I would imagine that a lot of the bikes within our motley group are rebuilds, just not with an official ICBC "Rebuild" tag.

I may not correctly understand what you mean by rebuild?  If you mean taking a shabby beat up piece of iron and cleaning/replacing broken or worn parts....I have a lot of respect for people who do that correctly.  Less so for people who try to change the bike into something it was never intended to be style wise.  To be clear, I'm not anti mods.  But there are tasteful mods and there are garish ones.  Then there are the ones where the builder has no effing idea of the impact of his mods on safety. 

Ok, so after a long long time at the body shop, I finally have the tank and side covers home.  The body shop is recommending that I hold off installing the tank trim, emblems and filler cap until next week.  There are several coats of clear on it and it’s a bit soft.  Don’t want to risk imprints from fingers or cloth.  I’ll have to turn the tank upside down on my bench to install the lower edge trim. 

I’ve gone with Planet Blue Metallic, and it’s really, really nice.

  Good idea.don’t rush it with that many clear coats.

  A rebuilt title machine for sure should have a “reflective “ asking price, as you could very much see a “reflective “  selling price should you sell it.  IMO a reduction of 30% minimum from current retail price.
 No as far as the quality of the machine with a rebuilt status, I would have no concerns, as it will have been repaired and inspected by a recognized shop. 

The CB I have is basically a resurrection.  All I’ve done is disassemble (except for taking out the motor) and clean it up.  Doing the maintenance stuff as needed.  And paint of course.  But ya, it’s a pretty nice set of wheels. 

Got the tank back from paint today.  He wants me to wait until next week before installing the trim, badges, and filler cap.  There’s quite a few coats of clear on it and still a bit soft.  Don’t want to risk finger or cloth imprints. 

Nice to see Roy out for coffee this morning.

I guess it depends on the nature of the damage.  Cosmetic damage is enough to total a bike even thought there's nothing technically wrong with it.  How you evaluate how bad the damage was is another thing altogether.

Just wondering what the consensus here is on an old bike carrying a Rebuild title on it. Does it bother you if the bike otherwise checks out? Lots can happen to a machine in 40+ years....

  Observations,,,,,
 First I’ll say I’ve seen the quality of your restorations, Ross, and they are high quality. You do everything correct, and the bikes look great.

 Second I’ll say that  the 750K series from the first ‘69 sand cast through the small tank series, have progressively had their turn appreciating in value. Buying a ‘75 was a good move I think, as it’s about to have its turn in collector buyer attention.  Buying a ‘70 - ‘72 now generally,,,,,will be an expensive entry point.