[Chevelle-list] Bike for sale

[Rich Pruett]

Yeah, but neither one of them are a Harley! <GRIN>

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From: John Nasta <69ec at johnnasta.com> 

> No hard feelings Phil. Honestly I got a great deal on my bike. I'm 
> sure I could get at leat $2k for it (considering that is roughly 3x 
> what I paid for it). A guy at a local bike shop offered me $1500 for 
> it so obviously he thinks he could sell it for more than that. I see 
> what they go for on ebay. 
> 
> The six cylinder twenty four valve CBX engine will prove to be no joke 
> to anyone who does not have experience with motorcycle engines. Gotta 
> wonder why the current owner would rather sell it non-running rather 
> than fixing it. Of course one possible answer is that it will cost a 
> lot to get it running again. This is just reality and not meant as an 
> insult. Any time a vehicle is non-running it seriously hurts the 
> resale value. 
> 
> I did some poking around and saw some CBX's for sale around $5k to $6k 
> USD. Maybe I just found some incredibly cheap ones. 
> 
> Here's a nice example: 
> 
> http://www.bikez.biz/ads/showad.php?ad=14374 
> 
> That one says it sold for $6500 Canadian and supposedly was "stored in 
> climate controlled room" and "runs like a dream" and has only 9800km 
> on it. 
> 
> Anyway, I'm not one to tell anybody not to have fun, whatever that 
> means to you. I just could not consider that bike for myself, and I 
> hope that whoever does buy it knows what he's getting into and really 
> wants that particular bike. 
> 
> John 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting plgchevelle65 at aol.com: 
> 
> > No hard feelings John.? I said from the beginning I didn't know much 
> > about bikes.? But I'm getting an education here.? The CBX has a 
> > cult like following and from what I've seen for a complete running 
> > or restored bike, $10,000-$18,000, this one is a deal for somebody 
> > out there.? Thanks for all the comments.? I appreciate your input 
> > and highly respect the opinions of everybody?on the LIST.? BTW, 
> > when are you coming back to our North East Show?? We had over 200 
> > cars & perfect weather this year.? 
> > ????????? 
> > Phil G. 65 SS 
> > 
> 
> 
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