Finding Accurate Value for Irreplaceable FXR

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Feb 19, 2011 | 05:34 PM

#71

Ramona

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From: Canada...west coast

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two Bears

And those who know the history of the series, model and brand will know the signifigance. In its current condition, it could be a museum piece and I have the option to keep it that way. I have other bikes to serve as riders...plus this one came with nearly enough spares to build a rider FXR, so I can afford to set it aside just for shows, or just mothball it.

Nothing quite so sad as seeing the 'old blue hairs' sitting beside their muscle cars at a car show....the car is timeless.....the owner, not so much so. The car has been transformed into the owners shrine of 'days gone by'.....it (the car) will probably never get to be driven the way it was when it was newer....or driven the way the designers intended it to be driven....
That said.....put the tins back on your FXR, and let the bike do what it was designed to do......'FXR' doesn't translate into 'shrine'.......happy trails..

Last edited by Ramona; Feb 19, 2011 at 05:44 PM.

Feb 19, 2011 | 06:19 PM

#72

88xlh1200

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For maximum value the bike should be as close to stock as possible. Reading the link about it under your user name it appears to be fairly heavily modded as it is with more to come.
I'm not saying the paint production may not be desirable to some people, but the further you move away from stock with everything surrounding the paint the value may likely go down as a "collectible". Just my opinion.

Feb 19, 2011 | 08:06 PM

#73

Strat HD

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Still no pic? I call Bull chit.

Feb 19, 2011 | 08:29 PM

#74

warrconn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramona

I couldn't agree more. I don't go to many car shows anymore, but occasionally you'll run into a free one in some parking lot. In the early to mid 70s, I owned a bunch of muscle cars, 'cause you could...for cheap.
'69 Super Bee, '69 Road Runner, '69 GTX, '69 Chevelle SS 396, '66 GTO convertible tri-power, '68 Camaro z/28 and various '55, '56 and '57 Chevies. My point, I don't think I paid much more than a grand for any of them, and some went as cheap as 500 bucks. I can't even watch the Barrett-Jackson stuff.

I hate seeing these cars at shows with people sitting on their lawn chairs next to their cars, with the obligatory stuffed animals and Beach Boys music. I hope motorcycles don't fall into this "shrine" to to youth state. Hell, what keeps you younger: sitting next to your ride on a lawn chair in a parking lot, or riding (driving) the **** out of it?

Feb 19, 2011 | 09:12 PM

#75

brunswickoh

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Any value it may have had was lost when the engine and everything else was torn into, probably worth $5k if you can find the right buyer. I'd ride it and enjoy it.

Feb 19, 2011 | 09:49 PM

#76

blusmbl

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From: Detroit, the asshole of America

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Originally Posted by brunswickoh

Any value it may have had was lost when the engine and everything else was torn into, probably worth $5k if you can find the right buyer. I'd ride it and enjoy it.

Pretty much. At least with the musclecars, paint doesn't make much of a difference in value. Original powertrain is usually more important than original paint. Engine/trans options do matter, though. Even so, rare definitely doesn't equal desireable in most cases. A "1 of 1", non-SVT or otherwise special build fox body Mustang isn't going to command much of a premium over a regular fox body Mustang, as an example.

Just ride it, it isn't an investment.

Feb 19, 2011 | 09:50 PM

#77

Faast Ed

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I think the OP's bubble has been officially burst.

Feb 19, 2011 | 09:58 PM

#78

WS6 Formula

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From: From Long Island, now in So. Cal

1990 FXRS-SP Yellow / White...............2
Total.................................................762

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Feb 19, 2011 | 10:44 PM

#79

Two Bears

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Beatin' a brain-dead horse

Quote:

Originally Posted by WS6 Formula

1990 FXRS-SP Yellow / White...............2
Total.................................................762

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Give up, 6. Then again, I wasn't here to convince anybody anyway. The greasers liked our little swarm of Honda 55s, 65s, and 90s but I remember one graybeard saying that "it portends no good. Someday Harleys will be just like THAT- turn the key and GO, and every sumbitch with MONEY'll have a hog" (or BMW, Royal Enfield, or Ariel like those guys rode).
And he was right. Now it's all checkbooks and attitudes (and illiterates, too, apparently), as this thread shows.

For those who offered me some resources, thanks a bunch. You're the kind of folks who keep me riding.

WS6, I'll PM you off-thread.

L8r.