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CB 750s not selling?
Sparrow1:
Baaaaa,
God,
The problems I had with that. 'Seemed' to run ok but then 2nd gear failed, (this is 4 years ago now) went back and they replaced it. (Dublin - gone bust thank God!) got it back and carbs started too go out of tune, as they they do, but the wrong intake rubbers were fitted, letting in air. Difficult to set up with the splitter also. Timing chain couldn't be adjusted anymore, stripped it and found a new timing chain but still with the old tensioner and bits falling off it as sooooo brittle!?! So, that was it, a further strip and a new sleeve then had be fitted into no 4, along with other things the US had done or not done - heart breaking. Some of the problems were probably in the US and some crap stuff (on the cheap) done in Dublin. Learn't my lesson there Trigger.
Sorted it and she went to a new owner at £15,000. Miss her but, after Dream machine had got her hands on her, (fab job! Candy red) she was almost to good to ride. What an adventure that was! You never know what you buy when old and particularly in the States as I said earlier. I still envy those with them these days and saw one down Poole Quay recently, a bit tired but a rare sight there indeed or anywhere these days! Heh Ho.. Still have the photos..
Nige.
ziggy stardust:
Called into DKs the other day as I was traveling north just for a look round, loads of junk CB750s, in fact loads of junk.
Sparrow1:
What a confusing market we are in with regard to what appears to be a stagnation/slow down on the sale of some Classic bikes (Brit and Jap) from my recent observations. Asking prices on EBay and C n Classic etc and the time to sell are rarely being achieved and taking a very long time, if at all.
I'm looking to purchase another 750 to join my K3, possibly a K1/K2 (even that UK K0?? And that's not moving at that price either??) and wondering what's going on? Surely it's not just the time of year? In the words of a local Classic bike dealer, "the time of year makes little difference, it's the price and condition - we go through troughs and crests". I wonder what we are in - I'm a little nervous on paying top money in what maybe a more realistic market? The no of US imports coming in and look at the number of K0's and K1's hitting the UK - some absolute rubbish but some look ok and therefore must be be influencing the UK market?
At last, some owners/dealers are accepting low prices which now allow for realistic engine investigation and bike restoration, particularly on US bikes which, as Trigger speaks with authority, confirms these engine are often in poor condition compared to UK ones.
Hmmm, what to do.. Is that UK KO really going to sell for less than £6000?!?
Wondered what other members' experiences are over the last 3/4 months?
Nige.
Trigger:
Same old observation, people looking at bike's that don't sell. I have a list of customers looking for the right bike and if the right bike comes up that meets their criteria, I make a phone call. Every bike that meets the criteria had already sold in the past six months ;)
AshimotoK0:
I have always said on here over the years and been shot down for it, that my UK CB750K0 which was one of the first batch 0f 20 (14 in fact) into the UK in Jan 1970 is worth £10k tops fully restored and if I ever came to sell it (unlikely but who knows what happens in life) and I got that for it I would be fine with that, any more would be a bonus. I have seen all sort of bikes advertised at inflated prices like the 'Franks' (Motorcycles Unlimited) of this world but they are just a bunch of 'bread-heads' as that old hippy Neil in the 'Young Ones' used to say in my book. I have never seen a sales Invoice for a CB750 diecast that states 'Sold blah blah £££££ for greater than £10k' Maybe someone on here has such a receipt to share with us. I mean outright sale not PX or horse-trading deals.
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