Re: Possible New Owner

Posted by seestheday on Jan 31, 2012; 1:55am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Possible-New-Owner-tp3700801p3701910.html

I'd buy it if it was running well.  I paid $750 for my 1981 CB750K.  Mine was in great running condition, but had 84,000 km's on it.  To get mine certified it needed a new master cylinder and the fork seals fixed.  I wanted to ride right away and paid a pro to fix them, so all in mine was about $1K to get it on the road.

I'm not sure what it's like where you live, but most people around here don't let people test drive their motorcycles.  You should be able to get it up on the center stand and run through the gears with it running, listen to the engine and look for all the other stuff that you should do while looking at a used bike.  I think mark posted some good videos of what to look for here a little while ago.

Good luck.