The CB1100 Community Forum

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Since I've learned to upload pics ... I thought I would let you guys see what a sharp Old 750 I traded in on my 13 CB1100 .... This bike is on the showroom floor at my dealer and I am thinking of buying it back ... I bought it last year from the guy who bought it new in 1977 .... I've been sick over trading it in but I really got a good trade in and felt like it would just sit in the garage and take up space ..... Now that it's gone i can't stop thinking about my plans to loose all the vetter stuff and make a jam up cafe racer out of it .... The dealer gave me more than what I originally paid for it . I see a lot of you guys who have multiple bikes and that really makes me wish I hadn't traded the old 750 in ... I've never saw a slicker old Honda and if business is good this spring I have talked myself into buying it back ..... Thoughts ???

Thoughts? I'm really torn. I love classic motorcycles. I've had a bunch of them. However, they have such limitations compared to modern motorcycles. They don't run as well, they don't stop as well, and it seems as if every time you turn around they need something. Tires, brakes, batteries I know they are going to need like every other motorcycle modern or old. Fork seals, shift shaft seals, head and base gaskets,leaking petcocks, carbs that start leaking, air boots for the carbs cracking, switches that quit working...those things about owning a classic just drive me nuts. If I were more mechanically adept, maybe I wouldn't worry about it, but I'm not. I'm ok on basic stuff, but I don't relish doing any of it. One bike I've always wanted was a 67 Bonnie in Burgoyne and white, however I know I'd never be able to keep it going as it should be. So at this time I've emptied the garage of true classics and just ride my modern classic.

If you like or at least don't mind tinkering, and you obviously know the history of the 77 K, and you are having pangs of remorse about trading it in, if you have the jingle, it just might be something you want to go get back.

I can totally understand your remorse. I sold two CBs, a 1978 CB400 Twin and a 1981 CB900 Custom and wondered if I would regret selling them since I really enjoyed owning them both. But the more miles I got in the CB1100 saddle, the better I liked my choice. I really do appreciate the modern CB and the maintenance and TLC it doesn't require as compared with the older CBs.

My single car garage was too crowded anyway, (I still own another modern Honda).
There's nothing wrong with owning more than one bike and you should do whatever makes you happy as long as you have the desire, the room, and you're not playing with the rent money!

+1 on all the points made by ferret above!

I've got to agree with Ferret. But I can add: "lose all the Vetter stuff" is easier said than done. I've had friends do that, and it often turns into an electrical nightmare with brittle 35 year old wiring. Classic bikes look good, but are high maintenance and prone to breakdown even with good maintenance. For example, my old '73 CB450 required oil changes every 1,000 miles (that was in the owner's manual) and manual cleaning of the permament centrifugal oil "filter," constant carb synchronization, points adjustments, etc. And, to keep them street worthy (not a collector's piece), you've got to keep running fresh gas through them. Carbs gum up easily, and our modern ethanol infected gas does terrible things all over. It gets to be a chore keeping a bike in insurance and tires and batteries, and you realize you no longer own the bike -- the bike owns you. Finally, buying back a bike you sold is like getting back together with a girl you broke up with. It works out rarely, and usually it just reminds you of why you broke up in the first place. Like that ex-girlfriend, she still looks darn good -- Classic bikes are freaking gorgeous -- but you've got a sweet, accommodating CB1100 who is unlikely to ever give you a lick of trouble. With modern brakes. But ultimately, motorcycles are an emotional pursuit, so do whatever you want, and have fun!

(03-08-2015, 01:15 AM)Johnboy_imp Wrote: [ -> ][url=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/johnbarnwell22/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FE4D37C1-EB79-42EC-AB7C-CDAFFF7CE4A3_zpsf6kjtci9.jpg.html]
Since I've learned to upload pics ... I thought I would let you guys see what a sharp Old 750 I traded in on my 13 CB1100 .... This bike is on the showroom floor at my dealer and I am thinking of buying it back ... I bought it last year from the guy who bought it new in 1977 .... I've been sick over trading it in but I really got a good trade in and felt like it would just sit in the garage and take up space ..... Now that it's gone i can't stop thinking about my plans to loose all the vetter stuff and make a jam up cafe racer out of it .... The dealer gave me more than what I originally paid for it . I see a lot of you guys who have multiple bikes and that really makes me wish I hadn't traded the old 750 in ... I've never saw a slicker old Honda and if business is good this spring I have talked myself into buying it back ..... Thoughts ???

Regret is a dish best eaten cold.

Remember how much further back you'll be, if you do. Not only out the trade-in; but ALSO out the full vigorish on the house. Unless you can really get the dealer to sell it back for close to what you got on it...which, if he can't move it, he might want to do.

This is textbook of WHY it's probably best to sell privately. A car is one thing; it takes up space - and requires plates and insurance. So just holding it costs

Space for a cycle in the garage is negligible - easier to hold on until you have a buyer or have your mind made up.

What is the name and location of that dealer?


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WHY ON GODS GREEN EARTH DID YOU TRADE THAT IN?

Where do you get your jollies, Johnboy? Is it tinkering and restoring or converting bikes to what you want? Is it riding them? Will a restoration job ultimately give you more pleasure than touring the countryside?

If so, and assuming you can afford it, buy the CB750 again. If not, climb aboard the CB1100 and go for a ride.

The answer to your question is right there in your signature line.

I don't know what winter is like in your part of Tennessee, but I think you had at least these past couple of weeks of bad weather, so this spring, put 2500 miles on the CB1100 and recheck your feelings, wants, and needs.
You may find you need some farkles to make the CB your own. Instead of going backward, use any money you may have thought you'd need to repurchase the 750, use it on the CB or another hobby that interests you instead. Look ahead, not back!

I agree with what Siggy said about your old girlfriend in his post. Our minds want to recall mostly good times, but if you got back together, you'd come to realize just why you had to dump that b*tch in the first place!

Buy it back..but keep the CB1100