Selling a bike with high miles
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Selling a bike with high miles
I know it's a bad time of the year, and I know there is a glut of used bikes, and I know you need to take a bath to sell a bike these days... All of that aside, I'm just curious if you have had any luck even selling a bike with "high miles" pushing 70k. (Also has engine mods... FM 107 package)
Am I wasting my time thinking anyone would even consider it? From what I read, even the dealers are going to be reluctant to trade it in. Am I just stuck with it for good now?
Am I wasting my time thinking anyone would even consider it? From what I read, even the dealers are going to be reluctant to trade it in. Am I just stuck with it for good now?
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I've stopped worrying about it. At this point, repairs, upgrades and improvements are what I do. At least I know what's going on inside it, as opposed to buying new and figuring out what the factory hasn't perfected yet.
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Yep, I already did. Craiglist, CycleTrader, Ebay... I was just more curious if anyone had any luck selling a high mileage bike. If they did, did they have to just give it away to get rid of it. I did contact a couple dealers and they both said, right now they'd still trade it, but it's getting close to the point they wouldn't want it either because they said they won't be able to sell it.
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Yep, this is the direction I am leaning. I just figured I'd try to see if I could sell it. If not, I'll do just what you are doing.
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Is 70K 'High Mileage' ( I think not)o. i know a guy who paid good money for a Road King with 43K on it. It depends on how well its maintained IMO. There could be a nice garage kept 73K bike, and a 9K bike that sat out in the weather for a few years, which one is better?
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My dealer told me they don't like to take trades on bikes with over 80,000 miles, as they can no longer offer a warranty on it.
If the price is right, you'll sell it. As they say, there's an *** for every seat.
If the price is right, you'll sell it. As they say, there's an *** for every seat.
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For a car/truck, 70k isnt bad at all because so many other cars out there will have similar or more mileage on them. People dont think twice about it. But with bikes, its a different story because the mileage figure is swayed the other way.
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