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Offline jevfro

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CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« on: November 14, 2007, 03:50:09 PM »
http://spokane.craigslist.org/clt/475120538.html

Anyone out there believe that? If it really is Princes old CB550 that would make for a pretty cool build, no?

Edit opps it's a 550
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 04:00:37 PM »
How do you get all the "Prince" koodies off. That sure wouldn't be a selling name for me.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2007, 04:16:04 PM »
I do believe the bike was smaller. Was a 400t or some such.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2007, 04:33:53 PM »
Quote from: ekim98 on November 14, 2007, 04:00:37 PM
How do you get all the "Prince" koodies off. That sure wouldn't be a selling name for me.

I think some might pay extra for the prince kooties.  He is a freak!  I'd love to pick it up for a couple of hundred and rebuild it as "the bike formally known as Prince!"

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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2007, 04:49:18 PM »
It seems to me that he rode a Yamaha XV920RH (precursor to the Virago) in one of his movies.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2007, 03:18:01 PM »
Looks like Prince beat the s++t out of it.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2007, 03:45:38 PM »
I know...  pretty rough...
I emailed them yesterday and haven't got a response yet.  What do you all think $200? more? less?  I must have some confirmation that Prince really owned it though.. :D

Perhaps this is just a bad joke!

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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2007, 03:56:03 PM »
Quote from: jevfro on November 15, 2007, 03:45:38 PM
I know...  pretty rough...
I emailed them yesterday and haven't got a response yet.  What do you all think $200? more? less?  I must have some confirmation that Prince really owned it though.. :D

Perhaps this is just a bad joke!



Check it still says HONDA on the tank if you do get it and not *&^%$$^&&
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2007, 10:01:50 AM »
You will notice that the person who listed this bike listed it in "collectibles" and not "motorcycles".. He really thinks he is going to make a lot of money off from this bike.

You have no way of knowing that it was really Prince's.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2007, 12:10:36 PM »
Check the VIN - search for previous owner - Prince Rogers Nelson.

No doubt he's a freak, but he can JAM on guitar!  Too bad he's, you know, such a freak!    ;D
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2007, 01:54:24 PM »
Prince is a freak, no doubt.

However, some of the hottest women I've ever met just love that guy and his music.  He was super-popular with my stripper friends back in the '90s.  I knew a few that just went nuts when Prince's songs came on in the dance club. 

Maybe it was songs like "you sexy mother f-cker", etc.

I can't explain it.  Nor do I wish to try.  Just buy the CDs, and party like its 1999.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2007, 02:12:22 PM »
Quote from: edbikerii on November 16, 2007, 01:54:24 PM

However, some of the hottest women I've ever met just love that guy and his music.  He was super-popular with my stripper friends back in the '90s.  I knew a few that just went nuts when Prince's songs came on in the dance club. 

Puss control was the big one at the clubs around here.  Still plays every now and then.   

David Chappel did a great skit on playing a game of basket ball with Prince.
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2007, 01:56:45 PM »
I would write to Prince and just ask him the VIN number, as he probably isnt very busy anymore. You never know... ::)
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2007, 07:31:07 AM »
Quote from: cleveland on November 16, 2007, 02:12:22 PM
Quote from: edbikerii on November 16, 2007, 01:54:24 PM

However, some of the hottest women I've ever met just love that guy and his music.  He was super-popular with my stripper friends back in the '90s.  I knew a few that just went nuts when Prince's songs came on in the dance club. 

Puss control was the big one at the clubs around here.  Still plays every now and then.   

David Chappel did a great skit on playing a game of basket ball with Prince.
" It was the shirts against the blouses". Charlie Murphy
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2007, 09:06:57 AM »
Exactly!  LOL
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Re: CB550 on craigs list... owned by the artist formally known as Prince????
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2007, 11:44:52 AM »
Well, the seller has a connection to Prince via his bodyguard Big Chick.  Story goes, Big Chick gave it to prince and he rode it for a while before the movie Purple Rain was made...(I guess the bike in the movie is "based" on this bike.) Then he gave it back to Big Chick because it was a little to big for him (not hard to believe, he must only be 5'1" or so)  They also have a copy of the registration w/ Prince Rogers Nelson on it.  So, looks like there will most likely not be a cheap sale on this 550.  I guess it is going up on ebay this week sometime.  I'll be interested to see if some big Prince heads get into a bidding war and the price goes sky-high.



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