02-19-2023, 03:21 AM
I think that is a good deal for someone that can wrench, and WANTS to restore a vintage bike. I own the earlier iteration, the CL-250. The 250 is called the CL-72, and the 305 is the CL-77.
This one has many stock parts that are often missing on barn finds.
Interesting about vintage bikes…so many onlookers think, if they buy one, they should make money selling it…or it isn’t a “good deal”. Riders buying new bikes never sell them for more than they paid. And most hobbies cost money to participate. My son and I both love to target shoot, and it costs wayyyy more than a few years ago. But we keep doing it because the experience is a lot of fun. Wrenching on my CL-72 is just as much fun. So spending some money on it to bring it back to life just seems like a reasonable trade off.
This one has many stock parts that are often missing on barn finds.
Interesting about vintage bikes…so many onlookers think, if they buy one, they should make money selling it…or it isn’t a “good deal”. Riders buying new bikes never sell them for more than they paid. And most hobbies cost money to participate. My son and I both love to target shoot, and it costs wayyyy more than a few years ago. But we keep doing it because the experience is a lot of fun. Wrenching on my CL-72 is just as much fun. So spending some money on it to bring it back to life just seems like a reasonable trade off.