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Value of CB500K1 NOS Tank and Nice Original Paint Side Panels Candy Custom Gold?

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AshimotoK0:
I have decided to move my 1st week production CB500K0 onto my young ex-colleague and good friend from near me on here ...  Ben Powell. He made an absolutely stunning job of his CB350K3 US import, rides it as it should be used, and he's only 30 so will finish the 500K0 and ride it too.

I had it painted in the original Candy Jade (Jet  ;D) green by Menno some years back and he made a superb job, as always.

I also have a NOS (looks perfect) Candy Custom Gold  fuel tank and original paint, used K1 side panels. The panels were re-clear coated and look absolutely lovely but not 100% perfect. I gave Ben the option of Jade Green or non-standard K1 custom Gold (K0 was Starlight Gold) and he chose green...which I was pretty pleased about. If anyone queries that new  tanks did not come from Honda with the fuel cap and latch fitted ...I have to tell you categorically that you are wrong  ;)  .... Pity they never came with the chrome trim though  :(

So I am asking the 500 afficionados on here what a gold set like this should be realistically sold for,  given that Menno sells a repainted set for around 1500 Euros without the cap & latch.

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Orcade-Ian:
Hi Ash,
Although I'm not in need of a 500 tank and panels - I would only end up looking for a bike to go with them, I agree with your assertion that Honda tanks came with cap and latch!  Many years ago our local Honda dealers, Bill Head in Preston (when we lived in Lancashire - sorry Roo, I'm cured now!) used to have a classic bike show each year and Bill would sell off a lot of NOS and shop soiled stuff.  I bought a brand new Varnish blue 400/4 tank which had a really tiny scratch on the side down near the seam, through to the primer, so couldn't be sold as new.  I paid £75 for it and found a Yamaha colour and touched in the scratch which became virtually invisible.  It had the cap and latch fitted. 

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Seabeowner:
My gold set cost about £850 in 2019 for that standard for parts and spray. But six years on the market is subdued so finding a buyer may be more difficult.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Seabeowner on September 04, 2025, 07:48:51 PM ---My gold set cost about £850 in 2019 for that standard for parts and spray. But six years on the market is subdued so finding a buyer may be more difficult.

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With respect, there's a vast difference between a used repainted tank and a NOS carefully stored one. With a NOS one you know you can fill it with fuel and it aint going to develop a leak six months down the line. How old NOS paint copes with modern fuel I don't know and not going to test it out  :D

My take on the bike market is yea it's on its ar$e. This is why I am parting  out my CB72 project and a couple of others  and I can state this as a fact that spares in nice condition prices are not on their ar$e ....  far from it. I stand to make double what I would have done if I have assembled it and sold it. Sad fact but it's reality I am afraid. I suppose my nice parts will really benefit somebody else's project. I had a guy two weeks ago make a 360 mile round trip to pick up a NOS speedo as he didn't trust the post/couriers.

neat street:
As with everything the `market price` is only valid if you can get the parts, if not then its whatever people will pay for them as `original nos` items, they look awsome. if I were doing a concour project, they would be on my list, unfortunatly my project is not so and trying to complete on a budget.
good luck, they are a thing of beauty :-)

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