It's not worth $1,700.00 ever. You would have a hard time selling it yourself if you ever bought it, and especially for that price. '82 and below are not even the same bikes as the '83 and above. '83 and above are very good bikes with huge advances in all components especially electrical. I would say it's not worth more than $600-$800 myself. HotrodMamma.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rusty" <[email protected]> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:13 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 82 nighthawk 650 > > I'm looking for a used bike and found a 1982 Honda Nighthawk 650 with > 12K on it. It looks well maintained--it felt great when I took it for > a ride. The owner (who has had it for about three years) is asking > $1,700. To figure out a reasonable offering price, I have looked on > the web, checked out NADA (which says the value for an '82 650 in good > condition is around $600 and one in very good condition is around > $1,100), Kelley Blue Book (somewhere between $800 and $1,200 for trade- > in and retail value). I also spoke to a highly recommended mechanic > who said I should stay away from Nighthawks of that vintage (the early > to mid-80s) because of frequent and costly carburetor and charging > system problems. I do not know a lot about maintenance and repair. I > did like this bike a lot and would love something like it to use as a > commuter bike to and from campus. Anybody have any advice about > whether this mechanic's warnings are sound or whether this bike is too > good a deal to pass up, and at what price? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
