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VetSkin · 07-09-2008, 10:26 PM

hey guys,

im contemplating getting these two 74 honda cb200t s that this guy is getting rid of for 950(as a total package).

he has this to say about their current condition:

The one with the title turns over fine, but I think there is a ground issue because the power shuts off when I push the start button. The parts bike does not turn over.

without knowing more about the bike, can any of you tell if im about to buy two time consuming money pits?

The_AirHawk · 07-10-2008, 01:36 AM

Offer him 250 for the pair, if you've got deep pockets.

Seriously. These things are a pair of wallet-vampires waitin' for a victim.

If you give more than that, you'll only prove P.T. Barnum right............

(and risk provin' him correct at that price)

sarnali2 · 07-10-2008, 07:07 AM

Why, yes, young man..you're getting f'd.. Save your money and save yourself a headache. Even if you restored them to pristine factory condition they'd still be CB200's.....

sachiwilson · 07-10-2008, 07:12 AM

Uh yes. Time consuming money pits. Yes.

mscuddy · 07-10-2008, 07:19 AM

See? They're all coming out of the woodwork, those old dinky Honda motorsickles that have been locked in garages for the past 20 years or so, ready to spew oil from blown seals and rattle down the street with loose valves. Look out! It can only get worse as gas climbs to $5.00 a gallon.

bbtowns · 07-10-2008, 08:06 AM

The money and time you're going to have to put into these to get them reliably running won't be worth it, unless you really love wrenching and this project sounds fun. Some people do, but if you're going to buy a mechanical project, you can probably find them for less on craigslist and end up with a better bike.

seruzawa · 07-10-2008, 08:47 AM

1. Log on to bike bandit.
2. Look up the parts for a cb200t
3. Note that virtually every part is discontinued.
4. Look for something else. Try one from the 90's.

pushrod · 07-10-2008, 01:51 PM

It ain't gonna work, folks!

He's gonna buy them, just wait and see...

07-09-2008, 10:26 PM	#1
VetSkin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 5	am i getting ed? hey guys, im contemplating getting these two 74 honda cb200t s that this guy is getting rid of for 950(as a total package). he has this to say about their current condition: The one with the title turns over fine, but I think there is a ground issue because the power shuts off when I push the start button. The parts bike does not turn over. without knowing more about the bike, can any of you tell if im about to buy two time consuming money pits? __________________ SCREAMING "OI!" WITH CONVICTION, CURBING PUNKS IN THE STREET LIGHT

07-10-2008, 01:36 AM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Leanin' Tower O' P-P-P-P-POWAAAAAAAAA!!!! Posts: 11,422	Offer him 250 for the pair, if you've got deep pockets. Seriously. These things are a pair of wallet-vampires waitin' for a victim. If you give more than that, you'll only prove P.T. Barnum right............ (and risk provin' him correct at that price) __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

07-10-2008, 07:07 AM	#3
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,636	Why, yes, young man..you're getting f'd.. Save your money and save yourself a headache. Even if you restored them to pristine factory condition they'd still be CB200's..... __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "Denser alloy. My Father gave it to me, I think he wants me to kill you"... CVF-FCV

07-10-2008, 07:12 AM	#4
sachiwilson Women Riders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,609	Uh yes. Time consuming money pits. Yes. __________________ Frappé LaRue Safety Queen Are you a Rounder? Sarnali: "what could be more useless than arguing with a deaf female lawyer????"

07-10-2008, 07:19 AM	#5
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	See? They're all coming out of the woodwork, those old dinky Honda motorsickles that have been locked in garages for the past 20 years or so, ready to spew oil from blown seals and rattle down the street with loose valves. Look out! It can only get worse as gas climbs to $5.00 a gallon. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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07-10-2008, 08:06 AM	#6
bbtowns Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 540	The money and time you're going to have to put into these to get them reliably running won't be worth it, unless you really love wrenching and this project sounds fun. Some people do, but if you're going to buy a mechanical project, you can probably find them for less on craigslist and end up with a better bike. __________________ What kind of man can abandon his family like that? Seriously, who is he, I'd like lessons.

07-10-2008, 08:47 AM	#7
seruzawa The Toad Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 17,392	1. Log on to bike bandit. 2. Look up the parts for a cb200t 3. Note that virtually every part is discontinued. 4. Look for something else. Try one from the 90's. __________________ http://www.badmovies.org/movies/deadalive/ I kick @ss for the Lord!

07-10-2008, 01:51 PM	#8
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,635	It ain't gonna work, folks! He's gonna buy them, just wait and see... __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.