cbr1000f would you?

daveyb · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Karma :

Hi All got the chance of the below bike for 700 tax&tested till mid of next year
Would you go for it ?

Dave

m99dws · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

Does it run? T&T says nothing.

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

how many miles??
looks like its in god condition from the pic,
i'd get it to streetfight and modify if the engine was ok Very Happy

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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

Sounds very cheap!

Just be aware its an early model so be wary of the camchains as it may not even last you into next year if you don't!

And remember they weigh about 530lb's so they're no light weight, wouldn't like to pick one of them up if I'd just binned it on ice/diesel!

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daveyb · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Karma :

The Bikes Tax and tested till june next year and sounds very smooth. Been on mates bike and i know what the are like in terms of speed and cruising and weight Shocked

But still a good tourer and the wife will only get on bikes with that seat

Dave

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

700 seems a bit steep to me compared to other stuff

500 seems more like it

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-TRIUMPH-Trophy-900-885cc-triple_W0QQitemZ290044535977QQihZ019QQcategoryZ36093QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

not same bike but big bike newer cheap

these ones are similar bike but newer and are pretty cheap

https://motors.search.ebay.co.uk/cbr1000f_Motorcycles-Scooters_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsacatZ422QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZ

i doubt the 89 one will get much above £500

im guessing your £700 one is more like an 85
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Not sure I would agree with Colin. The Triumph he pointed out has an oil leak that is likely to need a full engine rebuild to fix. Not surprising it is cheap.

Given that there is already a £900 bid on the 1990 one with 7 days to go I would expect the 1989 one to go up a bit.

And these are Ebay prices (often low).

The CBR1000 came out in 1987 from memory.

All the best

Keith
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

well if the cbr1000's on ebay are cheap, why not buy at that price ?

an offer similar to what the ebay ones go for would seem sensible to me

just because someone has bidded 900 on the 90, doesnt mean they will all go for that
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Nope, but does suggest they will (after all, the £900 bidder could have gone for the cheaper one).

And buying on Ebay makes it harder to check the bike out first, and more risky to splash out on an HPI check first. So always likely to be cheaper than a normal purchase.

All the best

Keith
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

well this 87 one just needs new back tyre,new front fork seals, new front brake pads and a new battery

but as he has listed it as spares or repair, so at 349 i doubt he will get any bids

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CBR1000F-1987-Black-and-Silver_W0QQitemZ180045868389QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9806QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and by the shape, i think the guy who started this thread with the pic at the top is thinking of buying an 87 one (even if my 85 guess was a bit out)
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

well this one had nothing wrong with it except a bit of slight fairing damage and it didnt reach £500
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&item=130042177167&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Pretty cheap, but with a busted fairing panel in the wrong colour and 42k on the clocks.

All the best

Keith
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Johnny GSX-R · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

I wouldn't have another one thrown at me! Call me a snob BUT they handle like a drunk pig, no benefit over a cheap Bandit (winter hack needs to be easy to repair).

The cam chain isn't the problem, its the tensioner which fails on them, i had a 1987 'D' reg which was dreadfull. Much rather look for a ZZR600 / 1100 or an old GPZ.

lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

A friend of mine is selling one. It is a 30,000 miler (a 92' at that, that is what, under 3,000 miles a year?), mint nick apart from a scuff on the exhaust (from wheeling through a narrow gate into a garden) and right hand fairing (boot mark) and it looks Thumbs Up

He wants 1,100, but would take a grand, i reckon it is well worth that.

Quite frankly, the one in the picture looks shit, i wouldn't touch it for £500, let alone £700

This is it, exactly the same:

https://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5223/cbr100092pe0.jpg
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