RE: Restoration Shops

Posted by sgtslag on Jan 14, 2013; 2:40am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Restoration-Shops-tp4035108p4035272.html

CraigsList.org has some real deals, very occasionally.  Trolling pays off, but it can take some time.  I do minimum wrenching, myself, due to lack of experience, and skill.  Learning mostly from books, and videos, and mistakes...  I love 80's vintage bikes.  The two I sold, were riders for me, my wife, and one of our sons.  The Voyager is our touring bike.  Touring is what we live for -- the trips allow us to survive the rest of the year.

As to price, it is all over the board.  I sold mine, in nice condition, for $1700.  It is still in the "For Sale" section, if interested in seeing what it was, when I sold it, a few months ago:  link.  It was dry-rotting in my garage.  Hated to sell it, but we never rode it anymore -- same issue with the 440.  Both fantastic bikes, but suffering neglect in my garage.  E-Bay has some beauties show up, but they typically get pretty high in price, if they are fully restored -- the kind of price that I would need to put it under glass to guard my investment until I retire, in 19 years.  But that is just me.  

I'm located in Minnesota, so if I found/had a bike for you, I am afraid it wouldn't help you much.  If you don't mind driving a bit, search the CL listings in the surrounding areas, for a few hundred miles of your home, to improve your chances.  Cheers!