Selling the Rock
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 300
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From: North Jersey
I agree with most of the posts here, 13K for a FXCW is about right. Most Rocker C's are bringing 3 - 4K more. Like Chaz I have done my mods carefully and sold all my take off parts on E-bay. I have about 23K total ( including 19,800 for the bike ) invested in my 08 Rocker C. Mods include V&H pipes, 103in Stage 2 kit, Wild 1 Apes with completly chromed out controls and all braided lines, chrome grips, pegs and many small pieces. Bullet headlamp, re-located blinkers, chromed stock wheels/pulley/calipers, matching rotors, chrome wheel spacers and all mounting hardware, FXCW seat, skull tank insert, every bolt is chrome. I'm sure theres more. Point is - plan and shop, sell everything you're not using and you'll save a fortune.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 362
Likes: 1
From: New York
Are you my twin brotha from anotha motha?
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This is the classic: 2006 Road King. 33,000 invested chrome everything my loss is your gain, never seen rain (Or sun!) divorce forces sale, hurt back cant ride anymore,No time to ride, need room for new project, *** hurts after long ride, bug hit me in the face, got drunk lost license, wife cant get comfy, gay lover cant get comfy, want to buy street glide (Seems everyone wants a street glide nowadays?) Yada..Yada..Yada... 24K OBO.
That guy with the magical 33 grand invested in an 18,000 road kind has spent 1r grand on chrome gadgetry and set of pipes and a stage 1 upgrade? Thats more on the mods alone than my entire bike and all my upgrades?
Say it aint so Joe!!!
Are folks handing money to the dealers to bolt on shiny doo-dads at $100 an hour?
New Harley? Isnt even a thought for me....I dont like having that much money tied up in the thing.
Every single piece and part I buy for my bike is researched, negotiated, haggled, swapped, worked etc..etc.. Every single part I replace gets sold here on HDF or my own craigslist.
I might see one I like more or just get tired of mine. I have less spent on my total bike cost, mods, stage 3 motor everything combined than some of the Yahoo's on Craigslist are saying they spent on chrome doo-daddery?
Every single piece and part I buy for my bike is researched, negotiated, haggled, swapped, worked etc..etc.. Every single part I replace gets sold here on HDF or my own craigslist.
I might see one I like more or just get tired of mine. I have less spent on my total bike cost, mods, stage 3 motor everything combined than some of the Yahoo's on Craigslist are saying they spent on chrome doo-daddery?
.... This is the classic: 2006 Road King. 33,000 invested chrome everything my loss is your gain, never seen rain (Or sun!) divorce forces sale, hurt back cant ride anymore,No time to ride, need room for new project, *** hurts after long ride, bug hit me in the face, got drunk lost license, wife cant get comfy, gay lover cant get comfy, want to buy street glide (Seems everyone wants a street glide nowadays?) Yada..Yada..Yada... 24K OBO.
That guy with the magical 33 grand invested in an 18,000 road kind has spent 1r grand on chrome gadgetry and set of pipes and a stage 1 upgrade? Thats more on the mods alone than my entire bike and all my upgrades?
Say it aint so Joe!!!
Are folks handing money to the dealers to bolt on shiny doo-dads at $100 an hour?
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 134
Likes: 0
From: Somewhere over by Burbank, Cali
Not sure what what kinda build u lookin to do to, but the days of building a bike a gettin $$ out of it are long gone. Insurance companies wont insure it, banks wont give you funds to build it.. before i bought my RockerC i was going to buy a SC rigid and was even preapproved, but once i made the deal with a guy at a smokin deal, my credit unioun backed out, with excuse's of fraud, a lot of hemin and hawin, so i said **** it, you wont let buy this bike at this great deal you need to increase my loan amount so i can go get a harley.., now once you have a Harley, you have a serial ##(golden) modify it how want it, you will never get get all $$ back but... at least it will be a sellable, insurable bike.. and you can add to your insurance the upgrades.
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 954
Likes: 4
From: CA
New Harley? Isnt even a thought for me....I dont like having that much money tied up in the thing.
Every single piece and part I buy for my bike is researched, negotiated, haggled, swapped, worked etc..etc.. Every single part I replace gets sold here on HDF or my own craigslist.
Every single piece and part I buy for my bike is researched, negotiated, haggled, swapped, worked etc..etc.. Every single part I replace gets sold here on HDF or my own craigslist.
HDF has been the best resource..hands down. I recommend this site to all Harley owners that I know, and voice that to everyone. Peoples experience and blunt advice and expertise is what makes this a daily stop for me on the net.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 4
From: Rochester, MN
I am going to be putting my 2008 Rocker up for sale so I can build a bike, what do you think about the price for the bike. I am thinking about asking 16,000 for the bike with 4000 miles and stage 1 upgrade with the power commander 5. i did keep all original part. does this seem like a good deal?
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Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 563
Likes: 0
Dude,
I can't sell my 2008 rock c with only 820 miles on it and way more upgrades than yours for 14,000.
there is no way you will get 16 for it.
i can't believe mine hasn't sold yet, but then again, we are dealing with this economy
I can't sell my 2008 rock c with only 820 miles on it and way more upgrades than yours for 14,000.
there is no way you will get 16 for it.
i can't believe mine hasn't sold yet, but then again, we are dealing with this economy