The International CBX Owners Association

Holy Moses I just checked the original 79 exhaust on ebay and bidding is at $2,025 This is as much as I paid for my whole bike in 1993. Back then, the exhaust was still available from Honda for $650 complete. What kind of bike is this thing going on? will it ever been ridden? Consider, that as soon as the pipes go on the bike and you go 5 miles, their value has dropped to $1,000
No wonder, that CBXes are being parted out. With prices like this, I must have $20,000 worth of CBX parts at home (including the 2 bikes)
I feel tempted to sell it all and buy seven great condition Kawasaki triples for the money Hey Ric! How about this
JUST KIDDING

Having watched complete bikes and CBX parts sell on eBay over the last half year - I too am amazed at the price some of the items fetch.

Recently a NOS black '80 tank went for ~$1400 - same for a Sports Kit about six months back. Lightly used OEM 422 exhaust systems are selling for ~$1300 - and the list goes on.

I routinely see parts sell on eBay that are still available NOS from Honda at prices well over MSRP - go figure.

Looking at the bid history is always interesting. Many of the expensive and hard to find items are being snapped-up by the same buyers - most of whom use a sniping program to win the auction in the last few seconds. Though I haven't seen these buyers "flip" recent high-end purchases - I imagine that's their plan.

Someone told me that vintage motorcycle parts start getting expensive at an age of 25 years. Though too simple an explanation - it appears to hold true here.

I think that NOS 422 exhaust system currently on eBay will top-out under $2500 - and in a way I certainly hope so - the day may come when I'll need another. In this case - my guess would be that a well-heeled CBX owner wants to restore his/her keeper.

But there are some deals on eBay - early this month I missed a "buy-it-now" listing by an hour for a nearly new and complete late model CBX clutch - probably a school bike part. It went for $125 - less than I would pay for the outer basket alone. Can't win them all for sure.

When I look at my "new" A Model and the parts prices on eBay - I am amused that the bike is worth nearly the same as a new Ducati - well - close maybe :) But that's sold in pieces - something that will never happen to my bikes - too nice to butcher for any price.

Cheers,

John
San Jose, California