Shall i buy it? is it worth it

[AzzA1990]

Hi guys

Just wanted some opinions really i have found a bike for sale that to me seems quite cheap and good for the money

It's a 1984 Honda cbx 750f (classic?) all in good original condition with just shy of 47000 miles on the clock it has 8 month M.O.t left and it's been sitting for about 2 to 3 months, i drive past it every day on the way to work and it doesn't look as it it's moved in a while, i have managed to get the price quite a bit lower as the guy want's a quick sale as, doesn't really look like there's any rust or anything it looks clean for it's age perhaps it's been well looked after

Before i say what i can get it for i want too see if anyone can throw me some prices on what they would be prepared to pay for something like this

Thanks a lot

[Matt B]

Well there is one on ebay with a dealer - new paint job, 20k less miles for £1795. Another for just under a grand.

It is worth whatever somebody is willing to pay. What are you willing to pay?

If you see it every day is it kept outside? If he wants shot of it make a cheeky offer, you can always go up from there.
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[Iain.]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBX-750-FE-/251791632655?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3a9ff3690f

For a tired example that's sat outside with massive mileage?

£300-500 & only if I was a massive fan of the shape of it. Which I'm not.

[G]

£450 'ok', <£250 'not bad deal'.

[Teflon-Mike]

£350 for something tatty with tax & test
Anything up to about £1500 for a near-minter selling as a nostalgia piece.
My Uncle had one back when they were new, and he'd definitely pay £1500 for a good one to re-live his youth.
I have the CB 'Seven-Fifty' that has the CBX's engine, and to my mind, as an 'every-day' hack, its a far better bet; with less sophisticated suspension and brakes, less plastic and wiring, its far more DIY maintainable to a decent standard, and takes more readily available tyres, for small sacrifice 'performance' that the CBX wasn't ever really setting a standard for even thirty years ago... so even fact that uncles was first 'Big-Bike' I ever rode, wouldn't get my nostalgia vote, nor would a sub £500 example get my money for budget biking; I'd put it into (as I did) a 'seven-fifty' or now, something more common/popular, like a Blandit 6 or Fazer or 'something' I'd feel more comfy I could more cheaply and easily fix when it wore out, broke or seized..
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[Rogerborg]

30 year old bike, 240kg wet, 16" front wheel, 34mpg.

I'd do the guy a favour and take it away for him. Then probably weigh it in for scrap.
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[Rogerborg]

Fair point, Tef, he should get a modern supersports 600.
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[RhynoCZ]

Are CBX 750's those with the hydraulically adjusted valve clearances?
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