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Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« on: April 08, 2016, 04:46:09 PM »
Talked to my dad today and he is back from Phoenix and sats bobs cycle and salvage is empty as overseas buyers loaded up containers and sent them overseas.  They did nit stop there they headed up to the other one and loaded up.  No wonder prices are shooring through the roof.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2016, 05:51:10 PM »
Bob's has acres of bikes, it's the biggest yard in the country, and they just bought another 1500 or so bikes from Rye. Do you mean empty of all SOHC fours? Even that is hard to believe -- but I'll be interested to find out when I get back. I hope it's not true!
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2016, 08:04:47 PM »
My Dad was there last week and said the stuff is gone.  Maybe he will get more in?

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2016, 08:16:57 PM »
Isn't motorcycles like acreage ? There is only so much of each. When they are gone, they're gone.
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2016, 08:35:59 PM »
 Been going on a long time. My neighbor down the road had a salvage biz before he died and a group of Germans were constantly nagging him for all of his old Honda 4 cylinder stuff. He kept it for his local trade people. We are the land of plenty but soon will be plundered.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2016, 09:14:49 PM »
I talked to my buddy who works at Bob's -- because I was kind of freaked out -- they haven't had an overseas buyer buy all their bikes, or even their SOHC fours. Did he go to Bob's Harley Davidson shop on University? They usually have 10-20 bikes in front and a few inside (including some stunners). Bob's had to arrange an overflow lot for the 1500 from Rye, but they're still there too. OR did he go to Rye and see the empty yard that Bob's bought out?

Wait, what am I doing? Yeah, no more bikes at Bob's. Don't bother going there or looking.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2016, 03:22:10 AM »
plenty of 70's and early 80's bikes coming this way from america . your prices are still very low , on average over here they make twice the price ,  eBay uk is flooded with junk yard projects .
buy them cheap while you can the prices are only going to go one way !

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2016, 04:34:05 AM »
They might still have stuff yet, but it is getting more and more expensive.  Not sure it is all gone, but they did pack up three 48 foot containers of the stuff and asked to be notified when new bikes come in.  My dad said they are not bothering to rip them apart just selling whole bikes.

Think I might move to Arizona I am sure these out fits could use some help with their export efforts.  Try buying a part on Ebay with the price of shipping rising and the part prices rising parts that used to be $20 are now $100.  Trying find cheap brake calipers for instance.

I have been talking to others it is seems like the time has come to start organizing monthly swap meets so things can be had at a reasonable price.  Try shipping a box from NY to CA and if it has a dimension greater than 12" it is a $30 box.


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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2016, 05:46:16 AM »
 We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2016, 06:14:15 AM »
We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve

Maybe one day we will get a virtual tour of the "bat cave", but I got a feeling Mrs Batman would do some serious whooping and don't think it would be pretty.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2016, 06:42:52 AM »
good morning !     i live in grand jct. co.  and a few months ago i sold a non running 75 kawasaki  500 triple to a guy in denver .  when i asked him what he was going to do with it , he said he will ship to so. africa . he really wanted my 76 k6 but i told him not for sale .  so some bike are going over seas .   rocket johnny

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2016, 06:55:11 AM »
We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2016, 07:44:15 AM »
We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve
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Yes, everyone should have one.  Sorry, no tours!

My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my bikes for what she thinks they are worth!   (She take $1000 for everything!)

Don't live in fear, Steve...make sure you outlive your wife!  ;D
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2016, 08:09:08 AM »
We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve
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Yes, everyone should have one.  Sorry, no tours!

My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my bikes for what she thinks they are worth!   (She take $1000 for everything!)
Don't worry Steve I already talked to her and she's good with $2000.00. Should be happening any day now  ;D ;D

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2016, 08:25:07 AM »
Part of that is right: for the 1500 bikes they got from Rye, they are only selling them whole -- for the time being. They don't really need help with their overseas sales -- people come to them all of the time, and all they do is sell them the bike. The buyers have to worry about how they're going to get them overseas. Bob's does occasionally sell stuff on Ebay when they feel like it or if they have a particularly rare gem, but they always charge me really cheap prices (I've been going there for 20 years or so). I'm not sure how a monthly swap meet would save on shipping from NY to CA -- seems like the airline ticket to show up in person would be cheaper.

Just out of curiosity (and hoping to stave off a mild panic) -- where did you get the idea that someone bought 3 48-foot containers of bikes to ship out? 

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2016, 08:35:10 AM »
I have a few Honda friends in the area who know what my collection should be worth. Told her if I kick to call them and they can help with the sell. Might be a good idea to start planning Steve...you are looking a little gray these days :) Poor Stev-o...LOL
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2016, 08:40:50 AM »
as long preises is different Things vill flow.
.in denmark a lot of aur nimbus mc are sold aut...a bit sad for us danes. few machines vas ever made

..but still..ve like BMW and Honda..and bay them to denmark...do the germens like that..

...but think its ok..its all abaut money
renember all sohc and Honda"s is japanese..think if they bayed all Honda"s home..for overpreises..it can happend
i like usa pick up trucks..and vant one send to denmark somday...is that vorse then a kid in usa hack it up..vith air sup..i vant it to be total stock..and safe it for komming generaions..driving on road..not put in a box..
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2016, 08:54:18 AM »
as long preises is different Things vill flow.
.in denmark a lot of aur nimbus mc are sold aut...a bit sad for us danes. few machines vas ever made

..but still..ve like BMW and Honda..and bay them to denmark...do the germens like that..

...but think its ok..its all abaut money
renember all sohc and Honda"s is japanese..think if they bayed all Honda"s home..for overpreises..it can happend
i like usa pick up trucks..and vant one send to denmark somday...is that vorse then a kid in usa hack it up..vith air sup..i vant it to be total stock..and safe it for komming generaions..driving on road..not put in a box..

One of the reasons CB400Fs became scarcer -- and the prices rose -- was that starting around 15-20 years ago people would come from Japan and buy them up to ship home. I believe that bikes that are 400cc and under are less expensive to register, etc., and of course they're fantastic bikes.

That being said, I still have no problem finding $300 or sometimes cheaper whole bikes in the US in various states of condition. I bought a total of four bikes from Bob's after they acquired the Rye yard -- '73 CB350F, '65 CB77, '71 Yamaha G5, and a '68 CL175 sloper. But my usual MO is troll CL and get there faster than every one else, hence my $300 CL160. In AZ abandoned vehicle titles are easy and cheap, so that helps. The point is, despite the hype and the occasional panic-inducing misinformation, there are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of '60s- and '70s-era Japanese bikes in the US in various states of disrepair just waiting to be discovered.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2016, 08:59:05 AM »
We all need to make our own little "bat cave"   ;) ;)  Right Steve
Yes, everyone should have one.  Sorry, no tours!

My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my bikes for what she thinks they are worth!   (She take $1000 for everything!)
Don't worry Steve I already talked to her and she's good with $2000.00. Should be happening any day now  ;D ;D

She'd be ecstatic with that! Just think how many purses and pairs of shoes she could buy with that! [not that she needs em].

Might be a good idea to start planning Steve...you are looking a little gray these days :) Poor Stev-o...LOL

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #20 on: April 09, 2016, 10:30:35 AM »
the markes moves on..and as ve gets older..newer and newer,, bikes get popular.
.you vant the bike you had as Young..so born in the 50 /60 vant Triumph 60/70 vants japanese ..born in the 1980 vant dohc topgun bikes....and some vants BMW..or Harley..not so spec in years modells
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #21 on: April 09, 2016, 01:34:03 PM »
My wife has been nagging me about getting rid of all my japanese bikes (50+/-) for a few years. I'm thinking of selling it all except for 4-5 bikes I'm currently restoring. Thinking of trying to find a local buyer whom will give me a good price, but most people around here (new england) want stuff for nothing and then expect you to thank them. ;-)
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #22 on: April 09, 2016, 03:14:38 PM »
In recent history David Silvers was actively advertising for whole CB400F bikes for whatever reason,trying to horde them up. Probably has a nice market for them somewhere. Think those trace back to the company roots.   http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/stock/MCN_25JAN2012.pdf
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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2016, 12:04:28 AM »
In recent history David Silvers was actively advertising for whole CB400F bikes for whatever reason,trying to horde them up. Probably has a nice market for them somewhere. Think those trace back to the company roots.   http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/stock/MCN_25JAN2012.pdf
That's pretty crazy, but makes sense if you can pull it off I guess. Especially given the prices in the adds next to the story.

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Re: Re more sohc4 containers headed overseas
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2016, 03:24:48 AM »
those prices are four years out of date , the 400's have always been very popular over here  [ more than than any of the other honda fours ] good ones now are £6 to £8 grand or $8 to $10 in your money
thats why they are coming this way , i was in Germany late last year and they seem to be doing the same with the early gsxr750's and 1100's