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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Thinking about buying this! 01/07/11 at 08:17:11 Been looking at this one for over a year,local bike right up the street,78 honda 750 auto on my local craigs list here in Tampa.$3500 or bo. now have to talk the wife into it w/o selling the Savage!
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #1 - 01/07/11 at 08:32:30 That is SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #2 - 01/07/11 at 11:13:07 Just look at this bike,old lady selling it ,it was her husbands.won't start needs battery and son too lazy to come out to see me. I told them if I can put a battery in it and ride it home I'll take it.they have it priced at $2600 the way it sits,make me real leary!
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Reply #3 - 01/07/11 at 12:25:10

The 750 Auto is probably why. Yea it's a nice riding engine / tranny combo, but it's not the same as the Honda 750 manual tranny.

I would walk up and tell you would pay 2000 cash. See what they say. If they cough, ... tell them it would be worth more if it was a manual tranny. Then maybe offer 2200 or 2400. Heck, you can get an older 1200cc Sportster for 2400..... Which you can use as a bargaining chip too.

What ever happened to the Honda Auto you use to have??? A 450 cc if I recall correctly. I remember it was white, then next I saw you had painted black......

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Reply #4 - 01/07/11 at 12:34:04

If you can afford it to play with, take $1500 in hundreds & go make a CASH offer. Tell them that's all you can afford & ONLY buy it if they have a CLEAR title in their name. If they won't take it, WALK AWAY.

I've bought several vehicles just this way, but you have to be able to walk away & not spend more. It will probably need carb work & ........
If they've been trying to sell it for a while, they might just take it. There is not a big market for that bike & the automatic makes it worse.

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Reply #5 - 01/07/11 at 12:41:04

RidgeRunner13 wrote on 01/07/11 at 12:34:04:

If you can afford it to play with, take $1500 in hundreds & go make a CASH offer. Tell them that's all you can afford & ONLY buy it if they have a CLEAR title in their name. If they won't take it, WALK AWAY.

I've bought several vehicles just this way, but you have to be able to walk away & not spend more. It will probably need carb work & ........
If they've been trying to sell it for a while, they might just take it. There is not a big market for that bike & the automatic makes it worse.

what ridgerunner said. +1

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Baldeagle Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 163 Hernando MS Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #6 - 01/07/11 at 14:34:58 Let it sit another year.........
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Reply #7 - 01/07/11 at 15:08:14

OH YEAH !!! By all means, try and snag that if ya can. I got a '73 CB 750 Chopper sittin in the garage now. Bored over to a 836cc, lean & mean and it will scream.............

P.S. I have to agree with what the others said,,,,the auto makes it less desirable, but the frame, tires, forks and other bling would fetch $$$ parted out.

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #8 - 01/08/11 at 01:27:36 Since the regular manual shift CB750's were as common as dirt back in the day, couldn't the auto-tranny on that one be swapped out for the manual unit fairly easily??
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #9 - 01/08/11 at 12:59:16 I'd heard there was a market for the auto tranny Hondas for riders with a bunged up or prosthetic foot, or for sidecar use. Don't know if that applies to one that's been "customized" like that one.
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Reply #10 - 01/08/11 at 16:15:34

drharveys - FSO wrote on 01/08/11 at 12:59:16:

I'd heard there was a market for the auto tranny Hondas for riders with a bunged up or prosthetic foot, or for sidecar use. Don't know if that applies to one that's been "customized" like that one.

I was looking at it for a person like me with a screwed up left hand.
I would never own a chopper or what ever that thing is.but automatic might work if I can get my grip firm enough.

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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #11 - 01/08/11 at 18:14:58 Savron, nice bike you have there...Mick, it would be good if you could get an auto and be able to ride again. I will keep hoping the feeling in your hand contiues... jrm8486,, hope it works out in your favor to have this bike you have been looking at for so long.. Hugs all.. kim
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Reply #12 - 01/08/11 at 23:52:39

mick wrote on 01/08/11 at 16:15:34:

drharveys - FSO wrote on 01/08/11 at 12:59:16:

I'd heard there was a market for the auto tranny Hondas for riders with a bunged up or prosthetic foot, or for sidecar use. Don't know if that applies to one that's been "customized" like that one.

I was looking at it for a person like me with a screwed up left hand.
I would never own a chopper or what ever that thing is.but automatic might work if I can get my grip firm enough.

What if you could get a clip on type gizmo that slips onto the handlebar that fits in your palm, that straps to the wrist?

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Reply #13 - 01/09/11 at 00:09:34

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/08/11 at 23:52:39:

mick wrote on 01/08/11 at 16:15:34:

drharveys - FSO wrote on 01/08/11 at 12:59:16:

I'd heard there was a market for the auto tranny Hondas for riders with a bunged up or prosthetic foot, or for sidecar use. Don't know if that applies to one that's been "customized" like that one.

I was looking at it for a person like me with a screwed up left hand.
I would never own a chopper or what ever that thing is.but automatic might work if I can get my grip firm enough.

What if you could get a clip on type gizmo that slips onto the handlebar that fits in your palm, that straps to the wrist?

lately I have been browsing craigs list for a cheap automatic ,worst case scenario ,it doesn't work ,so I will just pimp it up and sell it.
if it works and I can ride ,look out , Do they have automatic ninja's ?

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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Thinking about buying this! Reply #14 - 01/09/11 at 05:39:50 they have automatic hondas, new though, so kinda pricey
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