2017 Honda CB1100EX - $8500 good deal ?

[Nortoon_imp]

I think this bike can be had for 8k . Like mine the owner died from a heart attack and a local car dealership now has it and also the guys new rocket 3 for sale.

Is that a BSA Rocket 3?

Those things sell well at auctions!

One of the later models sold for US$32000 at the Los Vegas Auction a number of years back.

[the Ferret]

Triumph Rocket 3 ... 2300cc inline triple front to rear. Motor looks very tractorish, and they are huge, but they are runners.

Note each piston in the Triumph rocket 3 displaces more than all 3 pistons in the BSA rocket 3 did.

I had a 69 BSA Rocket 3 like your top pic. It was a cool bike for it's time, but I could NOT get it to stop leaking oil.

[Nortoon_imp]

My 1966 Lightning leaked oil. But when I removed the primary chain case cover to install Barnett clutch plates, I found out why. In the case was a small pocket that gathered oil and sent it down a channel to lube the drive chain. I placed a drop of solder in the well to seal it. My Lightning stayed clean after that.

Many of the people that complained about the twins leaking oil were the authors of the own discontent. I shuddered when I saw large gobs of Red Hermetite smeared over the crankcase and primary chain cover.

I used a stiff artist brush to a apply a very thin coat of Red Hermetite on the crankcase halves. When it got tacky, I applied another very thin coat. Anything that oozed when the cases were fastened closed was wiped off. Neat, clean and no leaks.

The primary chain cover had a thin paper gasket that should be replaced when the cover was removed. I applied a thin layer of Vaseline on both sides, not Red Hermetite. That allowed the gasket to stick to the case, but move and not tear or crease when the cover was applied. All the screws were placed with a few turns so the gasket stretched out properly before the cover was pushed on. Only then were the screws tightened down. Neat, clean and no leaks.