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New Member Introductions / Hello from Surrey - Aspiring owner
« on: March 30, 2020, 03:59:00 PM »
Hi,
Thought I'd check in and say hello seeing as this looks to be the font of 70's CB info in the UK.
I've traditionally been a car guy but finally made the leap last year and got my full bike license so I am now messing around with two and four wheels. Safe to say I've not looked back ;-) I like anything classic or vintage but seem to have a preference for Jap metal, they really seem to know how to make them.
I currently don't have a bike but run a Datsun 1970 240Z and I'm now looking for a CB550 to join it for some contrast. Long term I'm a fan of the Brat/Cafe builds. These bikes seem like a great base and the perfect balance or handling/performance for our roads.
I'm currently back for travelling due to the pandemic so I'm looking to get a bike to dial into over the summer and work out a plan of action before leaving the country again I hope.
I've been shopping around but I was hoping to get some advice on current market values. Is anyone able to advise a rough bracket/ballpark of what kind of prices are for CB550's? (I'm talking about respectable running bikes rather than projects).
Any kind of insight as to what could sound like a deal or ripoff would be much appreciated. Coming from a car background everything seems a lot more reasonable price wise but I'm clueless as to what is reasonable or not (I appreciate that something is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay but just trying to set some kind of expectation). I had been looking at the later production bikes such as a 1978 F1.
I'm sure I'll be checking in and asking lots of questions in the long run.
Cheers,
Mark
Here's my current pride and joy for anyone interested:
DSCF9175 by Mark Woodrow, on Flickr
Also a quick pic of me from my epic 6000km ride across Vietnam on a Honda Win earlier this year
GOPR1842 by Mark Woodrow, on Flickr
Thought I'd check in and say hello seeing as this looks to be the font of 70's CB info in the UK.
I've traditionally been a car guy but finally made the leap last year and got my full bike license so I am now messing around with two and four wheels. Safe to say I've not looked back ;-) I like anything classic or vintage but seem to have a preference for Jap metal, they really seem to know how to make them.
I currently don't have a bike but run a Datsun 1970 240Z and I'm now looking for a CB550 to join it for some contrast. Long term I'm a fan of the Brat/Cafe builds. These bikes seem like a great base and the perfect balance or handling/performance for our roads.
I'm currently back for travelling due to the pandemic so I'm looking to get a bike to dial into over the summer and work out a plan of action before leaving the country again I hope.
I've been shopping around but I was hoping to get some advice on current market values. Is anyone able to advise a rough bracket/ballpark of what kind of prices are for CB550's? (I'm talking about respectable running bikes rather than projects).
Any kind of insight as to what could sound like a deal or ripoff would be much appreciated. Coming from a car background everything seems a lot more reasonable price wise but I'm clueless as to what is reasonable or not (I appreciate that something is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay but just trying to set some kind of expectation). I had been looking at the later production bikes such as a 1978 F1.
I'm sure I'll be checking in and asking lots of questions in the long run.
Cheers,
Mark
Here's my current pride and joy for anyone interested:
DSCF9175 by Mark Woodrow, on FlickrAlso a quick pic of me from my epic 6000km ride across Vietnam on a Honda Win earlier this year
GOPR1842 by Mark Woodrow, on Flickr