[67drake]

My sons are going to look at this tomorrow,I think the price is in line. Opinions?

http://madison.craigslist.org/mcy/5208928596.html

[Jack Gifford]

Personally, I wouldn't be looking for anything that's an "excellent restoration start". Nevertheless, it very well might be worth the price to you.

[b-man]

If it's a good runner, the most I'd want to pay is $400.

Don't get me wrong, they're neat little bikes, but I doubt everyone in town will be beating a path to his door to buy it.

$350 cash probably takes it home.

[Txbobcat]

I saw one down here for $300 or $400 running a while back. How old is your son? I owned one way back when for a short time. It was slow. I had a 100 that would out run it.

[1beautifuldaughter]

One of my little hobbies is resurrecting old bikes, so I'm no expert but with some under my belt I will share my thoughts. To most people interested in the classic aspect of older bikes the honda CB is not valuable, Kind of the 4dr car version. The only real exceptions being really mint condition ones. Also the smaller the bike in general the less desirable , until you get to mini bikes. I think the old honda CB's might be becoming a little more interesting to some over time. I think the price paid would be best in the 350-400 range also. If you spend time and money fixing it up it will be worth a few hundred more maybe. If it where restored to like new condition it might bring up near 3000 dollars. ( like new). On the flip side, Its a great bike as far as reliability and still relatively easy to get parts for, I think Its always worth 5-6 hundred bucks to put a smile on someones face for a little while.
I didn't see where it has a title. If it has no title it puts a major dent in the price.

[67drake]

Thanks guys.
My son is 18,this would be his 1st STREET bike. I told him if he gets the guy down a hundred or two (Who pays full CL asking price),I'd buy it. BUT I'm not too up on old Jap bike prices. I figure some of you would be.
He knows it's not going to be fast,he is just looking for something to putz around town on,and said he'd be happy if it goes up to 55 MPH.
No title info right now either. I asked my son if it had a clean title,and he texted the seller,and seller has not replied yet.

My first bike was a Honda 750 four. I was just surprised to see him pick an old classic bike,as opposed to a crotch rocket organ donor machine.

[67drake]

No title,I told my son to keep looking.(his call)
Unless you can somehow get a title in WI on an old bike like this.

[1beautifuldaughter]

Here is my 1972 honda 750 four, It is a dangerous bike just to move from one side of the room to the other. I only drove it up and down the driveway a couple of times.
It a funny CB story though, Guy asks my brother if he wants a CB thats been in a shed for years, Brother says No. Brother asked me if I want it I say No, he asks his neighbor if he wants it and he says No. Nobody wanted a free abandoned CB 750.
One day my brother decides he has nothing better to do so gets his friends trailer and goes and pulls it out of a shed its been in for near 30 years.
Guess what happened next, Everyone wants the CB 750. Lucky for me it ended up in my basement. So I guess here and there, there are some CB hondas that are an exception.
Good luck with the 175 if you get it, My guess is that the seller will tell you it has no title as they so often get lost. But they will in keeping with the traditional CL tell you how easy it will be to get one.

[Txbobcat]

If you had a bike you ought to know sometimes you need more power to get out of some idiots way. For this reason I would try for a larger bike like 350 or so.
And by the way that is one beautiful daughter in the pic.

[Jack Gifford]

You built your own pillar-type rear suspension behind that 750 four?

[67drake]

Originally Posted by Txbobcat

If you had a bike you ought to know sometimes you need more power to get out of some idiots way. For this reason I would try for a larger bike like 350 or so.
And by the way that is one beautiful daughter in the pic.

How do you know that ain't his wife in an older pic?
After finding out the Honda had no title,my son bought home his "Plan B" bike last night-An '80 Yamaha 400. Looks like a POS,but he said it runs great,has a title,and all electrical works. Kind of a rat bike looking thing to me,but it's his life and $$.

1beautifuldaughter,nice bike. My Honda 750 was a '73. Pretty stock,but had an extended a raked front end,as well as a few chromed parts. I wish I still had it. I drove it for a few years back in my early 20's until I could afford my 1st Harley.