usedtoride
CB750 New member
When I was a kid, we had bikes. A couple Yamahas (YZ80 and YZ125) and a 1968 Bridgestone. That was a fun bike.
Fast forward a bunch of years.
We're visiting a cousin in central Illinois. The discussion turns to bikes and we walk out to the garage. His wife had just given him a Harley for his birthday.
(Be patient - I'm getting to it.)
He explains that before he got the Harley, he was almost done restoring a '72 CB750. Took it completely apart, sandblasted and painted the frame (he was an auto body guy in his day job), and put most of it back together, then hadn't done anything with it since his wife got him the Harley. It was just there in the garage.
But that's not all.
There were two other cousins in the area who owned CB750s. One bought his in '71, the other also bought his in '72 with the first cousin I mentioned.
They'd stopped riding years before and gave their bikes to him to keep for spare parts or whatever.
I said, "So what are you going to do with all that?"
He said, "You want it?"
I said, "*#^$&@& ^%#$, YES."
So we loaded it into the pickup.
That was about 20 years ago. I was away in grad school at the time. Figured I'd get to it soon. Then eventually. Then...maybe one day. Then...it's been 20 years and it's time to go.
I've got:
'72 CB750, partially restored, not all together but about 90-95% on the bike, but all parts are there to complete it. I've got a title for it.
'71 CB750 rolling chassis (he sandblasted and painted that one, too)
about 2 maybe 3 more sets of carbs (all 4)
3 gas tanks
another set of wheels
Two engine blocks
Buckets and buckets and buckets and buckets of parts; gears, lights, chains, pistons, you name it. When he gave me everything, he said, "Not only do you have everything you need to finish that second bike, you should have enough to finish a third if you find a frame." I don't know if that's entirely true, but it's what he told me. As I recall, there are about 12-15 buckets of parts.
I need the space and need to clear it out but have no idea what it's correctly worth. Plus, I've got 4 little kids and the facts that I had a cousin nearly killed on a bike and an uncle who lost about 2" out of his left leg by the time they were done putting it back together after a bike accident aren't helping give my wife any peace of mind.
So what is all of this worth? Honestly. I'm sure there might be one person or two salivating for a bike in a box project who'll say, "Oh, umm, yeah I'll give you $50 for it."
But honestly - a nearly complete bike, a second rolling chassis, and hundreds of pounds of parts - what would be a good asking price that gets me an accurate, fair, and reasonable amount and would also be reasonable to a buyer?
Any sincere advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Fast forward a bunch of years.
We're visiting a cousin in central Illinois. The discussion turns to bikes and we walk out to the garage. His wife had just given him a Harley for his birthday.
(Be patient - I'm getting to it.)
He explains that before he got the Harley, he was almost done restoring a '72 CB750. Took it completely apart, sandblasted and painted the frame (he was an auto body guy in his day job), and put most of it back together, then hadn't done anything with it since his wife got him the Harley. It was just there in the garage.
But that's not all.
There were two other cousins in the area who owned CB750s. One bought his in '71, the other also bought his in '72 with the first cousin I mentioned.
They'd stopped riding years before and gave their bikes to him to keep for spare parts or whatever.
I said, "So what are you going to do with all that?"
He said, "You want it?"
I said, "*#^$&@& ^%#$, YES."
So we loaded it into the pickup.
That was about 20 years ago. I was away in grad school at the time. Figured I'd get to it soon. Then eventually. Then...maybe one day. Then...it's been 20 years and it's time to go.
I've got:
'72 CB750, partially restored, not all together but about 90-95% on the bike, but all parts are there to complete it. I've got a title for it.
'71 CB750 rolling chassis (he sandblasted and painted that one, too)
about 2 maybe 3 more sets of carbs (all 4)
3 gas tanks
another set of wheels
Two engine blocks
Buckets and buckets and buckets and buckets of parts; gears, lights, chains, pistons, you name it. When he gave me everything, he said, "Not only do you have everything you need to finish that second bike, you should have enough to finish a third if you find a frame." I don't know if that's entirely true, but it's what he told me. As I recall, there are about 12-15 buckets of parts.
I need the space and need to clear it out but have no idea what it's correctly worth. Plus, I've got 4 little kids and the facts that I had a cousin nearly killed on a bike and an uncle who lost about 2" out of his left leg by the time they were done putting it back together after a bike accident aren't helping give my wife any peace of mind.
So what is all of this worth? Honestly. I'm sure there might be one person or two salivating for a bike in a box project who'll say, "Oh, umm, yeah I'll give you $50 for it."
But honestly - a nearly complete bike, a second rolling chassis, and hundreds of pounds of parts - what would be a good asking price that gets me an accurate, fair, and reasonable amount and would also be reasonable to a buyer?
Any sincere advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.