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Shovel heads are going up in value.
I wonder when evos will. Some may appreciate earlier than others such as fxr and springers.
Based on hagerty (if that's accurate) my FXSTS is worth more than I paid for it. I think the only really way to judge though is to see what they are selling for. It's really a buyers market with inventory and it's still fairly easy to find EVO bikes.
I personally don't see this happening. The used Harley market is awash with inventory. Yes, perhaps on a few 'specialty' models: FXR's, 'Mo-Glides', and Springers. But for the run of the mill HD, I think prices have pretty much settle to meet the market.
Most new to Harley buyers, are looking for bikes, like they look for cars/trucks: Age, miles, condition. There are a heck of a lot of twin cams on the market at entry level prices.
My 1993 FLHS is probably worth between $4000-$5000. Depending on time of year it's for sale. That would be a little less than half of what I paid for it new ($11,000) in 1993.
you huys are saying the FXR"s are increasing in value. I am about to sell my 87 FXR-SP. Its a low mile clean bike but far from stock. Motor work custom flames over the stock red paint. Has a well dobe after market xhrome wide glide front end on her. 7500 miles So I have been researching on what to ask for her. You guys are right the prices are all over the board. Low as 4500, high as 9K. I really am not sure where realistic is. It is one fast little bad *** evo. Not sure thats good or bad
The higher value examples are either stock, close to stock or have the parts to be able to return it to stock.
Im not in the USA and there were only two fxsts evo springers available for sale when I bought mine which is a very low mileage example. I just need to change the dash to make it stock. The other one available sold last week for a fair bit less than mine but it had higher miles, was a **** colour and rougher.
Not many evos around in my neck of the woods
Last edited by Arseclown; May 20, 2018 at 05:53 AM.
Yeah, outside the CONUS (continental USA), bike prices are high. Most prices are set locally, by the market, in The States.
Nice FXR!
Thanks , it really is a pretty nice bike, but like I said far from stock. You are right about prices set by where you live in the states. I live in Florida, I know if you take a bike up north to sell from down here. You can gain as much as 1000 to 1500. Why? More bikes here? More old people who do not ride here? Not really sure but if you watch the market it does seem to be true. Calif is another good example, there bikes seem to go dirt cheap?
Yep. I've been 'toying' with the idea of finding an old Shovel and going the hardtail bar runner route with it. Prices are a bit high for them, everything considered, for a 35 - 40+ year old bike. The cheapest one I found locally, was still in the $4k-$5k price range. If I could snag one for $3k, I might go for it. But the last thing I need is another project to keep me busy. And broke....
It's been my observation, across the board in any market....bikes, guns, cars....when you start to see a "collectors" market developing, values are increasingly dependent upon condition and how close the item is to original.
All the doo-dads, modifications, add-ons, etc. are fine for an item that's going to be used frequently, but then you're competing with an old, hi-mile item against the "new/like-new" market. As you get into the world of collectors, people who want to appreciate the original uniqueness of an item...all those mods are worse than irrelevant, they decrease the value, especially so if they cannot be easily removed and replaced with OEM stuff.
Yep. I've been 'toying' with the idea of finding an old Shovel and going the hardtail bar runner route with it. Prices are a bit high for them, everything considered, for a 35 - 40+ year old bike. The cheapest one I found locally, was still in the $4k-$5k price range. If I could snag one for $3k, I might go for it. But the last thing I need is another project to keep me busy. And broke....
Heard ya there man! I was cruising along happy as a lark. One nice newer bike in the garage. All good, one to clean, one to ride, no decisions on which i am taking. I always wanted an FXR. This one came available from a Boat Mechanic buddy a mine that I was doing some service work for (I clean out fuel tanks for a living), he had traded it for a boat, then all his buddies sold their bikes. So it sat for a year and he had a baby yadda yadda yadda. The guy he traded the boat to, was from naples Fl, he bought it new, had a bike shop in Naples send the motor off to a place called Hot Shot motor works, Upper Sandusky Ohio and punch her out to a 107ci, Then the guy got scared of it, and it just sat in the garage for years. Lots a guys in Naples Fl with way more money then sense, but thats another story. I picked it up right, spent two weeks shinning on her. This thing is pretty insanly fast. If you noticed in the pic, she is running a chain. In 84 is when they went to all belt drives, this a 87, I guess after the build it kept snapping belts, least that is what orginal owner told boat friend. Anyways a month and a half later, I walk into the used tent at Gator HD in Leesburg, And ****! There she is, my all time dream bike! Even in the right color with 14k in the Odo )$ Screaming Eagle Duece in yellow pearl and silver mist. Having two bikes is stupid, having three is certifiablly insane. The FXR has to go.
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