1981 cbx complete motor - 12000 miles - Pictures added

[germainedan]

Can someone tell me what a 1981 CBX motor is worth? My brother is a motorcycle mechanic and has a complete engine with about 12,000 miles. He's had it for about 15 years (along with other parts). It cranks over when hooked to a battery and compression is good. it is a 6 cylinder.

[daves79x]

A potential buyer would need to take the risk that the mileage is correct and the internals are intact. Does this include the alternator and carbs? I wouldn't offer more than $2K given the obvious unknowns. Verified running, ready to go engines can go for $5K or more, but that's not what this is.

Dave

[germainedan]

Thanks that helps. I'll let him know what you said.

I do know the carbs are on it. The bike came in for fork seals and was running, the speedometer has the miles on it. He has the triple tree with the 'new' fork seals (replaced 15 years ago). If he could verify it runs, that would be a big difference.

Thanks again.

[daves79x]

If this is a pretty much whole bike, why is it being parted out? Or is that horse out of the barn?

Dave

[CBX-tras]

Check your messages, I'm interested.

[germainedan]

My brother lives a few miles from me, I talked to him yesterday and got some pictures of the engine (I'll try to upload them after I get off work). He told me the guy that dropped off the bike was going to have him make it a 'bobber', but he passed away shortly after. Work had been done on it but the family didn't want it, so it sat. Now my brother is getting rid of it and other stuff. He's been doing this work for 40 years and is getting tired of it. He does not have a computer (old angry white guy) so I am listing it for him. I am a mainframe computer programmer - doing that for 40 years (and getting tired of it).

He said it does NOT have the carbs, so I need to correct that. If you want to talk to him I can give you his number.

It won't let me add the video of it cranking over because it is an MP4 file.

[CBX-tras]

I'm out.

[germainedan]

That's fine. It's obvious you weren't serious.

[CBX-tras]

That one isn't worth what you're asking IMO. I'm very serious about CBX's, my last motor, shipped to New Zealand:

Someone will buy it, just not me.

GLWS.