Topic: CB550 Pricing advice

[bmarshall]

I am looking at a 74 CB550 slightly under 10,000 miles. Per the current owner; he says the condition is very good, a few small nicks and usual scratches, pipes are in good shape but a little rust on the bottom. seat good and chrome also good. I have yet to see it, but assuming all is pretty good, but not necessarily 'showroom'; what is a fair price. If I could pick it up for $1000 should I go for it?

Anything to watch out for on this example? I already have been advised to look for the cam chain tensioner thingy sticking out the back.  Since I am used to old 2 strokes  are there any noises to be aware of (valves, cams etc...).

Any advice is appreciated, thanks, Bruce

[bender01]

Doesnt sound bad to me. You will probably need to bring up the maitenance . Make sure the kill switch is good and the hi lo switches are good. They are hard to find. Does it run? Look for rust in the tank.

[bmarshall]

Supposedly runs quite good, no rust in the tank. Thanks for the switch advice.

[bmarshall]

Unfortunately this bike was quite the turd, not nearly as described. The search is on!

[Spikeybike]

turds are cheap tho .... was there any prices discussed ....  if it ran, but needed some TLC thats still a good deal at ... say ... 500-700  .... if you want a CB , chances of finding a nice one are pretty slim