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So i was planning on re-building my trashed 2012 wide-glide over the course of next year, it just needs the front end replacing as its the Forks that sustained most of the damage, the rest is very minor cosmetic.
To my surprise though i've had a couple of people register interest in buying it as they to undertake a project.
So im starting to give it some thought of selling it and putting the money toward something new - what would you guys value this at in its current state?
has approx 5k miles on the clock, new battery fitted a few months ago,
Vance and Hines Big shots (fitted a couple months ago)
FP3 fuel tuner
Joker Machine Air filter
Digital speedo
Digital and flush fuel cap/gauge
Just looking at an approx ballpark figure you guys think i should aim for if i sell it - my insurer valued the bike at Ł10,500 when they wrote it off.
Jesus man did it get run over? Never seen one so twisted up yet I don't really see a whole lot of scrapes on it.
I couldn't tell you exact value in that condition, but if it was me looking for a project, I wouldn't be willing to pay what the insurance values it at. I would look at what I have to put into it, calculate a good 1500 in for one of those "**** I didn't notice this until I removed ______" moments, then go from there. These days everybody low ***** everything so despite somebody wanting a project, they'll still probably try to pay way less and justify it with all the work they need to do.
What at kind of offers have you gotten on it so far?
Those forks are bent pretty bad...you sure there's no frame damage?
Being that you've already been paid by the insurance company for a total loss, how much did you buy the salvage back for? That's all it's really worth. In my book i'd take the money and run...get a new bike.
It's not easy to tell if the frame is damaged or not. There are things you dont see or notice with bare eyes. But lets assume the frame is intact, and the turn stoppers at the neck of the frame are not bent or broken. This can be fixed with less than $1.5K, less than that if you are patient.
Add to that about $2.5K loss of value because of the accident. Labor and the damaged image the bike will have with it for the rest of it's life.
So, if your bike worth $8.5k, I would put a value of around $4k on it as is.
Having that said, I would be surprised if someone offered you that much. Not because it doesnt worth it but because guys who buy that sort of stuff usually dont have 4K cash sitting around.
So what I suspect is going to happen is that you are going to fix it yourself, and then sell it, eventually.
Salvage value only cost me about Ł1200 (cant remember the exact figure now).
Bikes already been inspected by HD dealer and the insurers independent engineer - no frame damage - it was written off as cosmetic damage uneconomical to repair.
Happened with a head on collision, a cage cut across a gap in a lane that was at stand still traffic, didn't see me in my empty lane - i went into the her passenger side door, left a nice big hole.
Looking through the repair estimates, with abit of shopping around for parts i think fixing it myself is doable in the Ł1.5-Ł2k region.
If i was going to keep it, i'd probably do a lot more work to it, make it something truly unique, but if the price is right i'd sell it as is, that $4k you mentioned OddJack doesnt sound too unreasonable.
Id keep it tear it down and start sourcing parts.Take it one step at a time. Remove and replace,remove and replace. Alot of the parts can be picked up used on the cheap.The reason guys are jumping on it is because theres no frame damage and its a bolt off bolt on job. Up to you though.
Id keep it tear it down and start sourcing parts.Take it one step at a time. Remove and replace,remove and replace. Alot of the parts can be picked up used on the cheap.The reason guys are jumping on it is because theres no frame damage and its a bolt off bolt on job. Up to you though.
Thanks for the advice, i'm more inclined to keeping it because its a good chance for me to learn the mechanics a bit better and make it my own. I suppose people are seeing dollar bills knowing they can haggle it cheap in its current state.
Just dont wanna look like a mug when i throw them a figure that i'd be expecting.
I agree. They can't tell if its not bent until it goes in a jig and the measurements are checked. Thats why they totaled it.
But it's worth the rebuild if OP wants to do it.
Good time to chop the neck and rake/de-rake... That was my plan after I totalled mine. Once I got it disassembled, the frame checked out...so I just left the neck alone. Still spent 5x the value of the bike rebuilding. But, that was my plan anyway. "This is my bike. There (aren't any) like it, but this one is mine."
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Value my damaged glide
