Classic Bike value. AKA The worlds most expensive CB400F

**James Deuce** · 27th July 2011, 08:26

Originally Posted by riffer

Indeed. But you'd be both rich and stupid to pay that much.

Rich people are allowed to be stupid. It's in the rules.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 27th July 2011, 08:29

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

but yeah, once it got past the $7k mark I kept running it up to see what sort of outlandish figure he had on it.

"E's dreeeemin'"

Got me fucked why people do as you did.

"E's not the only one"

**Paul in NZ** · 27th July 2011, 08:37

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Rich people are allowed to be stupid. It's in the rules.

Thats true - rich people are 'eccentric'... Its only us poor folks what is fuckin crazy....

**Spearfish** · 27th July 2011, 08:56

I like it, but it stops being fun for me after 5.5 to 6k and I don't mean just the "checked but fine" transmission. I think anything over that I wouldn't/couldn't enjoy it, perhaps it just a personal thing.
I have an idea of finding a bike born the same year I was so maybe with a mission would come the stupidity especially if it was a narrow selection field for my target bike.
Maybe thats what will happen with this bike?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 27th July 2011, 09:22

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Got me fucked why people do as you did.

"E's not the only one"

I dont understand why people put start prices as less than reserve (especially this much less): i think its misleading.

Meh, whatever: at that money it will be sitting for a while.

**James Deuce** · 27th July 2011, 09:27

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I dont understand why people put start prices as less than reserve (especially this much less): i think its misleading.

Meh, whatever: at that money it will be sitting for a while.

At least until I get rich.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 27th July 2011, 09:43

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I dont understand why people put start prices as less than reserve (especially this much less): i think its misleading.

Meh, whatever: at that money it will be sitting for a while.

I'll give you that. I never do. My start price is always my reserve. You bid on it...you own it!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 27th July 2011, 09:50

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I'll give you that. I never do. My start price is always my reserve. You bid on it...you own it!

same. though just once I'd like the bidding frenzy and it sells for 8x what I think its worth (dont really care what it is.... just once I'd like to see it.

**Taz** · 27th July 2011, 09:59

It's beautiful. Brings back memories of my 1976 red one I had. It was a beautiful bike until that Triumph Toledo did a U-turn in front of me

And you can't buy a new 1976 CB400F these days so it's worth exactly what some one will pay.

**PeteJ** · 27th July 2011, 12:44

Originally Posted by Taz

It's beautiful. Brings back memories of my 1976 red one I had. It was a beautiful bike until that Triumph Toledo did a U-turn in front of me

And you can't buy a new 1976 CB400F these days so it's worth exactly what some one will pay.

Well, you could buy my '77 one.

Original, unmolested, (NOS zorst/muffler added some years ago, everything else as it was), 30-something thousand km. I've known all 4 of its previous owners and owned it myself for 20 years. It has one very small tank dent, size of a SIM card, where a PO fell over parking it on grass.

Red.

So how much would that be worth?

What about it together with my red '77 RD400, similar condition except the motor (NOS in its entirety) has done under 2,000km?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 27th July 2011, 13:01

Originally Posted by PeteJ

Well, you could buy my '77 one.

Original, unmolested, (NOS zorst/muffler added some years ago, everything else as it was), 30-something thousand km. I've known all 4 of its previous owners and owned it myself for 20 years. It has one very small tank dent, size of a SIM card, where a PO fell over parking it on grass.

Red.

So how much would that be worth?

What about it together with my red '77 RD400, similar condition except the motor (NOS in its entirety) has done under 2,000km?

What model is the RD?

do you actually want to sell it? because I want to buy one: serious question. PM me.

**Voltaire** · 27th July 2011, 13:43

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

What model is the RD?

do you actually want to sell it? because I want to buy one: serious question. PM me.

You don't buy and sell this way....you do it on TM....pft...next you'll be talking to each other...

**Taz** · 27th July 2011, 15:31

Originally Posted by PeteJ

Well, you could buy my '77 one.

Original, unmolested, (NOS zorst/muffler added some years ago, everything else as it was), 30-something thousand km. I've known all 4 of its previous owners and owned it myself for 20 years. It has one very small tank dent, size of a SIM card, where a PO fell over parking it on grass.

Red.

So how much would that be worth?

What about it together with my red '77 RD400, similar condition except the motor (NOS in its entirety) has done under 2,000km?

How much for the CB?

**PeteJ** · 27th July 2011, 16:59

Hmmm, damn; now I'm going to have to think about values for myself.

They're not being used...oh, bugger.

The CB400's the red version of the one on TM (passenger footpegs on swingarm, etc).

The RD400's an RD400E with a motor that was taken out its chassis new so the first owner could use its chassis to house a TZ350 motor; so it isn't the motor my chassis came with new, which had been a major blow-up job. The "new" motor that went in was professionally taken apart and new seals etc installed prior to running.

**cs363** · 27th July 2011, 20:03

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-394539201.htm

Sure, its a reeeeeeeeel nice example of a reeeeeeeel nice bike. And somebody might buy it, but i doubt it if $10500 is within 15% of purchase price (so, he wants $11k or so for it).

So, callers, what is this worth? I thought $6k or so.

(Entirely disinterested in buying it: I bought a bike last week)

Yeah I would have thought $6K would be tops for one of those, if it was red it'd probably get a bit more as that was the popular colour (and looks way better IMHO)

Originally Posted by SPman

Is he a mate of this guy?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-391931852.htm
$20,000 for a T500
GOOD CONDITION NEEDS TIDY UP.!

WTF? That guy must have his hand super glued to his cock!