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Hello everyone, hope all is well. My name is Andrew, IM 25 and i own a 1959 Harley-Davidson PanHead(chopped) the bike runs and there is virtually nothing wrong with it. At this point the bike has been winterized and has not been ridden in some time. The story behind the bike is simple, my father who is no longer with us here was a diehard "biker" i grew up on the front of this bike, however i don't have the time or money for the bike anymore with going to school and family matters and what not.
so reluctantly i would like to sell the bike. i am being told by many people that is it worth some money but really have nothing to go on. i need some more advise from some people that are currently and have been "in the game" for a while. so i guess the basic question to all of you is how much do you guys think i should be looking for? and where do you think i should start? ill post pictures here or links to a photobucket account. thanks for all your time in advance.!
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a..._101/back1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...101/front1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a.../leftside1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a.../leftside2.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...rightside1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...tsideClose.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...htsideFull.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...eVeryClose.jpg
so reluctantly i would like to sell the bike. i am being told by many people that is it worth some money but really have nothing to go on. i need some more advise from some people that are currently and have been "in the game" for a while. so i guess the basic question to all of you is how much do you guys think i should be looking for? and where do you think i should start? ill post pictures here or links to a photobucket account. thanks for all your time in advance.!
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a..._101/back1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...101/front1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a.../leftside1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a.../leftside2.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...rightside1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...tsideClose.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...htsideFull.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...eVeryClose.jpg
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
Couple of questions...Do you have a title for it; does the VIN# match the title; are the vin#s OEM; do the cases match; OEM frame, front/rear end, tanks? or aftermarket?
Couple of more questions...What work has been done to the motor, tranny, frame, front/rear end; do you have receipts for the work done.
Definitely a runner and not a garage queen. Nice to see an old survivor still on the road.
As far as value goes...you will get a lot of opinions. Bike prices are down (except for Knuckles and some pre-war models) due to the economy; prices for pans are a liitle more so than shovels and definitely more so than evos. So my thoughts are in the 5-7 K range from first looks.
There are those that will say NUTS its worth at least 15K or NUTS not more than 3K. It is obviously worth what someone is willing to sell it for and what someone is willing to pay for it. Depending on the seller/buyer, the closer it is to stock condition the more it is worth in value.
Your dad's bike is a bit distant form stock. Depending on what stock components are still on it, what stock parts may still be available with the sale could increase the value to someone who wants to take it back to a stock configuration. Obviously means less to the chopper mentality except that stock extra parts could be sold to pay for putting it back into the bike as far as upgrades and mods.
Just one opinion from a guy who has been riding, building and selling pans as a garage mechanic since 1970 and who still rides the same 65 pan since then and who has 2 other pans in partial stages of "going back together".
Good luck with your sale.
Couple of more questions...What work has been done to the motor, tranny, frame, front/rear end; do you have receipts for the work done.
Definitely a runner and not a garage queen. Nice to see an old survivor still on the road.
As far as value goes...you will get a lot of opinions. Bike prices are down (except for Knuckles and some pre-war models) due to the economy; prices for pans are a liitle more so than shovels and definitely more so than evos. So my thoughts are in the 5-7 K range from first looks.
There are those that will say NUTS its worth at least 15K or NUTS not more than 3K. It is obviously worth what someone is willing to sell it for and what someone is willing to pay for it. Depending on the seller/buyer, the closer it is to stock condition the more it is worth in value.
Your dad's bike is a bit distant form stock. Depending on what stock components are still on it, what stock parts may still be available with the sale could increase the value to someone who wants to take it back to a stock configuration. Obviously means less to the chopper mentality except that stock extra parts could be sold to pay for putting it back into the bike as far as upgrades and mods.
Just one opinion from a guy who has been riding, building and selling pans as a garage mechanic since 1970 and who still rides the same 65 pan since then and who has 2 other pans in partial stages of "going back together".
Good luck with your sale.
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Thank you for your replay i appreciate very much.
Yes i have the title, and yes the vins match on both. However i dont know if it is OEM or not. if i had to guess i would say yes, there is no way for me to prove that though. no i dont have any receipts, as far as i know yes the tanks are the original tanks, i dont know allot about the bike cuz my dad was never around. i know it was a police special off the floor. after that some guy had it and chopped it down to what it is now. my dad then acquired it and put dif pipes on it. i know that the engine was always serviced by my uncle who does what you do. and no parts where ever "replaced" before my dad parked it the top end had been redone bottom was fine and needed nothing. the trany is the original as far as i know.
where do you think i should start posting this for sale? like craigslist/ ebay? im unsure of how to go about this any idea or suggestions would be great. thank you again for your time and info.
Yes i have the title, and yes the vins match on both. However i dont know if it is OEM or not. if i had to guess i would say yes, there is no way for me to prove that though. no i dont have any receipts, as far as i know yes the tanks are the original tanks, i dont know allot about the bike cuz my dad was never around. i know it was a police special off the floor. after that some guy had it and chopped it down to what it is now. my dad then acquired it and put dif pipes on it. i know that the engine was always serviced by my uncle who does what you do. and no parts where ever "replaced" before my dad parked it the top end had been redone bottom was fine and needed nothing. the trany is the original as far as i know.
where do you think i should start posting this for sale? like craigslist/ ebay? im unsure of how to go about this any idea or suggestions would be great. thank you again for your time and info.
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Ebay is a start, but mind you pay a sellers fee to them. Craigslist is better, surely you must have some "bike trader" magazine that sells used. Another idea is call Buzz, and advertise in his rag, Walnecks. In this months edition, there are few good HD's for sale.I think that people are holding off selling as the market is really soft. I am going with the last poster, if you can get between 5-7G's, take it, if you need the $$ If I was you, I would sit on it, and maybe 5-10-20 years, you wont kick yourself in the *** for ever selling it. I say this, as my first bike was a 48 pan, and when I was your age, I sold that "old" thing for a newer one. Hindsight! Something to think about.
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
Have to agree with Flat Head...Craigslist is a good way to start and it is free. Just remember that there are a lot of unscrupulous people out there. If you can, meet at a 3rd party residence that is also a very good and trustworthy friend. There are a lot of tales about "buyers" looking at old bikes, leaving, and then several weeks later, the house is burglarized and the old iron has disappeared.
Do you have the knack for starting it so that the buyer can hear it run (No one but you or your best friend should be starting it or taking it up and down the street; the buyer can as long as he places the cash, all of it, in your hand before he sits on it)? Pans seem to vary a bit on starting although the basic procedure is the same. Most I know will not take someone's word that the bike runs without hearing it unless it is stated before the sale that it is a non-runner.
Do you have the knack for starting it so that the buyer can hear it run (No one but you or your best friend should be starting it or taking it up and down the street; the buyer can as long as he places the cash, all of it, in your hand before he sits on it)? Pans seem to vary a bit on starting although the basic procedure is the same. Most I know will not take someone's word that the bike runs without hearing it unless it is stated before the sale that it is a non-runner.
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