An introduction and questions

phactory · Post by **phactory** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:05 pm

davomoto,

Well with the two piece setup, you can rechrome the headersa nd use new mufflers, but if the mufflers are rotted out on the 1 piece setup you very well could be SOL!

Thanks, Phil

phactory · Post by **phactory** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:57 pm

Found a pretty nice CB160 for less than a G note. Supposedly runs, but needs a title which really doesn't scare me.

Should the front fender say (Beck, Made In Japan) on it, or does that mean it is an aftermarket fender?

Has anyone checked on availability of mufflers from Honda for these? My dealer still lists prices for these on his website.

Thanks, Phil

phactory · Post by **phactory** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:53 am

Loud Mouse,

I think I found out why you were not sure that the carbs on this bike were from a 250! That's because it isn't a 250, it is a 305 with 250 tank badges! At the time I looked at it, I was more interested in finding a 305 so when I thought it was a 250, I just kind of casually glanced at it and only took this one picture. A friend of mine ended up with the bike, albeit for more than the value that was given here, and he was the one who discovered that it wasn't a 250.

Funny thing was is that he bought it, and paid the extra money for it, BECAUSE he thought it was a 250! Oh well, live and learn.

Phil

LOUD MOUSE wrote:I'm not sure the carbs are 250. .......lm

phactory wrote:Sorry Loud Mouse,

I didn't get the engine or frame number yet. What can you ascertain from the picture?

Thanks, Phil

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:19 am

That's what I thought!
If the seller sold it for more $$$$$$ because it was supposed to be a 250 and it isn't and won't make things right I think ya may want to share who the seller is so no one else buys there. .........lm

phactory wrote:Loud Mouse,

I think I found out why you were not sure that the carbs on this bike were from a 250! That's because it isn't a 250, it is a 305 with 250 tank badges! At the time I looked at it, I was more interested in finding a 305 so when I thought it was a 250, I just kind of casually glanced at it and only took this one picture. A friend of mine ended up with the bike, albeit for twice the price of the value that was given here, and he was the one who discovered that it wasn't a 250.

Funny thing was is that he bought it, and paid the extra money for it, BECAUSE he thought it was a 250! Oh well, live and learn.

Phil

LOUD MOUSE wrote:I'm not sure the carbs are 250. .......lm

phactory wrote:Sorry Loud Mouse,

I didn't get the engine or frame number yet. What can you ascertain from the picture?

Thanks, Phil

Gun · Post by **Gun** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:24 am

cb160's in my experience are plentiful in parts.
seems honda pumped them out as fast as they good from 65-69 or whatever the last year of the toaster tank was.

especially since the last decade in the north west has had a wild following of cb160 racing. "the lowest common denominator kind of thing" where the limited palette of the bike forces the artist to use his skill rather than relying on a straight away to pick up his slack. Lots of these bikes are exchanged in portland/seattle, with many bikeshops having parts on hand.

phactory · Post by **phactory** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:25 am

The seller also thought it was a 250. I don't think the buyer cares that it was sold to him as a 250 and it isn't, he is still happy to have it no matter what.

So now that the bike is a Superhawk, what does that do to the value (which this board originally set at around $1500.00)? It is a pretty clean original bike, once cleaned up though I don't think it is running yet. It should be an easy runner though.

Thanks, Phil

LOUD MOUSE wrote:That's what I thought!
If the seller sold it for more $$$$$$ because it was supposed to be a 250 and it isn't and won't make things right I think ya may want to share who the seller is so no one else buys there. .........lm

phactory wrote:Loud Mouse,

I think I found out why you were not sure that the carbs on this bike were from a 250! That's because it isn't a 250, it is a 305 with 250 tank badges! At the time I looked at it, I was more interested in finding a 305 so when I thought it was a 250, I just kind of casually glanced at it and only took this one picture. A friend of mine ended up with the bike, albeit for twice the price of the value that was given here, and he was the one who discovered that it wasn't a 250.

Funny thing was is that he bought it, and paid the extra money for it, BECAUSE he thought it was a 250! Oh well, live and learn.

Phil

LOUD MOUSE wrote:I'm not sure the carbs are 250. .......lm

phactory wrote:Sorry Loud Mouse,

I didn't get the engine or frame number yet. What can you ascertain from the picture?

Thanks, Phil

Gun · Post by **Gun** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:39 am

it's value had much to do with it's mechanical condition. clean is nice, a wonderful paintjob is nice, but you can't have much fun on a clean well painted bike that doesn't run.

These bikes haven't quite hit the collectors demand that other bikes from the era have. Perhaps due to a bias against hondas from some of the wealthy motorcycle community (jap crap! jap junk! where's my 25k harley?) , perhaps due to the sheer quality of the machines leaving many running and road worthy today, perhaps because of the small engine size.
So, once your buddy assesses what's keeping it from running, you have a solid idea of the value. to a rider who wants to ride, the value wouldn't shift much. It was a small 60's honda that didn't run before, and it is now. To a collector, may drop a bit being it's a superhawk.

however, if your buddy paid 3k for a superhawk, or a hawk, that doesn't run, I'd suggest keeping your eye on craigslist/ebay for a while before your next purchase. You could have picked up a non-running hawk for 1200-1500.