Vintage swap meet

[jdp]

I just got back from Barbers vintage festival in Alabama couldn’t believe the prices on just about every old bike that was for sale especially the little Honda 50s the cheapest was $1800 with no motor the highest was $10,000 average price between 4-6 grand, yet the Valerie’s were selling for around 3-4 grand, I think the Valkyrie is the best bike made but why don’t they sell for more then the other older Hondas like the 750s we’re going for a high price, never understood this

[Oldfishguy]

Supply and Demand

Our Valkyrie machines just keep running. And we take care of them so they do last.  Every Honda 50 and Ct70 was ridden hard so few have survived.

[hubcapsc]

Great gobs of people want to own a ct-70 or a mini-trail 50... only about
seven or eight people who don't already have Valkyries want a Valkyrie.

-Mike

[Willow]

It could just be the difference between collectors and folks just looking for a bike to be ridden.

[Thunderbolt]

For those wanting the 50 or 70 trail bikes.  I just saw the Honda 125 trail bikes.  Check them out.  $4000 or so.
They are bigger than the 50 or 70 but supposedly will do highway speeds all day and get 100 mpg.

[Oldfishguy]

There is a certain appeal to things we coveted as kids.  Sometimes reliving the youth we had, or wish we had.

For me, those Ct70’s were $379 new in the early 1970’s.  And a 5hp Briggs and Stratton mini bike was $109.  And so, beggars cant be choosers, 109 dollars later.

I’ve resurrected quite a few Ct70’s since.  Great machines, easily ten times the machine as that 5hp mini bike.

I kept one of the first ones I found about 25 years ago.  It is a rider, far from a show machine.  Probably worth $2000-2500.  True, pure pristine machines for show are worth more, but really . . . what is the point of that.

1970 Honda Ct70

[crow]

Went to the 4th Barber.  Stayed there 3 days. The museum is truly a spectacular .  Track layout fantastic  and has great elevation changes.  Watching side hack racing  is a hoot.  I met Mr. Barber (every one addresses him that way.)  I just shook his hand and told him thank you  for this.  They also do high end defensive driving classes, like Secret Service. Using family vans to Porsches.  Barber is a must bucket list !