Thinking of selling...what's the market like?

[Webbie]

I've been thinking about selling or trading in my 2008 XB12Scg. It needs nothing. Replaced the fan, rocker gaskets (with James gaskets), O2 sensor, plugs and wires last fall. Voltage regulator as well - made a custom stand off/heat shield for this so it doesn't cook on the front cylinder. I also have the right side scoop, and both a standard and Scg seat for it....and the Buelltooth and Buell saddlebags. Also did the breather mod and replace the PCV's and grommets. And the battery is newer, too. About 11k miles. Tires still good - 2 years old. What's the market like? I have an offer of $2,500 on trade in, but man that seems low. What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Warner

 

[34nineteen]

That sounds like a fair offer for a dealer to present for a trade in.

You could likely get more from a private party, but how long do you actually want to try to sell your bike? Sometimes they sell quickly, and sometimes they take awhile to move.

 

[njloco]

On a private sale, you should be able to get $4-4500, that is pretty low milage and it looks like it's in very good shape and well taken care of.

 

[Webbie]

On a private sale, you should be able to get $4-4500, that is pretty low milage and it looks like it's in very good shape and well taken care of.

I listed it in the for sale section for $3,500. It's a deal for whoever buys it.

Thanks,

Warner

 

[sinikl]

i paid 2700 for my 9 with nowhere near as many nice parts/mods/sound work done, sounds like a good price

 

[BuellyBagger]

I listed it in the for sale section for $3,500. It's a deal for whoever buys it.

Thanks,

Warner

thats a very good price, if it werent coming up on winter I'd say it'd sell quickly. Hell it still may go fast GLWS

 

[Webbie]

thats a very good price, if it werent coming up on winter I'd say it'd sell quickly. Hell it still may go fast GLWS

Yeah.....if it doesn't sell quickly, I'll probably change my mind. That's what happened last time. Haha. I'm SO impulsive!

Warner

 

[Silverrider]

Webbie, Dont give it away!!!!!! as a trade in . Very nice bike.

 

[Webbie]

Webbie, Dont give it away!!!!!! as a trade in . Very nice bike.

Yeah....not going to do that for sure. And I'm really firm on that $3,500 price. It's a great deal for someone and I'm not desperate at all.

Warner

 

[pdksh]

Unfortunately Buells don’t hold any value. DONT sell, it would forever be your lost love! I sold an RD350LC for book money in college about 25 years ago. Still regret it.

 

[Webbie]

Unfortunately Buells don’t hold any value. DONT sell, it would forever be your lost love! I sold an RD350LC for book money in college about 25 years ago. Still regret it.

I get that....and know what you are saying. But think about all that happened with the money you got for that RD between then and now? It's not a static situation, you know? Here's the sick part....I think I want a Gold Wing. (but I'm keeping my 1990 CBR1000F!)

Warner

 

[pdksh]

Buell Ulysses! Best of BOTH WORLDS!

The answer is always BUELL!

 

[njloco]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^, Makes perfect sense to me !

Isn't a gold wing for old people ?

 

[Webbie]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^, Makes perfect sense to me !

Isn't a gold wing for old people ?

I AM "old people". HAHA!

 

[user_deleted]

Unfortunately Buells don’t hold any value. DONT sell, it would forever be your lost love! I sold an RD350LC for book money in college about 25 years ago. Still regret it.

Unfortunately Buells don’t hold any value.

Bull****!
you have absolutely NO idea what you're talking about.

 

[pdksh]

I miss spoke a little, but I know a little of what I speak. In Ontario and almost everywhere I’ve cruzed too, the Buell might as well be a Bimota. Rarely do I meet someone that heard of one, let alone willing to spend $$$ on a company that went out of business almost 10 years ago.

I’m not slagging the Buell at all, love them and I’m trying to figure out how to get my hands on an EBR. They don’t sell up here. I talked a seller down a thousand bucks because it wouldn’t start. It was obvious to me it needed spark plugs. When I offered 2000 less than asking for my Ulysses the dealer almost kissed me for taking it off his hands.

If I was going to invest my life savings into something, it wouldn’t be Buell. I have pretty much spent all of my money on Buells. It would be a lot easier to sell an R1 over an X1.

Hopefully my collection will become priceless one day, but that’s not why I bought them. An RC45 would be a better investment. Something only deprecates when you sell it, so my financial planner keeps telling me!

 

[Webbie]

I miss spoke a little, but I know a little of what I speak. In Ontario and almost everywhere I’ve cruzed too, the Buell might as well be a Bimota. Rarely do I meet someone that heard of one, let alone willing to spend $$$ on a company that went out of business almost 10 years ago.

I’m not slagging the Buell at all, love them and I’m trying to figure out how to get my hands on an EBR. They don’t sell up here. I talked a seller down a thousand bucks because it wouldn’t start. It was obvious to me it needed spark plugs. When I offered 2000 less than asking for my Ulysses the dealer almost kissed me for taking it off his hands.

If I was going to invest my life savings into something, it wouldn’t be Buell. I have pretty much spent all of my money on Buells. It would be a lot easier to sell an R1 over an X1.

Hopefully my collection will become priceless one day, but that’s not why I bought them. An RC45 would be a better investment. Something only deprecates when you sell it, so my financial planner keeps telling me!

And people used to throw those "ugly Tiffany lamps" in the garbage. I do think you're right, at the moment, but I DO believe that down the road, and not that far down, the Buell's will have considerable collector value.

Warner

 

[BuellyBagger]

Buell's will have considerable collector value.

tube frame buells sure haven't shown that to be true yet, lots of people asking "vintage" prices, but those aren't sales. I would be surprised if they're any more valuable even in 30 years. If they remain valued from 2500-5000 depending on model and condition that would be damn good. I mean you can buy a 40yr old sportster that runs for 2k....

 

[Webbie]

tube frame buells sure haven't shown that to be true yet, lots of people asking "vintage" prices, but those aren't sales. I would be surprised if they're any more valuable even in 30 years. If they remain valued from 2500-5000 depending on model and condition that would be damn good. I mean you can buy a 40yr old sportster that runs for 2k....

True, but Buell as a company hasn't been out of business that long. Once production stops, prices have the ability to rise (or not, as the case may be). In the world of collecting, a finite supply is the first ingredient to rising value. When an artist dies, there are a limited number of his or her works. There will be no more made. I'm not saying it WILL happen, but now the last Buell's made are really starting to reach the age of collectibility. Probably take another 10 years, if it's going to happen. In either case, they are certainly worth what they are selling for now, even just to ride.

Warner

 

[pdksh]

I agree with everything that was said, sold my RD for a couple hundred bucks, today in crap condition it’s worth 5000.

Out of all of this, it’s forums like this and members like Lunitic and countless others that keep my Buells running! Thank You Guys for giving my bikes value!

I’m never making a motorcycle investment mistake again, I’m not selling any of them. When I’m gone my kids may be rich or there will be one heck of a parts sale