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Offline Johnny4428

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Could do better.
« on: March 16, 2022, 08:39:41 AM »
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB750-K3-nut-and-bolt-restoration-/325102419793?utm_source=newsnow.co.uk

There must have been a bit of desperation to get this advertised. I hope it didn’t leave the showroom in this condition as the ad suggests.
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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2022, 09:38:04 AM »
Give a clue?

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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2022, 09:53:05 AM »
Both clocks look a bit dull but looks pretty good otherwise ?
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« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2022, 10:13:58 AM »
Front caliper is missing the bleed nipe

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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2022, 10:18:35 AM »
Brake light switch wires dangling loose under the headstock.
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Offline Johnny4428

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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2022, 10:38:14 AM »
Off side front indicator bolt sticking out. None of the indicators look to be in the right position, long stalks on the front short ones on the back is what’s supposed to be on it. No air filter and filter holder. I don’t thing the d washers are in the top yoke. No Honda logo on seat, no warning decal on tank. There’s probably more I would expect. I do think for the money asked it would need to be good and correct. Just noticed no pinch bolt in gear lever.
« Last Edit: March 16, 2022, 10:40:36 AM by Johnny4428 »
1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1. Running resto,
1978 Honda CB550K3.
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1980,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3

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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2022, 12:01:18 PM »
No pillion foot peg, no connector between silencers, no bolts on starter motor cover and might as well mention incorrect rear light mounting.
1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1. Running resto,
1978 Honda CB550K3.
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1980,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3

Offline Nurse Julie

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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2022, 01:07:07 PM »
Tried to make it look like UK model in places. Full nut and bolt resto but not the engine 🤔
Edit... Just read it again, engine has been stripped 🙄🙄🙄
« Last Edit: March 16, 2022, 03:10:10 PM by Nurse Julie »
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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2022, 03:19:51 PM »
Does make you wonder what like it is inside though.
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1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1. Running resto,
1978 Honda CB550K3.
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1980,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3

Offline Bro550F

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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2022, 03:27:17 PM »
Nowhere near good enough for the money. Chancers.

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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2022, 03:42:11 PM »
Where's the bottom of the airbox, the clocks are those cheap replica's (not ND), big dent in the chain guard, cables hanging under the lower yolk, front right indicator bolt stuck out, wrong engine mounting bolts. I give up I could go on and on. To be fair though it does only claim to have had the nuts and bolts restored. Not worth the asking price but maybe a good user bike.
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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2022, 05:05:55 PM »

To be fair though it does only claim to have had the nuts and bolts restored.


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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2022, 06:25:00 PM »
The problem is that at £13K....and reading the sh1te the Seller is spouting, he obviously doesn't really know much/enough about this bike.......or even CB750K's in general..... which is worrying

I wonder if he's just bought it or P/X'd it and thinks he can make a killing - like Watty's CB350F which was the subject of some debate on here recently ?

I think I'd walk a mile and look for something else.....not that I'd pay £13K for one like this when you can get a really well sorted one rebuilt properly by some of the Members on this Forum.

Even a fair K3/4/5/6 can be bought for around the £4K/£5K mark and even after putting a fair amount of work into it, you'd have a nice reliable bike knowing that you don't have to worry about anything for the next few years if you wanted a keeper'.

I think there is a lot to be said about buying an older bike from somebody who really knows what they are doing, and can demonstrate that the bike they are selling really is as good as they claim, and worth the asking price.

Time will tell.
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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2022, 08:53:06 PM »
I think the classic bike/car bubble is about to burst very shortly and all the chancers selling their 'ground up restorations' will get burnt. The extremely low historical interest rates are now on the rise with another 0.25% rise only today. 'investors' have been putting their money into tangible assets such as cars and motorcycles which unlike art are not subject to gains tax when sold on so a bit of a winner if you have a shed load of cash and getting next to no interest from the banks. Inflation is now raging virtually out of control worldwide and wages can't keep up. The way it's shaping up the investors will soon be offloading their tangible assets to pay their increasing bills, the rest of it will be invested in the bank's now the interest rates are creeping up.
I witnessed as probably many others did on the forum the same in the late 80’s, late 90’s and 2008.
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Re: Could do better.
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2022, 08:55:35 PM »
 Or sell now and cut your losses…🤔

 

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