how much does H-D custom paint add to resale?

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Oct 28, 2011 | 05:02 PM

ericj205

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how much does H-D custom paint add to resale?

I'm looking at a 2009 Heritage Softail that has a H-D custom paint job, 59 of 200. Does this add anything to the trade-in or retail value? If so, how much?

Here is a link to the pics:
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...age%20Softail/

Oct 28, 2011 | 05:03 PM

kozy22

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Adds nothing to it. Trade in value is for stock book value?

New on the floor it would add value

Oct 28, 2011 | 05:14 PM

pretz

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Kind of like tricking out a VW, you have to wait for someone that wants to pay the extra dollars for what you have put into it. But it is a sweet looking ride.

Oct 28, 2011 | 05:54 PM

scasey

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Personally think it also makes it harder to sell. Got to find another person who also digs the color.

I think it looks great but would I buy it..... Likely not

Oct 28, 2011 | 05:59 PM

dansax

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From: Pt. Jeff Sta. L.I., N.Y.

That paint job does nothing for me so I would have to get a smoking deal and then repaint it.

Oct 28, 2011 | 06:17 PM

Cozmic

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Only adds value for the selling dealer.

Oct 28, 2011 | 06:28 PM

Blk and Chrome

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It may take away some value more than add to it

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Oct 28, 2011 | 06:47 PM

checkers

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Originally Posted by ericj205

Generally custom paint or 2 tone paint hurts the resale value of a Harley. Black has the best resale. Colors are harder to sell because the buyer or buyers seldom agree on what is a good color. You can line up 100 men and women and ask them about black, and 99 of them will say yes, show the same 100 a wine, or apple green, or rootbeer, white, etc, you wont get 20 0f them to aggree on what to buy. Any skull theme like you are looking at realy kills the buyers market.

Last edited by checkers; Oct 28, 2011 at 08:31 PM.

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Oct 28, 2011 | 07:22 PM

mimo

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Not a penny, my ride has a limited set (700 made and all bikes where shipped overseas to Germany) the only added value (to me) is that there are only 4 like mine in the American continent... other than that, nothing, nada, zip!

Mimo.