I can’t remember exactly how much I got for it when it sold. A CB650 is not a particularly desirable of collectible bike, but no less fun to ride. It also depends on your local area. In the Twin Cities, in great shape, it could be worth anything from $1,000 – $2,500 depending on the buyer. I paid $900 for mine and only had to do minor work to it (fork seals, brake master cylinder, handlebars), but can’t remember what it sold for. $1,600 maybe? Good luck!

I have an immaculate 1980 Honda CB650-C with less than 20K original miles that is equal to the one you sold in beauty and operation. Although I was not the original owner, I have had a lot of fun exploring and restoring this bike, but I am considering selling it like you have done, although hard. It is nice to pull out on a beautiful day here in Texas, and take a nice smooth ride on an open stretch of backroads. I will admit though, I know it is capable of longer rides, but in my opinion, this bike is too small to ride long distances but great for short rides. Anyway, pending further research on pricing and such, I was wondering if you could offer a range of pricing I might expect to get if I decide to sell it?
Please advise!

Thanks for any help you may offer,

Rick

P.S. Super Nice Bike you had, and there are still a few nice bikes like ours out there under cover. But, like you said, getting harder to find.
Currently working on my Red and Black, 1978 Honda XL-350 which has less than 2,500 miles on it. Runs and looks super, just rebuilt the shocks. Will probably sell it too?

But I digress. These old Hondas are notoriously long-living. All the metal components are solid and the engineering is sound. Engines can do as much as 150,000 miles between rebuilds. The only thing that seems to ever really give is the old rubber. That’s just age, though. Thankfully, Honda’s stockpile of parts for these old bikes is still pretty plentiful and companies like Motion Pro are remanufacturing wear-out parts like cables, clutches, bearings, gaskets and rubber bits.

The other half of the longevity question is that these older bikes are so much simpler than bikes today. The carbs are pretty straightforward. The suspensions are fairly primitive. Lots of parts are interchangeable between a wide range of a company’s bikes. These bikes are also from an era long before planned obsolescence. They’re actually designed to run as close to forever as they can at the price they were offered.

My guess is, they’ll outlast us. And they’ll outlast most of the cars presently on the road.

Beautiful bike, by the way.