MT 09 with $3500 of extra mods

[Pound]

Certain people WILL look at a bike with your type of mods. Mods wont make it worth more tbh.

Yeah I understand what you're saying, and you're quite right about it, as I have pretty much experienced the above when selling any of my past vehicles (I haven't sold a vehicle that hasn't had a ton of mods).

[Autech]

Certain people WILL look at a bike with your type of mods. Mods wont make it worth more tbh.

Bang on mate, the optimistic sellers thread is full of characters trying to earn back the coin they sunk into a bike by adding it to the sale price. Funniest ones have around 10kms on them and are 2 years old and they're listing it for the same price as a new one...
Mods are a sale point but certainly don't increase the value.

[mossy1200]

I think the mods are ones that will make the bike a more attractive purchase option when the bike is not old. Its items that a perspective new bike owner would like but might push the new bike out of financial range. The only problem is that does not tend to equal more money in your pocket because they do not want it to cost them extra. With extras and a price equal to others on the market what you end up with is a bike that sells quickly not a bike that fetches a better return.

I looked at the other being sold and I think yours is the most likely to sell but change the lead photo to a full bike shot exhaust side taken from low down with no car behind it.

[AllanB]

Interesting subject.

I modify mine - always have, personalising it I say.

The box of stock parts grows be it bars, tail tidies, pipes, indicators seat covers.... you know the drill.

When trading or selling it is easy to put back to stock and sell the goodies on TM.

[mossy1200]

Interesting subject.

I modify mine - always have, personalising it I say.

The box of stock parts grows be it bars, tail tidies, pipes, indicators seat covers.... you know the drill.

When trading or selling it is easy to put back to stock and sell the goodies on TM.

I used to do the work including ecu programs and full exhaust system including sensor removal. Upgrades and and carbon this and that and rearsets.
Now its pipe and tail tidy. I call those a built in cost of buying a new bike. I even picked muffler from the do not need fueling alterations this time.

[Pound]

I looked at the other being sold and I think yours is the most likely to sell but change the lead photo to a full bike shot exhaust side taken from low down with no car behind it.

Hey thanks for the advice, I'll definitely try that.

[Pound]

Now its pipe and tail tidy. I call those a built in cost of buying a new bike. I even picked muffler from the do not need fueling alterations this time.

Yep, I also call these "essential mods" that I do to every single bike, so if a bike that I buy just happens to have those, well it's $$$$$ that I don't need to spend.

[Autech]

Say I was looking at 2 gixxer600s, both roughly the same ks and price, but one had a yoshi pipe and the other was stock, I know which one I would buy...


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[FJRider]

When people modify bikes/cars they generally do so to make them handle/look better for them rather than for any future purchaser.

Either read the "Optimistic Sellers" thread in these forums ... or do a troll through Trademe ...

My thinking if the mods are $3500 that money would have been better spend on a better bike in the first place.

Don't think ... it only confuses you ...

[FJRider]

Fair point, but I just thought id mention it as a selling point, as quality tyres are expensive, and that's just one less thing that needs changing anytime soon.


Appreciate all of the advice and opinions thus far guys, thanks

Try selling the stock parts separately ... either on this site or Trademe. (or elsewhere) ... maybe ...