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  • Help in pricing a 1970 350 Scrambler?

    Hi all,

    I'm trying to help someone sell her 1970 CL 350 but my experience is mostly with American iron. I've sold a bunch of Yamaha's but most of them fall in the '80 - '83 timeframe and I want to make sure she gets a fair price since this belonged to her late husband. I went over and checked it out in person yesterday and I was able to get it running for the first time in 7 years. The engine came to life pretty easily but it's only running on one cylinder currently. I shot some ether in the carb with the bum cylinder and it revved right up but soon went back to only one cylinder so I'm guessing there's a good carb cleaning in its future. I put in some fresh gas and mixed in some SeaFoam to try and work through the clog. The bike will also need a new battery and a front tire in order to get it past inspection. Aside from the mechanical, it will need a good deal of cleaning and polishing, if one wanted to restore it. The bike also is being sold with a '72 CL350 that is complete, but good for mostly parts. I was able to kick it over but it was too far gone (in my opinion) to be salvagable. Anyway, after looking at it, and based on my experience with other Japanese bikes, I told her to sell the pair and to start off around $700-$800 for the pair. I've seen them listed anywhere from $100-$1,800 based on condition so I based my valuation on the fact that it will clean up well, but it still needs about $300-$350 in parts/labor to get it running right and street worthy. The pictures make it look a lot better than it does in person, but as you'll see, it will clean up pretty nicely. I'd really appreciate any feedback or opinions you might have.

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    Thanks,
    Scott
    AMCA# 13993

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    It is worth more with an AMCA First Place award. Just make sure the top end and frame are original.
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    http://www.vintageamericanmotorcycles.com/main.php
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    Also be sure to visit http://www.caimag.com/forum/

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    • #3
      $800-1200.

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      • #4
        Honda prices are all over the place. The problem is that it still costs a lot more to properly restore most of them than they're worth, so what most guys are looking for are original paint riders. It seems, at least to me, that the value is all in condition of the sheet metal, especially the tank and side covers.

        I think the poster above gave a reasonable estimate of value, depending on the compression and few other factors. If the tank and side covers are in really nice shape, it might be worth a little more.

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        • #5
          Thanks everyone for your input. I found the same issue when I was putting together my estimate for her. I looked at Craigslist, Ebay and this forum among a couple of others and I thought I had a pretty sound estimate. I undestand that these usually cost more to fix-up than they're worth which is the point I was trying to make with her. She was pretty disappointed that I threw out the $700-$800 range for the pair. I think she was expecting something closer to $1,500-$2,000. To futher complicate things, and the effect on pricing, she doesn't want to advertise it too broadly becuase she doesn't want a lot of traffic at the house. She's resolved to list it on her internal classifieds at work so that will definitely narrow her buyers. In the end I drove an hour up there on a holiday weekend, got it running, gave her the laundry list of repairs, provided estimates on value and advised her on the best places to market all for a "thanks" and a handshake. I wasn't expecting anything in return to begin with, but at least a thank you email or something would have been nice. This was a friend of a friend of someone who works with my wife so I was happy to get my name out there for these type sof things. Now I'm just hoping my next house call is to someone who has a grungy old motorcyle in the barn that they want to get rid of and the VIN stamp starts with 36EL!
          Scott
          AMCA# 13993

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Re-cycleInc View Post
            Now I'm just hoping my next house call is to someone who has a grungy old motorcyle in the barn that they want to get rid of and the VIN stamp starts with 36EL!

            Too bad ya need that number. I found this one in an old compressor shed the other day.
            Be sure to visit;
            http://www.vintageamericanmotorcycles.com/main.php
            Be sure to register at the site so you can see large images.
            Also be sure to visit http://www.caimag.com/forum/

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            • #7
              that's awesome. I'd add that to my collection along with my '47 Panhead and 1980 Delorean.
              Scott
              AMCA# 13993

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              • #8
                Chris - just realized that picture looked kind of real. Is that the fabeled '35 protoype?
                Scott
                AMCA# 13993

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Re-cycleInc View Post
                  Chris - just realized that picture looked kind of real. Is that the fabeled '35 protoype?
                  Yes, it is one of them. I have photos of 35E1002 and 35E1003.
                  Be sure to visit;
                  http://www.vintageamericanmotorcycles.com/main.php
                  Be sure to register at the site so you can see large images.
                  Also be sure to visit http://www.caimag.com/forum/

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