What's it really worth?

[Nzpure]

Me bike is:

1990 XLH883 Hugger (Cadbury Purple)
Done 17,500 miles
Kitted to 1200cc
Slash cut Screamin eagle pipes (i think)
Screaming eagle chrome filter kit
Custom tank (larger then stock) with speedo mounted on it
1" lifters and sporty bars( comes with 4" lifters and western bars aswell
Micellaneous chrome bits
4 speed chain drive
Pirelli something tyres (good nick)
Sissy bar
New battery
has wof and reg

Whats it realistically worth?

[tigertim20]

Ill trade you a well loved sheep, and three cans of ranfurly

[Nzpure]

Ill trade you a well loved sheep, and three cans of ranfurly

If it was waikato i would have been keen.

[FJRider]

If it was waikato i would have been keen.

A man (for want of a better term) with little taste. :facepalm:

Although I do think four cans might have been a fair price. :laugh:

[Nzpure]

A man (for want of a better term) with little taste. :facepalm:

Although I do think four cans might have been a fair price. :laugh:

Tui wouldn't go amiss either.

[DrunkenMistake]

Probably equal value to my hyo,

Sweet fuck all.

[mossy1200]

If worth is what people will pay to purchace then 7 to 8k perhaps.
Worth can be higher when you dont need to sell something.

[Nzpure]

If worth is what people will pay to purchace then 7 to 8k perhaps.
Worth can be higher when you dont need to sell something.

Yea im looking to sell, i could chuck it on trademe at 12k and say its ""worth it"" however it will still be on trademe next year...

[FJRider]

Probably equal value to my hyo,

Sweet fuck all.

Value ... Hyo ... A contradiction in terms ... :confused:

[mossy1200]

Yea im looking to sell, i could chuck it on trademe at 12k and say its ""worth it"" however it will still be on trademe next year...


problem is at 12 even though that sounds ok new is 15-16 on a sporty with payment options.
ok new sporty doesnt have the extras but its still attractive to own a fresh one.

take it to a dealer to get trade in value then add 1500-2k to the price they offer could help.
Most dealers want(need)to make 2k + to see a return on the money they give as trade.Maybe even more if the bike they are selling isnt dealership owned.

[tigertim20]

Yea im looking to sell, i could chuck it on trademe at 12k and say its ""worth it"" however it will still be on trademe next year...

yeah, the problem is defining 'worth' - many on trademe have a car with a greater personal value than market value.
$1 reserve doesnt always decide market value - it decides the value that people with cash on hand at short notice are prepared to pay.
I would (being a sneaky cunt) go down to a harley dealer, and tell them you are looking to buy a bike, explain YOUR bike in detail, and ask what they would sell something like that for on the shop floor of they could source it.
Then knock a bit off the price. - since you cant offer a warranty, you wont get what a dealer would.

Of course you might find someone nearby who has always wanted one and is prepared to pay the coin.

another option, if its tidy, is to ask your local dealer to do a sell on behalf - that way they can probably help a potential buyer out wth finance - which probably opens up your potential buyer pool considering not many people have thousands and thousands in cash sitting around.

[blackdog]

I think it's $6k on a good day.

Good luck.

[CPT_USA]

Hey, I just joined to say I'm interested after a mate showed me the page. I can't send you a pm because I just joined, but if you message me I'll reply and send you my contact details. Would like to come take a look - I'm waiting on insurance at the moment, my bike was stolen last month.

[DrunkenMistake]

Hey, I just joined to say I'm interested after a mate showed me the page. I can't send you a pm because I just joined, but if you message me I'll reply and send you my contact details. Would like to come take a look - I'm waiting on insurance at the moment, my bike was stolen last month.

Took me almost 3 months to get anything out of my insurance company when my bike was stolen and written off,
Hopefully yours is alot faster!

[tigertim20]

Took me almost 3 months to get anything out of my insurance company when my bike was stolen and written off,
Hopefully yours is alot faster!

took three months for the fuckin bike to dry out!

[Jantar]

$792.50 http://www.trevterrymarine.co.nz/en/anchors/326-rocna-15kg-anchor-stowable.html

[blackdog]

Hey, I just joined to say I'm interested after a mate showed me the page. I can't send you a pm because I just joined, but if you message me I'll reply and send you my contact details. Would like to come take a look - I'm waiting on insurance at the moment, my bike was stolen last month.

I reckon it's worth paying $7 if ya get well looked after.

[Big Dave]

$792.50 http://www.trevterrymarine.co.nz/en/anchors/326-rocna-15kg-anchor-stowable.html

Irony from a RE5 owner.

[hellokitty]

problem is at 12 even though that sounds ok new is 15-16 on a sporty with payment options.
ok new sporty doesnt have the extras but its still attractive to own a fresh one.
.

I always thought "buy from a dealer so I can pay it off", but you can get finance on anything. Dave from KTL will finance you for private purchases if you meet the criteria - he is a finance guy. We are selling a bike on trade me, and anyone wanting finance, just calls him.
Easy as, you can still buy privately but pay it off if you don't have the cash.

[ratusratus]

Irony from a RE5 owner.

hahaha all depends what colour of the RE?

[buellbabe]

I think it's $6k on a good day.

Good luck.

Yep sorry Nzpure but this really is a realistic price.
Ok so its got some nice extras but at the end of the day its only a 4 speed gear box, I wouldn't even bother with a 4 speed. I had a 92 hugger that was a 5 speed and I always thought it needed a 6th gear!

Its got some nice extras but also the mileage? Its not high ...but I wouldn't call it low either. 17500miles? Thats 28,000kms.

My 95 1200 sporty only got 8k when it was 5 years old with only 20,000km on the clock and it had ALL the extras plus a limited edition factory paint scheme.

I have to accept the same thing with my custom Buell, just cos its cost $xxx doesn't mean its worth that much to sell or insure.

That said, its never getting sold!

[Jantar]

hahaha all depends what colour of the RE?
Currently blue. But I also have complete sets of red or black tanks, side covers and headlights. :laugh:

[The Lone Rider]

Yep sorry Nzpure but this really is a realistic price.
Ok so its got some nice extras but at the end of the day its only a 4 speed gear box, I wouldn't even bother with a 4 speed. I had a 92 hugger that was a 5 speed and I always thought it needed a 6th gear!

Its got some nice extras but also the mileage? Its not high ...but I wouldn't call it low either. 17500miles? Thats 28,000kms.

My 95 1200 sporty only got 8k when it was 5 years old with only 20,000km on the clock and it had ALL the extras plus a limited edition factory paint scheme.

I have to accept the same thing with my custom Buell, just cos its cost $xxx doesn't mean its worth that much to sell or insure.

That said, its never getting sold!

+1

Complete agreement.

[Nzpure]

Yep sorry Nzpure but this really is a realistic price.
Ok so its got some nice extras but at the end of the day its only a 4 speed gear box, I wouldn't even bother with a 4 speed. I had a 92 hugger that was a 5 speed and I always thought it needed a 6th gear!

Its got some nice extras but also the mileage? Its not high ...but I wouldn't call it low either. 17500miles? Thats 28,000kms.

My 95 1200 sporty only got 8k when it was 5 years old with only 20,000km on the clock and it had ALL the extras plus a limited edition factory paint scheme.

I have to accept the same thing with my custom Buell, just cos its cost $xxx doesn't mean its worth that much to sell or insure.

That said, its never getting sold!

Was hopeing for around $7500 so i'll try for that first but its good to get some opinions. keeping in mind that its kitted to 1200 (pistons and rod, rebore etc maybe even crank? not sure what the kit entail)s, Was done by previous owner i believe(has only done about 4,000 miles since the kit). I have ridden a 1200 sporty and they have nowhere near the get and go this thing has. Either way i'm not racing out the door to sell it just yet i dont even have it on tardme, So i can wait a little.
Mind you i had to get it valued for insurance and they valued it at 10k im better off to have a crash!

[ratusratus]

Currently blue. But I also have complete sets of red or black tanks, side covers and headlights. :laugh:

thats awesome so thankfully you havent any extra motors:yes:

[tigertim20]

thats awesome so thankfully you havent any extra motors:yes:

theres another engine sitting at the bottom of one of his paddocks . . .