New in the Crate

cb1100f · Post by **cb1100f** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 7:46 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2428121368

$5000 to start, comments?

sr71cbx · Post by **sr71cbx** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 9:00 pm

---------Looks almost like my turbo bike,except for the skinny rear wheel.....

SS · Post by SS » Thu Aug 14, 2003 9:24 pm

I'll see your $5K and raise you $4500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2428088893

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 11:34 pm

Let's see, (if) its a perfect m/c (as in new condition) for $9,500, what model m/c produced these days would it be compared to and, at what price? Then consider which one you'd rather have.

cb1100f · Post by **cb1100f** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 8:05 am

Terry wrote:Let's see, (if) its a perfect m/c (as in new condition) for $9,500, what model m/c produced these days would it be compared to and, at what price? Then consider which one you'd rather have.

from $9500 to start?! There is no way any CBX in my opinion would rate that. New or not, it's a 24 year old motorcycle, for 2 of them maybe.

sr71cbx · Post by **sr71cbx** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 5:31 pm

---ebay is a speculators' paradise.......I'd not give that much($9500.00)for an original one with the crate!Oh,well,if they can get someone to dump a carload of cash on 'em,more power to 'em.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 6:56 pm

Keep two things in mind:

1. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (and)

2. It's only money

Look at this item for a reality check

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2427511000

LOUIS · Post by **LOUIS** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:14 pm

Carl, Thats crazy for a console trim. I think I would have bought a used one or have mine repainted. I thought selling a used one for $40.00 was crazy enough. But a new one at one time was between $60-$80.00 If I only new!! And as far as Bills CBX at Tims I would think it would bring a least 7-9K It would cost a least that much to put one together like that. But like you said its only money and you can't take it with you. So we should buy what we like as long as a person can afford it. LOUIS

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 1:59 pm

Anybody who pays between 7 and 9k for a molested , non-original 79 needs to have his sanity checked. I don't care how much effort anybody put into this thing. It is a fiddled-with junker.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 2:11 pm

"Junker" is a pretty harsh descriptor don't you think.....

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 5:15 pm

Lots of good points in these posts. My opinion is that there will come a time (in the future) for those high prices, I just don't belive it has arrived yet.

It's only money, but my supply is limited, and its safe to assume that prolly there are many more of us that belong to that CLUB.

EMS · Post by **EMS** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 10:50 am

Let me see. Someone takes a beat-up 79. Goes through the engine, rebuilds it some and paints it black. Switches the front end and the wheels on the bike, adds a Corbin (?) seat, an aftermarket exhaust and a headlight fairing. Goes through the effort to repaint the bodywork, but chooses 1980 black instead of 79 red or silver.

Now he sits down and looks at the money he spent for his "labour of love" and wants to get it back when he sells the bike. Plus a profit. What would anybody with common sense tell him?

cb1100f · Post by **cb1100f** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 12:22 pm

EMS wrote: What would anybody with common sense tell him?

Go scratch?

The International CBX Owners Association

New in the Crate

How much would you pay for a new in the crate '79?

Frankenbike

Tims

In the Crate

Good Points