1969 CB750 on eBay - this should be a fun auction to watch

[oVTo]

Someone's selling a very rare prototype CB750 on eBay right now. Link. It's already bid up to almost $121k in 42 bids with a week left. The bike's history is an interesting read.

[Sheppo]

that was a pretty good read. I'd love to see that bike in person.

[carsick]

Damn, that's wild. I brought a '71 back from the dead a couple years ago. If only it had been a '69!

[jbmass]

It is arguably one of the most influential designs in 2 wheeled history, pretty much the granddaddy of every transverse chain drive overhead cam 4 in the world. You could probably say it helped put Triumph, BSA, Norton, Matchless, Vincent, Arial, Indian and Henderson out of business, "What a proper bike that doesn't leak oil like a sieve???

[MattR302]

Probably not a good choice for a track bike, right?

[ZX11D]

Someone's selling a very rare prototype CB750 on eBay right now. Link. It's already bid up to almost $121k in 42 bids with a week left. The bike's history is an interesting read.

Great read. I wonder if Honda themselves would be interested. way out of reach for me!

[markbvt]

You could probably say it helped put Triumph, BSA, Norton, Matchless, Vincent, Arial, Indian and Henderson out of business

Certainly true of the first three, but the rest were already out of business by the time the CB750 came around.

--mark

[Talus]

Great read. Thanks for posting. I'm watching the auction to see how high it goes.

[GixerJockey]

Great read. I wonder if Honda themselves would be interested. way out of reach for me!

Honda probably has at least a couple of the other three in their possession.

[SVRACER01]

Honda probably has at least a couple of the other three in their possession.

nope. read the description. one was crushed and the other was disassembled and not willing to sell.
this one is just a bit over $130k right now. yikes!

[GixerJockey]

nope. read the description. one was crushed and the other was disassembled and not willing to sell.
this one is just a bit over $130k right now. yikes!

Ahhhh, didn't read that far.

[DucDave]

Wow...that is awesome.

Current Bid - US $130,300.00
(I could come up with 10k...anyone have 121,001.00?)

[SVRACER01]

the Green one is still MIA. guy at work said it might be in his buddies barn. hes got 3 or 4 CB750s

[joeswamp]

No doubt this is a historic bike but it's hard for me to imagine any CB750 being really valuable. They're kind of like the Mazda Miata of motorcycles -- they were great and all but they made a gazillion of them and part of their appeal was that they were cheap when new.

Yes, this one was a prototype and has rough castings, but does that justify 100x the normal price?

[SVRACER01]

Wow...that is awesome.

Current Bid - US $130,300.00
(I could come up with 10k...anyone have 121,001.00?)

ive got $.73...but i have a big medical deduct ive gotta pay soon. i should really put it towards that

[Krazy Again]

I guess I should steal that dark green metallic one my dad has in the basement in crates. I always wondered about that bike... LOL!!!

[breakdirt916]

whoa! never knew a cb750 could be worth that much!

[Paul_E_D]

Check the VIN on you DR125. You never know what you might be sitting on!

[soofle616]

I guess I should steal that dark green metallic one my dad has in the basement in crates. I always wondered about that bike... LOL!!!

Trade you a shadow for it

[oVTo]

And after 102 bids, SOLD!

US $148,100.00

[carsick]

I suppose that, despite being an awful lotta money, I would prefer that over a used phone with some silly game on it.