for what I want to do. This "market" also has a few demanding buyers that if you tick all of their boxes will pay up. I am not talking about the CB market (or how I see it) right now. Most of the listings have prices that reflect knowledge that many people are paying lots of money. Also many of the people buying are just buying because they think that is what they should be doing. There is this strange auto pilot going on. To me that is a sign to run away from the market.
Not to say it is all bad.
There are sections of the CB hobby that I feel (opinion again) are vastly undervalued.
Look at this.
http://starr-cycle.com/Motorcycles-Honda-CB750-Seeley-1977-4299b592-bce5-4932-8c3c-a5ca0055e11aBought out of FL about two years ago via eBay for about $13k
Listed since then.
How much rare and interesting can you have for the money?
If people are asking, and in some cased getting, $8k for "meh" examples of mid year CBs....then I think the Seeley is undervalued.
There is more then 50% more fun in there for sure!
Want anther thing to look at?
Early GS750 Suzuki.
DIRT cheap and a better bike then the DOHC CBs.
At first zero people cared because Hipsters could only spell Honda.
Now people are starting to look at the GS and pay up for really nice ones.
SO spend some time and hunt a really good one. Don't pay a lot because there is little demand.
Enjoy said bike while hunting for the person to buy it for a health mark up.
Go a little more modern.
Has anyone seen what an RC51 goes for these days?
I am not down that hard on the CB hobby, but it just isn't this cash cow for everyone and their mother any more.
Think Muscle cars ten years ago....
