Looks like you have got some good advice. Graham and HotrodMamma are right 83-85 NIghthawk 650's or even 550's are way better than the 82 version you are looking at.They are a different animal. As for your mechanic saying to stay away, I disagree, 83-85 NIghthawks are solid.
On Aug 2, 2:20 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Congrats Rusty on checking things out before buying. I agree with > Hotrodmamma. Look for an '83 - 85 CB650SC Nighthawk. Then you'll > see the difference and know what we are talking about. Where are you, > maybe we can put you in touch, Graham > > On Aug 2, 2009, at 4:07 PM, Creative Residential Designs wrote: > > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
