"Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!

[xb33bsa]

Seems like this should be on an episode of American Pickers:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Norton-Manx-engine-500cc-DOHC-of-approximately-1959-specification-/121150925797?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c35286be5&vxp=mtr#ht_92wt_1324

holey grayul !!!!!!!!!

 

[buckeyebike]

and seller has 0 feedback

 

[cgguy09]

An ebay find...
My Favorite line..."It ran fine before I took it apart to Cafe' it."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-CB360-Cafe-Racer-project-/190880444485?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2c715c7045#ht_500wt_1182

Hahaha, There was a craigslisting in St. Louis the other day the had this is in the subject "I give up"
Same kind of fool, had the money to buy the blue shiney parts, but lacked either the: heart, brain, or elbow grease to make it work.

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

Hahaha, There was a craigslisting in St. Louis the other day the had this is in the subject "I give up"
Same kind of fool, had the money to buy the blue shiney parts, but lacked either the: heart, brain, or elbow grease to make it work.

Plus lacks the title to it...NY has Title on 1976 CB360..I bought mine in NY in 1978, was titles there, is titled in NJ now....

No title is a PITA....I'll offer him $100 for the parts.

 

[VTNick7]

Hahaha, There was a craigslisting in St. Louis the other day the had this is in the subject "I give up"
Same kind of fool, had the money to buy the blue shiney parts, but lacked either the: heart, brain, or elbow grease to make it work.

For 500 bucks, I'd say its worth the "blue shiney parts" hahaha but seriously poor guy probably wont get back what he put in parts on that thing

 

[kopcicle]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/3968360836.html

~kop

 

[VTNick7]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/3968360836.html

~kop

Hah that exhaust is pretty bitchin though!

 

[carnivorous chicken]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/3968360836.html

~kop

That's what those things are going for up there, in that shape, and race ready. Racing CB160s and sloper 175s has been all the rage for the past several years in the NW.

 

[ApriliaBill]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/3968360836.html

~kop

Cheapest 160 I've seen in awhile......

 

[buckeyebike]

Thankfully, it is thousands of miles away . . .

 

[buckeyebike]

"Hey dude, Hondas are hot right now, my cousin said you can get like 3 grand out that thing."

http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/3982546540.html

 

[carnivorous chicken]

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/mcy/3983735735.html

Nice looking bike, waaaay overpriced, but for Christ's sake, if you are going to charge $9k for a Cb750 can you please just make sure it comes with tank and side cover emblems?

 

[buckeyebike]

I'd puke if I had invested $18k in that.

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/mcy/3983735735.html

Nice looking bike, waaaay overpriced, but for Christ's sake, if you are going to charge $9k for a Cb750 can you please just make sure it comes with tank and side cover emblems?

18k "Invested", Expects 9K on sale.... $9000 loss...Some "investment".

Whats with the distributor? Looks like he wasted money to fix what wasn't broken...

 

[carnivorous chicken]

It's pretty crazy. I'd love to see an inventory of the supposed $18k spent.

 

[CafeRacer650]

I had to post this because of its sidesplitting value...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/mcd/3977168143.html

Here's an image in case it get's deleted... it's too good to let slip by.

Enjoy!

 

[Boondoggle]

No picture???

 

[xb33bsa]

18k "Invested", Expects 9K on sale.... $9000 loss...Some "investment".

Whats with the distributor? Looks like he wasted money to fix what wasn't broken...

that would be a mag-neato battery-less ignition with strong spark usually found on serious hi-perf or huffed motors

 

[J-Rod10]

$4,500. Texted the guy earlier hoping to pick it up. Said he was losing money at that.

http://fortsmith.craigslist.org/mcy/3979660679.html

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

that would be a mag-neato battery-less ignition with strong spark usually found on serious hi-perf or huffed motors

Hadn't seen one quite like that before....

Still a waste....That engine does not have a need for that level of spark....Doubt if any street bike does....If it run on regular gas and has pods, that spark is way overkill...

Electronic ignition would be good enough.....

Funny how people think racing technology is better for the street....It rarely is....Purpose built racing machines generally run terrible on the the street. They are made for continuous high speed running, non-stop....Traffic lights and traffic and going slow for long periods of time just plays havoc with a racing machine...Running real race equipment on the street is as smart as running a real race with a totally stock machine. There are bound to be "issues"

Heck, seems like half the bikes here lately don;t even like 20 minutes on the highway...LOL