So, its how old, and how much do you want for it again?

[98tls]

I've heard these sorts of things before but it just sounds fucking irrational. Surely once the dealer has bought something, if the goal is to sell it, it should be priced to sell? Regardless of what they paid for the bike they've got nothing to gain by having it sit on the floor unsold..

To a point yes and i agree but life aint perfect and sometimes shit happens,in this bikes case it may well be worth a punt if you have had to trade it to get the deal as i said its tidy and will appeal to those with cash in hand.Can also depend on your sales manager ie i had one once that more times than i could count wouldnt let me sell a new stock vehicle for a $1500 profit because he thought he could get a better offer more,annoying when 4 months later the fucking thing was still sitting there.In this bikes case as i said earlier if they got $5250 for it then it would be worth the wait.Dealers know more than anyone "ask what you like its the getting thats important".

[russd7]

its really quite simple, nothing is worth more than what some one is prepared to pay, a seller has two choices, sell or dont sell. a buyer also has two choices, buy or dont buy. it really is that simple

[98tls]

its really quite simple, nothing is worth more than what some one is prepared to pay, a seller has two choices, sell or dont sell. a buyer also has two choices, buy or dont buy. it really is that simple

Nail head.

[AllanB]

Lotto or inheritance money required or I won't be changing my ride - can't afford to, trade would be shit. Does not stop me buying trinkets for it .....

[98tls]

Lotto or inheritance money required or I won't be changing my ride - can't afford to, trade would be shit. Does not stop me buying trinkets for it .....

Ive spent to much on the one i have know to ever afford another so her indoors says.

[Grashopper]

Or 3k for a non-going 1989 600 with 230,000ks on the clock? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-649049220.htm

The last sentence in his add says it all: 'Reluctant to sell' - "Sorry honey, I've tried to sell my beloved project, but no one wants to buy it"

I do like that gun metal colour, but what the heck is he doing with that horrible light green

[GrayWolf]

not too long ago, said people were quite happy to pay 4k plus for a 20yr old, thrashed to fuck 250, cuz they is da shizzz

It's a Learner approved 400, it and other bikes like it, are now going to be the 'high priced' learner bikes.. and I'd (personally) rather pay 6k for that 400 single, than 4k for a thrashed to fuck, 20yr old 250!

[roogazza]

Between $7-8K is about what you could expect for your bike privately I think. So it's a pretty good offer as a trade.

Yeah it's a lot of bike for 7 and it's way better than me. I'd have to add another 15 to get a new one.
I'll be turning this one into a coffee table rather than sell it. Hey, I love it anyway.

ps as another comparison I've been offered a 1966 Yamaha 250 YDS3 for 6 grand !!! and that's what I started out on !!

[pritch]

Like some others here I'm sorta stuck with my bike but not *that* worried. I like the triple engine, the bike came with most of the Triumph accessory catalogue, and has all my fruit salad on it.

A few months back I asked about trading it on a Street Triple, 'cause I was retiring and liked the idea of something smaller. The quote was less than half what it cost new four years ago.

Just a note re Special Edition Triumphs, there are a few around currently. They can cost a few thousand more than the standard model but when you go to trade the price offered will be based on the standard bike of that year. So unless you are among the careless rich...

[Drew]

Yeah it's a lot of bike for 7 and it's way better than me. I'd have to add another 15 to get a new one.
I'll be turning this one into a coffee table rather than sell it. Hey, I love it anyway.

ps as another comparison I've been offered a 1966 Yamaha 250 YDS3 for 6 grand !!! and that's what I started out on !!

$15k is a lot to spend, for essentially a bit of refinement on your current bike!

It's not like you don't know what to do with that ENORMOUS torque hit at seven grand. I'm in total agreement that you should keep it till your back won't let you take it off the stand, then chuck a flat glass top on it as a breakfast bar...It's too tall for a coffee table.

[rastuscat]

It's how retail works.

Somewhere out there there is a guy who rode one of these CBs back in the day. He has had a family tragedy, a couple of wives, too many kids and too much mortgage since, and now he's 49 and has his finances sorted. He walks into Red Baron, and makes an emotional decision to buy a bike he's spent 25 years wishing he hadn't had to sell to buy his first house.

That's retail. Sometimes folks make emotional purchasing decisions. Old bikes are part of that.

[ellipsis]

...emotional rescue...

[Big Dave]

It's how retail works.

Somewhere out there there is a guy who rode one of these CBs back in the day. He has had a family tragedy, a couple of wives, too many kids and too much mortgage since, and now he's 49 and has his finances sorted. He walks into Red Baron, and makes an emotional decision to buy a bike he's spent 25 years wishing he hadn't had to sell to buy his first house.

That's retail. Sometimes folks make emotional purchasing decisions. Old bikes are part of that.

I was previously going to embed Babs singing 'Memories' from Cats, but just couldn't do it...well, tolerate it.

It was a way of paraphrasing wot 'e said.

[ducatilover]

Certainly wouldn't be the worst buying decision ever made. Lovely little shitters them.

[unstuck]

That's retail. Sometimes folks make emotional purchasing decisions. Old bikes are part of that.

Thats why I bought the VF, emotional reasons mainly, took me nearly a year to find the one I wanted and I would of paid a lot more than I paid for it back when I bought it too. Just had to have one.