£7500 for a 1983 Honda CX500 - seriously?
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Checking through a forthcoming auction brochure and I found this:-
http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1983-honda-cx50...
Fair enough it's had a few mods but it's still stupid money for a CX500.
http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1983-honda-cx50...
Fair enough it's had a few mods but it's still stupid money for a CX500.
New wheels, crap tyres and a brown seat, probably cost about £500, add that to the price of the bike and it's still £7k overpriced.
When the ultra low emission zone comes into force next year nobody will want these and prices will plummet. Although most of the "customs" you see parked outside of the Bike Shed in London are 2017 Triumphs with tape crosses on the headlights...
Just found this beaut for £5,500! Pro built apparently.
http://classifieds.thebikeshed.cc/details/1677
When the ultra low emission zone comes into force next year nobody will want these and prices will plummet. Although most of the "customs" you see parked outside of the Bike Shed in London are 2017 Triumphs with tape crosses on the headlights...
Just found this beaut for £5,500! Pro built apparently.
http://classifieds.thebikeshed.cc/details/1677
Very interesting point about ultra low emission zones cutting demand. I can't see why anyone would spend that sort of money on a professionally built cafe racer / brat / scrambler, or whatever. Built on what is really a pretty crap old bike. If you're building it yourself as a project I say fair enough, but there are too many up to date "retro" options now ro spend money on a jazzed up CS500 surely?
Yeeesh that is a waste or an R65.
Yeeesh that is a waste or an R65.
Alxxx said:
New wheels, crap tyres and a brown seat, probably cost about £500, add that to the price of the bike and it's still £7k overpriced.
When the ultra low emission zone comes into force next year nobody will want these and prices will plummet. Although most of the "customs" you see parked outside of the Bike Shed in London are 2017 Triumphs with tape crosses on the headlights...
Just found this beaut for £5,500! Pro built apparently.
http://classifieds.thebikeshed.cc/details/1677
I had a very early single disk 1979 GL500 Custom, pretty much identical to the one in the Honda museum. That was tough to get shot of, at a fraction of that price. When the ultra low emission zone comes into force next year nobody will want these and prices will plummet. Although most of the "customs" you see parked outside of the Bike Shed in London are 2017 Triumphs with tape crosses on the headlights...
Just found this beaut for £5,500! Pro built apparently.
http://classifieds.thebikeshed.cc/details/1677
No problem with the ULEZ zone either from next year, being a classic
Still a heavy donkey though.
Dalmahoy said:
Checking through a forthcoming auction brochure and I found this:-
http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1983-honda-cx50...
Fair enough it's had a few mods but it's still stupid money for a CX500.
Silly money for a CX maybe, but not much money if you’re on a seven figure income living in London and wanting to buy into the ‘scene’ with all your mates. http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1983-honda-cx50...
Fair enough it's had a few mods but it's still stupid money for a CX500.
The person who buys it won’t give a s
t how it rides, it means they can live the lifestyle. If people are making a wedge out of building these bikes and selling them I say good luck to them!srob said:
Silly money for a CX maybe, but not much money if you’re on a seven figure income living in London and wanting to buy into the ‘scene’ with all your mates.
The person who buys it won’t give a st how it rides, it means they can live the lifestyle. If people are making a wedge out of building these bikes and selling them I say good luck to them!
That pretty much sums it up.The person who buys it won’t give a s
t how it rides, it means they can live the lifestyle. If people are making a wedge out of building these bikes and selling them I say good luck to them!I think the whole retro/custom thing is completely daft - I have no desire to grow a beard, wear silly hats/shoes etc & ride an uncomfortable, slow, ancient bike with crap brakes & naff handling. Each one to his own & fair play to the people who have made a decent living out of building & selling these things.
Biker 1 said:
That pretty much sums it up.
I think the whole retro/custom thing is completely daft - I have no desire to grow a beard, wear silly hats/shoes etc & ride an uncomfortable, slow, ancient bike with crap brakes & naff handling. Each one to his own & fair play to the people who have made a decent living out of building & selling these things.
It probably still outperforms most Hardley Davidsons, pleated brown seat or not.I think the whole retro/custom thing is completely daft - I have no desire to grow a beard, wear silly hats/shoes etc & ride an uncomfortable, slow, ancient bike with crap brakes & naff handling. Each one to his own & fair play to the people who have made a decent living out of building & selling these things.
croyde said:
£7500 is the guide price.
Wonder what it'll actually sell for?
about a tenth of that price is what I would value it at,Wonder what it'll actually sell for?
the asking prices for 70's-80's jap bikes,even the nothing special models is getting laughable,look at this thread I started a couple of months ago.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
re - the Suzuki GT185,there was someone offering a restored one on ebay a while back at just under £7k
Edited by wildone63 on Friday 7th September 20:23
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