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Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« on: August 06, 2011, 11:36:04 AM »


Geez, I bought my entire bike for only a grand more! :o :o

It's not even a wrinkle tank!

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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2011, 12:41:54 PM »
Saw that on eBay. My concern would be the tank is rusty on the inside and will need a cleaning and possibly a liner. Both which could damage the paint during the process. Usually you clean and maybe line before paint. The guy may have got more if the tank had been cleaned first.
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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2011, 12:45:12 PM »
Saw that on eBay. My concern would be the tank is rusty on the inside and will need a cleaning and possibly a liner. Both which could damage the paint during the process. Usually you clean and maybe line before paint. The guy may have got more if the tank had been cleaned first.

Yeah, I saw that rust too.

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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2011, 05:40:00 PM »
HAHA, 900 bux and they aren't even a matched set, early K tank graphic and later K side covers and badges.....
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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2011, 07:36:35 PM »
i can sell you something almost as good with non-matching parts for a mere $899.
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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2011, 11:46:00 AM »
 This was listed over and over for a few weeks. I wouldn't call it a trend.

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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2011, 01:16:19 PM »
Those will go on a "restored" bike that will shortly be listed on ebay for a $6K+ "buy it now" price. ::)
(For that price they could at least paint the left side cover correctly.)
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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2011, 06:55:14 AM »
Round here it costs about $1000 to have a bike painted, candy paint or not. To me who could give two craps about 100% restored that looks like a nice restomod set that wouldn't make my bike look like the department of sanitation should be picking it up curbside.
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Re: Wow! Tank and sidecovers sell for $900.00!
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2011, 02:05:53 PM »
There was a 1975 CB550K tank and sidecover set in Sunburst Orange last year that sold for $875 Buy It Now with a $50 delivery fee. Crazy. Some people have more money than brains or motivation I guess.
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