honda cd185 benley

[bypass2]

Hi any one know what a cd185 benley is worth fair condition.runner.
exhausts good wheels clean.paintwork fair. sparetank/sidepanels.spare seat, Thanks

[stinkwheel]

According the Used Motorcycle Guide, a very forthright second hand bike buyers guide magazine from the mid 90's, "The CD185 is a bike that will smoke, rattle and bang its way into history as a motorcycle worth forgetting. In the unlikely event that you find one still running, you should do the decent thing and drop a match in the tank."
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[Piercee100]

Own one. They're horrible. I paid £250, three years ago for a 1978 model with 11k on the clock, one owner and fairly good condition and it's done less than 1k since because somethings always going wrong with it.
Top's out dead on 77mph (Honda wobbly needle speedo) and does 45-50mpg, if you can stand the vibrations.

I've seen minter's for £800 but I wouldn't buy another and I like old slow, slightly crap bikes.
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Rides: Honda H100a (Retired), VT500e (Sold), Kawasaki ZX400 (sold), Kawasaki GT550 (Sold), Suzuki Inazuma (Daily), Honda CD185t (Broken), LML Star 2t (Last run edition).

[redeem ouzzer]

I sold mine for 30 quid. I still think I ripped the guy off. I cannot believe that a couple of years earlier they built the CD175 which is a minor classic, then unleashed this piece of shit on the world. Slow, rotted to bits, and unreliable.
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[stinkwheel]

Of course, if you want to know what it would SELL FOR rather rthan what it's WORTH.

Somewhere between £250 and £500 if ebays completed listings are anything to go by.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[chickenstrip]

Do you have a canal nearby?
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[Enduro Numpty]

One of these hideous things beat my GT500 to the best Japanese bike award at a vintage event last year

[bypass2]

Thanks for the replies.I found funny still laughing. made a offer on it. If I get it will make a cafe racer. I reckon it will look good. If all fails watch this space?

[thx1138]

[panrider_uk]

Holy thread resurrection!

Nostalgia kicked in tonight so I did a search for my 1st "proper" bike.

A Honda CD185T Benly (mine was blue)
The search also threw up this thread.


https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1880459

Couldn't believe the price.
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[WD Forte]

There's been too much of that 'classic innit mate' shit going on for a while now where a pile of rusty old crap
which wasn't in any wayspectacular when new, is suddenly worth hundreds if not thousands of pounds.
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[A100man]

[panrider_uk]

I paid £665 brand new in August 1979
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[A100man]

[panrider_uk]

[A100man]

[panrider_uk]

Twas a lovely bike

Very comfy (went down to Londistan (and back same day) on it a couple of times.

Very reliable and very easy to do your own maintenance.
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