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Posted by Who Me? on June 23, 2008, 3:25 pm
> I paid $1700 bucks for it - it had been parked for years,
> My objective was to fix it up and I have been doing so.
>
There's one born every minute..........only these days, I think it is every
second or so !!!
In non-running, non-perfect condition, you overpaid by
about....oooo...$1200.
Suck it up and move on.
You will be lucky.....VERY lucky....to get $500.
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Posted by TOG@Toil on June 24, 2008, 10:38 am
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> > I paid $1700 bucks for it - it had been parked for years,
> > My objective was to fix it up and I have been doing so.
>
> There's one born every minute..........only these days, I think it is every
> second or so !!!
>
> In non-running, non-perfect condition, you overpaid by
> about....oooo...$1200.
> Suck it up and move on.
>
> You will be lucky.....VERY lucky....to get $500.
The 350 twin (which I suppose is what he's talking about) is actually
quite in demand in Europe: the classic racing guys hunt them down, and
they can be tweaked to go stupidly fast. But Honda never sold them in
the same numbers as they did in the US, so they're relatively scarce.
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Posted by Ig on June 24, 2008, 6:18 pm
Well, glad I could be your point of ridicule for the day !
So do you think I'm better off to chop it up and sell it for parts?
I'll post another dumb question some other time, just to brighten your
day...
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Posted by LJ on June 24, 2008, 11:49 pm
> Well, glad I could be your point of ridicule for the day !
> So do you think I'm better off to chop it up and sell it for parts?
> I'll post another dumb question some other time, just to brighten your
> day...
Why don't you clean the carb out either with a commercial preparation or by
disassembly and get the thing running properly? Check to see what they are
selling for locally on Craig's list and sell it appropriately. I bought a
clean and straight '74 360T with 8 or 9000 miles on it in 2004 for $700 and
sold (easily) for $750 a year or two later. It wasn't perfect but it was in
good shape as a daily driver. I don't think yours is worth what you've got
in it, but if you can run it, ride it and have some fun with it, it will be
worth as much in 5 years as it is now.
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on June 25, 2008, 1:46 pm
> It wasn't perfect but it was in
> good shape as a daily driver. I don't think yours is worth what you've got
> in it, but if you can run it, ride it and have some fun with it, it will be
> worth as much in 5 years as it is now.
What, 1700 bucks? No chance.
But yes, just forget the money that's been thrown away and enjoy it.
--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F, SL125 & SH50 Yamaha XT600E
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."
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