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I cannot sell my bike probably because people don't like bright red paint. I will repaint it, I need to choose paint/color. Which one is the best to sell a Harley? I will do candy if I have to, no problem.
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Lots of people like black on a roadking.
 
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Yup...just do a rattle can black. I recommend the Walmart house brand. Should really turn those buyers around.
 
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Originally Posted by 13RoadKing
I cannot sell my bike probably because people don't like bright red paint. I will repaint it, I need to choose paint/color. Which one is the best to sell a Harley? I will do candy if I have to, no problem.
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Trade it in would be the easiest if you are looking to unload it.
 
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May as well offer to paint it any color the buyer wants then. Dunno if a new paint job before the fact would be entirely confidence inspiring. With used cars, up here in the land of long winters and heavy corrosion, it isn't. People tend to think you're hiding something.
 
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Harley site shows interesting paint , cherry with big flakes. It seems too flashy and I'll have to buy a new spray gun with big nozzle probably.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...road-king.html
Click fuel tank on the bottom of the page to see 360 view. Lots of flakes!
http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...ree-sixty.html
 
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Black, black and more black.
 
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Ask the dealer if anyone has traded in a stock paint set for a custom one. There should be a few around. It isn't much more expensive than repainting. I went from orange to merlot purchased from a dealer. Had no trouble selling the old paint set (someone had been in a crash and needed a new one)
 
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Originally Posted by Magnut1
Lots of people like black on a roadking.
black glossy or flat?

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Ask the dealer if anyone has traded in a stock paint set for a custom one. There should be a few around. It isn't much more expensive than repainting. I went from orange to merlot purchased from a dealer. Had no trouble selling the old paint set (someone had been in a crash and needed a new one)
2 fenders, fuel tank, side covers and saddle bags cannot be cheap. I paint myself, so if I use black paint, it will be less than $100 paint and clear.
 

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Originally Posted by 13RoadKing
I cannot sell my bike probably because people don't like bright red paint. I will repaint it, I need to choose paint/color. Which one is the best to sell a Harley? I will do candy if I have to, no problem.
Thanks.
This is fact not guessing: No one hates Vivid black, man or woman. Any other color combination will generally NOT be liked by one or the other or both. If you have a red 2013 RK, I think repainting it will de-value it regardless of what color. IMO
 

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