[sm=exactly.gif] ain't dat da troot!

 

Is it really what you want? can you spend the cash it takes to buy it without feeling bad about it? if it fits then buy it.

 

if the bike is as you say runs good and looks good,, without any strange homemade stuff on it ,,i would guess in the 3500 to 4500 dollar amount,,,

the other post that said 1500 dollars,,,,,, wont buy you a running motor around here,,,let a lone a complete running bike

 

Found a basically stock '65 CH in good condition for just under $10k. A chopped one would be worth less. How much less would depend on when it was built, how it was built, what it is titled as, and its present condition.

Is the frame a custom frame, or is it a weld-on or bolt-on hardtail? Who made the springer? There were some good ones in the '70s, but there were some that were junk.

To me, if the engine was fresh, the frame was either a custom or a good quality weld-on hardtail, the springer was a good one, the overall design wasn't too radical, and the overall condition was excellent, then $5k would be tops. A bike in average condition would be worth about $2500. Anything less than average, or anything that fell short of what I wanted, would start the price falling rapidly.

 

I'm with Skip. I can't see paying more than 5K no matter what the condition on a "custom" sportster that old. Now, if it were completely stock (or really close) and in really good (near mint) condition... that'd be another story. But I'm cheap and look for deals. They are out there.