I'm visiting my local dealer to look at a 2014 CVO Ultra Limited tomorrow. (The red one.) Any way, I'm perfectly happy with my bike but have been enamored with the CVO Ultra since it came out last summer. So, they got one in and I asked them to give me a call when it arrives so I could have a look in person. FWIW, the bike's retail price is all but 40K. I can swing the bike financially with or without trade if I choose. (Although I will be financing, at least initially.)

Just in case I fall in love with it, I'm trying to figure out what I should expect to get in trade for my bike?

I know mods carry very little in value and I have no crazy illusions of coming anywhere near what I have into my bike. A quick browse of the internet and I see near stock and lightly modified models of the same year being listed for anywhere between 15-20K. With that said, I'd hope I could get the upper end of that in trade but really have no idea. It has 10K original miles and about 5K on the 120R.

I put my bike together to be a fairly hi performance (125 hp/tq.) touring bike that can be stripped down to cruise in minutes.

FWIW, here is a list of mods. There might be a few I've forgotten. All have been performed by the dealer who same dealer that's selling the CVO Ultra.

2009 Street Glide
Red Hot Sunglo


Engine
Screamin’ Eagle 120R engine (installed and tuned by Classic HD)125hp/125 tq
w/ Screamin’ Eagle oil cooler and Ward’s electric, thermal switch controlled cooling fans. (Runs between 225˚-235˚ in all weather)
Custom S&S ventilated teardrop a/c w/ K&N filter (designed and built by Classic HD)
Dragos Dragula 2 into 1 exhaust
Power Vision tuner w/ wide band O2 sensors and autotuner
58mm throttle body
Screamin' Eagle race clutch


Wheels, Brakes
Screamin’ Eagle Instigators 19” front, 18” rear
Screamin Eagle Instigator Rotors front
All stainless steel braided brake lines front/rear/cables
Performance Machine 4 piston chrome calipers front
Factory antilock brakes

Body/Seat/Frame
Detachable King Tour Pak with upgraded chrome hinges
painted to match inner fairing
painted to match ventilated lower fairing with locking storage compartments and liners
painted to match Klock Werks “Level” Tire Hugger front fender
3 Seats- Stock Street Glide seat, HD touring seat- Street Glide Style, Danny Gray Speed Cradle solo seat
leather dash on inner fairing
True-Track stabilizer
Chrome lower legs/axel covers
Chrome switch housings and hand controls
Premium saddlebag and tour pak liners
CVO handlebars, internally wired
HD Windsplitter Windshield 7”


Electronics/Lighting
Hawg Wired amplifier and speakers 180 watts/channel
HD Garmin GPS *interfaces with audio system (talking directions), mp3 capable*
Rider/Passenger intercom system*
XM radio
hidden antenna
HD heated grips
factory cruise control
LED Daymaker headlight
Custom Dynamics LED Turn Signals /white halos/amber/clear lenses front, red/amber/smoked lenses rear wired for turn/brake running w/ load equalizer.
LED tail light/smoked lens
Factory security
LoJack

Any educated input would be greatly appreciated.

 

The mods are going to add next to nothing, no one wants to buy a modded bike from the dealer. I'd sell it on your own. If 15k is low trade in thats what you should expect. If 15k is low retail then expect a lower offer as a trade in.

 

Trade in value depends on a lot of factors but a dealer will want to make approx. $3000 in profit on your bike after taking it in trade.
So if you think your Street Glide is worth $15,000, you will get $12,000 as a trade in on that Ultra.
Trade in value also depends on what you pay for the new bike and how and who finances it.
FWIW, I think highly modified bikes are more difficult to sell. 125hp/125tq just means racing abuse to the next buyer.
Mods are for you, not the next owner.

 

You will get approximately $4,000 less than they will sell it for and about 3,000 less than you can sell it for.

 

Hell I'd pay top blue book for it.

 

Rax

 

Why would you want to sell that bike... Ride it and keep that smile on your face.

 

Not really sure I do. I'll have to be blown away by the Ultra. But I won't keep both. I don't need two dressers.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

That CVO is going to be a slug compared to what you have. I would put it in the classifieds here and try to sell it for 20K

 

Don't sell it !