| Author | Message | ||
     Harold |
I put my 88CI S1W on this forums classified, in Cycle Trader, and my local web want ads. Nothing. I know there has to be others like me that want the baddest Buell out there, and I know I will never get the $7K in the motor I have in it. But not even an offer? Where do you advertise a bike with a motor like this? | ||
| Greg_cifu |
You'll never get any of that money back. Motorcycles are not an investment, they're a hobby...a passion. I bought all THREE of these bikes for $600 more than the asking price for yours:    Put yourself in the buyer's place: How much is an unknown engine build truly worth to somebody on the street? They don't know if you actually did the work (receipts mean little), if the person doing the work knew what they were doing, etc. I see asking prices for bikes all the time just like this...and they're bikes I'm interested in buying. I don't even waste my time contacting them. I've had people insulted and storming off when I offered $500 less than their asking price. Others ask double what they want, expecting to get offered half, then settle somewhere in the middle. List it for something in the mid $4K range, lick your wounds and move on. Even at that price, I'll bet it doesn't sell right away. | ||
| Robinpeck |
The price of Buells is so incredibly deflated right now that in the future there is really no where for the prices to go but up. And they will go up. But its going to be a few years. Patience. | ||
| S1owner |
Just like muscle cars its a passion you will never get close to the money you have in it plus not everyone wants a crazy motor it requires a lot more tinkering. I have roughly 6000 in my bike with the original purchase price i might get 4 on a good day in the right wind and they might not like what i have done thats what we do you build it to enjoy the process lick the wounds and on to the next! | ||
| Fahren |
Greg, every time you show those beautiful bikes, I go green with envy. Wow - just wow. | ||
| M2marc |
take out the 88ci and sell it to someone building a chopper. find a cheap original motor for the bike, install it and sell it. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Not everyone wants an 88" Buell. I know I don't. Just like not everyone wants a Harley with fuschia flames. Just because the owner at the time thought they were the s**t doesn't mean anyone else will...no matter how much they paid the painter to lay them in. I would literally have to break Harley customer's hearts when they tried to trade to a new bike... "What?? That's all?? I've got $5000 in chrome on that bike!!" "So?" (silence) "Sorry man, but that one there has 8k in chrome...that one over there has 6k...they ALL have tons of chrome on them. Yours is still just a tarted up FXST and here's what we can give you on trade". | ||
| Imaposer2 |
Sad but true. Unless you happen upon that one in a million buyer that is looking for exactly what you've done to your bike and trust/believes in your abilities.... and even then, they aren't going to want to pay retail on it all anyway. As others have already said, build for the love of building but don't expect to get your money back out of it when trying to sell. With that said, can you provide a link to your ad? I can at least make an offer...  | ||
| Greg_cifu |
As posted before: all I did was detail them, find some flattering light and point a camera at them. Erik and his team did the rest. Besides, you've got two of the three I posted (at least according to your profile).  | ||
| Rich |
Part it out. That's what I'm going to do with my RS1200. | ||
| Harold |
Imaposer2, It is at the top of the classifieds. Guys, I know I am not getting my money back out of this, as I have around $14K in it. It just isn't going up in value sitting here, and I know someone wants a bike like this. A good percentage of threads on this forum are from people asking how to get more Hp out of their bikes. | ||
| Boatz |
Harold, SOunds like ebay and maybe XL Forum are the the only advertising areas you haven't covered. Greg_cifu, I googled to find Harolds' asking price of $8000. To clarify, you are saying that for $8600 you bought all three of those tubers?? | ||
| Buellish |
"A good percentage of threads on this forum are from people asking how to get more Hp out of their bikes." But if you look at the majority of those threads,they are looking for a way to make power without spending a lot of money. People with bikes valued at 2700 to 3500,looking to spend 8 to 1200 or so on power mods.They end up with mabye 4 to 5 grand in the bike and struggle to get it back if they have to sell. (Message edited by buellish on April 27, 2012) | ||
| Greg_cifu |
Actually, I added in my head and screwed up: it was $8500. All of them were advertised in the So Cal area using conventional methods (Ebay, Craigslist, etc). One was listed off & on for months. This thread reminds me of this S1W that was listed when I bought mine. Tons of money sunk into it and an asking price of $5K. Nothing but crickets. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 550477.html http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 575825.html | ||
| Boatz |
Harold, About the only thing you haven't tried is Ebay. Sorry to hijack your thread Harold, but I am thinking Greg needs to make a new thread "Buying Classic Buell tubers in 2012". I like the white vs black bike thing going on in your garage. That white one is just beautiful to my eye, although I'd want to own the black one personally. For a first one. Where am I going wrong?! I have a pic of a pile of cash up on classifieds here, and on c'list in Seattle area. So far a lot of bikes with sloppy maintenance or ownership records offered to me, or just WAY overpriced. They claim they must sell. You must have a much larger pool of bikes down there, that's got to be part of it. Or it was snowing outside. Either that or I suck at buying. Alright, I promise not to chopperize them so please school us cash buyers....there's $6300.00 there from the sale of my 1125CR, surely that's at least two sweet tubers using your techniques!!!  | ||
| Jramsey |
" they're a hobby." Tell that to those who work in the industry. (Message edited by Jramsey on April 28, 2012) | ||
| Greg_cifu |
It's really easy: spend an hour each night surfing Craigslist from coast to coast for a long list of bikes, be willing to fly & ride if necessary and be willing to trailer or ship some insane distances (not kidding).  | ||
| 46champ |
You might try the classified section of the AHDRA web site your bike would make a good starting point for a drag bike. | ||
| Greg_cifu |
An 88" Axtel jugged 1998 S3T just finished on Ebay. It's in gorgeous shape (as you can see by the pics). Bidding ended at $3800. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=ViewItem&item= 130688350014 Here's a 2002 X1 White Lightning that additionally had the limited edition "Liquid Lightning" bodywork, the accessory Buell seat, a D&D pipe and a whole bunch of other goodies. I almost sniped this one but, couldn't get my head around the combination of the X1W and the paint. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buell-X1W-Liquid-Li ghtning-/260985512617 I'm not trying to knock down your bike but, the realistic value for a totally pristine, tarted-up S1W is going to be $4-5K tops. | ||
| S1owner |
I get what you mean with the paint in the. X1W couldnt shouldnt repaint but hell i do not know if i could ride it unless i could find a matching pair of Zubazz! Jrams it is a hobby to 99 % of us and unless your making a living at it its a hobby |
