What do you think?
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Road Master
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What do you think?
So, after 4 years on an FXD, I'm thinking about a bigger bike. My concern is selling the Dyna. I purchased it from a woman who's husband (the owner) had recently died of cancer. In all the crazyness of picking up the bike (not to mention a terrible thunderstorm), I managed to get away from her condo without writing the mileage of the bike on the title.
Fast forward a day or so, I'm at the Michigan Secretary of State to get my tab and filled in the mileage on the title. A clerk saw me and said I couldn't get the tab without going back to the woman and having her sign an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the mileage. I had no intention of going back and bothering her again (she'd already been though enough) so now I have a, "clean" Michigan title that says, "Not Actual Mileage" on it. I do have a receipt from an authorized HD dealer, ABC in Waterford, MI where she had it serviced a month before I purchased it from her that backs up the mileage on the title.
What are folks thoughts here? Do you think this will cause a problem selling it, should I lower the price a bit? The bike is a 2008 so it's already getting old on it's own.
Thanks!!
Fast forward a day or so, I'm at the Michigan Secretary of State to get my tab and filled in the mileage on the title. A clerk saw me and said I couldn't get the tab without going back to the woman and having her sign an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the mileage. I had no intention of going back and bothering her again (she'd already been though enough) so now I have a, "clean" Michigan title that says, "Not Actual Mileage" on it. I do have a receipt from an authorized HD dealer, ABC in Waterford, MI where she had it serviced a month before I purchased it from her that backs up the mileage on the title.
What are folks thoughts here? Do you think this will cause a problem selling it, should I lower the price a bit? The bike is a 2008 so it's already getting old on it's own.
Thanks!!
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It would be worth going back to the seller and getting the mileage correct. Personally, I wouldn't buy any vehicle that shows unknown mileage on the title.
It's not like you have a one of a kind or rare bike. There's plenty of used bikes on the market that don't have that liability and I think most buyers would just go elsewhere.
Like you said, you can drop the price a couple of thou in the hopes that will overcome the mileage thing. But it's your money so do whatever you think is best.
It's not like you have a one of a kind or rare bike. There's plenty of used bikes on the market that don't have that liability and I think most buyers would just go elsewhere.
Like you said, you can drop the price a couple of thou in the hopes that will overcome the mileage thing. But it's your money so do whatever you think is best.
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Road Master
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Thanks, but that's not an option at this point. I do appreciate your input.
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It would be worth going back to the seller and getting the mileage correct. Personally, I wouldn't buy any vehicle that shows unknown mileage on the title.
It's not like you have a one of a kind or rare bike. There's plenty of used bikes on the market that don't have that liability and I think most buyers would just go elsewhere.
Like you said, you can drop the price a couple of thou in the hopes that will overcome the mileage thing. But it's your money so do whatever you think is best.
It's not like you have a one of a kind or rare bike. There's plenty of used bikes on the market that don't have that liability and I think most buyers would just go elsewhere.
Like you said, you can drop the price a couple of thou in the hopes that will overcome the mileage thing. But it's your money so do whatever you think is best.
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Road Master
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So, let me ask another question. Any suggested strategies for selling this bike? It's probably a 5-6K bike in the Detroit Market. If it were you how much would you be willing to come off the price? In the grand scheme of things I'm not going to miss a thousand or so all that much. More a pride thing than anything else.
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Given the choice between two purchases and all other things being equal, most people will always choose the vehicle with a clean title. That's what the term refers to. "Clean" ~ meaning there are no messy details that need explaining. You will pay a price for your mistake when you sell this bike. The price may or may not be significant, but there will be a price.
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Personally, I'd buy it and would really give a rats *** about the accuracy of the mileage. You can look the bike over and get a feel for how much it has been ridden. So, depends on the buyer really. Put it out there for your asking price, see what potential buyers are saying. Maybe someone like me will just snag it and not care.