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Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:22 pm
by Trevdawg
Well my coworker has this bike sitting at his parents house for the past few years and the price has come down and I'm picking it up. He doesn't have interest or time to work on it.

I know I will have to put a new battery in, tune up, new tires, new headlight and taillight. I hope he has the original intake box/filter. After looking on here it seems pod filters are hit/miss, let alone velocity stacks. He has some new parts in a box too. I won't know until I pick it up.

He said there is some rust in the tank, i haven't seen a photo of the inside. There is no gas in it. It is empty.


Let me know what you think/opinions...
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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:08 pm
by Hawk213
What size seat is that?

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:33 pm
by Trevdawg
No idea... I'm going to pick it up this weekend. Looks like a narrow uncomfy one


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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:54 pm
by Trevdawg
Picked it up.... doesn't look like the photo he texted me....
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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:55 pm
by Trevdawg
Hawk213 wrote:What size seat is that?

Seat feels like a straight up board. Barely any padding


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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:41 am
by Trevdawg
Turned over no problem and has compression. Electronic ignition already....

Float bowls are clean too!!

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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:29 pm
by Folsoml
Trevdawg wrote:Picked it up.... doesn't look like the photo he texted me....



Oh, they rarely do. :roll:

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:31 pm
by Folsoml
Trevdawg wrote: Electronic ignition already....



That's the ignition it came with originally.

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:57 pm
by cb650
i dont see any of the pics? noticed that on a couple other sites. Maybe my shit is to old LOL

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:59 am
by Folsoml
cb650 wrote:i dont see any of the pics? noticed that on a couple other sites. Maybe my shit is to old LOL


They are there. I wonder what's up with your stuff? :lol:

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:01 am
by cb650
seems to be my old laptop dont read the new pics from some. I will try the newer pc someday. Like my old laptop damit!!!

Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:44 pm
by Trevdawg
Folsoml wrote:
Trevdawg wrote: Electronic ignition already....



That's the ignition it came with originally.

I'm an idiot.
This is going to be a long journey.

I'm used to points being on the older bikes.


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Re: Buying a 1981 cb650

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:18 pm
by Folsoml
But it will be a FUN journey! 8)