73 Norton 850 Commando Highrider

Hello everyone,
I have inherited a 73 Norton 850 Commando Highrider and i am looking for a value base guilde it is not currently running but im sure i can get it there.. Any idea what an around about range of what it could be worth..
Thank you in Advance

Some photos would help with that a lot.

However, I'm willing to say this. Non-running, in poor cosmetic condition but complete is probably worth 2-grand these days. It goes up depending upon condition. Not many years ago I would have said 1500 bucks, but they are getting harder to find. If it is all original and in a condition that doesn't require lots of new parts, then there is probably a market for it as is. If its all there but needs so many new parts or paint that it will not ever be original again, then that's another story. But good unmolested project bikes are something most enthusiasts would like to find.

Now, with that said, the highrider does not have a large fan base. Roadsters and Interstates are more in demand, at least from the group here. Does it have a metal tank? How many miles are on it?

Again, figure out how to post photos. It will help a lot with your question.

Yes it has a metal tank.. ill check on mile when i get home.. Thank you for your help

I bought my 74 850 bike as a Hirider two yrs ago in running condition with under 8k miles on the clock. Paid around $7k Canadian dollars (about 75% of a USD). Paint was near perfect and everything was there.

The highrider as ugly as it is is kinda of a hard sale. If you can get it running I’m guessing 3000

condition is everything, Highrider or otherwise.

I’m not a huge hi-rider fan but they are pretty rare in original condition. I agree with rvich but would start the bike at about 3k if in original complete condition with a non-locked engine and intact head, cylinders and cases. Unrestored probably won’t get too much higher than 6. My sense is that really nice correctly restored examples are getting good money, but the cost of restoring holds other bikes down a bit. Best of luck and please let us know more about the condition, with pictures, and sale price if you sell it.

Did we scare you off? It's funny, there is another thread here, started just after this one, in which a guy from NY is wanting to know about the market for bikes. You two are probably within a couple hundred miles of each other.

In case it's helpful, these bikes are easy to convert from one style to another with the change of tanks, handlebars and seats. Your bike has value to someone who wants one of these bikes regardless of whether they want a Highrider or not.

Serial numbers on engine, transmission, frame and engine all matching adds value, regardless of model.

Running condition can double the selling price over non-running.

Clean (or cleanable) can double the value over rusty, dingy, dinged and dusty.

A clear title can add a lot of value (to MOST buyers)

A few pix would go a long way here, to getting a better estimate.

Hello again everyone,
Got busy and have not been online in awhile still dnt have pictures.. the weather has not been to favorable up here and haven't been down to the out buildings.. But i will post asap.. Thank you for all advice and help

Im ready to sell !! It has 10728 miles trying to load pictures but having difficulty from my phone .. Anyone interested located in Lakewood NY

Lucius Curtis said:

Im ready to sell !! It has 10728 miles trying to load pictures but having difficulty from my phone .. Anyone interested located in Lakewood NY

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Please post in the For Sale section, thanks.
https://www.accessnorton.com/ClassicMotorcycles/for-sale.25/

Mwood7800 said:

The highrider as ugly as it is is kinda of a hard sale. If you can get it running I’m guessing 3000

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Except for the small minority of people out there who *really* want a Hi-Rider. BITD, there were dealers who tried to get a discounted price from the distributors in the US for Hi-Riders so they could change them out to be Roadsters -- and just down the road, another dealer would order a set of Hi-Rider parts to convert a Roadster to a Hi-Rider because he had a top-dollar Hi-Rider customer.
The craziness continues (just in a smaller way).

Without photos, it's useless unless it's dirt cheap.