What are these bikes worth?

[hjennings]

I'm currently building an XS400 bobber/cafe project and I've sunk probably way too much money into it. My question to you is what are these bikes worth when done up right? I'm talking a really nice, clean, professionally built bobber/cafe XS400... what do they usually go for? Ballpark range.

I've searched the forums and eBay for some examples but haven't found anything yet.

 

[Lou Ranger]

Here are some asking prices for 400s in Ontario. Note I said asking.

http://www.kijiji.ca/b-motorcycles/...0.00__2600.00&engine-displacement-cc=400__550
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If you are willing to ship it to Australia, you can ask 3 times as much - believe it or not.

 

[hjennings]

Thanks! Those all look like clean stock bikes, though. I'm wondering about modified versions. Just wondering what the bobber/cafe/brat style bikes go for.

 

[willem]

totally depends on the quality of the build and the sanity of the buyer

 

[xschris]

A clean pre-80 stock bike will get a good price as they are much more desirable than the "special" models. A lot of people want to build there own bikes these day but you may find some hipster that will pay $1500 for a "custom bike" Personally I would pay less for a non-stock bike.

 

[hjennings]

That's why I said a professional build. Something high quality. Maybe something like the ones pictured here. Just wondering what the market was like for these types of bikes.

 

[HoughMade]

I'm hoping mine is worth near what I have in it.....but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[drewpy]

mines insured for £2.5k and still have peeps wanting to buy it.

So it all depends how badly they want your bike

btw My bike came 2nd best in Show yesterday

 

[xschris]

I'm hoping mine is worth near what I have in it.....but I'm not holding my breath.

I have about $2500 into my 79 and might be able to get $2k for it if I am lucky But I have had it 15yrs and put 11K miles on it myself

 

[hjennings]

Yeah I have close to $2k in mine (and the bike was given to me for free!) and I haven't done paint yet. I'm just curious as to how long I can keep telling my girlfriend, "It's worth more than what I have in it."

 

[HoughMade]

Yeah I have close to $2k in mine (and the bike was given to me for free!) and I haven't done paint yet. I'm just curious as to how long I can keep telling my girlfriend, "It's worth more than what I have in it."

I'm at the point where I have a very nice, good looking, well kept bike....so obviously it's time for me to blow it apart and do a full restore.

 

[xschris]

You almost never get out what you put in unless you do a lot of riding with it. I have about $1200 in my 80 and still maybe able to get $1500 for it to the right guy. But I built it to ride and keep

 

[xschris]

I'm at the point where I have a very nice, good looking, well kept bike....so obviously it's time for me to blow it apart and do a full restore.

The hardest thing is finding all the correct factory parts to do it That's where all my money went.

 

[hjennings]

Factory parts? Well I have an '81 XS400, 79XS400 carbs, XS750 rotors, a Harley muffler, GSXr triple tree, tubes/forks, front brakes, R6 rear brakes, R1 pegs, custom lights, and several other small custom parts and pieces.

 

[xschris]

Frankenbike You don't see many of these getting a factory resto, that's why. After 35 years people put all sorts of different stuff on them

 

[Lou Ranger]

... I'm just curious as to how long I can keep telling my girlfriend, "It's worth more than what I have in it."

You've started lying to your girlfriend?

 

[hjennings]

You've started lying to your girlfriend?

LOL no! Well I hope not. I know I can sell it now for what I have it in.... but like I said, I'm not done yet. So here shortly I might have to start saying, "It's worth about what I have in it."

 

[HoughMade]

You've started lying to your girlfriend?

If your wife finds out.....