Yeah, but neither one of them are a Harley! <GRIN> -------------- Original message -------------- From: John Nasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> No hard feelings Phil. Honestly I got a great deal on my bike. I'm > sure I could get at leat $2k for it (considering that is roughly 3x > what I paid for it). A guy at a local bike shop offered me $1500 for > it so obviously he thinks he could sell it for more than that. I see > what they go for on ebay. > > The six cylinder twenty four valve CBX engine will prove to be no joke > to anyone who does not have experience with motorcycle engines. Gotta > wonder why the current owner would rather sell it non-running rather > than fixing it. Of course one possible answer is that it will cost a > lot to get it running again. This is just reality and not meant as an > insult. Any time a vehicle is non-running it seriously hurts the > resale value. > > I did some poking around and saw some CBX's for sale around $5k to $6k > USD. Maybe I just found some incredibly cheap ones. > > Here's a nice example: > > http://www.bikez.biz/ads/showad.php?ad=14374 > > That one says it sold for $6500 Canadian and supposedly was "stored in > climate controlled room" and "runs like a dream" and has only 9800km > on it. > > Anyway, I'm not one to tell anybody not to have fun, whatever that > means to you. I just could not consider that bike for myself, and I > hope that whoever does buy it knows what he's getting into and really > wants that particular bike. > > John > > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > No hard feelings John.? I said from the beginning I didn't know much > > about bikes.? But I'm getting an education here.? The CBX has a > > cult like following and from what I've seen for a complete running > > or restored bike, $10,000-$18,000, this one is a deal for somebody > > out there.? Thanks for all the comments.? I appreciate your input > > and highly respect the opinions of everybody?on the LIST.? BTW, > > when are you coming back to our North East Show?? We had over 200 > > cars & perfect weather this year.? > > ????????? > > Phil G. 65 SS > > > >
