Topic: Advice for restoring CB750

[ekpent]

 Do non running barn find type bikes do well on Bring a Trailer for instance ? Don't watch it enough to know.

[574hondarider]

Do non running barn find type bikes do well on Bring a Trailer for instance ? Don't watch it enough to know.

My 1973 cb350F "barnfind" looked all intact at first glance and I paid $700 from original owner.  Well, about $6000 and about 500 of my personal man hours later it is fully restored.  YMMV.

[Stev-o]

Do non running barn find type bikes do well on Bring a Trailer for instance ?

I cant remember ever seeing a "barn find" [car or bike] on there.  They are very selective on what they will take and there is currently a two month wait to get your vehicle live. 

[ekpent]

Do non running barn find type bikes do well on Bring a Trailer for instance ?

I cant remember ever seeing a "barn find" [car or bike] on there.  They are very selective on what they will take and there is currently a two month wait to get your vehicle live. 

I thought they may be a little fussy about wanting to keep the quality factor up which I think is good business on their part. If the original poster wanted to sell online as is for maximum exposure then E-bay may be his best option if a good deal is not made privately.
   As for the 750F in question on this thread I just don't see a lot of money being needed to get it back up on its feet and looking stock again. Been there and done them already and that one is the perfect candidate.

[RAFster122s]

Dwright posted he was going to find a shop in Columbus Ohio to do the work...he is going to spend more doing that than it can be sold for...

[Doobie]

FWIW, I sold a '78 CB750F for $6200 last year. Low mileage, bike was mint and all original except for the exhaust, which was a new 4-into-1. Guy who bought it had it shipped almost across the country, so he was all-in at about $7K.

[ekpent]

Dwright posted he was going to find a shop in Columbus Ohio to do the work...he is going to spend more doing that than it can be sold for...

Yeah I mentioned early in the thread that if he found a shop to do it and if they did it right it would probably be quite expensive. I've seen what some places charge for a simple carb cleaning and other jobs and its usually quite high. More money in the owners pocket if they can do it themselves or sell it off.

[BenelliSEI]

I sold a very nice F a year ago. $7K (Canadian). To answer you original question;

If I estimate my labour at a ridiculously low figure, I might convince myself I made a profit. If you have any work done by any regular shop, you will spend more than the bike is ultimately worth. Believe me, I do it all the time……

[Kevnz]

Some people say you can't include your time in the calculations. IMO,if you don't. that would be akin to someone bringing you a bike, a pile of parts and expecting you to restore it for them free. I (mostly ) enjoy working on them and derive satisfaction from a well finished job, but I'm not going to do it for free for a stranger who probably has more money than I. Any " profit" I make just gets channeled into the next project, so hobby is self funding.

[disco]

I must be the “odd man out” but I like those period accessories and would not be ditching them. Keep it as is. I think it’s worth more with the vintage accessories.

[Stev-o]

I think it’s worth more with the vintage accessories.

Maybe in Oz but not here...

[TwoTired]

It would be worth more to me with those accessories.  But, I already have too many bikes.

Cheers,