Future collectable
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
Now, a "silent grey fellow..."
If you are looking for an "investment" motorcycle, you gotta go vintage.
Think Vincent Black Shadow.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Florida
A factory stock VRSXE Destroyer Factory Drag Bike has a chance at collectible status.
Not street legal. Basically they are being campaigned (raced), or held as a collectible.
Very few built. Some have already been totaled.
Not street legal. Basically they are being campaigned (raced), or held as a collectible.
Very few built. Some have already been totaled.
Last edited by Jonesee; Apr 25, 2016 at 10:20 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 1,082
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From: Queanbeyan, Australia
2014 flhtk
I plan on keeping my 2014 FLHTK for the next twenty years or more! I reckon by then it will be slightly collectible as it was one of the early production runs of the new "wethead"...
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,510
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From: Connecticut
Omaha wrote:
"I just don't see anything from the Evo era forward achieving high collectable status for a very, very long time. There are just too many of them out there."
I do.
FXR's in near-original, UNmodified condition.
Try and find one.
"I just don't see anything from the Evo era forward achieving high collectable status for a very, very long time. There are just too many of them out there."
I do.
FXR's in near-original, UNmodified condition.
Try and find one.
Already have one.
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,133
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From: Japan
FXSTS (Evo vintage) is the most recent bike I can think of that might be collectable. Before that, FXR.
Here in Japan, all springers, including those of Twinkie vintage are more desirable and therefore sell for a much higher price, used, than any other...
Here in Japan, all springers, including those of Twinkie vintage are more desirable and therefore sell for a much higher price, used, than any other...
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Illinois
Sportster's---XR1200 and R models
Dyna's-- S model and CVO's
Softail's---Any springer from 89 to 07
Touring---CVO's
Do not sell the TC's short. Like any HD they do not show up in salvage yards. All wrecks get sold.
Any Vrod
I already collect them and I know of a few others. Have no interest in any other HD prior to the mid 80's.
The oldest in my collection of 20 H-D's is a 89 FXRS, 87 Heritage Springer and a 2000 Deuce show bike then a 2003 883R then the rest are several examples of all the H-D families.
Most don't understand the collector will change with the years also. Collectors always go for what the wanted when they were young. So as the years go by the 30 to 40 year old bike will be the one sought after. The shovels, knuckles and pans don't even mean a thing to me. Also the population will be half again as today so the fewer surviver bikes will have a larger pool of buyers.
In my day a mid 50's two door post chevy Biscayne was a piece of crap. Now it's at car shows. The same will happen to TC's
Dyna's-- S model and CVO's
Softail's---Any springer from 89 to 07
Touring---CVO's
Do not sell the TC's short. Like any HD they do not show up in salvage yards. All wrecks get sold.
Any Vrod
I already collect them and I know of a few others. Have no interest in any other HD prior to the mid 80's.
The oldest in my collection of 20 H-D's is a 89 FXRS, 87 Heritage Springer and a 2000 Deuce show bike then a 2003 883R then the rest are several examples of all the H-D families.
Most don't understand the collector will change with the years also. Collectors always go for what the wanted when they were young. So as the years go by the 30 to 40 year old bike will be the one sought after. The shovels, knuckles and pans don't even mean a thing to me. Also the population will be half again as today so the fewer surviver bikes will have a larger pool of buyers.
In my day a mid 50's two door post chevy Biscayne was a piece of crap. Now it's at car shows. The same will happen to TC's
Last edited by lh4x4; Apr 26, 2016 at 12:13 AM.