Why is my bike not selling!? [Archive]

Sparky Bills

19th January 2007, 09:53

Ive been trying to sell my CB for about 2months now!
And have not had any real interest at all!

Its a great bike, Tons of torque, good riding position, not hard to ride at all!

We now have an 07 Blade in stock, and everyday it sits there tormenting and moking me!:angry:
All i want to do is ride the bloody thing!

SO BUY MY BIKE!
Or tell someone else to buy it!

Its an 06 CB1300 (black/silver) by the way.

yungatart

19th January 2007, 09:56

Everything/anything will sell if the price is right. Are you asking too much?

Sparky Bills

19th January 2007, 10:00

I wouldnt think so.
They retail for $14750, and im asking $12500.

Comes with Packrack, Micron End Can and Givi Screen.
Done 7000km's.

I thought it was a good deal.:innocent:

James Deuce

19th January 2007, 10:04

It probably is a little too much now that the clock has ticked to 07. You lose 20% of the purchase value when a year has passed, plus the 15-20% you lost when you rolled out of the carpark. Devaluation is a horrible thing to contemplate, and it is why I will keep any new bike I buy for a minimum of 3 years before selling. Lesson learned with the R6.

The extras don't add anything to the second hand value either.

It's so depressing trying to sell a much loved personal item.

Good luck though Mr Sparky Bills. If I were richer......

Sensei

19th January 2007, 10:04

With 7k on the clock getting $10,000 would be good . even less if ya traded it .

Crasherfromwayback

19th January 2007, 10:05

I wouldnt think so.
They retail for $14750, and im asking $12500.

Comes with Packrack, Micron End Can and Givi Screen.
Done 7000km's.

I thought it was a good deal.:innocent:

Come on mate!

Seeing as you're in the bike industry, you should no that the acc don't really add to the retails price.....they may make it more attractive than a stocker......but..... $2200.00 less than a new one isn't enough difference to tempt people away from a new one!

scumdog

19th January 2007, 10:12

I know where you're coming from, got a perfectly good '97 HD Sportster 'S' sitting in my gargre gathering dust, it looks like new, has 30,00km trouble-free km on it but nobody has rushed up to buy it.

Maybe I should actively try selling it??????

Sparky Bills

19th January 2007, 10:14

I guess ive tried long enough to get what "i want for it".
Its maybe time to get what i can get for it!

Oh and im not going under $10000!!
Its worth more than that!

Crazy Steve

19th January 2007, 10:20

I guess ive tried long enough to get what "i want for it".
Its maybe time to get what i can get for it!

Oh and im not going under $10000!!
Its worth more than that!

Maybe not everyone has as much money as they say they do...

Capital Gains aye.....Its only truly there once you have sold..Ha Ha!!

Ive been trying to sell my bike for 3mths and not a single bite..

Crazy Steve.

Hitcher

19th January 2007, 10:58

It's not just a function of price. Not everybody is desperately in love with big naked bikes. I've seen many of these types spend long periods of time in showrooms waiting for that special person to take them home and love them. Put some plastic panels and vacuum-cleaner hoses on it and you'll sell it in a flash.

Finn

19th January 2007, 11:01

got a perfectly good '97 HD Sportster 'S' sitting in my garage gathering dust

False advertising is your problem.

roogazza

19th January 2007, 11:08

I guess ive tried long enough to get what "i want for it".
Its maybe time to get what i can get for it!

Oh and im not going under $10000!!
Its worth more than that!

Sorry bud , but watching how bikes sit around on trademe who knows ? I agree its probably worth more , but saying you won't go under X means you may well have to ???? As Crasher said , you're in the game, so you should know the game !!!!!! Gaz.

Crasherfromwayback

19th January 2007, 11:15

Sorry bud , but watching how bikes sit around on trademe who knows ? I agree its probably worth more , but saying you won't go under X means you may well have to ???? As Crasher said , you're in the game, so you should know the game !!!!!! Gaz.

And like Hitcher said......it ain't always price.
BUT......they've still gotta be priced right for when THAT right person comes along....

merv

19th January 2007, 11:25

So how come you bought it to keep it 2 minutes anyway?

Indiana_Jones

19th January 2007, 11:47

well if you the price you want, then your gonna have to wait till someone is prepared to pay it I guess.

-Indy

Motoracer

19th January 2007, 12:03

Its a HONDA!

Its unoriginal but someone had to say it.

Indiana_Jones

19th January 2007, 12:11

lol go easy Moto, Honda's can be cool. Granted not as cool as a Triumph, but I really like the old CB's :D They're funky as

-Indy

Motoracer

19th January 2007, 12:19

lol go easy Moto, Honda's can be cool. Granted not as cool as a Triumph, but I really like the old CB's :D They're funky as

-Indy

Bu bu but... its a Honda. What more is there to it? :blink:

Drum

19th January 2007, 12:25

I'm a naked bike lover.

Sadly I am not in the market as such a large bike doesn't suit my current needs, however if I was in the market I would probably be prepared to pay $10,000 max. with no value added for the accessories.

dawnrazor

19th January 2007, 15:33

1) trade me has rooted the second hand bike market

2)cruisers and sportbikes sell, big nakeds are a smaller market and not so easy to flick on.

3)an offer closer to 10K would do the trick

MSTRS

19th January 2007, 16:48

I'm a naked bike lover.

Put some clothes on - you're scaring the children

elle-f

19th January 2007, 17:00

i would pay the extra 2 grand to get warranties etc.

jimevo

19th January 2007, 17:02

I lost over 30% on the sale of my 05 blade which has done 11,000km. I consider myself lucky to get some money back though (cash via tardme)...

There are shit loads of bikes selling on the current market, SELLERs are destined to be losers I am sorry to say....

Darkman

19th January 2007, 17:04

$10K5 and it will sell mate. Its only money you are loosing at the end of the day.Money can be made back again but the fun time you are missing out on can't.And I bet you'll forget all about the money the day you take off on your new Blade.

grego

19th January 2007, 18:31

You seem to be stubbornly insisting that it is "worth at least" 10 000

There 2 kind of worth
The first one is a personal feeling and only applies as long as you want to keep an item

The second one is the "true worth" and comes in the moment you are selling. It is fixed not by market value, estimated value, comparativ value ar any other kind of valuation other than :"""WHAT SOMEBODY IS WILLING TO PAY IN CASH"""

End of the painfull story.
We all bleed for you, honestly..................:done:

Scouse

19th January 2007, 18:45

Clivoris

19th January 2007, 19:13

I'm afraid that I'm in agreement with the geezers that think you'll have to drop your price mate. I took a big hit on my SVthou:crybaby: But I'm over it now. The very best of luck to you mate.

PeeJay

20th January 2007, 06:02

Why is my bike not selling!?
Short answer Its obviously worth more to you than anyone else because you still have it!!!
Buyers market and all that.
Better to get 10k now rather than wait another 3 mths to get 9k
of course if you hang on to it for 30 years it could become a "collectors item" and you could get 100grand. Then again you may not.
Converting anything to cash, its only worth what someone will pay at the time. So how desperate are you to sell?

if its such a good bike why not keep it and get your moneys worth out of it?
1 year 7000km lose 5grand, 70c/km
3yrs 50,000km, lose 10grand, 20cents/km
10 years 150,000km lose 15grand 0.1 cents/km

But you know all this, you just want a new bike!

Sparky Bills

24th January 2007, 16:47

Ok, Ive taken the hit, and am willing to drop the price.
Any takers?:innocent:

Come on....
You all said if i lower the price its will go!

Panther

24th January 2007, 16:54

where are the photos with the hot chicks posing over it?

cowpoos

24th January 2007, 17:02

Its a HONDA!

Its unoriginal but someone had to say it.

damit it!! I only just found this thread :P

cowpoos

24th January 2007, 17:04

Ok, Ive taken the hit, and am willing to drop the price.
Any takers?:innocent:

Come on....
You all said if i lower the price its will go!

$4.75 and thats a priddy good offer on a honda...and I expect a full tank of gas too!

Coyote

24th January 2007, 17:23

$4.75 and thats a priddy good offer on a honda...and I expect a full tank of gas too!
I can do one better

Trade my running RG for your CB + Cash?

JayRacer37

24th January 2007, 17:38

how about my dirty 1100, with a pack of top-up oil for CB?.....
hmm....no, stand up wheelie's are just too fun.

cowpoos

24th January 2007, 17:41

how about my dirty 1100, with a pack of top-up oil for CB?.....
hmm....no, stand up wheelie's are just too fun.
ya should beable to do a stand up on the CB...sure it ain't no suzuki or kawasaki...but I'm sure hondas can wheelie too?

JayRacer37

24th January 2007, 17:49

ya should beable to do a stand up on the CB...sure it ain't no suzuki or kawasaki...but I'm sure hondas can wheelie too?

yes....but it's jus not the same without the hot oil pouring down your leg outta the inherently leaky 1100...it's not called the "war-pig" for nothing!

JimO

24th January 2007, 19:11

cowpoos

24th January 2007, 19:40

yes....but it's jus not the same without the hot oil pouring down your leg outta the inherently leaky 1100...it's not called the "war-pig" for nothing!
yeah...ya get attached to them suzuki's easily don't ya!!! so when you gunna race one...lol ?

Lou Girardin

24th January 2007, 19:50

There's only one reason that something doesn't sell.
The price.

cowpoos

24th January 2007, 20:55

There's only one reason that something doesn't sell.
The price.
hav u seen dover on K rd....sometimes its just the product!!!!

Fatjim

24th January 2007, 21:45

Yeah, but he's not paying enough either.

Fatjim

24th January 2007, 21:46

Sparky, what will the dealer who was so kind to sell it to you in the first place pay for it as a trade?

How much are you expecting to lose on the blade?

ceebie13

25th January 2007, 09:49

Maybe I could have two!! Then again...maybe not.

Give it another good birthday, Martin. Although clean, it looked a bit tired when I last saw it. Then again, that's just my anal fastidiousness!!

What really concerns me is that mine has now got 9500kms on it and it's younger than yours!! (Bought last October). Not that I'm about to sell it.

Sparky, what will the dealer who was so kind to sell it to you in the first place pay for it as a trade?

I suspect that question is irrelevant...imagining that Sparky probably got a handsome staff discount!! lol

Its a HONDA!
Its unoriginal but someone had to say it.

Oh please... let's not be silly here, Moto. That makes any mass produced Jap bike unoriginal. Including yours!

The Pastor

25th January 2007, 10:23

There's only one reason that something doesn't sell.
The price.

Or marketing. obvioulsy the seller is not lying enough.

Price could be to high, but a sucker may not relise it is for sale.

Ixion

25th January 2007, 11:55

Sometimes things will not sell because the price is too low.

Lou Girardin

25th January 2007, 20:05

hav u seen dover on K rd....sometimes its just the product!!!!

It's still price though. Dover's not offering enough.

Fatjim

25th January 2007, 20:11

snap

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Flyingpony

26th January 2007, 09:03

For some people, myself included, 1300cc :gob:
Taking about a huge engine with an unruly power output (Busa benchmark) and the costs associated with such a large bike.

cowpoos

26th January 2007, 09:13

For some people, myself included, 1300cc :gob:
Taking about a huge engine with an unruly power output (Busa benchmark) and the costs associated with such a large bike.
those big retros are cheap to run and power is just how you control it...big bikes arn't animals that wanna spit you off at every oppertunity...they can be as much of a lamb as your bike...take one for a test ride...you'll wonder what the hell you were worried about...

crash harry

26th January 2007, 09:35

those big retros are cheap to run and power is just how you control it...big bikes arn't animals that wanna spit you off at every oppertunity...they can be as much of a lamb as your bike...take one for a test ride...you'll wonder what the hell you were worried about...

Having ridden the busa for a month now, I'd say somewhere between what you said and what she said...

It's all under the riders control, but you still have to watch yourself a lot more.

And I agree with most of what's been said here - a CB1300 is a bit of a niche bike, not a lot of buyers looking for one. Concequently you either have to tempt someone who wasn't really looking for one with a low price, or hang out at what it's "worth" for someone who is actually looking for one. A lot of big engine bikes are like that, middle weights are easy to sell. 250s are ridiculously easy to sell. Tardme has made the second hand market a bloody minefield for sellers. Good for buyers though.

RiderInBlack

26th January 2007, 11:14

I like the big heavier bikes. Having fun trying to find a replacement for "Roxanne" my CBR1000FL. So far I tried the Busa, The Blackbird and a 1200cc Bandit. None of those feel right for me. The Busa and BB bars are too close and low for me as are their blades. The blade and bar was not bad for me on the Bandit, and I was more at home throughing it around than on the BB or Busa (read that as riding faster), but I felt the Bandit felt too light and skinny for me. Will be trying a CB1300s and am interested in the new GSX1400 with fairing kit that has just come out.

Hitcher

26th January 2007, 11:38

Make sure you test ride a ZRX1200R, Doug.

Edbear

26th January 2007, 11:50

and am interested in the new GSX1400 with fairing kit that has just come out.[/COLOR][/FONT]

Ain't it cool!? Bet anyone who just bought one prior will be displeased!

tipper

26th January 2007, 14:15

1) trade me has rooted the second hand bike market

dickheads asking 2k more than offered as trades by bikeshops are ruining trademe; I have successfully sold everything I have ever put on trade me.
Remember a sale requires buyer and seller to agree on price. Unrealistic start prices just take up space.:done:

Podo

29th January 2007, 08:02

dickheads asking 2k more than offered as trades by bikeshops are ruining trademe; I have successfully sold everything I have ever put on trade me.
Remember a sale requires buyer and seller to agree on price. Unrealistic start prices just take up space.:done:

So true, I have had 100% success selling on trade me including 2 bikes, I always set my reserves well below market value, get competitive bidding and close deals at acceptable $, some dick heads on there just haven't caught onto the auction concept and seem to think someone will come along and offer silly $ for their massed produced metal and rubber, even in the face of fierce competition.