Topic: cb 750 what is it worth?

[lordmoonpie]

Cut back to the question in hand - is that a genuine Ed "Big Daddy" Roth seat that you've all overlooked? Gotta be worth £4 for that alone....not just $4 

[chrislib]

Can`t we cut the new guy some slack? Whatever a person`s opinion of his 1st post do we have to rag so hard? Sometimes seems like it`s gettin like the TU Club forum around here.......or maybe I`m out to lunch (would`nt be the 1st time lol).

[Gordon]

Gordon sorry but you seem like a dick

And it's my opinion that you're an emotionally and socially immature person with a limited vocabulary based on the fact that you feel the need to resort to childish name-calling, but then my opinion about you probably means as much to you as your opinion about me means to me. 

I wish no ill will toward you, and I hope you decide to stick around because this is by far the best place around for sohc4 addicts.  Just don't expect to have a good experience here, or anywhere else for that matter, if you want to ask purely subjective questions and then get upset at people for answering them honestly. 

Could I have been more long-winded and showed a sensitivity to your needs by patiently explaining that your open-ended question was likely to get as many different answers as there are responders?  Yes, I could have, but I choose to spend most of my time here sharing knowledge and learning new things about sohc4 Hondas, not teaching lessons in common sense.

[greenjeans]

Cut back to the question in hand - is that a genuine Ed "Big Daddy" Roth seat that you've all overlooked? Gotta be worth £4 for that alone....not just $4 

Beautiful.   More points for the  best handle on this site too.  tasty

[Raul CB750K1]

Seems to me that indy got offended because the cheap offer from Gordon to his bike. Does it means Gordon mocks indy's bike? Gimme a break! I refrained from joking about that hideous seat -fortunately indy admitted it a few posts later-.


The time when I got pissed off when somebody mocked my bike, car, wife or kids are long gone. What my bike, me, my wife or my kids are is not the product of somebody else's opinion. So you think my wife is ugly? So what? So you think you won't pay more than $10 for her? So what? If I don't want anybody saying my wife is ugly, I wouldn't ask for an opinion in first place, and if I do, I should be ready to take criticism. In this case, it's good to take criticism and appraisal with a hint of distance: never get too cheered up by appraisal, never get to down by criticism.


Indy, you have a chance to change that first impression. Just start a debate on which oil to use or whether arms should be banned in the US....   

[Gordon]

Come on back, Indy!  Truce?

We know you're still around.  Your profile shows last activity about ten minutes ago.

[mystic_1]

Indy650,

You said earlier in this thread:

want to know what its worth so i know if its worth fixing i took this for one spin and really want to keep it

Let me say this, if you enjoy the bike, then it's worth keeping regardless of it's "cash value".  Like many others on this site, I don't sweat how much money I have into my K0, what I get back out of it is priceless.

mystic_1

[Gordon]

Let me say this, if you enjoy the bike, then it's worth keeping regardless of it's "cash value".  Like many others on this site, I don't sweat how much money I have into my K0, what I get back out of it is priceless.

+1

I never want to know how much money I've put into my K1 because it would probably make me cry.  No sane person could ever offer me enough to get me to sell it.  What may seem like a reasonable offer of 2 grand from a prospective buyer would be as much of an insult to me as if he offered me $3.50. 

Keep it, enjoy it, ride it!

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

I live in upstate NY and this ones for sale in NY but its also MINT http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching&viewitem=&item=270224371930&_trksid=p3907.m32

does anyone know how to tell if its the original engine i know thats a big factor in the value

That $2500 bike looks nice. I'd ask to see pictures of the frame/bike serial number AND the engine serial number. You won't know for sure but if the numbers are close then I'd feel comfortable that it's a match. Now, the main thing: is the engine good? It really doesn't affect the value in my opinion if it's not the original engine unless this were a 69 sandcast. 8500 miles is really good. IMO $1500 difference in the 2 bikes is a good deal considering $1000 for a 60,000 mile bike that could use a bunch of $$$ vs a $2500 bike with 8500 miles that may need nothing and looks great. My question would be why has the speedo face been sun damaged so much with 8500 miles while the notorious fading Flake Sunrise Orange hasn't faded? Bottom line is can you afford the difference if every thing pans out?! If so and you want a good bike I'd spend the difference or wait for another good deal. There are many nice 750s on EBay this spring which hopefully would be close enough for you to see in person.. OR, get rid of $1000 worth of junk and go for a ride.   

[754]

Is it just me or does this strike anyone else as odd??

New poster comes on , within 4 posts gets insulted twice, then in first 2 pages gets accused of wanting to flip the bike ( as in sell, like as if that matters somehow??), then finally after about 3 pages calls someone a dick ( that told him 4.00 or less as a value on his ride {he never asked what you would pay}).

 Now he is the bad guy?? Does this rrally make sense to  most of the membership here?

[mark]

Now he is the bad guy?? Does this rrally make sense to  most of the membership here?

Does it really need to make sense?

He said he rode it and fell in love and wants to keep it. I can deal with that.
What's it worth? I dunno.
I always thought the basic formula was $1 per cc. I guess an extra $250 in unwanted trade goods isn't bad.
 Henry bought a 750 for $300 but it wasn't a '72 and we're not in NY.
 There's a 550 on craigslist here for $1200 that looks better than the one I paid $135 for, but not as good as the $550 one.



They declared truce which may become irrelevant as there might not be much left of Gordon after his Mentos&Coke enema!

[dustyc]

Is indy650 really andy750 playing an April Fools joke on us? 

Hi, I'm crustyd.  I just bought a 72 CB750.  What is the best oil to use?  What are the best tires?  What octane should I use?  Is a KO faster than a K8?  Should I lube my o-ring chain?

 

[Gordon]

754,


Take a deep breath...

now get over it.

[GammaFlat]

Is indy650 really andy750 playing an April Fools joke on us? 

If it is a 4/1 prank, the probability of admission is inversely proportional to how offended folks got.... or maybe the other way around if you're from south of the equator. 

[Raul CB750K1]

It could very well be Andy's "alter ego". My grandma used to say: "never trust a man who rides a pink vespa"...



Mentos&coke enema...... the mere thought of it made me roll in the floor laughing!!!!!!   

[NPHLYT]

So you think my wife is ugly? So what? So you think you won't pay more than $10 for her? So what?

You could move to Saudi and make her cover her face and walk behind you. But then you would have to make sure she did not have a knife......

As for price/location, I picked up my '70 mutt for $750. Was it worth it? Probably not, but I could not find another that was NOT a rust bucket. Granted, I am not keeping the bits that would have been rusted anyway, or the side covers, or the seat, or tank. Let me shorten this list, I am only keeping the engine, forks and frame (most of it). I could have found one in a different city, but when I was looking there did not seem to be too many CB750s in Houston, Austin or San Antonio. I could have picked up a few in Louisiana or Mississippi for half, but would have had to borrow a truck or have it shipped.

I come here for the advice, knowledge and experience, though I have asked nothing yet I know I will have many, many, questions once I start pulling the mutt to pieces. Thanks in advance, by the way. I also come here for pure amusement, it is like the circus without the elephants.

OnOn

[lordmoonpie]

So you think my wife is ugly? So what? So you think you won't pay more than $10 for her?

.... has she got any nice Von Dutch pinstriping to speak of? Has she got a great set of baffles or, like the rest of them, does she run on full bore megas?! 

Isn't the point here that a bike is only worth what someone else will pay? So Indy650 - as you just bought her, what did YOU pay? That's be a good start point for what it's worth (and I'm sure we'd all be interested)

I sold a bike 10 years a go and regretted it every day since. It took me two years to sell as I hung out for the £7500 I wanted for it. Now I can't buy it or any similar model, back for twice that price....sometimes the open market sucks 

[andy750]

Thanks Dusty for making me laugh at that one....you are way too clever for me!! I would never have thought of that although it would have been a great Aprils Fool if I had! 

Now you will just have to think of another SOHC conspiracy.....

cheers
Andy
 

[750K2]

i have to admit that i've long been curious what my bike is worth, so i've taken to checking ebay once or twice a week to see what's out there.  i watch the bikes that match mine and keep the results.  the one thing i've noticed from ebay is that the members of this board are delightfully cheap!  a wonderful trait that i share.   another aspect of asking how much something is worth is to get some idea of what to put into a project before you turn wildly 'upside down' with it.  my 'first' bike was a honda ascot roller that someone gave me.  then i found out what it would have cost to fix it.  and please...don't ask me about my boat.  and i'd bet that with the usual exceptions, many of the bikes out there are worth more dead than alive in terms of parts.   so while he may have looked before he leapt with the purchase, he's really walking in the same shoes that so many of us have.  at least me.  g*$damn boat!

[andy750]

.....one thing i've noticed from ebay is that the members of this board are delightfully cheap! 

You hit the nail on the head with that one.....and very diplomatic if I may add....

cheers
Andy

[luvhonda750]

The market GEO will make alot of difference, selling on ebay can bring more if you are willing to sell worldwide, Vancouver BC might bring in 3-4K, vs Portland OR which might bring in 2-3K depending

[Tower]

The bike has just been listed (yesterday?) on e-bay...by mazur213.  Current bid $1.83.  Don't worry 5 days 22 hours left to reach $3.50.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-HONDA-CB750E-cb-750_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ10066QQihZ010QQitemZ200213017492QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[750K2]

i bid $2.08   ....might go as high as $3.75 but don't quote me

[dustyc]

Sooo it looks like he was just looking for our help flipping a bike.

I hope he still shares his knowledge with us.  Hope hope.

[754]

sometimes.. asking a simple question on a forum, can speak huge volumes on what the members are like...