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How much cash have you "invested" in your SOHC???

$1-500
2 (1.8%)
$500-1000
20 (18%)
$1000-2500
46 (41.4%)
$2500-5000
23 (20.7%)
$5000 Or More
20 (18%)

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Offline Spikeybike

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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2009, 12:33:13 PM »
i stopped counting long ago ... if i had to guess , i'd say somewhere around 4 or 5 grand



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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2009, 12:36:22 PM »
I just hit $825 CAD...for mine... that's including the $300 purchase price and $200 travel expenses to get it....I have quite a ways to go...and I'm guessing to get it on the road, and make it a nice little burner....probably another $300-400 and tires. (I'm keeping it simple to be riding next summer on a tight budget)  My idea is to do more each winter when I cant ride...CHEERS TO many, many hours of labour.....
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2009, 12:46:06 PM »
1000,s and 1000,s but the look you get when you pull in to a bike night somewhere
and it draws more attention than the current breed of bikes............PRICELESS 
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2009, 01:17:12 PM »
Quote from: big-jim on December 14, 2009, 12:46:06 PM
1000,s and 1000,s but the look you get when you pull in to a bike night somewhere
and it draws more attention than the current breed of bikes............PRICELESS 

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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #29 on: December 14, 2009, 01:46:03 PM »
I'm just pulling up to the 2000 dollar mark, and the bike was free.
Making a bike look, accelerate, and handle better doesn't come cheap. But it sure is fun!!
  My GIXXER friend always asks me "why spend all this money on such an old bike when you could buy a new one?"


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poor lil feller...
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #30 on: December 14, 2009, 03:09:19 PM »
Quote from: big-jim on December 14, 2009, 12:46:06 PM
1000,s and 1000,s but the look you get when you pull in to a bike night somewhere
and it draws more attention than the current breed of bikes............PRICELESS 

Yes sir, i love that, the crotch rocket guys go home where no one can see them and start kicking their "poser" machine..... ;D

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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #31 on: December 14, 2009, 03:59:54 PM »
Quote from: Industrial Cafe on December 14, 2009, 01:46:03 PM
I'm just pulling up to the 2000 dollar mark, and the bike was free.
Making a bike look, accelerate, and handle better doesn't come cheap. But it sure is fun!!
  My GIXXER friend always asks me "why spend all this money on such an old bike when you could buy a new one?"


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poor lil feller...

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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #32 on: December 14, 2009, 04:02:55 PM »
I bought mine for $800 running and tried to give myself a $500 budget to fix it.
Looks like it will be double. Gaskets, rings, replacement rubber, chains, fork bits, broken bits, add up quick.
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #33 on: December 14, 2009, 04:16:54 PM »
From this (With a frame in there to):


To this in about $6500.00
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #34 on: December 16, 2009, 06:48:56 AM »
I'm only to here so far. Not too much more to go... I hope...



I'd have to sit down and tally it up, but I'm sure I'm in th $5K range by now.
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2009, 07:56:36 PM »
basket case: $200



the powerplant: $3000



new fairing, tank, rearsets, etc... i stopped counting.  ::)


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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2009, 08:00:00 PM »
$3000=718cc 550 motor?
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2009, 08:02:18 PM »
Quote from: paulages on December 16, 2009, 07:56:36 PM
basket case: $200

the powerplant: $3000



What the heck CB 4 motor is that? Its not a 550 is it?
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #38 on: December 16, 2009, 08:19:19 PM »
it's a frankenfour
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #39 on: December 16, 2009, 08:40:31 PM »
Quote from: B.O.X.N.I.F.E. on December 16, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
it's a frankenfour

exactly.  ;)  it's part 550, part 650, and part 750.
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #40 on: December 16, 2009, 09:02:06 PM »
Quote from: retro rocket on December 14, 2009, 03:09:19 PM
Quote from: big-jim on December 14, 2009, 12:46:06 PM
1000,s and 1000,s but the look you get when you pull in to a bike night somewhere
and it draws more attention than the current breed of bikes............PRICELESS 

Yes sir, i love that, the crotch rocket guys go home where no one can see them and start kicking their "poser" machine..... ;D

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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #41 on: December 16, 2009, 09:35:27 PM »
Original cost....$500....since then..... ??? maybe $1500 more???
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #42 on: December 16, 2009, 11:32:47 PM »
cost of bike $250
in the end $4600
but well worth it.
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #43 on: January 01, 2010, 12:34:41 PM »
With the addition on my cafe tail, I am now at $410... Got a lot left to do, but I may get it done for under a grand. We'll see... The next project is starting off significantly more expensive... $425 for a almost complete 74 750k(and spare frame and motor of my 78)! Not sure how I will do that one. It has a king queen seat and big a$$ sissy bar on it. Maybe 70's Pimp Cruiser? Nah. I will probably do a racer like the '78. Full fairing maybe...
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Re: Build Cost *Including Cost of Bike*
« Reply #44 on: January 01, 2010, 01:02:15 PM »
On my Honda CB550F SuperSport I have spent about $2250 which includes purchase price and delivery,parts (new and used),new tires, and new paint.. I believe it turned out very nice, even though I would probably be hard pressed to get that much out of it. Included is a very nice set of extra bodywork with excellent paint..... probably worth about $300, and I sold one of the old tires for $15.... so I think that means I have about $1935-1950 in the bike. Hard to tell in the pics, but it looks and runs like a new bike.... not a drop of oil or grease anywhere and the paint gleams in the sun. On my new build (Honda 750 Cafe), I have budgeted about $1000-1200 to get it completed. If interested you can read about it in the "projects" section of this site, where I will post pics of my progress........Dew.
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